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Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study is based at a university-run clinic called Itsoseng Clinic located in Mamelodi at the University of Pretoria. Itsoseng Clinic has a large volume of referred cases and as a result many children seeking help have ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Many individuals with anxiety in South Africa experience low affordability and accessibility to mental health care, thus limiting their understanding, and creating negative perceptions surrounding anxiety. Educating the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The prevalence of suicide among young people in South Africa is a reason for serious concern. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG, 2013) reported that the second leading cause of death among university ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Depression has been found to be highly prevalent among university students and is shown to be increasing globally; yet, despite this increase in student depression, countless students go untreated. The aim of this study ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Climate change has become a pressing issue for humanity. If action is not taken to curb the effects of this phenomenon, climate change will have a significantly negative impact on human lives and livelihood. The repercussions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The present narrative research aimed to gain understanding of the narratives of first-generation students’ (FGSs’) transition into a historically white university (HWU) in South Africa. Globally, it has been recognised ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)In this phenomenological study, the experiences of an art therapist and her client are described and explored with a specific reference to the multicultural community clinic context in South Africa. The focus of this study ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)With the earlier onset of major depressive disorder that ranges between the ages of 15 and 25 years and high prevalence of depressive symptomatology among university students, studies including a South African university ...
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Body weight perception weight management and depressive symptoms in a South African community sample (University of Pretoria, 2018)Introduction: The increased prevalence and incidence rates of weight related problems have become a serious public health problem in many developing countries such as South Africa. Research has found that the statistical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The consideration of a multi-cultural and multi-lingual context makes developing a test not only a challenge but a worthwhile venture. The empirically designed English Comprehension Test (ECT) is theorized to be measuring ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The aim of this research was to explore how late adolescent/young adult females in Mamelodi township experience the dimensions of psychological well-being following intimate partner violence. To achieve the aim and the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)High quality assessment instruments, in conjunction with best practice for data processing, analysis and reporting are essential for the monitoring of academic school achievement. In this thesis, Rasch Measurement Theory ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study aimed at uncovering what it means to be white within the context of post- Apartheid South Africa through examining the perceptions, beliefs, and experiences held by a group of young Afrikaners (the first ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)This study explored how mentors working in a South African sport school were able to use their individual and shared mentoring experiences to draw up mentoring guidelines that would assist them in their roles as mentors ...
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(University of Pretoria, 1996)The relevance of psychology in Africa is increasingly debated by psychologists. The subject stands accused of continuing a colonial tradition of oppression through its Eurocentrism and failure to attend to the needs of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The therapeutic relationship has been a cornerstone of the theory and practice of psychotherapy since it first emerged as a healing modality. Research has extensively reported on the therapeutic relationship and its role ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)In South Africa and the broader region of sub-Saharan Africa, non-monogamy, in the form of concurrent partnerships, is linked to the risk of HIV/AIDS. For this reason, the prevention policy framework and scholarly mindset ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of developmental disorders characterized by significant challenges in socialization, communication, and behaviour. Unlike many other chronic illnesses, ASD proves to be a difficult ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Involuntary childlessness presents an array of far reaching challenges for couples who reside in pronatalistic developing countries. Whilst the literature recognises the diverse difficulties that infertility can present, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)High risk sports participants are considered to be risk takers and sensation seekers. Populations of high risk sports athletes are often described as a homogenous risk taking group. As the results of this study have shown, ...
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