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Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In South Africa, transracial adoption continues to be an option for many parents wanting to adopt a child. Previous research on transracial adoption has focused mainly on the psychological implications and the racial ...
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The dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) with South African University Students (University of Pretoria, 2017)The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) has been the subject of widespread debate over the years. Initially conceptualised by Rosenberg as a undimensional measure of global self-esteem, other studies have found evidence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)In research on tinnitus, it is recognised that various psychological factors play a role in whether an individual is negatively impacted by the symptoms of tinnitus. In this exploratory study, through the use of descriptive ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Stories about HIV are everywhere. They are told (i.e. constructed), heard (i.e. taken in) and then re-told (i.e. shared). It is when we start asking questions about such stories, that new story "versions" become available; ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)A need to develop creative practices in child therapy, which address elements of environmental and therapeutic sustainability, is evident. Practices that are accessible, affordable, adaptable, and cross cultural offer ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Rugby Union is a popular sport both internationally and nationally. The sport has seen a rise in high-intensity activity and is more physically demanding on players since turning professional in 1995. Over the past decade, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The study explores the reproductive decision-making of eight self-identified lesbian women in same-gendered relationships as it is interested in the ways in which they construct their reproductive decisions, particularly ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Unfavourable socio-economic and psychosocial changes, globally and locally, have forced communities to place an increasing number of adolescents in foster care, or take the necessary steps to accommodate them in orphanages. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The impact of micro-finance on the lives of the poor is a hotly debated issue filled with controversies and inaccuracies. The literature review on the benefits of micro-finance indicates that early debates were mostly ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This research is qualitatively aimed at investigating how female clinical psychologists reflect on the construction of gender in psychotherapy. The motivation behind such research was to investigate how gender influences ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Attractiveness is a phenomenon that is highly prioritised in society and has a variety of implications on the health, mental health, occupational, judicial and economic spheres. The media is known to have an impact on how ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In order to determine what mental health problems South African children living with HIV experience, interviews were conducted with HIV-positive children and their caregivers at a paediatric HIV clinic in Tshwane. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This research study took place at the High Performance Centre (hpc) at the University of Pretoria (UP) in South Africa (SA). The sport psychologists/sports counselors at the hpc mainly deliver performance development ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The study of self-esteem has spanned more than a century, with theorists approaching it from many and varied standpoints. This study aimed to examine the relationship between physical activity, self-esteem and academic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Research has shown that goal orientation has a direct relationship with academic achievement for students. This relationship varies for South African students from different backgrounds. This mini dissertation investigated ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)As mindfulness is often synonymous with equanimity, the intensity of competitive mixed martial arts serves as an ideal domain in exploring the underlying cognitive process of mindfulness in enhancing performance. Within ...
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A qualitative exploration of clinical psychologists' understanding of spirituality in psychotherapy (University of Pretoria, 2016)Spirituality as investigative topic has been a construct often classified as nebulous and difficult to explore scientifically. When specifically relating spirituality to psychotherapy there are a number of identified authors ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)In working with children in South African Child and Youth Care Centres (CYCCs) it is apparent that there is a strong reliance on caregivers to promote not only the daily needs of these children, but also their psychosocial ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The aim of this study was to explore the interactional patterns of children who have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital in South Africa and their primary caregivers by means of the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM). ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The research aimed to establish the effect of dance movement therapy on self-esteem and level of hostility in an adolescent population at a children s home. A quantitative study, using quasi-experimental design, was carried ...
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