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Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-01-31)The policing occupation is viewed and known globally as extremely high-risk and stressful work. The South African police context is characterised by high crime rates and constant organisational transformation that admittedly ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-12)The individual’s ability to cope and thrive in a demanding military environment is of crucial importance as mission success might be dependent thereon. Literature from the military and sport environments indicates numerous ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)South African Indians endured a unique history related to the historical trauma of slavery and displacement. However, there is still a paucity of trauma related research conducted amongst individuals of Indian descent. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-10)Depression is known to be one of the most common mental health disorders, which, if severe, may predispose sufferers to suicidal ideations as well as suicidal attempts. There are approximately 804 000 completed suicides ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Several studies have highlighted the perspectives and insights of healthcare workers and caregivers involved in ensuring the well-being of adolescents with epilepsy. Research from the perspective of the adolescent living ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Previous research exploring body image disturbances has principally focused on heterosexual white females and their desire to control their perceived bodily deficits, reinforcing society’s flawed belief that body image ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-10-11)The increasing popularity and a widening scope of interest within the field of positive psychology have led to a plethora of multidisciplinary studies in the education domain. Education, in particular, academic success, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The higher education sector has been marked by the pre-eminence of Western epistemology. Western epistemology has also dominated psychology and research curricula. Psychology students at all levels have been exposed to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Despite its widespread influence on the social and health sciences, Psychology is marked by debates surrounding its relevance, usefulness and status as a scientific discipline. While various corrective measures have been ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The increasing prevalence of depression and experiences of depression among students has received research attention both globally and within the South African context. University students encounter diverse challenges. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)With the development of the field of positive psychology, there has been growing interest in research on positive mental health and the development of psychological models to understand well-being. Research has consistently ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Career choice is a difficult and confusing decision that young adults face across the world. In this dissertation, the researcher gauged the voices and experiences of young adults in their third year of study in Psychology ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-05)Students’ transition to academia comes with challenges which, if inadequately addressed, may negatively affect their academic performance and psychological well-being. Investigating these factors and their impact on the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Community health workers have become significant to healthcare services provided to communities. They also played a vital role in the prevention and screening of patients during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. As such, the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The advent of democracy opened learning opportunities for all students and racial segregation no longer characterizes institutions of higher learning in South Africa. The racially diverse student body confronts universities ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Major Depressive Disorder is regarded as a major contributor to the global burden of disease. It is considered as the fourth highest cause of disability across the globe and second highest between the ages of 15 and 44. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Research indicates that some personality disorders such as antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and certain personality traits, such as the Dark Tetrad personality traits; namely, psychopathy, sadism, narcissism, and ...
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The role of hope in international students' experiences of well-being : a phenomenological inquiry (University of Pretoria, 2021)The characteristic of hope, and the construct of well-being, both as topics of investigation, have incited scientific interest and inquiry in the university student population. However, not much enthusiasm is evident in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) has gone to great lengths to ensure mental health assistance is available to all police officers in the REPS in an effort to counter mental health issues associated with the policing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Edublox is an educational training facility with headquarters in Pretoria, with branches nationally and their programme marketing internationally. Their latest development was the Edublox Online Tutor (EOT) programme that ...
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