• Social support experiences of spousally bereaved individuals in a South African township community : the Botho/Ubuntu perspective 

  Thomas, Tsholofelo Angela (Frontiers Media, 2021-09-24)

  Bereavement is a deeply personal experience that is also shaped by one’s socio-cultural context. This qualitative study explored the social support experiences and needs of spousally bereaved individuals in a South African ...
• Law enforcement assisted diversion : qualitative evaluation of barriers and facilitators of program implementation 

  Joudrey, Paul J.; Nelson, Christina R.; Lawson, Kelly; Morford, Kenneth L.; Muley, Dakibu; Watson, Cynthia; Okafor, Martha; Wang, Emily A.; Crusto, Cindy A. (Elsevier, 2021-10)

  BACKGROUND : Despite widespread interest in adoption, there has been limited systematic examination of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) implementation, a model for police-led arrest diversion for those with substance ...
• Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence among the adolescent girls and young women in South Africa : findings the 2017 population based cross-sectional survey 

  Mthembu, Jacqueline; Mabaso, Musawenkosi; Reis, Sarah; Zuma, Khangelani; Zungu, Nompumelelo Precious (BioMed Central, 2021-06-16)

  BACKGROUND : Evidence indicate that intimate partner violence (IPV) is disturbingly high among South African adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). Understanding prevalence and risk factors for IPV among these emerging ...
• Loneliness and psychological well-being among the elderly in Buffalo City, South Africa 

  Ntozini, Anathi; Abdullahi, Ali Arazeem (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)

  This study examined the correlation between loneliness and four dimensions of psychological well-being (PWB) of old people in South Africa as they vary by their socio-demographic characteristics. Respondents were a ...
• Socio-contextual factors as determinants of psychological wellbeing of selected aged in South Africa: a moderating approach 

  Abdullahi, Ali Arazeem; Ntozini, Anathi; Oguntayo, Rotimi (Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2021-03)

  The psychological wellbeing of the elderly has become an important global health issue. This study investigated the socio-contextual factors moderating some dimensions of psychological well-being (self-acceptance, purpose ...
• Evaluation of a masculinity and gender equality intervention for primary school boys 

  Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna) (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)

  Interventions to promote gender equality with children should focus on constructive perceptions of masculinity. This study aimed to evaluate a brief intervention to promote constructive gender perspectives among South ...
• Common mental health conditions among navy divers : a brief report 

  Van Wijk, Charles H.; Martin, Jarred H.; Firfirey, Nazneen (South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society and the European Underwater and Baromedical Society, 2020-12)

  INTRODUCTION : A recent article reported on common mental health conditions among recreational scuba divers, and observed that the prevalence mirrored national population figures. This raised the question of the extent to ...
• Burden of common mental disorders in South African workplace settings 

  Van Wyk, Charles H.; Martin, Jarred H.; Meintjes, W.A.J. (South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2021-09)

  BACKGROUND : The presence of common mental disorders (CMDs) in the workplace is associated with high costs. However, there are limited current data available on the mental health disease burden in South African workplace ...
• Affective archives as political impasse 

  Palacios, Margarita; Hook, Derek (Springer, 2020-12)

  This special issue presents work of the multidisciplinary and international Affective Archives Research Group that was established in 2016. The aim of the group was to reflect upon the multiple intersections between the ...
• The impact of different time limits and test versions on reliability in South Africa 

  Arendse, Danille Elize (AOSIS, 2020)

  The empirically developed English comprehension test (ECT) was created for organisational and educational purposes to assess verbal reasoning. The initial version of the ECT had an associated time limit of 45 min, which ...
• The experiences of race relations amongst student leaders at a South African university 

  Selowa, Hlengiwe (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 ...
• The effect of housing type on householders' self-reported participation in recycling 

  Du Toit, Jacques Louis; Wagner, Claire (Emerald, 2020-12)

  PURPOSE : The purpose of this article is to examine the effect of housing type, relative to demographics, on householders' self-reported recycling across low-, medium- and high-density housing without recycling facilities ...
• Fanon/Lacan : sites of intersection 

  Hook, Derek (Edinburgh University Press, 2020-12)

  Three questions motivate this paper's investigation of various intersections between the work of Frantz Fanon and Jacques Lacan. First, what hitherto under-explored references to Lacan's work are to be found in Fanon's ...
• Death-bound subjectivity : Fanon’s zone of nonbeing and the Lacanian death drive 

  Hook, Derek (Springer, 2020-12)

  Is there a distinctive form of political agency that emerges from the conditions of ‘death-bound subjectivity’? Fanon’s idea of the zone of nonbeing suggests that this is indeed the case. Yet there is an omission in the ...
• Trends, prevalence and factors associated with hypertension and diabetes among South African adults living with HIV, 2005– 2017 

  Chiwandire, Nicola; Zungu, Nompumelelo Precious; Mabaso, Musawenkosi; Chasela, Charles (BMC, 2021-03)

  BACKGROUND: Many people are now living longer with HIV due to access to antiretroviral treatment. In turn, there has been an increase in the burden of hypertension and diabetes. The paucity of data on the burden of ...
• The social life of a virus 

  Reddy, Vasu (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-07-29)

  This brief provides a sociological perspective which is the study of how individuals behave in groups and how human behaviour is shaped by groups. The fact that our societies are complex and are made up of a collection ...
• HIV/AIDS in South African schools : neuropsychological and psychoeducational implications 

  Cockcroft, Kate; Cassimjee, Nafisa (Taylor and Francis, 2020)

  In this article, we briefly describe the current epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among South African schoolchildren, as well as the neurocognitive, academic and psychosocial difficulties they experience. Cultural factors linked ...
• South African men’s experiences of depression and coping strategies 

  Bateman, Ryan Michael (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. ...
• Antisocial personality disorder and Dark Tetrad personality traits, violent crime, and recidivism : A systematic review 

  Mandiwana, Portia (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 ...
• An investigation into the personality profiles of male sexual offenders in Limpopo Province 

  Mothapo, Patrick Maredi; Nel, Kathryn A.; Govender, Indiran (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2020-11)

  A critical component in the management of sex offenders is an understanding of their personality traits, which relates to their childhood development, as this could contribute to more effective treatment interventions. ...

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