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Asanbe, Comfort
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Visser, M.J. (Maretha Johanna)
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Moleko, Anne Gloria
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Makwakwa, Catherine
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2022-07-12T07:34:31Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021 |
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dc.description.abstract |
OBJECTIVE : The study explored whether orphanhood status as well as coping strategies predicted mental health outcomes in orphans and vulnerable adolescents who participated in an NGO-supported programme in rural South Africa.
METHOD : Participants comprised 175 adolescents (aged 11–18 years) from a low-resource community, and included non-orphans (n = 57), orphans due to AIDS (n = 62) and orphans due to other causes (n = 56). All participants rated themselves on the age-appropriate Youth Self-Report scales and 95 completed the Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist (CCSC). Little’s test of data missing completely at random revealed that the CCSC missing data did not display a specific pattern.
RESULTS : Active coping negatively predicted internalising, externalising and general psychological problems, while avoidant coping predicted general psychological problems. Orphanhood group status, sex and age did not predict coping strategies used. A higher proportion of orphans by AIDS had elevated scores of internalising problems and all participants on somatic complaints.
CONCLUSIONS : Active coping strategies minimise the risk for emotional and behavioural problems among the participants. Our findings suggest that agencies and non-governmental organisations that provide services to vulnerable adolescents can facilitate active coping skills to enhance their psychological well-being. |
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dc.description.department |
Psychology |
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dc.description.embargo |
2023-06-07 |
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dc.description.librarian |
hj2022 |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rcmh20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Comfort Asanbe, Maretha Visser, Anne-Gloria Moleko & Catherine
Makwakwa (2021) Coping strategies and mental health of adolescents impacted by parental
HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa, Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 33:1-3, 3-16,
DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1728-0583 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1728-0591 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86100 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group) |
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dc.rights |
© NISC Pty Ltd. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 33, no. 1-3, pp. 3-16, 2021. doi : 10.2989/17280583.2022.2058951. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/rcmh20. |
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dc.subject |
Orphans |
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dc.subject |
Low-resource community |
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dc.subject |
Psychological well-being (PWB) |
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dc.subject |
Vulnerable youth |
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dc.title |
Coping strategies and mental health of adolescents impacted by parental HIV and AIDS in rural South Africa |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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