Browsing Masters Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Race and the management of talk in an online discussion list.
(2011)Since its inception the internet has grown to have an all pervasive impact on social life, affecting the private, socio-cultural, economic and political aspects of human existence. An email discussion list hosted on the ... -
Race, gender and intelligence : a comparative study of Black, White and Indian students' lay theories of intelligence.
(2006)This study investigated Black, White, and Indian South African university students' lay theories of intelligence. 260 students participated in this study, with an age range of 18 - 39 years. The study, which is based on ... -
Racial orientation, perceptions of social stratification and self- esteem in South African children.
(1997)The recent and past history of South Africa make this an ideal setting for the study of attitudes of children towards themselves, their own race group and other groups. This research examines self-esteem, perceived social ... -
The rate of substance use and associated risk factors among high school students in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)This study investigated the rate and predictors, as suggested by the prototype-willingness model, of adolescent substance use among a sample high school students from the eThekwini and Ugu regions of KwaZulu-Natal. Through ... -
(Re)constructing the autonomous self : an empirical feminist inquiry into gender and the autonomy ideal.
(2006)Informed consent procedures are an essential part of the ethical conduct of research, including clinical trials. The principle of autonomy justifies this process. However, it is clear that conventional assumptions about ... -
Re-imagining possibilities for minimal groups : extending the two-group paradigm.
(2014)By stripping the social setting of many of its key features – including social interaction – the minimal group studies aimed to discover the basic conditions under which ingroup bias would occur. The studies found that ... -
Reading texts, reading one's self : exploring young South Africans' sense of identity.
(2007)The title of this research project is Reading Texts, Reading One'self: Exploring Young South African's Sense of Identity. The project entailed working with a group of young people in a reading group, using a text by Zakes ... -
Real boys : concepts of masculinity among school teachers.
(2002)Internationally research on masculinity in schools has become an area of increasing interest. Little such research has been carried out in South Africa. This thesis investigates teachers' perceptions of masculinity in a ... -
The relationship between achievement motivation and job satisfaction.
(2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between achievement motivation and job satisfaction. The impact of demographic data (i.e. race, gender, age and tenure) on both achievement motivation and job ... -
The relationship between attitudes and prevention knowledge of HIV/AIDS amoung matriculation students.
(2004)The present study sought to understand the relationship between attitudes and prevention knowledge of HIV I AIDS among matriculation students. HIV infection rates has reached epidemic proportions in South Africa and has ... -
The relationship between bullying and trauma among adolescent male learners.
(2009)Aim: This study investigated the nature and extent of the relationship between bullying and trauma among male adolescent learners. Trauma was operationalised through the constructs of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depression, ... -
The relationship between career indecision and family dynamics among African matriculants : application of the circumplex model.
(1997)This study investigated the relationship between career indecision and family dynamics among matriculants. The sample was drawn from two high schools in, an African township. The Olson Circumplex model of Marital and ... -
The relationship between job satisfaction and locus of control amongst call centre representatives in a call centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
(2008)Call centres are typically characteristic of a highly repetitive, monotonous, and low skilled nature of work, which has resulted in low levels of job satisfaction, dissatisfaction or no satisfaction for call centre ... -
The relationship between negative addiction to running and running commitment amongst Black, Zulu-speaking runners : an exploratory study.
(2000)A survey research design was employed to explore the relationship between negative addiction to running and running commitment, through the construct of running enjoyment, amongst black, Zulu-speaking runners. Translated ... -
The relationship between parental or caregiver monitoring and risky behaviours that are associated with the prevalence of schistosomiasis amongst adolescent girls living in endemic KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014)The high prevalence of schistosomiasis found in adolescents living in KwaZulu-Natal, where the co-infection of multiple diseases is rife, is concerning. Adolescence is a pivotal stage of development that is characterised ... -
The relationship between perceived parental monitoring and involvement in health related risk-taking behaviours in adolescents in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2003)This study sought to investigate the relationship between perceived parental monitoring and adolescents' engagement in risky behaviour, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. A total of 705 adolescents from both township and ... -
The relationship between rape survivors' levels of distress, health profile, ways of coping and measures of the immune system.
(2001)This research aims to investigatethe relationship between rape survivors levels of distress, coping style, health profile and immune system. Psychoneuroimmunology, an interdisciplinary field of study, is employed as a ... -
The relationship between readiness to change, decisional balance and self-efficacy among substance abuse patients.
(2005)Substance abuse and its related risk behaviours feature among the greatest threats to public health. Despite the advances made in interventions for addictive behaviours in the last two decades, there continues to be a ... -
The relationship between resilience and coping in a sample of unemployed women in the eThekwini region.
(2011)This study investigated the relationship between resilience and coping in a sample of 120 unemployed women living in the Ethekwini region. Participants completed two instruments: the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) ... -
The relationship between risky sexual behaviour practices and attachment styles in a university sample.
(2008)A growing body of research has explored the relationship between attachment styles and sexual behaviour, although these two systems, along with care-giving, are theorized to constitute romantic love (Fraley & Shaver, 2000; ...