Browsing Masters Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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An exploration of the conceptualisation of child-on-child sexual offenders by a group of isiZulu educators.
(2001)This study investigates the conceptualisation of child-on-child sexual offenders from the perspective of a group of isiZulu educators. Although a number of studies focusing on child-on-child sexual offenders have been ... -
An exploratory qualitative study of young, black men's involvement in "train-surfing".
(2009)Train-Surfing is a high-risk phenomenon that has in recent years, become a trend affecting black male youths in South Africa. This study aimed at examining the motives behind the phenomenon. It also aimed at exploring the ... -
An exploratory study of trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of indigenous healing and the role of indigenous healers in the mental health care system.
(2007)This study was undertaken to explore trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of -
An investigation into the internal and external factors influencing career choice over a period of approximately ten years amongst postgraduate students in a business school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)This research aimed to investigate the internal and external factors influencing career choice and development over a period of approximately ten years and subsequently the variation in, or development of, these factors ... -
An analysis of child abuse cases referred to a healthcare service provider in Pietermaritzburg: an evidence-based study.
(2019)Child abuse has an historical presence internationally and in South Africa, where it persists at alarming rates. Much research focuses on sexual abuse, which appears to be the most prevalent form of abuse. However, literature ... -
Anger, impulsivity, sensation seeking and driver attitudes as correlates for self-reported acts of risky driving behaviour among young drivers.
(2010)The study used a cross-sectional survey design to investigate anger, impulsivity, sensation seeking and driver attitudes as correlates for self-reported acts of risky driving behaviour (RDB), among young drivers. A ... -
The application of psychological expertise in post-apartheid South Africa : a tracer study of masters graduates from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)Nikolas Rose, heavily influenced by Foucault's concept of "governmentality", has proposed that psychological expertise has come to play an important role in governing conduct in liberal democracies. This study was an ... -
The application of the theory of empowerment to the academic development of first year psychology students.
(2000)This study seeks to address the alarmingly high first year failure rates for black students in this country, by developing an intervention that unites the field of academic development with the theory of empowerment. High ... -
The appropriateness of the raven's coloured progressive matrices and its existing normative data for Zulu speakers.
(2005)Increasing focus is being placed on fair assessment practices in South Africa. Most psychological tests used in this country were designed and developed in other countries. Research has shown that when using these tests ... -
Assessing participants' understanding and voluntariness of informed consent in a clinical trial in Nigeria.
(2012)Introduction: Citizens of developing countries are often in vulnerable situations because of illiteracy, unfamiliarity with medical interventions, effects of war resulting in famine, and extreme poverty. The health-related ... -
Assessing the Auntie Stella sexual health education material in relation to life skills in the life orientation learning area in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase in South African schools.
(2018)Inadequate education and support for young people are contributing factors for rapidly spiralling sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancies in South Africa. Sexual health education is part of Life ... -
Assessment centres within the South African workplace : relationship between a situational judgement test and ability and personality measures.
(2011)Assessment Centres within the South African Workplace: Relationship between a Situational Judgement Test and Ability and Personality Measures.This research investigates the relationship of a specific situational judgement ... -
The association between job strain and psychological well-being in national health insurance pilot clinics.
(2016)A review of literature revealed that South Africa is faced with a quadruple burden of disease that is exacerbated by the high incidence of co-morbid depression amongst chronic patients. In a country where mental disorders ... -
Attitude towards women amongst a sample of South African Muslim males.
(2007)The purpose of this study was to investigate age, education and level of religiosity as correlates of attitudes toward women amongst a sample of South African Muslim men. The study was conducted with 118 randomly selected ... -
Attitude, coping and outcome in schizophrenia.
(1999)This study examines the relationship between attitude and outcome of 30 schizophrenic outpatients. Attitude is measured using the modes of response to psychosis proposed by MayerGross in 1920 and operationalised into ... -
The attitudes of management towards an AIDS policy for the workplace.
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Attitudes of university students towards euthanasia.
(2008)Euthanasia has emerged as one of the leading ethical and moral issues of our time. This practice has been debated ever since ancient times. Medical and religious organizations are the front runners of this debate. At ... -
The attitudes of young male learners towards abortion.
(2010)Abortion is one of the issues that elicits relatively controversial debates around the globe. These debates revolve around the pro-life and pro-choice stances, moral and religious issues, backstreet abortion, the role ... -
Attitudes towards mental illness, mentally ill people and deinstitutionalisation.
(1998)The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of community psychiatric nurses, mental health professionals and primary health care nurses towards mental illness, mentally ill people and deinstitutionalisation. The ... -
The attribution of intention to the behaviour of infants and young children, by naive observers.
(1982)This thesis addresses itself to the problem of observing, interpreting and explaining ongoing behaviour in the natural environment. It maintains that the ,intention of the actor is the primary characteristic of behaviour ...