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A Critical Hermeneutics Analysis of CEO/Chairman Letters written to Shareholders of Shoprite Holdings

- Madakana, Sinazo

A Meta-Analysis of Psychology Students’ Attitudes Towards Statistics to Address Statistics Anxiety In The Social Sciences

- Wagenaar, Emma Kate

  • Authors: Wagenaar, Emma Kate
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , College students -- Attitudes , Statistics -- Study and teaching , Anxiety , Performance anxiety , Systematic review
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BA(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185483 , vital:44390
  • Description: Statistics anxiety is a well-documented phenomenon amongst students which is a result of negative attitudes towards Statistics. This is especially prevalent in the Social Sciences with Psychology students, where research indicates a relationship between attitudes and achievement in Statistics courses. This research project aimed to investigate this relationship. My study took the form of a meta-analysis comparing Psychology students’ attitudes towards statistics using the SATS, to their achievement in statistics/quantitative research methods courses. Results indicated a statistically significant relationship between the attitudes of Psychology students (r = 0.226, p is less than 0.05), quantified by their reported Affect, self-perceived Cognitive Competence, measure of Value and degree of Difficulty of Statistics, and their subsequent achievement in Statistics. The strongest correlations were noted for Affect (r = 0.247, p is less than 0.005) and Cognitive Competence (r = 0.29, p is less than 0.005) SATS scores. Heterogeneity was noted in Affect (I² = 30.998%) and Difficulty (I² = 54.248%). The study possessed limitations in the integration of other factors into the meta-analysis, availability of studies, and understanding of meta-analysis. Future Statistics attitudes research should include achievement measurements for more investigation into this relationship. This research will hopefully lead to more support in both quantitative research design and statistical training for postgraduate Psychology students at Rhodes University.
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A Systematic Review of Literature examining the efficacy and effectiveness of the Developmental, Individual-Difference, Relationship-Based Model (DIR)/Floortime intervention for pre-adolescent children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders in majority world countries

- Hinz, Anja Stefanie

  • Authors: Hinz, Anja Stefanie
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Autism spectrum disorders -- Developing countries , Autism spectrum disorders -- Research -- Developing countries , Autism spectrum disorders in children , Autism in children -- Treatment , Play therapy , D.I.R.Floortime® , Systematic review
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BA(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185493 , vital:44391
  • Description: The DIR/Floortime model focuses on the child as a holistic entity and views the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in much the same way, acknowledging that every child has a unique biological profile, with their own sensory, cognitive, and affective abilities and individual strengths and weaknesses. However, researchers have primarily conducted studies in minority world countries, and thus the results of previous research are not necessarily generalisable to majority world countries (see Appendix A). The objective of this systematic review was to consult published studies conducted in majority world countries to determine whether the DIR/Floortime interventions are effective and efficacious in the treatment of preadolescent children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. As there is limited published literature on this topic, the methodological design of a systematic review was chosen, due to its ability to locate and highlight gaps in the literature for a specific topic. The findings highlight the need for more research to be conducted in other majority world countries and low-income and low-education families before determining whether the DIR/Floortime intervention is truly effective and efficacious in all majority world countries.
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A Systematic Review of parent-adolescent interactions about sexuality in the African context

- Mfenyana, Anelisa

  • Authors: Mfenyana, Anelisa
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Sex instruction for teenagers -- South Africa , Parent and teenager -- South Africa , Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- South Africa , HIV infections -- Prevention , HIV (Viruses) -- South Africa , Communication and sex -- South Africa , Health risk communication -- South Africa , Systematic review
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BA(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185576 , vital:44400
  • Description: Research Objective: to analyse knowledge that has been presented in recently published articles on parent-adolescent sexuality interactions in the African context. Methods: The research is undertaken through a systematic review, using a specific Boolean search in the EBSCOhost database. After the search and screening processes, 27 articles published between 2000 and 2020 were included in the review. Results: The dominant theme across the reviewed papers was HIV in general and its prevention more specifically. This over-riding theme is dealt with accordingly to four main sub-themes, namely: parents’ and adolescents’ knowledge about HIV/AIDs; sexuality communication between parents and adolescents; the association between the aforementioned communication and adolescent sexual behaviour; and the effectiveness of numerous specific HIV prevention interventions. The vast majority of the reviewed papers use a mainstream theoretical framework and utilise quantitative research methods. Their findings and recommendations are in line with mainstream hypotheses and assertions about HIV prevention. Conclusions: Strong global institutional forces and power relations generate the mainstream knowledge contained in the published work considered in this review, and that this knowledge in turn further entrenches these power relations. It would be useful to conceptualise the dimensions and implications of an alternative, critical approach to HIV prevention and parent-adolescent sexuality communication as well as a more comprehensive approach to sexuality education (which includes more than knowledge transfer about preventing HIV).
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A systematic review on nurses training in South Africa and its relevance during a pandemic

- Mookrey, Naadira

Abortion counselling in South Africa: A systematic review of the research

- Hussey, Megan Rose

  • Authors: Hussey, Megan Rose
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Abortion counseling -- South Africa , Reproductive rights -- South Africa , Unplanned pregnancy -- South Africa , Contraception -- Failures -- South Africa , Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa , Abortion -- Psychological aspects , Nurses -- Attitudes , Systematic review
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BA(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185598 , vital:44402
  • Description: The purpose of this systematic review is to unearth themes, using a thematic analysis, from research written on abortion counselling in South Africa. The rationale behind this study is to contribute to a larger project that involves operationalizing guidelines for abortion counselling. Searches were conducted using Google scholar and Science Direct. A total of 17 articles were found to be of relevance to the study. Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis was applied to these articles. Six broad themes arose from the data namely: experiences of women; nurses’ responses to abortion and objection to abortion services; failed contraception and repeat abortions; counselling methods: one size does not fit all; contextualizing abortion narratives and difficulties nurses face in implementing family planning. Overall, these themes were linked by a theme of ambiguity and contradiction in experiences. This was not only in-line with findings of other research in the field of abortion but further points to issues of standardization and deficits in abortion counselling guidelines. The lack of concrete guidelines may be linked with themes of nurses evaluating abortion seekers based on their own moral framework and values. Furthermore, deficits in counselling were found to be linked to barriers to access such as time constraints and structural issues. Lastly, counselling in almost all articles for analysis revealed that clinics and nurses treat counselling as synonymous with information sharing. This underlines that counselling guidelines are ambiguous and vague causing confusion between the difference between mandatory information sharing and non-mandatory counselling.
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An analysis of the professional identity and experiences of clinical psychologists in South Africa

- Shnier, Tarryn Kaela

  • Authors: Shnier, Tarryn Kaela
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Clinical psychologists -- South Africa , Critical incident technique , Psychology -- Practice -- South Africa , Identity (Psychology) , Empirical
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BSocSc(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185373 , vital:44381
  • Description: The discipline of psychology, and the profession of clinical psychology in South Africa has made marked strides over the nearly 30 years since the end of the apartheid era. However, there is little known about the professional identity and experiences of clinical psychologists in South Africa. This study involved conducting a critical incident analysis of the experiences of 410 clinical psychologists in South Africa, in order to identify possible commonality in experiences and what meaning these experiences have for the professional identity of clinical psychologists in South Africa. Findings suggest that professional identity is greatly influenced by experiences involving interactions with mental health care users, and experiences working within multidisciplinary teams. These findings are discussed in connection with existing literature that details concepts of professional identity and South African psychology, in order to establish clarity on the professional identity of clinical psychologists in South Africa.
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An exploratory study into university women’s drinking habits

- Dlamini, Nondumiso

  • Authors: Dlamini, Nondumiso
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , College students -- Alcohol use -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Women college students -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Binge drinking -- South Africa -- Makhanda , Temperance , Empirical
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BA(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185385 , vital:44382
  • Description: Objective: This project aims to study alcohol consumption patterns of female University students at Rhodes University in South Africa. Method: Online survey completed by 503 first-year female and male students in 2015; the survey had demographic questions, AUDIT, and 9 item Drinking Context Scale. Quantitative analysis using independent t-test and chi-square test was used to find statistical significance in gender differences. Results: There are more women alcohol abstainers than men. Of the women who drink, a higher proportion of them drink more hazardously than men. The main consequence of Heavy Episodic Drinking (HED) in women is negative emotions after drinking, however, the overall consequence score of drinking for women and men is not the same. Additionally, men are statistically more likely to drink beer more than women and there is a low significant association between more women drinking wine than males. There is a low significant correlation between higher pocket money women get and high AUDIT Consumption score. Women are most likely going to drink excessively in social events with people they trust but are least likely to drink like that with their intimate partners or using alcohol to cope with negative emotions. Conclusions: Women engage in a lot of binge drinking at social gatherings with close friends and then regret the event after the festivities, thus healthier convivial drinking habits must be encouraged.
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Gender in Dirty Work: A systematic literature review

- Thabethe, Ayanda

Meta-analysis of the Cognitive Rehabilitation of patients living with HIV/AIDS: The case for Executive Functions

- Joka, Nicole

  • Authors: Joka, Nicole
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Psychology -- South Africa , Executive functions (Neuropsychology) , Neuroplasticity , Antiretroviral agents , HIV-positive persons -- Care , HIV infections -- Treatment , Cognition disorders -- Patients -- Rehabilitation , Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) , Systematic review
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Bachelor , BSocSc(Honours)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/185620 , vital:44404
  • Description: In recent years, research has shown that cognitive decline occurs in patients living with HIV and studies have brought into light the different treatment interventions are available to prevent the rapid decline of cognitive functioning in these individuals. Thus, it is crucial that the effect that treatment interventions on the executive function of HIV patients is studied. One such intervention is brain plasticity. Through understanding the model of brain plasticity following traumatic brain injury, and applying cognitive rehabilitation as a method of treatment, researchers believe that it is possible to ameliorate the cognitive deficits. In the present times, access to pharmaceutical treatments like antiretroviral treatment has been more accessible to persons living with HIV, however studies continue to show that as the virus progresses into its severe stages, even with the consistent use of antiretroviral treatment, cognitive domains such the executive function domain continue to become compromised. This means that the individual living with HIV will begin to show deficits in attention levels, memory and important thinking abilities as the virus spreads throughout the central nervous system. This study provides a meta-analysis wherein an array of scholarly articles have been used to measure the efficacy that the model of brain plasticity and the application of cognitive rehabilitation therapy has on the executive function of HIV patients. The findings show improvement in the attention span, cognitive flexibility, processing speed, inhibition, and working memory levels of patients living with HIV after the implementation of cognitive rehabilitation intervention.
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The Influence of Life Orientation Sexuality Education on Attitudes to Sex and Sexuality in South Africa: A Systematic Review

- Groth, Michelle

A local portrait of South African counselling psychologists’ endorsement of the values and scope of practice of their profession in relation to their career satisfaction

- Ngobeni, Nhlori

  • Authors: Ngobeni, Nhlori
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Counseling psychology -- South Africa , Counseling psychologists -- South Africa , Psychology -- South Africa , Psychologists -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/94350 , vital:31038
  • Description: The 2011 revision to the scope of practice of counselling psychology in South Africa has renewed debates about what is it that should distinguish counselling psychology as a distinctive area of practice and research in South Africa. This study reports the findings of a survey of a sample of 228 South African registered counselling psychologists, including the extent to which they endorse the traditional values of their category, the extent to which they endorse the current scope of practice for counselling psychology, and measures of career satisfaction. Findings are that women and white practitioners comprise the large majority of the category. Counselling psychologists strongly endorse most of the traditional values of the category and are generally highly satisfied with their careers. Surprisingly, given these findings, only a large minority indicate that they would choose counselling psychology again knowing what they know now. Most significant, the findings of a multiple regression analysis indicate that endorsement of the scope of practice most strongly predicts career satisfaction scores, followed closely by black racial identification, years of experience, and then endorsement of counselling psychology values. Logistic regression analysis to predict which counselling psychologists would choose counselling psychology again knowing what they know now, revealed that only endorsement of counselling psychology values and endorsement of the scope practice made a significant contribution to predictions. This study provides a snapshot of the current status of South African counselling psychology today and it remains that in the next ten years, there will be significant changes as the category changes across the globe.
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