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An exploration of the coping strategies of early adolescents in two Gauteng schools
(2014)
In the South African context adolescents need to cope with societal and family-related stressors seen as everyday stressors, such as parental divorce, violence in communities, bereavement and pressure in schools. Research ...
Exploration of mental health workers' coping strategies in dealing with children's trauma
(2013)
Studies of MHWs, (social workers, social auxiliary workers, trauma counsellors,
and telephone counsellors), who work with trauma and stress, often focus on pathological symptoms and on the need to develop psycho-education ...
Motivations for upward care : middle adolescents' relational experiences of older persons in an economically vulnerable community
(2014)
A broader research project was undertaken on experiences of care and respect within intergenerational relationships. The current study, which forms part of this project, focused more specifically on adolescents’ motivations ...
Exploring empathy in intergenerational relationships form the perspective of a group of older people
(2014)
Intergenerational relationships refer to relationships between people in alternate generational groups. The increasing numbers of older people all over the world highlight the need for studies on psychological processes ...
Intergenerational care : exploring locus of control of a group of older people in their relationships with younger people
(2014)
This study aims to explore locus of control and care from the perspective of older people (aged
60 years and older) in relation to younger people. Nine older people (8 female and 1 male)
living in the Vaalharts community ...
A group of adolescents' experiences of care in relationships with older people in a resource-constrained environment
(2014)
A broader research project was conducted about intergenerational relationships. The focus of this study was about adolescents’ experiences of care in relationships with people older than 60 years, who live in an environment ...
Older persons' experiences of care in relation to adolescents in a resource-constrained environment
(2014)
The intergenerational relationship between older people (G1) and younger people (G3) has, in recent years, prompted considerable research, internationally and nationally. This is due to changes in the socio-economic ...
Perceptions of relationships by functional older people living in a residential care facility
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
This study is part of a broader research project conducted to explore the lifestyle experiences of older people, 60 years and older living in a residential facility that had adopted an active ageing approach. The study ...
Facilitating a co-constructed learning environment for caregivers in social gerontology : applying the 'Ripples on a pond' model
(North-West University, 2010)
Populations are growing worldwide and many governments, including the South African government, are failing to implement training programmes for caregivers of older persons. Educational opportunities in gerontology are ...
Respect in intergenerational relationships : adults' and young adults' motivations
(University of Potchefstroom, 2013)
A broad research project was conducted into experiences of respect in intergenerational relationships. The focus of this particular study fell on the motivations of respect for older people from the perspective of adults ...