Psychology
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2731
2024-03-29T09:15:10ZDeath obsession’s potential mediational role in the relation between pregnancy-related anxiety and prenatal obsessive-compulsive disorder
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4036
Death obsession’s potential mediational role in the relation between pregnancy-related anxiety and prenatal obsessive-compulsive disorder
Bambo, Sadi Cordelia; Mashegoane, Solomon
The study investigated the mediator role of death obsession in the relationship between
pregnancy-related anxiety and prenatal obsessive-compulsive disorder among pregnant women
in the Capricorn district, South Africa. Two hundred and six conveniently selected respondents
completed questionnaires individually. Statistically significant associations were found between
pregnancy-related anxiety and death obsession, death obsession and prenatal obsessive-compulsive
disorder, and pregnancy-related anxiety and prenatal obsessive-compulsive disorder (ps⩽.05).
Analysis further showed that death obsession mediates the relationship between pregnancyrelated anxiety and both composite scores of a prenatal obsessive-compulsive disorder measure
(Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory–Revised) and most of its components. The findings suggest
that death obsession is a likely mediator that has to be studied further.
Journal article published in the journal of South African Journal of Psychology 2021, Vol. 51(3) 369–382
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZCosmetic surgery consideration among male and female University Students in five Asean countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3130
Cosmetic surgery consideration among male and female University Students in five Asean countries
Peltzer, Karl; Pengpid, Supa; Turnbull, Niruwan
Although cosmetic surgeries are increasing in frequency, only few studies have investigated cosmetic surgery attitudes in Asia. The aim of the study was to investigate male and female university students’ experiences and attitudes about cosmetic surgery in five ASEAN countries. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey and anthropometric measurement were conducted with undergraduate students that were recruited randomly from classes. The “Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Scale” (ACSS) was used to determine the prevalence of cosmetic surgery attitudes. The sample included 3319 university students, with a mean age of 20.5 years, SD=1.6, from Indonesia, Malysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Results indicate that the overall mean score of ACSS Consider was 2.98, with the highest in Thailand (4.06), followed by Vietnam (3.05) and the lowest in Indonesia (2.30) and Malaysia (2.39). Among male students, 16.2% and among female students, 26.7% have “sometimes thought about having cosmetic surgery”. In multivariate logistic regression analysis lower intrinsic religiosity, low personal mastery, pathological internet use and depressive symptoms were associated with cosmetic surgery consideration. In addition, among men, having perceived overweight, disordered eating attitudes, lack of social support, PTSD symptoms and having experienced childhood sexual abuse, and among women, being 18-19 years old, not being obese and binge drinking were associated with cosmetic surgery consideration.
Article published in the Gender & Behaviour, 15 (1), 2017, pp 8068 - 8085
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZPerceptions and attitudes of rural women in Matebeleng, Limpopo Province towards cervical cancer
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2853
Perceptions and attitudes of rural women in Matebeleng, Limpopo Province towards cervical cancer
Kwakwa, M. M; Makhubele, J. C
Cervical Cancer is a global concern and the most common cancer among women in many less developed countries where there is inadequate access to information and quality screening programmes. In South Africa alone, 6742 infections and 3681 deaths were recorded in 2014. The spiral increase of this disease in low-resourced areas is aggravated by some socio-economic, cultural and structural factors. The study, which explored the knowledge and attitudes of ruralbased women towards cervical cancer, was conducted at Matebeleng village in Limpopo Province. A qualitative exploratory case study was conducted, and self-reported data was collected from 22 women. Two focus groups consisted of seven (7) and eight (8) participants, and six (6) face-face individual interviews were held using a semi-structured interview guide. Data was analysed thematically. The research findings show that the majority of women in Matebeleng village have no knowledge of cervical cancer, and only very few received some information of this disease through radio, health clinic, random women, and consent forms from the school. Participants highlighted some of the risk factors, but some information was incorrect. The findings showed that a few participants had only been screened once, and that the majority have never been tested for cervical cancer. Those who were screened never received feedback from nurses, and their experiences did not motivate re-screening. It is, therefore, recommended that cervical cancer outreach programmes be conducted in rural areas, and that methods of disseminating information to rural women in their distinct contexts be examined.
Article published in the African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences (AJPHES) Volume 24(4), December 2018, pp. 579-596.
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZInfluence of Home Factors on At-Risk Learners’ Academic Performance in Limpopo Province, South Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2848
Influence of Home Factors on At-Risk Learners’ Academic Performance in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Letsoalo, M. E; Maoto, R. S; Chuene, K. M
This exploratory study followed a qualitative phenomenological design. It explored the influence of home factors on the academic performance of at-risk learners in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. The authors used secondary data from a parent study that sought to determine how dysfunctional families hamper effective learning in primary schools in South Africa’s Limpopo Province. Though participants in the parent study included both learners and teachers, this paper reports on findings from ten purposively identified learners from two primary schools in the rural area of Ga Modjadji. Polkinghorne’s (1995) analysis of narratives was used to reformulate data from participants using both Bronfenbrenner’s (2005) ecological theory and Maslow’s (1943) theory of human motivation as paradigmatic lenses. This study concludes that the academic performance of at-risk learners is influenced by multiple factors within their micro- and meso-systems. The home circumstances of at-risk learners appear to be detrimental to meaningful learning. Family dysfunction has a significant negative effect on the performance of learners and, ultimately, on the well-being of children. This study recommends that the Department of Basic Education should sensitise parents to the need for, and importance of, support, as well as provide education interventions for at-risk learners. The department should also provide rehabilitative programmes so that at-risk learners may improve in their performance. Finally, the Department of Social Development should make every effort to ensure that the affected learners have stable care and adequate social support.
Article published in the Journal of Gender, Information & Development in Africa Volume 7 Number 3, Dec. 2018 Pp 97-12
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z