English: Both international and national research, indicate that adolescent suicide rates have steadily increased during the past few decades. As a result, the importance of investigations concerning risk and protective ...

English: International and national studies indicate that substance use and abuse are considered important psychosocial issues among adolescents. It is therefore critical to investigate the risk and protection factors that ...

English: Loneliness is currently regarded as one of the most common and widespread problems experienced by human beings, and it is also observed as a painful, unpleasant and negative experience. The term loneliness might ...

English: International and national studies indicate that exposure to traumatic events, substance use and abuse are considered important psychosocial issues among adolescents. It is therefore critical to investigate the ...

English: Adolescence is a dynamic life phase in which the formation of an identity is prioritised. The family is one of the primary structures supporting adolescents in reaching various developmental tasks, including forming ...

English: Adolescence is a dynamic life phase, universally accepted as a transitional period hallmarked by rapid physical development, as well as dramatic cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial changes. Moreover, South ...

English: In this study, the ethnic identity development of Afrikaans adolescents residing in Qatar was explored. Given the fact that the aforementioned adolescents live in a context vastly different from that in which they ...

English: The relationship between exposure to trauma and suicide ideation has been established in literature. It is thus important to gain a better understanding of the factors than can buffer the negative outcomes of ...

Afrikaans: Die selfkonsep bepaal tot 'n baie groot mate die wyse waarop die individu sy lewensomstandighede evalueer en deurskou. Die belang van die rol en funksie van die selfkonsep tydens die oorgangsfase vanaf kind ...

English: The South African context poses additional challenges to the everyday challenges facing adolescents. South Africa’s ethnic diversity and the impact of apartheid influence the adolescent’s ability to cope in stressful ...