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The influence of risk and resilience factors on the life satisfaction of adolescents
(University of the Free State, 2014-01)
English: The current South African adolescent cohort grew up in a decade of sociopolitical transformation, a period which has been accompanied by inevitable and continuous instability in the economic, education and health ...
A programme to promote internal resiliency among female adolescents: a cognitive-behavioural approach
(University of the Free State, 2014-01)
English: In acknowledgement of the identified hiatus in existing research and literature, this study aimed to develop, implement and evaluate a programme to promote internal resiliency among female adolescents by means of ...
Coping and resilience as predictors of adolescent self-harm
(University of the Free State, 2017-02)
English: Self-harm by adolescents is manifesting as one of the contemporary global mental health problems as incident rates are increasing worldwide. This self-harming trend is increasingly becoming a concern to South ...
The integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies into wetlands management in the Eastern Free State, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2016-12)
English: This research examined the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change
adaptation strategies into wetlands management in the eastern Free State in South Africa. The
main identified problem was the ...
Challenges in mainstreaming learners with visual impairment in Botswana secondary schools
(University of the Free State, 2013-11)
This research explores the challenges experienced by learners with visual impairment in
Botswana mainstream schools. Data was collected from learners with visual impairment and
their teachers in Molefhi Senior Secondary ...
Understanding resilience pathways to climate change in a changing rangeland environment amongst pastoral societies of Afar Region, Ethiopia
(University of the Free State, 2017-06)
Change in climate and climate extremes are increasingly being acknowledged as a vital challenge to
pastoral production systems. The resilience of pastoral households to climate-induced shocks depends
on the knowledge, ...
Impact of floods on rural livelihoods of people residing in flood prone areas: the case of Luhonono community in the Zambezi region of Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2015)
This study examined the impact of floods on the livelihoods of the community of the Luhonono area, formerly Schuckmannsburg, in the Kabbe constituency in the Zambezi region of Namibia. The problem identified is the persistent ...
'n Vergelyking van veerkragtige en nie-veerkragtige adolessente ten opsigte van beskermende faktore
(University of the Free State, 2015-08)
English: South African middle-adolescents are confronted daily with developmental and environmental challenges as well as risk factors. Consequently, there is a need for the empowerment and development of resiliency amongst ...
Assessing socio-economic impacts of drought and coping mechanisms: a case study on Musikavanhu area, Chipinge District, Zimbabwe
(University of the Free State, 2018)
Droughts and desertification are some of the major challenges that threaten sustainable development globally and food and nutrition security in developing countries. In Africa drought is part of the natural climatic ...
Race as a moderator in the relationship between trauma exposure and resilience among South African adolescents
(University of the Free State, 2015-10)
English: Resilience and trauma exposure are well researched topics. There is extensive
knowledge about the nature of traumatic events that adolescents are exposed to, as well as how
they have coped with these experiences. ...