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Predictors of emotional intelligence amongst university students
(University of the Free State, 2019-06)
The education of the labour force directly impacts the economy of a country. The successful employment of university students indicates a strong positive relationship with regards to students’ academic performance and ...
School environment as moderator in the relationship between school engagement, coping and resilience among South African adolescents
(University of the Free State, 2015-08-31)
English: Adolescents are exposed to a variety of developmental and social challenges on a daily
basis. Those who find it difficult to cope with these demands tend to present with behavioural
and psychological problems. ...
Resilience of households to agricultural drought in the Northern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2019)
The recurring drought is a major challenge to livestock smallholder farmers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The objective of the study was to determine household resilience to recurrent agricultural drought ...
The use of information and communication technologies and resilience in adolescence
(University of the Free State, 2015-01)
English: There has been an exponential uptake of information and communication technology (ICT) in the past decade. The majority of empirical research focuses on the possible adverse effects of this escalating ICT use on ...
Women who divorce in midlife: the resilient reconstruction of their lives
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)
English: The aim of this study was to address the dearth of South African literature on women who
divorce in midlife with resilience. This study offers women’s perspectives on how they reconstructed their lives with ...
Human trafficking and psychosocial protective factors: the experiences of female victims of involuntary prostitution
(University of the Free State, 2014-10)
English: The aim of the study was to explore and describe the experience of psychosocial protective factors in the lives of female human trafficking victims, who have been forced into involuntary prostitution. Human ...
An investigation into the causes and solutions for the high dropout rate among the San children in formal schools - a case study of the Omaheke Region in Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2016-12)
School dropout is a global challenge with serious negative repercusions for the socioeconomic well-being of individuals as well as for the entire society. Studies and official statistics indicate that many San learners in ...
The experiences of compassion fatigue and resilience among nurses in private medical facilities
(University of the Free State, 2018-07)
English: Individuals choose nursing as their occupation due to their desire to care for others who are in pain or are experiencing suffering. Although they experience a high level of satisfaction from their occupation, not ...
The psychosocial experiences of adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)
The aim of this study was to explore and describe the psychosocial experiences of South African adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Consequently, rich, thick descriptions of their experiences and ...
Impact of floods on rural livelihoods of people residing in flood prone areas: the caseof Luhonono community in the Zambezi Region of Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2015)
Thi s study examined the impact of floods on the li velihoods of the community of the
Luhonono area, formerly Schuckmannsbu rg, in the Kabbe constituency in the Zambezi
region of amibia. The problem identi fied is the ...