Psychopathic traits in a group of Basotho students
| dc.contributor.advisor | Louw, D. A. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Esterhuyse, K. G. F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schwellnus, Inge-marie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-10T08:27:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-11-10T08:27:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | English: In the light of the controversy surrounding the concept and assessment of psychopathy, the main aim of this study was to determine the relevancy of psychopathy-related measures from a non-Western and more specific black African perspective. More than 100 Basotho (Sesotho-speaking) Psychology students were assessed with measuring instruments which had been translated into Sesotho. The total reliability of these instruments was found to be acceptable, but the reliability coefficients for most of the subscales were unsatisfactory. The validity of the instruments could also be questioned. Significant correlations were found among the measures. When the results of the present study were compared with an American sample, it appeared that the Basotho group scored higher on primary psychopathy but lower on secondary psychopathy than the American group. However, the results of this study should be interpreted with caution, as there were several shortcomings that derived, among others, from the translation and administration of the questionnaires, as well as the researchers’ neglecting the impact of language of instruction versus that of home language. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | Afrikaans: In die lig van die kontroversie rondom die konsep en assessering van psigopatie, was die hoofdoel van hierdie studie om die relevansie van psigopatieverwante meetinstrumente vanuit ‘n nie-Westerse en meer spesifiek swart Afrikaperspektief te bepaal. Meer as 100 Basotho (Sesotho-sprekende) Sielkundestudente is geassesseer met meetinstrumente wat in Sesotho vertaal is. Die totale betroubaarheid van die meetinstrumente was aanvaarbaar, maar die betroubaarheidskoëffisiënte vir die meeste subskale was onbevredigend. Die geldigheid van die instrumente kan ook bevraagteken word. Betekenisvolle korrelasies tussen die meetinstrumente is gevind. In ‘n vergelyking tussen die resultate van die huidige ondersoek en dié van ‘n Amerikaans studie het die geblyk dat die Basotho-groep hoër tellings rakende primêre psigopatie, maar laer tellings ten opsigte van sekondêre psigopatie as die Amerikaanse groep behaal het. Die resultate van die huidige studie moet egter met versigtigheid geinterpreteer word, aangesien daar verskeie leemtes was rakende byvoorbeeld die vertaling en toepasing van die vraelyste, asook die invloed van onderrigtaal versus moedertaal. | af |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11660/1538 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Free State | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Psychopathy | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Cross-cultural assessment | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Translation | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Basotho | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Sesotho | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Psychology, Pathological | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Antisocial personality disorders -- Diagnosis | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Dissertation (M.A. (Clinical Psychology))--University of the Free State, 2004 | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Psychopaths | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Psychopathic traits in a group of Basotho students | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_ZA |