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Social capital and subjective well-being among university students in a South African context
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The importance of subjective well-being and determining the best ways to improve this construct, have recently received an increased amount of research attention. This is most probably due to the fact that increased levels ... -
Social capital in voluntary savings organisations in South Africa in historical perspective.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2008)• Opsomming: Informele spaarorganisasies het histories ‘n belangrike ondersteuningsrol gespeel in veral die swart gemeenskappe van Suid-Afrika. ‘n Wêreldwye verskynsel van roterende spaar- en kredietorganisasies het ... -
Social conditions for human happiness: A review of research
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2015)Empirical research on happiness took off in the 1970s and accelerated after the emergence of positive psychology by 2000. Today this has resulted in some 23,000 research findings. In this article, I take stock of the ... -
The social construction of risk among adolescent girls : a case study of Ntcheu and Salima Districts in Malawi
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The issue of gender has been a much talked about topic in spheres of relief and by disaster risk reduction practitioners. Disasters tend to affect the poorest and most marginalised people the hardest. Women and children ... -
A social constructionist approach to resilience for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning academics and students in South African universities
(AOSIS, 2018)This article provides a theoretical contemplation on how reciprocation of an assimilationist, liberationist and/or transgressive approach by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning (LGBTIQ+) ... -
Social context factors and attitudes toward interracial relationships on a South African University Campus
(Wits University of the Witwatersrand, Demography and Population Studies Programme, 2014)The present study used a stratified random sample of undergraduate students at a major Metropolitan University in the Gauteng province of South Africa to examine aspects of the contact hypothesis as originally formulated ... -
Social context factors and attitudes toward interracial relationships on a South African university campus
(PKP, 2014)The present study used a stratified random sample of undergraduate students at a major Metropolitan University in the Gauteng province of South Africa to examine aspects of the contact hypothesis as originally formulated ... -
Social correlates of recreational sport participation among a cohort of South African university students
(North-West University, 2018)Recreational sport participation is beneficial for university students, increasing physical and social health, reducing stress levels, fostering a better sense of belonging and improving persistence, and identifying factors ... -
Social desirability (SD) constructs in relation to the cultural context among the Setswana-speaking youth
(North-West University (South Africa), 2013)This study forms part of a broader international study focusing on developing a new psychological measure in South Africa, named South African Personality Inventory (SAPI). The aim of the study was to explore Social ... -
Social determinants of community support for the Klein Karoo National Arts Festival
(North-West University, 2010)The primary purpose of this study was to determine the social determinants of arts festivals with reference to the ABSA KKNK. This goal was achieved by firstly analysing the event/festival phenomenon and the role thereof ... -
Social drift of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Africans from the North West Province of South Africa: the PURE study
(Clinics Cardive Publishers, 2012)Objective : This study examined whether the association between socio-economic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in black South Africans from the North West Province had shifted from the more ... -
The social drift phenomenon : associations between the socio–economic status and cardiovascular disease risk in an African population undergoing a health transition
(North-West University, 2011)Background: The global burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is escalating as part of the rapid health transition that developing countries are experiencing. This increase is associated with shifts in demographics and ... -
Social effects of mobile technology on Generation Y Students
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2013)The past decade has witnessed a dramatic invasion of mobile technology into the lives of people. Among those who appear to be most affected by this invasion are university students who are the most ‘connected’ generation. ... -
Social entrepreneurial development in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
(North-West University, 2007)Social entrepreneurship is a fairly new subject to most academics. Extensive research and analysis is currently underway to understand this subject better. By definition, it still lends itself to the general known description ... -
Social entrepreneurship intentions among university students in Gauteng
(2015)Social entrepreneurship has been a topic of academic enquiry for nearly two decades. However, scholarly research has been challenging. It was observed that most of the surveyed empirical studies have been conducted in the ... -
Social exclusion of older persons: a scoping review and conceptual framework
(Springer, 2017)As a concept, social exclusion has considerable potential to explain and respond to disadvantage in later life. However, in the context of ageing populations, the construct remains ambiguous. A disjointed evidence-base, ... -
Social factors contributing towards heart disease : development of a social support model for heart patients
(North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)Social factors, which themselves are also significantly influenced by culture, have been found to play a significant role in the etiology, progression and prognosis of heart disease. The present study therefore chose to ... -
Social grant recipient spending on sin taxed items
(2014)Sin taxes have increased significantly during the past three years. There have been different opinions regarding the levying of sin taxes: in relation to whether it helps the government to raise revenue or reduces the ...
