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Perceived benefits and barriers to physical exercise : a comparative analysis of first year and senior students at a South African University : physical activity and health
(AFAHPER-SDLAM PublicationsAJOLSabinet, 2014)The purpose of this research was to determine the perception of university undergraduate students regarding the benefits and barriers to physical exercise. A self-administered survey questionnaire was used to collect data ... -
The perceived benefits of EIA for government: a regulator perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)With increased political polarisation and the emergence of populist governments around the world – many of which erode regulatory requirements such as EIA – there is an urgent need to be able to identify and explain the ... -
Perceived Brand Personality of Symbolic Brands
(International Foundation for Research & Development, 2014)Brand personality can be defined as a set of human characteristics associated with a brand (Aaker, 1997).This study reports on the perceived brand personality of symbolic brands as seen by Generation Y students from one ... -
Perceived causes of poverty of the post-apartheid generation
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2013)This paper analyses the perceptions of the causes of poverty using the Feagin Scale of Poverty Perceptions. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. It was found that the respondents viewed the causes of poverty as ... -
Perceived causes of poverty of the post–apartheid generation
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2013)This paper analyses the perceptions of the causes of poverty using the Feagin Scale of Poverty Perceptions. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. It was found that the respondents viewed the causes of poverty as ... -
Perceived collective teacher efficacy in low performing schools
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)The challenge of low performing schools continues to rear its ugly head in many countries, including South Africa. The responses to low performance differ from country to country, but none of these have included the ... -
The perceived contribution of South African Arts festivals to the performing arts: standardisation of the measurement scale
(AJHTL, 2015)The standardisation of a measurement scale to measure an arts festival‟s contribution to the performing arts is described. The measurement scale, namely the questionnaire, is based on literature, where the contributing ... -
Perceived control and psychological contract breach as explanations of the relationships between job insecurity, job strain and coping reactions: towards a theoretical integration
(Wiley, 2016)This study aims to further knowledge on the mechanisms through which job insecurity is related to negative outcomes. Based on appraisal theory, two explanations—perceived control and psychological contract breach—were ... -
Perceived control effects on religiosity and quality of life among young adults
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The study investigated the mediating role of perceived control in the association between religiosity and quality of life among young adults in south-west Nigeria. Data were collected from a sample of 1 050 young adults ... -
Perceived diving impacts and managment implications at a popular South African reef
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Coral reefs are threatened by impacts such as from scuba diving, and ongoing research is required to assess diving impacts, diver behavior and environmental knowledge. This study investigated perceived diving impacts, reef ... -
Perceived duration in vowel-length based Civili minimal pairs
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Perceived effects of precautionary suspensions on service delivery in a South African provincial government department
(South African Association of Public Administration and Management (SAAPAM), 2015)The practice of precautionary suspensions of senior management in local government has drastically increased over the past decade. Evidence suggests that government departments don't always comply with the processes and ... -
Perceived employability and performance: moderation by felt job insecurity
(Emerald, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship perceived employability (the employee's perception about available job opportunities in the external labour market) and performance, accounting for ... -
Perceived employability and psychological functioning framed by gain and loss cycles
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test the gain and loss cycle ideas from the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory with regard to perceived employability and psychological functioning among employed workers and ... -
Perceived organisational support for strengths use: the factorial validity and reliability of a new scale in the banking industry
(AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The perceived organisational support for strength use (POSSU) scale determines the extent to which employees perceive that their organisations support them to use their strengths in the workplace. Research ... -
Perceived stress and coping skills of university student–athletes and the relationship with life satisfaction
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2013)Student-athletes are expected to cope with their studies and participation in sport simultaneously as well as to satisfy the expectations of coaches, teammates, friends, and family. Once student-athletes perceive a situation ... -
The perceived value of a scuba diving experience
(CERF, 2016)Tourists today are more value conscious, which creates challenges for tourism products to keep up with what tourists want and how they perceive certain experiences. Perceived tourism value can be seen as the value that ... -
Perception of organization's value support and perceived employability: insights from self-determination theory
(Taylor & Francis/Routledge, 2014)Perceived employability (PE; i.e. the worker's perception about available job opportunities) is portrayed as the upcoming resource for workers and organizations. However, organizations might particularly want to stimulate ...