Browsing Research Output by Author "Chigeza, Shingairai"
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Adolescents' lived experiences of their pregnancy and parenting in a semi-rural community in the Western Cape
Van Zyl, Lenka; Chigeza, Shingairai; Van der Merwe, Mariette (University of Stellenbosch, 2015)This qualitative study aimed to illuminate the pregnancy and parenting experiences of adolescents from Sir Lowry's Pass Village in the Helderberg Basin. Participants were recruited through snowball sampling and participated ... -
African migrants' experiences of xenophobic violence in South Africa: a relational approach
Chigeza, Shingairai; De, Wet Alda; Roos, Vera; Vorster, Charl (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study explores the experiences of African migrants in relation to South African citizens in the course of xenophobic violence in South Africa. In a secondary data analysis of a larger research project, 44 migrants ... -
Black adults’ perceptions of healthy family functioning
Zwane, Cynthia; Venter, Chris; Temane, Q. Michael; Chigeza, Shingairai (Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study explores Black adults’ perceptions of factors that contribute to healthy family functioning. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 Black participants between the ages of 26 and 54. They responded to a ... -
Coping with drought: Indigenous knowledge application in rural South Africa
Chigeza, Shingairai; Roos, Vera; Van Niekerk, Dewald (New Dawn, 2010) -
Coping with drought: Indigenous knowledge application in rural South Africa
Chigeza, Shingairai; Roos, Vera; Van Niekerk, Dewald (New Dawn, 2010) -
An exploration of flexibility/rigidity as relational quality of African migrants in South Africa as new cultural and social environment
Chigeza, Shingairai; Roos, Vera (SAGE Publications, 2012)This article attempts to draw attention to the interpersonal interactions of African migrants and to how the relational quality, namely, flexibility/rigidity, could potentially facilitate or limit their acculturation ... -
Fortigenic qualities of psychotherapists in practice
De Lange, Erica F.; Chigeza, Shingairai (Taylor & Francis, 2015)This brief report presents preliminary findings on the exploration of strengths (fortigenic) qualities of psychotherapists which can buffer them against compassion fatigue. Participants were seven South African psychologists ... -
"Here we help each other": sense of community of people subjected to forced removals
Chigeza, Shingairai; Roos, Vera; Puren, Karen (Taylor & Francis; NISC, 2013)This study examined the sense of community of people with experience of forced removals in a South African setting. The participants were 200 – 108 men (54%) and 92 women (46%) between 18 and 61 years of age and selected ... -
“… Here We Help Each Other”: sense of community of people subjected to forced removals
Chigeza, Shingairai; Roos, Vera; Puren, Karen (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study examined the sense of community of people with experience of forced removals in a South African setting. The participants were 200 – 108 men (54%) and 92 women (46%) between 18 and 61 years of age and selected ... -
Perception of social workers regarding life story work with children
Gutsche, Kathrine Helen; Hoosain, Shanaaz; Chigeza, Shingairai (South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2015)The aim of this article was to explore how social workers perceived life story work. Narrative therapy was used as the theoretical framework of this study, which followed a qualitative descriptive design. Six registered ...