Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "10367225 - Roos, Vera"
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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 ... -
Applying mixed-methods to assess the value of forensic interviewing from a person-centred approach
Greeff, Pieter; Roos, Vera; Vorster, Charl; Van Romburgh, Johannes Daniel (Jan) (CRIMSA, 2011)Diversion is a process of channelling children away from the formal court system to programmes that are re-integrative. A child can be diverted when he / she acknowledges responsibility for the act and both he / she and ... -
Cell phone usage relational regulation strategies of older South Africans
Steyn, Sandra; Roos, Vera; Botha, Karel (Taylor & Francis, 2018)This study explored older South Africans’ relational regulation strategies in using their cell phones to address their social goals and psychosocial needs. Nineteen older South Africans (17 female; 2 male), aged 60 and ... -
A conceptual model of quality of life for older people in residential care facilities in South Africa
Van Biljon, Lizanlé; Roos, Vera; Botha, Karel (Springer, 2015)This study explored older people s construction of quality of life (QoL) whilst living in a residential care facility. Six domains related to QoL were derived from a larger qualitative inquiry that employed multiple data ... -
Coping with drought: Indigenous knowledge application in rural South Africa
Chigeza, Shingairai; Roos, Vera; Van Niekerk, Dewald (New Dawn, 2010) -
The development of counsellor identity - a visual expression
Roos, Vera; Du Preez, Elizabeth (PSYSSA: (Psychological Society of South Africa), 2008) -
Die subjektiewe ervaring van eensaamheid by ouer dames-toepassing van die Mmogo-metodeTM / Older women's subjective of loneliness applying the Mmogo-methodTM
De Jager, Lizanle; Roos, Vera; De Jager, Lizanle; Roos, Vera (Pretoria : Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2010) -
Disaster recovery experiences of a South African rural farming community
Becker, Herman Christiaan Johannes; Roos, Vera; Coetzee, Hendrik Christiaan (Taylor & Francis, 2015)This study explored the bush fire disaster experiences and coping of South African farmers. Participants consisted of seven male farmers (6 = White Afrikaans-speaking; 1 = Black Tswana-speaking). Data were collected using ... -
Educational psychology theory and the promotion of dental care for children aged five to six
Kitching, Marilize Mabel; Nienaber, Alida Wilhelmina; Roos, Vera (Elliot & Fitzpatrick, 2010) -
Educators experiences of inclusive learning contexts: An exploration of competencies
Kitching, Ansie Elizabeth; Magare, Ishmael; Roos, Vera (Perspectives in Education. University of the Free State, 2010) -
Ethics and intergenerational programming: a critical reflection on historic environment education in South Africa
Roos, Vera; Hoffman, Jacobus; Van der Westhuizen, Vanessa (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This article critically reflects on the ethical issues that emerged from an intergenerational project in post-Apartheid South Africa. An international organization from outside the South African borders utilized Time Travel ... -
The experiences of first-time mothers with colic infants who seek help from medical professionals
Roos, Vera; Cox, Leigh (Health SA Gesondheid / RAU, 2008)The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of first-time mothers with colic infants. The research design was qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual. Data were collected by means of in-depth, ... -
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 ... -
An exploration of personal, relational and collective well-being in nursing students during their training at a tertiary education institution
Roos, Vera; Watkins, Kirsten Done; Van der Walt, Engela (AOSIS, 2011)The well-being of nursing students has become crucial because of the multidimensional challenges that nursing professionals have to deal with. A community psychology framework was adopted in this study. The aim of the ... -
Exploring place-making in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa: a mixed-method approach
Roos, Vera; Puren, Karen; Jordaan, Tarina; Roos, Vera (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2009) -
Expressive art in cross-cultural group supervision: applying the Mmogo-method
Roos, Vera; Ferreira, Liezel (Elliott & Fitzpatrick, 2008) -
“The generational other”: the cultural appropriateness of an intergenerational group reflecting technique
Roos, Vera (Taylor & Francis, 2011)This article indicates how an intergenerational group reflecting technique, as a culturally appropriate research method, is used to obtain insight into how important information between grandparents and grandchildren is ... -
Grootouers se rolle en belewenisse as hoofversorgers van hulle kleinkinders
Jacobs, Issie; Brink, Susan; Roos, Vera; Steyn, Sandra (LitNet, 2016)Sosiale veranderinge en die verandering in die tradisionele struktuur van gesinne en families het daartoe aanleiding gegee dat grootouers toenemend die hoofversorgers van hulle kleinkinders word. Die doel van die navorsing ... -
"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 ... -
Intergenerational care perceptions of older women and middle adolescents in a resource-constrained community in South Africa
Roos, Vera; Silvestre, Sonia; De Jager, Tonette (Taylor & Francis, 2017)This study describes intergenerational care perceptions in a resource-challenged community. Ten women (aged 60+) and eight middle adolescents (3 boys and 5 girls) participated in the Mmogo-method®, a visual data-collection ...