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The role of positive organisational behaviour in employee self–development and organisational outcomes
(North-West University, 2011)
Businesses are operating in extremely turbulent and dynamic environments – globally and nationally – and have to adapt to ever–increasing changing circumstances, as well as cope with severe pressure to increase profit ...
The effect of service–use on resilience in at–risk youth : a South African study
(North-West University, 2011)
Literature shows that serious concerns are being raised about the wellbeing of young people in South Africa, however somehow youth manage to sustain their health and wellbeing despite the risks they face. This phenomenon ...
Job insecurity, general health and resilience of teachers in the Sedibeng West District
(North-West University, 2008)
The world of work in South Africa has and is still changing. These changes include the
introduction of the Employment Equity Act, Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment and
the advancement in technologies. In addition, ...
Flourishing in a group of South African adolescents
(North-West University, 2009)
Little is known about the prevalence and experience of psychological well-being on the upper end of the mental health continuum in South African adolescents, as it is conceptualised in the domain of positive psychology/p ...
Factors which contribute to resilience amongst poor, second-language learners
(North-West University, 2008)
The focus of this empirical study was on the antecedents of resilience among poor, English second-language (ESL) adolescent learners. The reasons why some adolescents in this situation are resilient and others are not, are ...
An exploration of community resilience in a group of postgraduate students in a challenging training programme
(North-West University, 2009)
The literature on community resilience focuses on communities' adaptation in the aftermath of natural disasters. However, little attention has been given to continuous exposure to challenging circumstances that require ...
Well-being of South African psychologists : a mixed method study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
This research study investigates the nature and extent of South African psychologists’ well-being
in order to offer guidelines towards sustainable well-being for this population. Psychologists
focus on the well-being of ...
Kreatiwiteit en emosionele intelligensie as aspekte van psigologiese weerbaarheid by kinders
(North-West University, 2012)
South African children are exposed to an enormous amount of risk factors to their development and adjustment. Research reveals that, in all probability, they do not have sufficient protective factors at their disposal to ...
Resilience in professional nurses
(North-West University, 2010)
Research on human resilience has attempted to uncover how certain individuals, even
when faced with adverse working conditions can bounce back without serious
psychological harm and continue their development. There is ...
Exploring the relationship between psychological capital and work engagement
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
In recent years, employees’ psychological connection with their work environment has gained importance in organisations. In order to face the economic challenges and to compete effectively in the global market, companies ...