Browsing Research Output by Subject "Youth"
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A review of quantitative studies of South African youth resilience: Some gaps
(ASSAf, 2015)Resilience (positive adjustment to hardship) relies on a socioecologically facilitated process in which individuals navigate towards, and negotiate for, health–promoting resources, and their social ecology, in return, ... -
Adolescents' precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being and resilience in five countries
(Wiley, 2011)An exploratory qualitative study of 16 disadvantaged youth in 5 countries suggests that making both precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being is advantageous to adolescents ... -
An investigation into the factors affecting young people's entrepreneurial inclination: the case of selected areas in South Africa
(Social Sciences Research Society, 2017)Entrepreneurship has been pointed out as a key driver of economic growth and development by academia, policymakers, and government institutions alike. Globally, youth unemployment figures are alarmingly high and entrepreneurship, ... -
Bioavailable IGF-1 is beneficially associated with biomarkers of endothelial function in young healthy adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Elsevier, 2018)Low circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are associated with endothelial dysfunction, subsequently leading to the development of cardiovascular disease. Objective To better understand the early ... -
Community-researcher liaisons: the pathways to resilience project advisory panel
(Educational Asociation of SA (EASA), 2013)The Pathways to Resilience Project is an ongoing, community-based participatory research (CBPR) project. Its express focus is the exploration of how at-risk youths use formal services and/or informal, naturally occurring ... -
A critical reflection on the participatory action process involved in the develoment of a congnitive–behavioural based Counselling Intervention Programme for youth living with HIV/AIDS in a rural South African town
(SAGE Publications, 2011)South Africa currently lacks HIV counselling interventions that are youth-specific and that meet the psychosocial needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS. Indigenous strategies and interventions need to be developed ... -
Early vascular aging in the HIV infected: is arterial stiffness assessment the ideal tool?
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Effects of strength training on postpubertal adolescent distance runners
(Wolters Kluwer, 2018)Purpose Strength training activities have consistently been shown to improve running economy (RE) and neuromuscular characteristics, such as force-producing ability and maximal speed, in adult distance runners. However, ... -
Mental toughness in South African youth: relationships with forgivingness and attitudes towards risk
(Sage, 2017)Young people are particularly vulnerable to health risk behaviors and interpersonal violence, stimulating scholars’ attention towards identifying factors that may reduce the likelihood that these actions will occur. ... -
Positive adjustment to poverty: how family communities encourage resilience in traditional African contexts
(SAGE Publications, 2013)In the main, resilience literature explains positive adjustment to adversity in ways that are biased towards western culture. Although studies of resilience among African Americans have reported the importance of kinship, ...