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Direct linkNaomi Myburgh; Peter Muris; Helene Loxton – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Background: Children within historically disadvantaged non-Western South African communities are considered as particularly vulnerable to the development of anxiety problems. Although the need for accessible mental health interventions is evident, this need has remained unmet in a country with extreme socio-economic disparities and a lack of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Children, Anxiety, Prevention
Vostanis, Panos; Eruyar, Seyda; Haffejee, Sadiyya; O'Reilly, Michelle – International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2021
The objective was to establish how stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) conceptualize child mental health impact. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 stakeholders from disadvantaged urban communities in Kenya, South Africa, Turkey and Brazil. Participants represented education, welfare and health care agencies; as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Mental Health Programs, Training
Liezl Schlebusch; Nola Chambers; David Rosenstein; Petro Erasmus; Petrus J. de Vries – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Caring for children with developmental delays or disabilities places significant stress on caregivers, which is often exacerbated in low-resource settings. The World Health Organization developed a caregiver skills training for families of children with developmental delays or disabilities, which includes a three-session caregiver well-being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Well Being, Children
Michelle O'Reilly; Sadiyya Haffejee; Seyda Eruyar; Grace Sykes; Panos Vostanis – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2024
The qualitative community embraces transparent dialogue through sharing knowledge to improve rigour and develop new initiatives. In this paper, we recognise there are many complexities within qualitative research, leading to important debates. We explore the benefits and challenges, as well as the practicalities and technicalities, of conducting…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Children, Mental Health
Download full textNokukhanya Thembane – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2024
Loadshedding, the scheduled power outage implemented in South Africa, has significantly affected various sectors, including higher education institutions. This article explores the impact of loadshedding on students in a South African university, focusing on the difficulties they face, and the coping strategies employed. The study adopts a mixed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Energy Conservation, Depleted Resources
Simangele Mayisela; Tshepo Tlali; Sibusiso Mkwananzi; Phindile Mayaba – South African Journal of Education, 2024
The effects of COVID-19 have resulted in peritraumatic stress experiences within various groups, including teachers. With this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of peritraumatic stress and the factors associated with each level of PTSD among teachers in South Africa. A cross-sectional study was conducted in South Africa among teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Anxiety
Emma Nicole Lomberg; Jacques Jordaan – SAGE Open, 2024
South African undergraduate university students face many unique challenges that put them at risk of developing mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation, and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, psychological well-being has been found to play an essential role when it comes to effectively coping with and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Student Welfare
Teresa Del Bianco; Georgia Lockwood Estrin; Julian Tillmann; Bethany F. Oakley; Daisy Crawley; Antonia San José Cáceres; Hannah Hayward; Mandy Potter; Wendy Mackay; Petrusa Smit; Carlie du Plessis; Lucy Brink; Priscilla Springer; Hein Odendaal; Tony Charman; Tobias Banaschewski; Simon Baron-Cohen; Sven Bölte; Mark Johnson; Declan Murphy; Jan Buitelaar; Eva Loth; Emily J. H. Jones – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic individuals experience higher rates of externalising and internalising symptoms that may vary with environmental factors. However, there is limited research on variation across settings that may highlight common factors with globally generalisable effects. Data were taken from two cohorts: a multinational European sample (n = 764; 453…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Socioeconomic Influences, Mental Health
Ayesha Sheikh; Jenna Jacob; Panos Vostanis; Florence Ruby; Inga Spuerck; Milos Stankovic; Nicholas Morgan; Catarina Pinheiro Mota; Rúben Ferreira; Seyda Eruyar; Elmas Aybike Yilmaz; Syeda Zeenat Fatima; Julian Edbrooke-Childs – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2024
Research demonstrates that young people value mental health support that is tailored to their needs and preferences, rather than a "one size fits all" offer, which is often not equitably accessible (National Children's Bureau, 2021). Understanding young people's lived experiences across different sociocultural contexts is important. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Cultural Differences
Thembekile P. Skakane; Ntombifikile G. Mtshali; Sandiso Ngcobo – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2024
The shortage of nurses is a global crisis, particularly in remote and rural communities. Contributory factors are retirements, resignations, recent increased deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reduced production of nurses because of high attrition rates. This article's purpose was to investigate the provision of student support in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, College Students, Student Personnel Services
Amy Sarah Padayachee – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2024
The preponderance of literature associated with school violence illuminates the severity of its manifestation in schools both nationally and internationally. The impact of school violence on students' physical and emotional well-being cannot be understated as this is commensurate with student academic achievement. The South African Government's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Violence, School Safety, Student Welfare
de Jager, Sarina – Perspectives in Education, 2023
University students' mental health and wellbeing has been a global public health issue of increasing concern in recent years, with a growing body of empirical evidence suggesting university students are a 'very high-risk population' for mental disorders and psychological distress. Pre-existing mental health challenges among university students…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Well Being, College Students, Foreign Countries
Burger, James W.; Bantjes, Jason; Derman, Wayne; Whitesman, Simon; Gomez-Ezeiza, Josu – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To investigate associations between components of psychological distress and five facets of mindfulness (i.e. "observing"; "describing"; "acting with awareness"; "non-reactivity"; "non-judging"). Participants: Students from a university in South Africa (n = 174). Methods: This…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Student Behavior
Petra Jerling – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic had, and still has, an influence on everybody's well-being, including that of music teachers. The search for meaning in life and purpose for music teachers became even more compelling throughout this trying time. This interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) explores the multiple meanings that five self-employed music…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Music Therapy, Foreign Countries, Music Teachers
Oliver Gore; Corlia Twine; Johan Botha; Shantha Naidoo – Perspectives in Education, 2023
The lockdown the South African government implemented in 2020 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in school closures. During this time, and also when learners were allowed to attend school again, the focus was on the physical health and safety of the learners. However, in the process, schools might have neglected the psycho-social and mental…
Descriptors: Well Being, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, COVID-19
