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Direct linkEmma 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
Download full textAmy 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
Mostert, Karina; Kahl, Carlien; Manaka, Nomfanelo V. – Journal of College Student Development, 2023
The growing concern about the mental health and psychological distress of first-year students warrants a greater understanding of their well-being. This study explored the insights of 16 staff and service providers who engage with first-year students at a South African peri-urban campus and built on quantitative studies using the Job…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Well Being, Mental Health
Khanare, Fumane Portia, Ed.; Marina, Brenda L. H., Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
A grassroots understanding of well-being can be an effective approach to meeting the needs of children in low-resource settings. Due to this, evidence on how to sustain such approaches is needed. "Successful Pathways for the Well-Being of Black Students" addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses more on strength over…
Descriptors: Well Being, African American Students, Student Needs, At Risk Students
Nico Botha; Zyliekha Julie Matwadia – Perspectives in Education, 2023
A person's fear of not having a mobile phone on hand may inhibit certain aspects of a person's life. This study sought to investigate nomophobia (the irrational fear of not having access to mobile devices) as a possible mental disorder in the Gauteng education sector. To address nomophobia as a possible mental health disorder in Gauteng schools,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Bernstein, Colleen; Batchelor, Toni Paige – South African Journal of Education, 2022
The aim of the study reported on here was to examine workplace bullying among teachers in South African schools. The research was framed by the Job Demands-Resources Model which was utilised to determine the extent of demands and resources that teachers experience and the implications thereof for creating an environment that fosters bullying and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Work Environment, Teachers, Teaching Conditions
Tichaona Buzy Musikavanhu; Elizabeth Isabel Scheepers – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2024
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition to online learning, with synchronous e-learning becoming a critical modality in higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide. This shift, while ensuring educational continuity, has unveiled numerous challenges, especially in developing nations where resources and infrastructure…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Barriers, College Students
Dunn-Coetzee, Munita; Sinclair, Elmien; Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia; Brink, Jaco; Timmey, Marquard; Davids, Charl – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2021
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our lives and challenged service delivery to students within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD) at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa, is situated within the Division of Student Affairs (DSAf) and the centre's…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Personnel Services, Foreign Countries
Poalses, Jacolize; Bezuidenhout, Adéle – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Universities depend on committed efforts of all staff members to function effectively. However, where occupational demands outweigh occupational resources, challenging work becomes stressful, followed by an exhausted, disengaged workforce. It is unlikely that disengaged university staff will provide adequate care and service to geographically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mental Health, Stress Variables
Vogel, Dalena – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
This research explored the perceptions of students at a university campus in Gauteng South Africa on external factors that may contribute to their emotional (psychological) and academic functioning. During a preliminary investigation, three students at a residential university voluntary came for psychological counseling sessions because of stress…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Mental Health, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries
Serekoane, Motsaathebe; Sharp, Carla; Skinner, Donald; Marais, Lochner – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2014
Working in unfamiliar contexts and often alone, fieldworkers may face challenges for which their training and previous experience has not prepared them. While there is literature about the technical, ethical and moral aspects of fieldwork, there is little focusing on fieldworkers' actual experiences. Additionally, there is little constructive…
Descriptors: Coping, Deception, Emotional Response, Field Studies
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
Ramchandani, Paul G.; Richter, Linda M.; Norris, Shane A.; Stein, Alan – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: Findings from a number of cohort studies suggest that children who are exposed to maternal stress during pregnancy have an increased risk of behavioral problems. All of the research assessing this association to date has been conducted in developed countries; yet the majority of the child population, and the majority of the burden of…
Descriptors: Females, Psychopathology, Children, Questionnaires
Jackson, Leon; Rothmann, Sebastiaan – South African Journal of Education, 2006
The objectives were to analyse the occupational stress of educators, to determine the differences between occupational stress and strain of educators in different biographical groups, and to assess the relationship between occupational stress, organisational commitment and ill-health. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A stratified random…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Stress Variables, Occupational Safety and Health
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