scholarly journals Developmental Assets in South African Adolescents Exposed to Violence: a Qualitative Study on Resilience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xincheng Sui ◽  
Karlijn Massar ◽  
Priscilla S. Reddy ◽  
Robert A. C. Ruiter
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
South African ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Developmental Assets ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Social Competencies ◽  
Mixed Heritage

AbstractViolence exposure is associated with psychological and behavioural maladjustment in adolescents. Yet, not all adolescents exposed to violence experience negative symptoms. Resilience is an outcome that is in part determined by multiple protective factors, or developmental assets, that protect adolescents from the negative influence of encountered stressors and allow them to attain positive developmental outcomes. A qualitative study was conducted to acquire an in-depth understanding of the developmental assets across different layers in the ecological system that promote positive psychological and behavioural functioning in South African adolescents exposed to violence. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with a multi-ethnic group (black, white, and people of mixed heritage) of South African adolescents (boy: n = 17; girl: n = 13; age: 14–19 years) from seven schools in Cape Town. Adolescents reported both internal and external assets that helped them adaptively cope with violence exposure. The internal assets entailed individual characteristics and skills, including commitment to learning, positive values, positive identity, social competencies, and emotional insight. The external assets were boundaries and expectations, social support from adolescents’ peers, family, school, and community, and adolescents’ constructive use of time. The findings of the study may inform strengths-based interventions to enhance emotional and behavioural skills in adolescents at risk for violence exposure. Moreover, involving key stakeholders in the interventions from major developmental domains can be particularly helpful to optimise the social support that are needed for adolescents to be resilient.

scholarly journals Mastectomia e o sistema de enfrentamento feminino: nuances do apoio social e familiar

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thaline Ingrid Marques Menezes Pereira ◽  
Cícera Renata Diniz Vieira Silva ◽  
Dayze Djanira Furtado de Galiza ◽  
Bruno Neves da Silva ◽  
Rayane Moreira de Alencar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Breast Neoplasms ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Coping Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Voice Recorder

Objetivou-se descrever as percepções de mulheres que realizaram mastectomia acerca do grupo de apoio e do suportefamiliar e social. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo de natureza descritiva, realizado com participantes de um grupo deapoio localizado em Cajazeiras/PB. Participaram do estudo 10 mulheres, entrevistadas com auxílio de um gravador de voze de um roteiro semiestruturado. Para o tratamento dos dados optou-se pela técnica de Análise de Conteúdo. Constatou-se que o grupo de apoio foi de grande ajuda para uma melhor aceitação da doença, como também auxiliou em umagrande troca de experiências e aprendizado pelas envolvidas. No que diz respeito ao suporte familiar e social, boa partedas mulheres elencou a família como de extrema importância em todo o processo de enfrentamento. Entretanto percebeu-se que ainda há uma influência negativa direta nas relações matrimoniais. Evidencia-se a necessidade da abordagemda mastectomia de forma a refletir sobre os impactos nas dimensões das pacientes, indo de encontro, inclusive, às áreaspsicológica e social.Palavras-chave: Neoplasias da Mama; Mastectomia; Saúde da Mulher.ABSTRACT:The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of women who underwent mastectomy on the support group andon family and social support. It is a qualitative study of descriptive nature, carried out with participants of a support grouplocated in Cajazeiras/PB. Ten women, interviewed with a voice recorder and a semi-structured script, participated in thestudy. For the treatment of the data we opted for the technique of Content Analysis. It was found that the support groupwas of great help for a better acceptance of the disease, but also aided in a great exchange of experiences and learning bythose involved. Regarding family and social support, many of the women listed the family as extremely important in theentire coping process. However, it has been realized that there is still a direct negative influence on marriage relationships.The need for a mastectomy approach is evident in order to reflect on the impacts on the patients’ dimensions, even tothe psychological and social areas.Keywords: Breast Neoplasms; Mastectomy; Women’s Health.

YOUTH WELLBEING IN SOUTH AFRICA: WHAT DIMENSIONS SHOULD WE MEASURE?

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
South African ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Economic Relationships ◽  
African Cities ◽  
South African Cities ◽  
Selection Of

There is growing interest in the development of measures and indexes of youth wellbeing. However, there has been a limited discussion on indicators to measure and select them. This paper reports on the results of a qualitative study on the selection of indicators to measure the wellbeing of young people in South Africa, and reflects on the relevance of the content of their values in choosing indicators for measuring their wellbeing. The data used in this analysis is based on telephone (9) and email (6) interviews conducted with 15 young people (male=5, female=10) aged 22 to 32 from five South African cities during July 2010. In the interviews, participants were asked to identify five issues they considered important to their lives, after which they were asked to rank them in order of importance. The issues indicated by the participants are described and discussed in six dimensions: economic, relationships, spiritual and health, education, time use and material. The indicators developed from this study are discussed in terms of their relevance for use in a measure of youth wellbeing in South Africa.

scholarly journals Personalizing Child Protection: The Value of Responsivity Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Anne M. E. Bijlsma ◽  
Claudia E. van der Put ◽  
Geertjan Overbeek ◽  
Geert Jan J. M. Stams ◽  
Mark Assink
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Risk Need Responsivity ◽  
Forensic Care ◽  
Responsivity Principle

Personalization is an important strategy for enhancing the effectiveness of treatment that is aimed at reducing the risk of child maltreatment. In recent years, a growing body of research has appeared on how child protection can benefit from the principles of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model, but no attention has yet been paid to the implementation of the responsivity principle in child protection. Put simply, this principle states that treatment must be tailored to individual characteristics of clients to optimize its effectiveness. This study was the first to address how the responsivity principle can be of value in child protection. First, a systematic review of responsivity factors in forensic care was performed. Second, the relevance of applying each factor in child protection was examined through interviews with clinical professionals working in the field, who also provided suggestions on how treatment can be tailored to each of these factors. This resulted in an overview of seven responsivity factors all related to caregiver characteristics: problem denial, motivation to cooperate with treatment, psychological problems, cognitive abilities, cultural background, practical barriers such as financial problems and social support, and barriers to specific treatment types such as group therapy. Implications and recommendations for strengthening clinical practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Compounded trauma: A qualitative study of the challenges for refugees living with advanced cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 026921632110002
Author(s):  
Ping Guo ◽  
Sawsan Alajarmeh ◽  
Ghadeer Alarja ◽  
Waleed Alrjoub ◽  
Ayman Al-Essa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Impact

Background: Although palliative care is now an essential health service under Universal Health Coverage, ensuring access and appropriate care for refugees is a specific challenge for this large population. Aim: To identify the needs and experiences of adult refugees in Jordan with advanced cancer and informal caregivers. Design: A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. Setting/participants: Participants were purposively sampled at two Jordanian hospitals to achieve heterogeneity by age, gender, country of origin, and primary diagnosis. Results: Twenty-nine refugees (22 patients, 7 caregivers) participated, and four themes were generated: (1) Psychological distress and sustaining social support. Refugees often experienced unmet psychosocial needs. However, psychosocial support was reported either absent or limited. (2) Knowledge and uncertainty. Lack of information and poor communication between healthcare providers and patients caused significant distress due to uncertainty. (3) Family anxiety and support roles. Being away from the home country cut patients and caregivers off from their wider social support network, which added increased anxiety and responsibilities to caregivers. (4) Compounded trauma and poverty. Many refugees have experienced trauma related to war that may affect their physical and mental health. They faced serious financial crises caused by the rising cost of medicines and treatment. Conclusions: This study reveals the impact of fractured families and networks on social support in advanced cancer, and the compounding trauma of the disease for refugees. Detailed person-centred assessment and emphasis on psychosocial support is essential, and home-based care should not presume community support for patients to remain at home.

scholarly journals “My private theory is that it’s all in the head”: Understandings of chronic widespread pain among social workers from municipality job centers in Denmark

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 205510292199536
Author(s):  
Rikke Schultz ◽  
Peter la Cour ◽  
Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard ◽  
Annette Sofie Davidsen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Chronic Widespread Pain ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Widespread Pain ◽  
Sickness Benefits ◽  
To Receive

People with chronic widespread pain (CWP) are often unfit for work, and consequently they are dependent on the municipality job center to receive social support and sickness benefits. The job center’s case management is based on a social worker’s assessment of the citizen’s health condition. This qualitative study investigates social workers’ understandings of CWP. Interviews were carried out with 12 social workers. The results showed that the participants predominantly experienced the citizens’ illnesses as psychosocially mediated—referring to trauma, or a lack of meaning in the citizens’ lives. Only a few participants mentioned possibilities for somatic explanations of CWP.

scholarly journals University students’ understanding and perceptions of schizophrenia in the UK: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e025813
Author(s):  
Charlotte Cadge ◽  
Charlotte Connor ◽  
Sheila Greenfield
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
African Caribbean ◽  
Lay Understanding ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University

ObjectiveTo explore lay understanding and perceptions of schizophrenia in university students.DesignQualitative study using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis.SettingThe University of Birmingham, West Midlands.Participants20 UK home students of white British (n=5), Indian (n=5), Pakistani (n=5), African Caribbean (n=4) and dual white British and African Caribbean ethnicity (n=1).ResultsFindings revealed a lack of knowledge about schizophrenia, particularly the negative symptoms that were not mentioned. There were mixed ideas on the causes and sources of available help for schizophrenia; however, positively many said they would consult their general practitioner. While there was a general misconception among the students that schizophrenia caused multiple personalities and was a dangerous illness, there were some differences in perceptions and understanding between ethnic groups, with more Indian students perceiving upbringing as a causal factor in the development of the illness and more Pakistani students perceiving possession by a spirit as a cause.ConclusionsThe university students interviewed lacked knowledge about schizophrenia and stigma was widespread, both of which may delay help-seeking. Public health campaigns educating young people about schizophrenia are required to improve early identification and intervention and improve outcomes. Further research exploring ways to effectively tackle stigma is also required.

Social support networks of users of crack cocaine and the role of a Brazilian health program for people living on the street: A qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Duarte Silva ◽  
Stephen Strobbe ◽  
Jaqueline Lemos de Oliveira ◽  
Letícia Yamawaka de Almeida ◽  
Mario Cardano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Crack Cocaine ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Social Support Networks

scholarly journals Measuring network competence in buyer-supplier relationships

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-447
Author(s):  
Gert Human
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
African Context ◽  
Network Competence ◽  
Business To Business

Managing multiple buyer-seller relationships in business-to-business networks demands an understanding of a firm’s competence to manage in an interconnected environment.  This paper reports on an attempt to measure network competence by using the NetCompTest scale in business-to-business markets in South Africa. Based on a pilot study refinement, the paper proposes an adjusted measurement scale and details the results of a second round of measurement conducted amongst 495 business-to-business managers in South Africa. The results established partial support for the use of the NetCompTest scale in a South African context, and analysis of variance indicated that some differences in the measurement based on firm and individual characteristics can be observed in the data. The paper assists in theory-building and provides managerial insights for managing buyer-supplier relationships in networks.

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