Factors influencing military recruitment in South Africa: the voices of Cape Town high school learners

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Smith ◽  
Lindy Heinecken
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Military Recruitment ◽  
Factors Influencing

Reliability of the Leisure Boredom Scale for Use with High School Learners in Cape Town, South Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Wegner ◽  
Alan J. Flisher ◽  
Martie Muller ◽  
Carl Lombard
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Leisure Boredom

Factors influencing alcohol use among female in-school adolescents in the Western Cape, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-586
Author(s):  
Thokozani J Hlomani-Nyawasha ◽  
Anna Meyer-Weitz ◽  
Catherine O Egbe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Drinking Behaviour ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Factors Influencing

The increasing levels and more frequent use of alcohol among females, especially those in younger age groups, is a worldwide concern. An in-depth understanding of this phenomenon is, however, limited. This study aimed to explore the factors influencing alcohol use among female adolescent students as guided by the ecological systems theory of Bronfenbrenner. Data were collected from 25 female high school students in Grade 9 in the Western Cape, South Africa, using five individual semi-structured interviews and two focus group discussions with each group comprising 10 students. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings of the study indicated that participants begin drinking at an early age and due to low self-esteem, which makes them prone to peer influence. Female adolescents are also influenced by various factors residing within the microsystem (family members and peers), mesosystem (lack of parental attention, weak mother-to-daughter relationship, influence of peers and dating partners), exosystem (media advertisement and lifestyle of celebrities), macrosystem (change in societal roles), and chronosystem (transition to higher education). Interventions are needed in schools to help female adolescents resist peer pressure and cope with the changing environment of high school. Also, parents should be educated on the influence of their drinking behaviour on their children in order for them to be more cautious when drinking at home. Adolescent students will benefit from educational materials on the harmfulness of alcohol use.

scholarly journals Methamphetamine Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among High School Students in Cape Town, South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Plüddemann ◽  
Alan J. Flisher ◽  
Rebecca McKetin ◽  
Charles D. Parry ◽  
Carl J. Lombard
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Risk Behavior ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
School Students ◽  
Methamphetamine Use

Substance Use and Psychosocial Predictors of High School Dropout in Cape Town, South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Flisher ◽  
Loraine Townsend ◽  
Perpetual Chikobvu ◽  
Carl F. Lombard ◽  
Gary King
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Psychosocial Predictors

The relationship between substance use and delinquency among high-school students in Cape Town, South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara Carney ◽  
Bronwyn J. Myers ◽  
Johann Louw ◽  
Carl Lombard ◽  
Alan J. Flisher
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Relationship
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