262 research outputs found
Maria Elizabeth Rothmann Collection index
No full textThis index describes the Maria Elizabeth Rothmann collection and includes manuscript material and letters written by MER as well as manuscripts of other writers, notes on the Carnegie Commission, diary and newspaper clippings of the South African War by an unknown author. Correspondence ; literature ; social issues ; political affairs ; personalia ; photos
A social constructionist approach to resilience for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning academics and students in South African universities
No full textThis article provides a theoretical contemplation on how reciprocation of an assimilationist, liberationist and/or transgressive approach by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning (LGBTIQ+) individuals on university campuses may encourage transformation initiatives in South African universities. The author ascribe to the contributions of previous research studies on a social constructionist approach to resilience to debate how individuals potentially navigate the disparity between sexual structure and agency within their ideological and physical construction and enactment of their academic and student persona. A theoretical basis is provided for the influence of social resilience to emphasise the localised, intersectional and plural experiences of LGBTIQ+ individuals as opposed to a monolithic and universal ‘either/or’ account of their being solely docile victims or free agents in a heteronormative context
Exploring the need for safe spaces for lesbian and gay students of the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus
No full textMA (Sociology), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018The visibility of our issues and our bodies is said to present a double-edged sword: on the
one hand that visibility serves the necessary purpose of de-mystifying LGBT (Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender) persons and their human rights concerns. Conversely it tends to
create a backlash towards many of those bodies who put themselves out in the open (De
Wet, Rothmann & Simmonds, 2016). This study provides an exploration of the need for safe
spaces for lesbian and gay students on the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West
University. This is a qualitative study informed by the meta-theoretical principles of social
constructionism and features of interpretivism. Twenty (20) interviews were conducted with
ten (10) students who were openly gay and the other ten (10) students were openly lesbian.
Data was analysed using thematic analysis. The findings in this study give an insight into the
experiences of gay and lesbian students on the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West
University, and discuss the favourable nature of safe spaces and their limitationsNational Research Foundation (NRF)Master
Antecedents of basic psychological need satisfaction of pharmacy students: the role of peers, family, lecturers and workload
No full textBackground
Self-determination theory (SDT) provides a model to improve pharmacy students' well-being or functioning in their study context. According to SDT, students need a context that satisfies their needs for autonomy, relatedness and competence in order to function optimally. Contextual factors that could have an impact on a student's functioning are lecturers, family, peers and workload.
Objectives
To investigate whether there is a difference between the contributions family, lecturers, peers and workload make towards the satisfaction of pharmacy students' basic psychological needs within a university context.
Methods
An electronic survey was administered amongst students registered with the North-West University's School of Pharmacy. Registered pharmacy students, 779, completed said electronic survey comprised of a questionnaire on demographics, BMPN (Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs) and self-developed ANPNS (Antecedents of Psychological Need-satisfaction Scale). Data derived from the afore-going was analysed with the aid of structural equation modelling (SEM).
Results
Structural equation modelling explained 46%, 25% and 30% respectively of the total group's variances in autonomy, competence and relatedness satisfaction, and 26% of the variance in psychological need frustration. Peers and family played a significant role in the satisfaction of students' need for autonomy, relatedness and competence, whilst workload seemingly hampered satisfaction with regards to relatedness and autonomy. Workload contributed towards frustration with regards to psychological need satisfaction. The role played by lecturers in satisfying pharmacy students' need for autonomy, relatedness and competence will also be highlighted.
Conclusions
This study added to the body of knowledge regarding contextual factors and the impact those factors have on pharmacy students' need satisfaction by illustrating that not all factors (family, lecturers, peers and workload) can be considered equal. Lecturers ought to recognise the important role family and peers play in the emotional and mental wellbeing of students and utilise those factors in their teaching.
Synopsis
The mechanism of basic psychological need satisfaction as described in Self-determination theory provide insight into pharmacy students' optimal functioning. Hence the influence of contextual factors, (lecturers, peers, family and workload) on the need satisfaction was investigated by means of a survey. The structural model explained 46%, 25% and 30% of the variances in autonomy, competence and relatedness satisfaction and 26% of the variance in psychological need frustration. Family and Peer support contributed the most to the variance explained of the variables. Lecturers should acknowledge this important role of family and peers and utilise this premise when they design learning encounter
Flourishing: positive emotion regulation strategies of pharmacy students
No full textAbstract
Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate whether flourishing students use different emotion regulation strategies from moderately mentally healthy and languishing students.
Methods
Registered pharmacy students (779) at the North-West University in South Africa completed the emotion regulation profile and Mental Health Continuum – Short Form. The data were analysed using a latent class analysis in Mplus 7.31.
Key findings
Three latent classes were revealed comprising languishing (14.2%), moderately mentally healthy (47.5%) and flourishing students (38.3%). Students who flourished were more likely to use adaptive positive emotion regulation strategies (savouring the moment, behavioural display, capitalising). Students who languished were inclined to use maladaptive emotion regulation strategies (inattention, fault finding, external attribution).
Conclusion
Flourishing students increase or maintain their positive emotions and refrain from decreasing their positive emotions.
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A pós-memória ex negativo em Im Frühling sterben, de Ralf Rothmann
No full textSince the 2000s, some of the most influential contributions to the study of transmissibility of cultural memory have been offered by Marianne Hirsch and her concept of “post-memory”. The present work aims at pointing out to what extent Hirsch’s theories are confirmed or destabilized by the historical novel Im Frühling sterben (2019), by German author Ralf Rothmann. Striving to analyze the work under the light of its self-acknowledged “autobiographical undertones”, we aim at interpreting the crises in Hirsch’s “familial post-memory” and “affiliative post-memory” model that are introduced by the disarticulation of the “perpetrator-victim” dichotomy and by the rupturing of the familial/paternal model of memory transmission by the thematization of memory ex negativo through the portrayal of the silence of the characters/witnesses presented in the novel. By investigating the work under the light of memory studies, one can notice, in Rothmann’s novel, an aesthetic-literary effort that transcends the strictly autobiographical and instigates crises in the models of representing the German traumatic collective past, in particular its effort of working-through the war crimes and atrocities of the Nazi regime and the participation or complicity of the German population in its perpetration.Desde la década de 2000, algunas de las contribuciones más influyentes al estudio de la transmisibilidad de la memoria cultural han sido ofrecidas por Marianne Hirsch y su concepto de “posmemoria”. Este artículo busca señalar en qué medida las teorías de Hirsch se ven confirmadas o desestabilizadas por la novela histórica Im Frühling sterben (2019), del autor alemán Ralf Rothmann. Buscando analizar la obra a la luz de los “tonos autobiográficos” reconocidos por el propio autor, buscamos interpretar las crisis en el modelo de “posmemoria familiar” y “posmemoria afiliativa” de Hirsch introducidas por la desarticulación de la dicotomía “perpetrador-víctima” y la ruptura del modelo familial/paternal de transmisión de la memoria a través de la tematización de la memoria ex negativo por la figura del silencio de los testigos/personajes presentados en la novela. Al investigar la obra a la luz de los memory studies, se percibe en la novela de Rothmann un esfuerzo estético-literario que trasciende lo estrictamente autobiográfico y establece crisis en los modelos de representación del pasado traumático colectivo alemán, en particular en el esfuerzo permanente por elaborar el pasado de crímenes de guerra y atrocidades del régimen nazi y la participación o connivencia de la población alemana en su perpetración.Desde os anos 2000, algumas das mais influentes contribuições para o estudo da transmissibilidade da memória cultural vêm sendo oferecidas por Marianne Hirsch e seu conceito de “pós-memória”. O presente trabalho busca apontar em que medida as teorias de Hirsch são confirmadas ou desestabilizadas pelo romance histórico Im Frühling sterben (2019), do autor alemão Ralf Rothmann. Buscando analisar a obra à luz dos “tons autobiográficos” reconhecidos pelo próprio autor, busca-se interpretar as crises no modelo de “pós-memória familial” e “pós-memória afiliativa” de Hirsch introduzidas pela desarticulação da dicotomia “perpetrador-vítima” e pela ruptura do modelo familial/paternal de transmissão da memória através da tematização da memória ex negativo pela figura do silêncio das testemunhas/personagens apresentadas no romance. Investigando a obra à luz dos memory studies, percebe-se no romance de Rothmann um esforço estético-literário que transcende o estritamente autobiográfico e instaura crises nos modelos de representação do passado traumático coletivo alemão, em particular no permanente esforço de perlaboração do passado dos crimes de guerra e atrocidades do regime nazista e da participação ou conivência da população alemã em sua perpetração
Re-description and first host and biology records of Entedon magnificus (Girault & Dodd) (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a natural enemy of Gonipterus weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), a pest of Eucalyptus trees
No full textGumovsky, Alex, Little, Dave De, Rothmann, Sergio, Jaques, Lorena, Mayorga, Sandra Elizabeth Ide (2015): Re-description and first host and biology records of Entedon magnificus (Girault & Dodd) (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), a natural enemy of Gonipterus weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), a pest of Eucalyptus trees. Zootaxa 3957 (5): 577-584, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3957.5.
Exploring the Personality Structure in the 11 Languages of South Africa
No full textThe present study, part of the development of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores the implicit personality structure in the 11 official language groups of South Africa by employing a mixed-method approach. In the first, qualitative part of the study, semistructured interviews were conducted with 1,216 participants from the 11 official language groups. The derived personality-descriptive terms were categorized and clustered based on their semantic relations in iterative steps involving group discussions and contacts with language and cultural experts. This analysis identified 37 subclusters, which could be merged in 9 broad clusters: Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, Facilitating, Integrity, Intellect, Openness, Relationship Harmony, and Soft-Heartedness. In the second, quantitative part, the perceived relations between the 37 subclusters were rated by 204 students from different language groups in South Africa and 95 students in the Netherlands. The outcomes generally supported the adequacy of the conceptual model, although several clusters in the domain of relational and social functioning did not replicate in detail. The outcomes of these studies revealed a personality structure with a strong emphasis on social-relational aspects of personality.http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.2012.80.issue-4/issuetochttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00751.
A model of work wellness for non-professional counsellors in South Africa
No full textThe objective of this study was to investigate the effects of job demands, job resources and sense of coherence on the burnout and work engagement of non-professional counsellors in South African banks. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The sample consisted of 165 non-professional counsellors doing trauma counselling in three of the major banks in South Africa. The Maslach Burnout Inventory—Human Services Survey, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Orientation to Life Questionnaire and Job Characteristics Scale were administered. A good fit was found for a model in which sense of coherence was a positive predictor of perceived low job demands and high availability of job resources and work wellness (low burnout and high work engagement). Non-professional counsellors with a stronger sense of coherence experienced more work wellness (low burnout and high work engagement) than those with a weaker level of coherence, presumably because stimuli from the environment are perceived as making cognitive sense, as under control of both the counsellor and significant others, and as motivationally relevant and meaningful
The use of traits and contextual information in free personality descriptions across ethnocultural groups in South Africa.
No full textThe present study investigates the differences between 3 ethnocultural groups in South Africa in the use of traits and contextual information for personality descriptions and the interaction of these differences with social distance from the target person and with personality domains. Semistructured interviews asking for self- and other-descriptions were conducted with 1,027 Blacks, 84 Coloureds and Indians, and 105 Whites, representing the country's 11 official languages. In Part 1 we found similarities in the total set of categories used most often for personality description across the 3 groups-traits, behaviors, preferences, and perceptions (over 86%), which were context-free (over 66%)-as well as substantial differences between the groups in the relative use of these categories. In Part 2 we found that distance from the target person plays a role in cross-cultural differences in trait use and contextualization. In Part 3 we found significant interactions of culture with the use of traits and contextual information across agency-communion and 9 indigenous South African personality clusters similar to the Big Five. The responses of Blacks confirmed expectations for collectivistic groups (fewer traits and more contextualization) and of Whites for individualistic groups (more traits and less contextualization), and Coloureds and Indians had an intermediate pattern. The results are discussed in the framework of the trait and cultural psychology perspectives on personality.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032276http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/104/6/1077
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