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Adolescent Boys' Talk about Absent Fathers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Langa --- University of Witwatersrand,The objective of this study was to explore how adolescent boys talk about absent fathers in Alexandra Township, a historically working-class and black community in Gauteng, South Africa. Individual and group interviews were conducted with 30 adolescent boys between the... -
Experiences of Father Absence Adolescents from a South African Community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Toni Sylvester --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe study adopted interpretive/constructivist approach to examine father absence experience in teenage South African boys. Ten adolescent boys (with mean age of 15 years) from an impoverish suburb of Cape Town participated in the study. Mixed method data collection techniques... -
Access to Sexuality Information by Zimbabwean School Teenagers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martin Musengi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis study reports on the findings on access to sexuality information by Zimbabwean school teenagers from a region with cultural rites of passage to adulthood. Participants were a convenience sample of 100 Shangaan speaking high school students (females = 50%)... -
The evaluation of an equine-assisted therapy programme with a group of boys in a youth care facility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christa Boshoff --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Herman Grobler --- Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Alida Nienaber --- Community Psychosocial Research, South AfricaThe goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an equine-assisted therapy programme aimed at improving the psychological well-being of boys in a custodial school of industry. Participants were 39 boys who live in a youth care facility... -
“A boy cannot marry another boy”: adolescent boys' talk about ‘gay’ boys at school
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Langa --- School of Community and Development, South AfricaThis study explored how black South African adolescent boys talk about ‘gay’1 in schools. Thirty two boys (age ranged from 13–18 years old) attending two high schools in a historically black South African township took part. Data on their understanding... -
Adolescent boys with obesity: The lived experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jenilee Axsel --- Department of Educational Psychology, Chris Myburgh --- Department of Educational Psychology, Marie Poggenpoel --- Department of Nursing Science, South AfricaThis study explored and described the lived experiences of adolescent boys who are obese. Participants were a purposive sample of nine boys between the ages of 13 and 18, six of them currently with obesity and with BMI levels at... -
Evaluation of a masculinity and gender equality intervention for primary school boys
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maretha Visser --- , South AfricaInterventions to promote gender equality with children should focus on constructive perceptions of masculinity. This study aimed to evaluate a brief intervention to promote constructive gender perspectives among South African primary school boys. Participants were Grade five boys attending 10...