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Warriors of the rainbow nation? South African rugby after apartheid
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Isak Niehaus --- Department of Social Anthropology, United KingdomIn this article I seek to account for the special appeal of rugby to white, particularly Afrikaner, men in South Africa, by treating rugby as a social phenomenon. I suggest that at a metaphorical level formulaic elements of the sport... -
Dimensions of achievement goal orientation and coping in South African wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julius Jooste --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Ntwanano A. Kubayi --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Yvonne Paul --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between dispositional achievement goal orientation (task and ego) and coping ability in wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia. The sample consisted of 16 (15 males and 1 female) players between the ages of 25 and 44... -
Neurobehavioural profile following cumulative mild traumatic brain injury in adolescent rugby players in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilna. J. Basson --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Fathima. A. Essack --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe study investigated the neurobehavioural components of executive dysfunction following sport-related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) in Grade 12 adolescent rugby players over a rugby season. In a non-equivalent quasi-experimental design, a rugby group (n = 90) were compared with demographically equivalent... -
Cumulative mild head injury (CMHI) among college rugby players: A replication and extension study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Mokgadi Rapetsoa --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Christopher Nel --- Department of Human Movement Science, South AfricaWe investigated the prevalence of cumulative mild head injury (CMHI) symptoms among college student rugby players pre- and post-season. The players completed a number of neuropsychological tests known to be sensitive to CMHI effects: vocabulary, working memory, motor coordination, and... -
Differences in the neurocognitive profiles of professional and semi-professional male South African rugby union players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankebé Kruger --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Kobus Du Plooy --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Pieter Kruger --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South AfricaThis study investigated possible cognitive functioning profile differences between professional and semi-professional rugby players. Seventy-nine male rugby union players (professional = 55, semi-professional = 24; age range = 19–37 years) participated in the study. The players completed a battery of... -
Personality profiling of South African rugby union players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankebé Kruger --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), South Africa Kobus Du Plooy --- Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, South Africa Pieter Kruger --- Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate whether differences exist in the personality profiles of professional and semi-professional rugby union players. Participants were 73 male rugby players, 52 professional players and 21 semi-professional players. All participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory...