The lack of emotional intelligence can be linked to problem behaviour in adolescent boys between 14 and 18 years of age. The concepts of emotions, emotional intelligence, adolescents and adaptation formed the focal point of this research. Profiles were compiled from data obtained from the Q-metrics emotional intelligence questionnaire, the Sacks Sentence Completion Test, an unstructured interview and the projection media (Draw a person). Detailed information with regards to risk and protective factors for each adolescent boy were provided. The above techniques and measuring instruments provided a holistic picture of the adolescent's level of emotional functioning as well as hypotheses for future therapy. The importance of the father-son relationship in the adolescent years was stressed. Early identification of adolescent boys in a private school (with low levels of emotional development) enables the school to implement programmes aimed at developing emotional intelligence. / Educational Studies / M. Ed.

The lack of emotional intelligence can be linked to problem behaviour in adolescent boys between 14 and 18 years of age. The concepts of emotions, emotional intelligence, adolescents and adaptation formed the focal point of this research. Profiles were compiled from data obtained from the Q-metrics emotional intelligence questionnaire, the Sacks Sentence Completion Test, an unstructured interview and the projection media (Draw a person). Detailed information with regards to risk and protective factors for each adolescent boy were provided. The above techniques and measuring instruments provided a holistic picture of the adolescent's level of emotional functioning as well as hypotheses for future therapy. The importance of the father-son relationship in the adolescent years was stressed. Early identification of adolescent boys in a private school (with low levels of emotional development) enables the school to implement programmes aimed at developing emotional intelligence. / Educational Studies / M. Ed.

The research focused on the relationship between hardiness and career adaptability of students studying at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in Gauteng. A quantitative survey was conducted on a convenience sample of (N = 198) of African (92.9%), female (57.6%), single (96.0%), aged 21 years and younger (93.9%) students enrolled at Gauteng TVET colleges for N1 – N6 Engineering Studies (32.8%). A correlational analysis indicated differences between the variables of hardiness and career adaptability and the study reveals that overall hardiness was significantly related to overall career adaptability. A stepwise regression analysis indicated that gender and the hardiness attributes (commitment, control and challenge) predicted career adaptability. The test for significant mean differences indicated that age, gender and field of study differ significantly between the variables of hardiness and career adaptability. Limitations for the study are outlined. Furthermore, recommendations are suggested for use by human resource regarding career development practices for TVET college students. The study concludes with an evaluation of its contribution. / Human Resource Management / M. Com. (Human Resource Management)

Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar e identificar como se deu o processo de migração de mulheres brasileiras a Suíça, que vieram a casar-se com suíços e as repercussões desse casamento em suas vidas. Nesta perspectiva, foram considerados os aspectos relacionados às motivações para a migração e as dificuldades enfrentadas ao chegar; as circunstancias em que conheceram seus maridos; a adaptação ao país, à família do cônjuge e ao próprio casamento e, finalmente, os sentimentos experimentados e as necessidades sentidas. O trabalho está dividido em três artigos, sendo um teórico e dois empíricos. O primeiro apresenta um breve levantamento histórico sobre o casamento e as transformações que esta instituição vem sofrendo ao longo do tempo. O segundo artigo procura investigar as motivações da migração e como as participantes vieram a se casar. O terceiro artigo estuda o casamento intercultural, entre brasileiras e suíços, e as repercussões desse casamento em suas vidas. A metodologia é baseada na abordagem qualitativa. Foram entrevistadas doze mulheres que vivem na parte alemã da Suíça. A análise dos dados foi realizada a partir da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os resultados indicam que as motivações das participantes para a migração estão relacionadas à procura de melhores oportunidades de vida ou por terem se apaixonado por um suíço. Algumas se casaram para permanecer no país, outras por amor. Entretanto, de maneira geral, as dificuldades encontradas no casamento são semelhantes: dificuldades com o idioma, a mentalidade suíça, a criação dos filhos, a religião e com os familiares / This dissertation aims to analyze and identify the process of migration of Brazilian women to Switzerland who came to marry with Swiss men and the repercussions of this marriage in their lives. In this perspective were considered the aspects related to the motivations for the migration and the difficulties at the arrival; the circumstances at meeting their husbands; the adaptation to the country, to the family in law and to the marriage itself; and finally the feelings experienced and the needs felt. The research is divided into three articles, one theoretical and two empirical. The first one presents a brief historical uprising about marriage and the transformation this institution has been suffering a long time. The second article searches to investigate the motivations of the migration and how the participants came to marry. The third article studies the intercultural marriage between Brazilian women and Swiss men, and the repercussions of this marriage in their lives. The methodology was based in a qualitative approach. Twelve Brazilian women who are married with Swiss men and live in Switzerland in the German part were interviewed. The appreciation of the data was realized with Minayos Content Analysis. The results indicate that the motivations for the migration of the participants are related to the search of better life opportunities or for falling in love with a Swiss. Some married for staying in the country, other married because of love. Nevertheless, in general, the difficulties found in marriage were similar: difficulties with the language, swiss way of thinking, children education, religion and relatives

Esta dissertação buscou investigar a experiência de filhos que possuem a mãe ou o pai internado em uma UTI e as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas por eles nesta situação. O trabalho está organizado em duas partes: Um artigo teórico, baseado em um levantamento bibliográfico realizado nas seguintes bases de dados: Scielo, Bireme, Psychinfo. Na pesquisa bibliográfica não foram encontrados estudos que foquem um grau de parentesco específico de pacientes, exceto quando se trata de pesquisas com pais de bebês em UTI Neonatal; há escassez de estudos que investiguem as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas por estes familiares nesta situação e não foram localizadas pesquisas que utilizem técnicas qualitativas e quantitativas, simultaneamente. A partir destas constatações foi realizado um estudo empírico enfocando estes aspectos. Tal pesquisa teve um caráter qualitativo-quantitativo. Os participantes foram 30 filhos de pacientes em UTI. Os instrumentos escolhidos foram: uma Ficha Sócio-Demográfica; o Inventário de Estratégias de Coping, de Folkman e Lazarus (1985), adaptado por Savóia et al (1996) e uma Entrevista Semi-Estruturada. Com o Inventário foram verificadas as estratégias de enfrentamento predominantes, a saber: Reavaliação Positiva (97%); Suporte Social (93%) e Resolução de Problemas (77%). Foi realizado o cálculo dos coeficientes de Correlação de Spearman entre as 66 questões do Inventário e algumas variáveis: Religião que apresentou correlação negativa com o item 51; Faixa etária acima de 50 anos apresentou correlação positiva e negativa com as questões 14 e 31, respectivamente; Escolaridade (nível superior) teve correlação positiva com as questões 2 e 61 e negativa com os itens 25 e 32 e houve associação entre a filiação (filhos com a mãe na UTI) com as questões 2, 3, 12, 25, 27, 34, 35 e 39. Apesar disso, não é possível afirmar que existe correlação significativa positiva ou negativa entre estas variáveis e determinadas estratégias. Com as entrevistas constataram-se os sentimentos negativos: sofrimento, preocupação, medo da morte e susto; o fato de o paciente ficar a maior parte do tempo sozinho (a) é o que mais os preocupa; a rotina de vida dos filhos fica prejudicada diante da internação do pai/mãe; como formas de reestruturação positiva foram apontados os crescimentos pessoal, espiritual e profissional e, por fim, os participantes se mostraram satisfeitos com o tratamento que lhes é dispensado e aos seus familiares enfermos pela equipe do hospital. Estes resultados reforçam a necessidade da criação de Programas de Qualidade de Vida dos Familiares de pacientes em UTI. Isso poderia proporcionar um espaço de fala, escuta e troca de experiências, onde os mesmos poderiam ressaltar, inclusive, as fantasias referentes ao cenário da UTI, bem como as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas neste período de internação do familiar / This dissertation aimed to investigate the experience and coping strategies of sons and daughters whose mother or father are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit. The study is divided in two parts: A theoretical paper, based on a bibliographic review of SCIELO, BIREME and PSYCHINFO databases. In such review, studies focusing on specific relatives were not found, except when it comes to parents whose babies are in Neonatal Intensive Care; there is a lack of investigations on coping strategies used by relatives in this situation and studies using both qualitative and quantitative methods were not found. Considering this, an empirical research was carried on focusing on such aspects, with a qualitative-quantitative approach. Participants were 30 sons or daughters of patients in ICUs. Chosen instruments were: a socio-demographic form; the Coping Strategies Inventory by Folkman and Lazarus (1985), adapted by Savóia and cols (1996); and a semi-structured interview. The Inventory allowed the identification of the following predominant coping strategies: Positive Reappraisal (97%); Social Support (93%) and Problem Solving (77%). Spearman correlation coefficients were estimated for the 66 questions on the Inventory and some variables: Religion presented negative correlation with item 51; Age above 50 presented positive and negative correlations with items 14 and 31, respectively; Education (university level) presented positive correlation with items 2 and 61 and negative correlation with items 25 and 32. There was an association between parenthood (sons with mothers in UCI) and questions 2, 3, 12, 25, 27, 34, 35 e 39. Despite that, it is not possible to stand that there is a significant positive or negative correlation among these variables and specific coping strategies. The following negative feelings where verified on the interviews: suffering, preoccupation, fear of death and shock; the fact that the patient spends most of the time alone is the biggest source of concern; the relatives routine is impaired due to the parents hospitalization. Personal, spiritual and professional growth came out as positive reappraisal and participants were satisfied with the hospital staff attention regarding themselves and their parents. These results reinforce the need of a Life Quality Program for Relatives with parents in ICU, which could promote an opportunity to talk, listen and exchange experiences, including their fantasies regarding the ICU scenario, as well as coping strategies used during the period their parents are hospitalized

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:08:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_flavia_schuler.pdf: 2009258 bytes, checksum: 719de24091966f0f98157f8ff3b923ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-06 / This dissertation aims to analyze and identify the process of migration of Brazilian women to Switzerland who came to marry with Swiss men and the repercussions of this marriage in their lives. In this perspective were considered the aspects related to the motivations for the migration and the difficulties at the arrival; the circumstances at meeting their husbands; the adaptation to the country, to the family in law and to the marriage itself; and finally the feelings experienced and the needs felt. The research is divided into three articles, one theoretical and two empirical. The first one presents a brief historical uprising about marriage and the transformation this institution has been suffering a long time. The second article searches to investigate the motivations of the migration and how the participants came to marry. The third article studies the intercultural marriage between Brazilian women and Swiss men, and the repercussions of this marriage in their lives. The methodology was based in a qualitative approach. Twelve Brazilian women who are married with Swiss men and live in Switzerland in the German part were interviewed. The appreciation of the data was realized with Minayo´s Content Analysis. The results indicate that the motivations for the migration of the participants are related to the search of better life opportunities or for falling in love with a Swiss. Some married for staying in the country, other married because of love. Nevertheless, in general, the difficulties found in marriage were similar: difficulties with the language, swiss way of thinking, children education, religion and relatives / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo analisar e identificar como se deu o processo de migração de mulheres brasileiras a Suíça, que vieram a casar-se com suíços e as repercussões desse casamento em suas vidas. Nesta perspectiva, foram considerados os aspectos relacionados às motivações para a migração e as dificuldades enfrentadas ao chegar; as circunstancias em que conheceram seus maridos; a adaptação ao país, à família do cônjuge e ao próprio casamento e, finalmente, os sentimentos experimentados e as necessidades sentidas. O trabalho está dividido em três artigos, sendo um teórico e dois empíricos. O primeiro apresenta um breve levantamento histórico sobre o casamento e as transformações que esta instituição vem sofrendo ao longo do tempo. O segundo artigo procura investigar as motivações da migração e como as participantes vieram a se casar. O terceiro artigo estuda o casamento intercultural, entre brasileiras e suíços, e as repercussões desse casamento em suas vidas. A metodologia é baseada na abordagem qualitativa. Foram entrevistadas doze mulheres que vivem na parte alemã da Suíça. A análise dos dados foi realizada a partir da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os resultados indicam que as motivações das participantes para a migração estão relacionadas à procura de melhores oportunidades de vida ou por terem se apaixonado por um suíço. Algumas se casaram para permanecer no país, outras por amor. Entretanto, de maneira geral, as dificuldades encontradas no casamento são semelhantes: dificuldades com o idioma, a mentalidade suíça, a criação dos filhos, a religião e com os familiares

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:08:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_fernanda_lima.pdf: 947900 bytes, checksum: d0f0cf3a17b2a07a142b0c7884e9e1fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-04-29 / This dissertation aimed to investigate the experience and coping strategies of sons and daughters whose mother or father are hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit. The study is divided in two parts: A theoretical paper, based on a bibliographic review of SCIELO, BIREME and PSYCHINFO databases. In such review, studies focusing on specific relatives were not found, except when it comes to parents whose babies are in Neonatal Intensive Care; there is a lack of investigations on coping strategies used by relatives in this situation and studies using both qualitative and quantitative methods were not found. Considering this, an empirical research was carried on focusing on such aspects, with a qualitative-quantitative approach. Participants were 30 sons or daughters of patients in ICU s. Chosen instruments were: a socio-demographic form; the Coping Strategies Inventory by Folkman and Lazarus (1985), adapted by Savóia and cols (1996); and a semi-structured interview. The Inventory allowed the identification of the following predominant coping strategies: Positive Reappraisal (97%); Social Support (93%) and Problem Solving (77%). Spearman correlation coefficients were estimated for the 66 questions on the Inventory and some variables: Religion presented negative correlation with item 51; Age above 50 presented positive and negative correlations with items 14 and 31, respectively; Education (university level) presented positive correlation with items 2 and 61 and negative correlation with items 25 and 32. There was an association between parenthood (sons with mothers in UCI) and questions 2, 3, 12, 25, 27, 34, 35 e 39. Despite that, it is not possible to stand that there is a significant positive or negative correlation among these variables and specific coping strategies. The following negative feelings where verified on the interviews: suffering, preoccupation, fear of death and shock; the fact that the patient spends most of the time alone is the biggest source of concern; the relatives routine is impaired due to the parent s hospitalization. Personal, spiritual and professional growth came out as positive reappraisal and participants were satisfied with the hospital staff attention regarding themselves and their parents. These results reinforce the need of a Life Quality Program for Relatives with parents in ICU, which could promote an opportunity to talk, listen and exchange experiences, including their fantasies regarding the ICU scenario, as well as coping strategies used during the period their parents are hospitalized / Esta dissertação buscou investigar a experiência de filhos que possuem a mãe ou o pai internado em uma UTI e as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas por eles nesta situação. O trabalho está organizado em duas partes: Um artigo teórico, baseado em um levantamento bibliográfico realizado nas seguintes bases de dados: Scielo, Bireme, Psychinfo. Na pesquisa bibliográfica não foram encontrados estudos que foquem um grau de parentesco específico de pacientes, exceto quando se trata de pesquisas com pais de bebês em UTI Neonatal; há escassez de estudos que investiguem as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas por estes familiares nesta situação e não foram localizadas pesquisas que utilizem técnicas qualitativas e quantitativas, simultaneamente. A partir destas constatações foi realizado um estudo empírico enfocando estes aspectos. Tal pesquisa teve um caráter qualitativo-quantitativo. Os participantes foram 30 filhos de pacientes em UTI. Os instrumentos escolhidos foram: uma Ficha Sócio-Demográfica; o Inventário de Estratégias de Coping, de Folkman e Lazarus (1985), adaptado por Savóia et al (1996) e uma Entrevista Semi-Estruturada. Com o Inventário foram verificadas as estratégias de enfrentamento predominantes, a saber: Reavaliação Positiva (97%); Suporte Social (93%) e Resolução de Problemas (77%). Foi realizado o cálculo dos coeficientes de Correlação de Spearman entre as 66 questões do Inventário e algumas variáveis: Religião que apresentou correlação negativa com o item 51; Faixa etária acima de 50 anos apresentou correlação positiva e negativa com as questões 14 e 31, respectivamente; Escolaridade (nível superior) teve correlação positiva com as questões 2 e 61 e negativa com os itens 25 e 32 e houve associação entre a filiação (filhos com a mãe na UTI) com as questões 2, 3, 12, 25, 27, 34, 35 e 39. Apesar disso, não é possível afirmar que existe correlação significativa positiva ou negativa entre estas variáveis e determinadas estratégias. Com as entrevistas constataram-se os sentimentos negativos: sofrimento, preocupação, medo da morte e susto; o fato de o paciente ficar a maior parte do tempo sozinho (a) é o que mais os preocupa; a rotina de vida dos filhos fica prejudicada diante da internação do pai/mãe; como formas de reestruturação positiva foram apontados os crescimentos pessoal, espiritual e profissional e, por fim, os participantes se mostraram satisfeitos com o tratamento que lhes é dispensado e aos seus familiares enfermos pela equipe do hospital. Estes resultados reforçam a necessidade da criação de Programas de Qualidade de Vida dos Familiares de pacientes em UTI. Isso poderia proporcionar um espaço de fala, escuta e troca de experiências, onde os mesmos poderiam ressaltar, inclusive, as fantasias referentes ao cenário da UTI, bem como as estratégias de enfrentamento utilizadas neste período de internação do familiar

The phenomenon of migration has given rise to prolific research emphasising the psychological adaptation of persons post-immigration. This study focuses on psychological preparation pre-immigration. Literature study and empirical research establish that an immigrant's adaptation is influenced by migration motivation and expectations. Several phases of adaptation occur, during which time individual stress is influenced by one's perception of the balance between the stresses of the new environment and one's personal and external resources. Various migration stressors could be identified in the sample group of South Africans living in Australia. Personal and external resources include effective coping strategies, a positive, committed outlook, strong self-esteem as well as a cohesive family and an acquired support system. Finally, guidelines were produced reflecting that the preparation for immigration is a complex and highly individualised task comprised of providing information, encouraging self-assessment and supplying training to improve the coping startegies of the individual. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Guidance and Counseling)

In die konteks van hierdie studie word daar deurlopend van die manlike vorm gebruik gemaak om na die kleuter te verwys, ten einde 'n lomp stelwyse te voorkom. Die vroulike vorm sou ook daarmee veronderstel en ingesluit kon word. Die vroulike vorm word gebruik wanneer daar na die moeder verwys word. / Merkbare verandering word soms in die kleuter se gedrag, emosies en verhoudings na die geboorte van `n baba waargeneem. Die doel van die kwalitatiewe studie was om die moeder se persepsie, belewenis en hantering van hierdie aanpassingsprobleme van die kleuter te verken. Semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude is met nege moeders gevoer. Uit die studie het dit duidelik geword dat onkunde ten opsigte van die ontwikkelingsfase van die kleuter, asook die aanpassingsprobleme aanleiding tot foutiewe persepsies by die moeder gegee het. Hierdie foutiewe persepsies het `n negatiewe invloed op die moeder se belewenis en hantering van die aanpassingsprobleme gehad. Die navorser het tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat moeders betrek moet word vir ouerleiding wanneer aanpassingsprobleme by die kleuter aangemeld word. Verskeie aanbevelings wat van waarde kan wees tydens ouerleiding aan moeders van kleuters is deur die navorser gemaak. / The birth of a sibling often results in a toddler displaying changes in behaviour, emotions and relationships. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the mother's perception, experiences, as well as coping strategies of the toddler's adaptation problems, following the birth of a sibling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine mothers. The study revealed that the mother's lack of knowledge and understanding of the developmental phase of the toddler, as well as the adaptation problems, manifested in misconceptions. These misconceptions affected her experiences of the adaptation problems, as well as how she managed it. The researcher concluded that mothers should be referred for parental guidance when adaptation problems are reported. Various recommendations to be used within parental guidance have been made. / Social Work / M.Diac. (Spelterapie-Rigting)

The phenomenon of migration has given rise to prolific research emphasising the psychological adaptation of persons post-immigration. This study focuses on psychological preparation pre-immigration. Literature study and empirical research establish that an immigrant's adaptation is influenced by migration motivation and expectations. Several phases of adaptation occur, during which time individual stress is influenced by one's perception of the balance between the stresses of the new environment and one's personal and external resources. Various migration stressors could be identified in the sample group of South Africans living in Australia. Personal and external resources include effective coping strategies, a positive, committed outlook, strong self-esteem as well as a cohesive family and an acquired support system. Finally, guidelines were produced reflecting that the preparation for immigration is a complex and highly individualised task comprised of providing information, encouraging self-assessment and supplying training to improve the coping startegies of the individual. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Guidance and Counseling)