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1	The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence Erasmus, Helena Catharina 01 1900 (has links) The thesis titled “The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence” presents the findings of a qualitative study that focussed on late adolescents who have committed physical assault and who were referred to a diversion programme by a court. The study followed a grounded theory methodology approach for which convenience sampling, purposeful sampling and theoretical sampling were used to obtain participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data were analysed through constant comparative analysis. From the analysis the theory on thwarted belongingness emerged that explains how the adolescents attempt to negotiate a sense of belonging. The theory further explains how failed negotiations are dealt with and when one could expect violent behaviour to occur. In general, the current research study creates awareness of the psychological non-shared environment and its potential role in the development of behaviour. Future research should be focussed on the saturation of categories and dimensions that have not been fully saturated in the current study and to test the theory of thwarted belongingness since it is a newly generated theoretical stance that needs to be validated. / Psychology / Ph. D. (Psychology) Adverse experiences Assault Constant comparative analysis Convenience sampling Failed negotiations Grounded theory methodology Late adolescents Main concern Negotiating belongingness Purposeful sampling Semi-structure interviews Theoretical sampling Thwarted belongingness Youth violence 303.60835 Youth and violence Violence -- Prevention Violence in adolescence

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The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence