This study investigated (l) whether there will be a relationship between cumulative adversities and the quality of mental health, (2) whether there will be a relationship between exposure to violence during childhood and poor mental health and (3) whether there will be a significant difference between gender, cumulative adversities, and exposure to violence and mental health. Data were collected from five hundred participants that were randomly selected from three different hospitals in Gauteng Province. Age of participants ranged between 18-65 years. Males were 251 (50.2%) and females were 249 (49.8%). Mean age of employees was 33.8 years (SO= 11.03). Results showed that cumulative adversities (Family, childhood, personal) and exposure to violence (direct and indirect witnessing of violence in childhood) jointly and significantly predicted poor mental health of workers. The variables, family cumulative adversity, personal cumulative adversity, indirect exposure and direct exposure explained 59% of the total variance on poor mental health. The Durbin-Watson result ( 1.58) is less than 2 and therefore shows that the assumption of independent error is met for this model. Results for hypothesis three showed significant main effects for gender on two of the cumulative adversity measurements; family adversity and personal adversity. In addition, there was also a significant main effect for direct exposure to violence. There were no significant results for childhood cumulative adversity, indirect exposure and the four subscales of mental health-somatic complaints, anxiety, social dysfunctions and depression. Workplace programmes which promote positive health can improve the mental wellness of employees; hence several preventive recommendations were made in line with the findings of the study. / Thesis (M. Soc. Sc. in Research Psychology) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2012

Dissertation--Universität Duisburg-Essen, 2005. / Bibliogr. p. 215-234.

Thesis (M.A.)--Si li Zhongguo wen hua xue yuan. / Reproduced from typescript. Bibliography: leaves 51-55.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1974. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (S.T.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1986. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 202-209).

Thèse (Ph. D.)--Université Laval, 2003. / Bibliogr.: f. [357]-374. Publié aussi en version électronique.

Thesis (M.S.)--Central Connecticut State University, 2001. / Thesis advisor: Debra Stanley. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science [in Criminology and Criminal Justice]." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-87).

Includes bibliographical references. / "April 2002." Also available in print version.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2007. / Principal faculty advisor: Susan L. Miller, Dept. of Sociology & Criminal Justice. Includes bibliographical references.