Die studie het deel van die Flourishing Learning Youth (FLY)-vennootskap tussen ? plattelandse skool en die Sentrum vir Veerkragtigheidstudies, Universiteit van Pretoria, gevorm. Die doel was om tot veerkragtigheidsteorie in ? Suid-Afrikaanse konteks by te dra deur jongmense se uitdrukkings van beskikbare beskermende hulpbronne, soos dit in bestaande opvoedkundige sielkundige intervensiedata vergestalt is, te beskryf. Die nie-eksperimentele, sekondêre data-analise studie is gedoen uit ? kwalitatiewe raamwerk en met fenomenologie as metateoretiese paradigma. Databronne van jongmense (n=48: manlike=26; vroulik=22) is doelgerig, uit ? twee-jaar datastel, vir deduktiewe analise aan die hand van a-priori kategorieë (individuele beskermende hulpbronne, verhoudings as beskermende hulpbron, skool as beskermende hulpbron en gemeenskapshulpbronne), geselekteer. “Persoonlikheid” is deur beide seuns en meisies in die plattelandse konteks uitgelig. Meisies het veral die volgende as relevante beskermende hulpbronne uitgewys: Individuele beskermende hulpbronne (kognitiewe bekwaamhede, sosio-emosionele bekwaamhede, normatiewe bekwaamhede, liggaamlike bekwaamhede, vaardighede en belangstellings), verhoudings (verhoudings met familie), skool (infrastruktuur by skool, onderwysers, skool as plek van opvoeding), en gemeenskap (dienste en infrastruktuur, ontspanning en sosiokulturele aktiwiteite en sosio-ekonomiese hulpbronne). Daarteen is drome en aspirasies, verhoudings (portuurgroep en betekenisvolle ander) en gemeenskap as plek van waarde gereeld deur seuns aangedui. Opvoedkundige sielkundige groepsgebaseerde aktiwiteite het dit vir jongmense in ? plattelandse skool moontlik gemaak om beskermende hulpbronne aan te dui wat vir verskillende jongmense oor die twee jaar standvastig vertoon het. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017. / Educational Psychology / MEd / Unrestricted

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of manager behaviour on the turnover intentions of employees with scarce and critical skills in the mining industry. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A purposive sample (n = 505) was used to collect the data at a platinum operation. Questionnaires were given to employees with scarce and critical skills who fall within the C1 - D1 Patterson level range. Cronbach alpha coefficients were used to assess the reliability and validity of the measuring instruments. All the factors relating to manager's behaviour proved reliable, with the exception of feedback, and recommendations were made to improve the reliability of this specific scale. Results indicated statistically significant relationships between job satisfaction, recognition, feedback, communication from the manager and supervisor support, while a lack of job satisfaction, recognition, feedback, communication from the manager and supervisor support could be applied to predict turnover intentions of employees with scarce and critical skills. The moderating effect of supervisor social support between levels of recognition and turnover intention was supported. Based on the results obtained, conclusions were made after which recommendations were made for future research. / Thesis (M.Com. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of manager behaviour on the turnover intentions of employees with scarce and critical skills in the mining industry. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A purposive sample (n = 505) was used to collect the data at a platinum operation. Questionnaires were given to employees with scarce and critical skills who fall within the C1 - D1 Patterson level range. Cronbach alpha coefficients were used to assess the reliability and validity of the measuring instruments. All the factors relating to manager's behaviour proved reliable, with the exception of feedback, and recommendations were made to improve the reliability of this specific scale. Results indicated statistically significant relationships between job satisfaction, recognition, feedback, communication from the manager and supervisor support, while a lack of job satisfaction, recognition, feedback, communication from the manager and supervisor support could be applied to predict turnover intentions of employees with scarce and critical skills. The moderating effect of supervisor social support between levels of recognition and turnover intention was supported. Based on the results obtained, conclusions were made after which recommendations were made for future research. / Thesis (M.Com. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.