Based on the principles of the salutogenic perspective to health this study explored the
relationship between wellness as envisaged in the sense of coherence concept and
psychological well-being and adjustment to university among students at a South African
university using gender, age and study level as variables. The study was conducted by way of
a survey design. A sample of students (N=216, females 130 and males 86) from five levels of
study ranging in age from 16 to over 30 was obtained. Data was collected using
Antonovsky's 29 item sense of coherences scale (SOC-29), the 54 item Ryff scales of
Psychological Well-Being (RSPWB-54) and a biographical questionnaire. SPSS-16 was used
to compute means, standard deviations, Pearson correlations and Analysis of variance. The
results found no significant relation between SOC and psychological well-being but show
variances in the effects of SOC on wellness among students by age and study levels but not
by gender. From the findings, the need for deliberate strategies to facilitate SOC
development among students seems apparent. Arguments are therefore made with regard to
intervention strategies and health promotion among students as a means to facilitate their
wellness and adjustment. / Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.(Clinical Psychology) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/16160 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Tlatsana, Tsiamo Daniel |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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