Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych) / This study compared the fortigenic constructs of the Sense of Coherence, Fortitude, Potency,
Hardiness, Problem-Solving, and Ego-Resilience in terms of three aspects: (i) Psychometric
properties of instruments that are used to measure them (ii) Their effects on the relationship
between stress and psychological health (iii) To determine the extent to which these constructs
have some common underlying dimensions.
The sample comprised one-hundred and twenty five male and female undergraduate
Psychology students enrolled at the University of the Western Cape. Data were collected by
using the following self-report questionnaires: the CBS-Depression Scale , the Short happiness
Affect Research Protocol, the Problem-Solving Inventory, the Potency Scale, the Fortitude
Questionnaire, the ER89 Questionnaire, the Personal Views Survey, the Orientation to Life
Questionnaire, the VOEG, and the Life Experiences Survey.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/9111 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Creators | Gibson, Mokgobi Maboe |
| Contributors | Pretorius, Tyrone |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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