Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The first objective of the study was to explore whether a correlation exists between anxiety
symptoms and stressful life events within a sample of marginalised South African youths.
The second objective was to examine the psychometric properties and cross-cultural
validation of the Dominic-R when administered within the aforementioned sample.
The participants consisted of a sample of 185 children aged between 10- and 15- years.
Children completed three self-report questionnaires, namely the Dominic-R, the Spence
Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS), and a modified version of the Major Life Events
Checklist (MLEC-M).
Results indicated that albeit rather weak, significant positive correlations were nonetheless
obtained between the total Dominic-R and SCAS scores, and stressful life events
experienced. Furthermore, the psychometric properties of both the Dominic-R and the
SCAS were moderate (convergent validity) to acceptable (internal consistency) for the
sample.
The implications of these results provide tentative evidence for the utilisation of the
Dominic-R within South African samples. The limitations and recommendations for future
research are discussed / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die eerste doelwit van die studie was om vas te stel of daar ‘n korrelasie bestaan tussen
angssimptome en stresvolle lewensgebeure binne ‘n steekproef van gemarginaliseerde
Suid-Afrikaanse jeugdiges. Die tweede was om ondersoek in te stel na die psigometriese
eienskappe en kruiskulturele validering van die Dominic-R soos toegepas op
voorafgenoemde steekproef.
Die deelnemers het bestaan uit ‘n steekproef van 185 kinders tussen 10 en 15 jaar oud. Die
kinders moes drie selfverslagvraelyste invul, naamlik die Dominic-R, die Spencekinderangsskaal
(Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale – SCAS) en die aangepaste weergawe
van die Kontrolelys vir Belangrike Lewensgebeure (Major Life Events Checklist – MLECM).
Alhoewel redelik swak, het resultate tog getoon dat daar ‘n beduidend positiewe korrelasie
was tussen die algehele Dominic-R- en SCAS-tellings. Verder was die psigometriese
eienskappe van beide die Dominic-R en die SCAS gemiddeld (konvergente geldigheid) tot
aanvaarbaar (interne konsekwentheid) vir die steekproef.
Hierdie resultate bewys tentatief dat die Dominic-R bruikbaar is binne Suid-Afrikaanse
steekproewe. Die beperkings van die studie en aanbevelings vir verdere navorsing word
bespreek.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/21625 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Hartley, Candice Gene |
| Contributors | Loxton, H. S., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xiv, 96 leaves : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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