Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aimed to create an elaborate model that can shed light on the intra- and
interpersonal functioning of middle childhood and early adolescent South African girls in
child care. Data used included: 1) measures of self-concept that was measured by The
Beck Youth Inventories: Self-concept inventory for Youths (Beck, Beck & Jolly, 2001), 2) a
qualitative indication of perceived attachment towards a mother figure and 3) biographical
data provided by the social workers associated with the children's homes that participated
in the study. Participants included 70 girls between the ages of 9 and 14, of which 35
were assigned to the Children's Home Group. The Control Group comprised of the rest of
the participants. Regression analysis, correlation measurement and the calculation of the
significance of the differences between groups were used to test hypotheses. Results
indicated that perceived attachment to a mother figure is a significant mediator of selfconcept,
but that factors related to age seemed to have the most significant mediating
effect during the developmental stages of middle childhood and early adolescence. The
results were used to combine and elaborate on existing theories of intra- and interpersonal
functioning in order to suggest a model that attempts to explain the functioning of South
African girls in child-care in more depth. Implications for these findings are discussed. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie ondersoek was om 'n gedetailleerde modelop te stel wat lig kan werp
op die intra- en interpersoonlike funksionering van middel-kinderjarige en adolessente
dogters in kindersorg in Suid-Afrika. Die data wat gebruik is, sluit in: 1) meetings van
selfkonsep wat gemeet is deur die Beck Youth Inventories: Self-concept inventory for
Youths (Beck, Beck & Jolly, 2001), 2) 'n kwalitatiewe indikasie van dogters se persepsie
oor die binding tussen hulle en hulonderskeie moeders, asook. 3) biografiese data wat
verskaf is deur die maatskaplike werkers wat geassosieer was met die kinderhuise wat
deelgeneem het. Die deelnemers het bestaan uit 'n groep van 70 dogters tussen die
ouderdomme van 9 en 14 jaar. Die helfte van die deelnemers het vanuit die kinderhuise
gekom terwyl die res van die deelnemers die kontrolegroep gevorm het. Regressie
analises, korrelasie metings en die berekening van die beduidendheid van verskille tussen
groepe is gebruik om hipoteses te toets. Die resultate het daarop gedui dat dogters se
persepsie van die kwaliteit van die binding tussen hulle en hul moeders, wel 'n beduidende
mediator van self-konsep is gedurende middle-kinderjare en adolessensie is, maar dat
faktore wat verband hou met ouderdom, die grootste mediërende effek het op self-konsep
gedurende hierdie ontwikkelingsfases. Op grond van die resultate is 'n model saamgestel
wat 'n voortbouing is op bestaande teorie, maar poog om meer lig te werp op die intra en
interpersoonlike funksionering van Suid-Afrikaanse dogters in kindersorg te verduilik. Die
implikasies hiervan word bespreek.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50188 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Goosen, Elzaan |
| Contributors | Wait, J., 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 | 37 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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