Nceba Z Somhlaba
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 2944624 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Nceba Z Somhlaba |
| NOMBRES | Nceba Z |
| APELLIDO | Somhlaba |
| FIRMA | SOMHLABA N Z |
| AFILIACIONES | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5181-4296 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The direct effect of basic need services, and social support on positive mental health among institutionalized children
Previous research in Ethiopia mainly contemplated studying children’s mental distress and the negative effects of orphanages. However, there is a dearth of documented evidence on how positive psychological resources, social support, basic needs services, and mental health impact the well-being of children in childcare institutions and how care centers can benefit vulnerable children. This study aimed to investigate the direct impact of perceived …
Profiling the mental health fortitude of institutionalised children
Numerous studies on institutionalised children demonstrate the undesirable influence of care centres on the levels of positive mental health. Against the established body of literature, this study evaluates the positive psychological qualities of children living in care centres and sex differences in these attributes. The study sample comprised 420 Ethiopian care centre children who were aged between 13 and 18 years. The children were assessed us…
Poverty, protests and pandemics
No description supplied
Representations of Hope, Goals, and Meaning From Lay Person’s Perspectives in Two African Contexts
In the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology, a core question is now what the relationships among various positive constructs are and how we can understand this in various contexts. We aimed to explore the possible nomological network linking the constructs hope, goals, and meaning from a bottom-up Africentric perspective in two African contexts (Ghana and South Africa) among samples of 18 emerging adults between the ages of 18 and 25 ye…
“I am happy because of God”
Gender, Age, Religion and Positive Mental Health Among Adolescents in a Ghanaian Socio-Cultural Context
The position of Ghana on the progressive map of positive mental health
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), mental health is a state of well-being and not just the absence of diseases. With this definition, there has been a surge of mental health research, albeit still predominantly in Western countries, which is reflected in contemporary theories on positive mental health that include 'flourishing mental health', 'salutogenesis', and 'fortigenesis'. However, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs),…
Psychometric Properties of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support among Ghanaian Adolescents
Psychological Well-Being in a Context of Adversity
Angelina Wilson, Nceba Z. Somhlaba, Psychological Well-Being in a Context of Adversity: Ghanaian Adolescents' Experiences of Hope and Life Satisfaction, Africa Today, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Fall 2016), pp. 85-103
The Role of Demographic and Positive Psychological Factors on Quality of Life in Ghanaian Orphans Placed in Orphanages
Stress, coping and quality of life
Psychological Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement
This research sought to investigate the role of social networks in coping and adjustment to spousal bereavement. A total of 198 Xhosa-speaking participants, drawn from the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, took part in the study. Quantitative data analyses revealed significant correlations between perceived social support on Social Support Appraisals scale and the anxiety scores on the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Editio…
Psychometric Properties of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support among Ghanaian Adolescents
Stress, coping and quality of life
Representations of Hope, Goals, and Meaning From Lay Person’s Perspectives in Two African Contexts
In the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology, a core question is now what the relationships among various positive constructs are and how we can understand this in various contexts. We aimed to explore the possible nomological network linking the constructs hope, goals, and meaning from a bottom-up Africentric perspective in two African contexts (Ghana and South Africa) among samples of 18 emerging adults between the ages of 18 and 25 ye…
Gender, Age, Religion and Positive Mental Health Among Adolescents in a Ghanaian Socio-Cultural Context
Poverty, protests and pandemics
No description supplied
The Role of Demographic and Positive Psychological Factors on Quality of Life in Ghanaian Orphans Placed in Orphanages
Psychological Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement
This research sought to investigate the role of social networks in coping and adjustment to spousal bereavement. A total of 198 Xhosa-speaking participants, drawn from the rural areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, took part in the study. Quantitative data analyses revealed significant correlations between perceived social support on Social Support Appraisals scale and the anxiety scores on the Beck Depression Inventory-Second Editio…
Stress, coping and quality of life
The Role of Demographic and Positive Psychological Factors on Quality of Life in Ghanaian Orphans Placed in Orphanages
The position of Ghana on the progressive map of positive mental health
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), mental health is a state of well-being and not just the absence of diseases. With this definition, there has been a surge of mental health research, albeit still predominantly in Western countries, which is reflected in contemporary theories on positive mental health that include 'flourishing mental health', 'salutogenesis', and 'fortigenesis'. However, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs),…
Psychometric Properties of Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support among Ghanaian Adolescents
Psychological Well-Being in a Context of Adversity
Angelina Wilson, Nceba Z. Somhlaba, Psychological Well-Being in a Context of Adversity: Ghanaian Adolescents' Experiences of Hope and Life Satisfaction, Africa Today, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Fall 2016), pp. 85-103
“I am happy because of God”
Gender, Age, Religion and Positive Mental Health Among Adolescents in a Ghanaian Socio-Cultural Context
Representations of Hope, Goals, and Meaning From Lay Person’s Perspectives in Two African Contexts
In the rapidly expanding field of positive psychology, a core question is now what the relationships among various positive constructs are and how we can understand this in various contexts. We aimed to explore the possible nomological network linking the constructs hope, goals, and meaning from a bottom-up Africentric perspective in two African contexts (Ghana and South Africa) among samples of 18 emerging adults between the ages of 18 and 25 ye…
Poverty, protests and pandemics
No description supplied
The direct effect of basic need services, and social support on positive mental health among institutionalized children
Previous research in Ethiopia mainly contemplated studying children’s mental distress and the negative effects of orphanages. However, there is a dearth of documented evidence on how positive psychological resources, social support, basic needs services, and mental health impact the well-being of children in childcare institutions and how care centers can benefit vulnerable children. This study aimed to investigate the direct impact of perceived …
Profiling the mental health fortitude of institutionalised children
Numerous studies on institutionalised children demonstrate the undesirable influence of care centres on the levels of positive mental health. Against the established body of literature, this study evaluates the positive psychological qualities of children living in care centres and sex differences in these attributes. The study sample comprised 420 Ethiopian care centre children who were aged between 13 and 18 years. The children were assessed us…
Psychology (12 obras) · Social Psychology (10 obras) · Developmental psychology (7 obras) · Clinical Psychology (6 obras) · Mental health (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (6 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Clinical Psychology (5 obras) · Context (archaeology (4 obras)