Abraham P Greeff
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5102201 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Abraham P Greeff |
| NOMBRES | Abraham P |
| APELLIDO | Greeff |
| FIRMA | GREEFF A P |
| AFILIACIONES | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0427-2623 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
What Motivates Mothers to Apply a Positive Parenting Approach? A Qualitative Study
Few studies to date have explored the perceptions of parents about positive parenting in general, and none have examined parents’ motivation to apply a positive parenting approach. Consequently, the aim of this study was to explore what motivates parents to apply a positive parenting approach. Participants were recruited in South Africa by means of non-probability purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain the perspecti…
Resilience in Low- to Middle-Income Families with a Mother Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
The aim of this study was to identify characteristics and factors that assisted families in the adjustment and adaptation to the chronic illness of breast cancer. A mixed-methods convergent parallel research design was employed. Non-probability convenience sampling was utilized to recruit 104 mothers from a university hospital in the Western Cape province, South Africa. Qualitative data were collected with semi-structured interviews (n = 11), and…
Resilience in Families after a Child’s Same-Sex Sexual Orientation Disclosure
The aim of this study was to identify qualities and resources that help families to adapt to the disclosure of their child’s same-sex sexual orientation. Fifty-four same sex-attracted participants from the Western Cape Province, South Africa represented their families and completed seven self-report questionnaires and responded to an open-ended question. The combined quantitative and qualitative analyses identified several family resilience quali…
Experiences of homeless men in an affluent town in South Africa
The aim of this study was to explore experiences of homelessness in an affluent university town. Seven homeless men were recruited at a welfare program for homeless people to participate in in‐depth, semistructured interviews that explored their experiences of homelessness in the town. The ages of the participants ranged from 36 to 52 years. There were three White participants, two of mixed race, and two Black participants. Thematic analysis was …
Adult Adoptees’ Perspectives on Adoption
This qualitative study explored perspectives on adoption of 12 searching adult adoptees. A thematic analysis resulted in four meta-themes: (1) Optimistic adoption views, beliefs and values, (2) the integral role of the adoptive family in adoption, (3+) the effects of adoption, and (4) perceptions of adoption in society. These findings indicate that adoption is a good alternative to substitute, foster or institutional care. All participants believ…
Resilience Characteristics of Families With Children With Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
The aim of this study was to explore family characteristics and resources that assisted families to adapt after their children had been diagnosed with severe or profound intellectual disability. A qualitative research approach with a cross-sectional design was used, as the study was focused on participants’ experiences. It was found that spiritual resources and reformulation of the crisis helped families to reframe their experiences with a more p…
Exploring Factors That Helped Adolescents Adjust and Continue With Life After the Death of a Parent
The aim of this study was to explore factors that helped adolescents to adjust and continue with life after the death of a parent. A qualitative research design was utilized, in which 12 participants participated in semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed according to thematic analysis. The following categories and themes emerged from the data: family support-supportive remaining parent, parent has a supportive partner and supportive extend…
Own and perceived parental religiosity and the quality of the parent–child relationship
This aim of this study was to investigate the association between perceived parental religiosity and the quality of the parent–child relationship. Eighty-nine adolescent boys and girls completed the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) and the Parent–Child Relationship Survey (PCRS). The results showed that the girls had a better relationship with their mothers than with their fathers, while the boys tended to view their…
Infertility-Related Stress within the Marital Relationship
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between infertility-related stress and four aspects of the marital relationship, specifically, the quality of communication, sexual satisfaction, intimacy, and overall dyadic adjustment. Methods: Male and female patients (N = 116) receiving infertility treatment at two infertility clinics in the Western Cape province of South Africa completed self-report questionnaires. Results: …
Indicators of Family Resilience after the Death of a Child
The aim of this study was to identify and describe resilience qualities in families after losing a child. Questionnaires, including an open-ended question, were utilized to collect data independently from the parents and siblings of the deceased in 89 Belgian families. The results indicate that family strengths in general, and commitment to the family in particular, helped the families' adaptation after the loss. In addition, the adaptation proce…
Parental Bereavement
This study is aimed at identifying central themes of bereavement. A qualitative approach was employed in the analyses of interviews with 22 bereaved parents. The analyses yielded four central issues or themes of bereavement, each with its own set of sub-themes or categories, as the narrative demanded. The first of these themes, pertaining to the life of the family before the death of a child had taken place, was named the risk factor. Circumstanc…
Indications of Resilience Factors in Families Who have Lost a Home in a Shack Fire
The aim of this study was to explore the presence of resilience factors in families living in an informal settlement on the outskirts of a rural town that have lost their homes in a shack fire. A mixed methods research design was utilised. Qualitative data were obtained through responses to an open‐ended question, and quantitative data were obtained through the completion of questionnaires by an adult representative of each of the 38 African fami…
Resilience factors in families living with people with mental illnesses
In South Africa, a substantial burden is placed on families living with people with mental illnesses. The aim of this study was to identify resilience factors in families living in an underprivileged area, caring for people with mental illnesses. Data was obtained from family representatives ( N =34) using semistructured interviews and a set of seven self‐report, quantitative questionnaires during the course of a once‐off interview. The results o…
Spirituality as a Resiliency Quality in Xhosa-speaking Families in South Africa
The Prevalence of Resilience in Migrant Families
This study explores, identifies, and clarifies the role that familial capabilities, characteristics, and resources (resilience factors) play in cushioning the effect of migration on the family unit. A total of 68 White middle and upper socioeconomic South African families completed the questionnaires, which included an open-ended question. The results identified (i) traits and abilities of individual family members, (ii) the family system's inter…
Spirituality and Resilience in Families in Which a Parent Has Died
This preliminary study explored the prevalence of spirituality in family resilience in the adaptation process after the loss of a parent. Twenty-five families who lost a parent between one and six years previously were identified by four postgraduate students in their respective neighborhoods in Cape Town, South Africa. Each of the single parents (M age=48.3 yr., SD=7.7), 19 women and six men, were asked to indicate verbally in what way spiritual…
Individual Characteristics Associated with Resilience in Single-Parent Families
This study identified individual characteristics as a resource to enhance the resilience of a family dealing with the loss of a parent. 25 white single-parent families who had lost a parent between 1 and 4 yr. previously were identified by four postgraduate students in the Western Cape, South Africa. Each single-parent, 19 women and 6 men (M age=48 yr., SD=7.65), were asked to state the personal qualities which helped the family adapt after the l…
Variables Associated with Resilience in Divorced Families
Resilience among Families Where a Parent Accepted a Voluntary Teacher's Retrenchment Package
Teachers who accepted the voluntary severance package from the South African Department of Education between 1996 and 1998 were approached to take part in this study on behalf of their families. Thirty participants completed a biographical questionnaire and the Family Index of Regenerativity and Adaptation (FIRA-G) developed by McCubbin and Thompson (1991). The results confirmed the relationship between family stressors, family strains and family…
Aspects of the Construct Validity of a Preliminary Self-Concept Questionnaire
The aim of the study was to assess the construct validity of a Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire and an Afrikaans version of the Self-description Questionnaire of Marsh, Smith, and Barnes. Questionnaires were administered to 57 boys and 57 girls in Grades 5 and 7. Their self-concepts were rated by their teachers on a teacher's rating scale, based on the four subscales of the Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire. Correlations among the tota…
Characteristics of Families That Function Well
The objective of this study was to identify those family variables that would possibly explain variances in family functioning. Variables investigated were marital and family strengths, satisfaction, and quality of life; family cohesion and adaptability was used as an index for family functioning. A cross-sectional study was undertaken with 119 families representing four different stages of the family life cycle. Only 4 of the 39 variables were a…
Parents' and Adolescents' Perceptions of a Strong Family
Perceptions of family strengths of 40 parents and 20 adolescents were investigated by means of semistructured interviews and Likert-type ratings on commitment, appreciation, spending time together, communication patterns, religious values, and crisis management. Significant differences were found between the perceptions of parents and adolescents for the family characteristics of commitment, time spent together, and crisis management. Although fa…
Parents' and Adolescents' Perceptions of a Strong Family
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Use of Progressive Relaxation Training for Chronic Alcoholics With Insomnia
To assess the effect of progressive relaxation training on insomnia in institutionalised chronic alcoholic men, 22 subjects between the ages of 20 and 60 years, were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups. The treatment group received 10 sessions of progressive relaxation training over a 2-wk. period after which both groups completed a postexperimental questionnaire. Analysis showed a significant improvement in the sleeping patterns o…
Variables Associated with Resilience in Divorced Families
Characteristics of Families That Function Well
The objective of this study was to identify those family variables that would possibly explain variances in family functioning. Variables investigated were marital and family strengths, satisfaction, and quality of life; family cohesion and adaptability was used as an index for family functioning. A cross-sectional study was undertaken with 119 families representing four different stages of the family life cycle. Only 4 of the 39 variables were a…
Resilience factors in families living with people with mental illnesses
In South Africa, a substantial burden is placed on families living with people with mental illnesses. The aim of this study was to identify resilience factors in families living in an underprivileged area, caring for people with mental illnesses. Data was obtained from family representatives ( N =34) using semistructured interviews and a set of seven self‐report, quantitative questionnaires during the course of a once‐off interview. The results o…
Adult Adoptees’ Perspectives on Adoption
This qualitative study explored perspectives on adoption of 12 searching adult adoptees. A thematic analysis resulted in four meta-themes: (1) Optimistic adoption views, beliefs and values, (2) the integral role of the adoptive family in adoption, (3+) the effects of adoption, and (4) perceptions of adoption in society. These findings indicate that adoption is a good alternative to substitute, foster or institutional care. All participants believ…
Indications of Resilience Factors in Families Who have Lost a Home in a Shack Fire
The aim of this study was to explore the presence of resilience factors in families living in an informal settlement on the outskirts of a rural town that have lost their homes in a shack fire. A mixed methods research design was utilised. Qualitative data were obtained through responses to an open‐ended question, and quantitative data were obtained through the completion of questionnaires by an adult representative of each of the 38 African fami…
Resilience among Families Where a Parent Accepted a Voluntary Teacher's Retrenchment Package
Teachers who accepted the voluntary severance package from the South African Department of Education between 1996 and 1998 were approached to take part in this study on behalf of their families. Thirty participants completed a biographical questionnaire and the Family Index of Regenerativity and Adaptation (FIRA-G) developed by McCubbin and Thompson (1991). The results confirmed the relationship between family stressors, family strains and family…
Use of Progressive Relaxation Training for Chronic Alcoholics With Insomnia
To assess the effect of progressive relaxation training on insomnia in institutionalised chronic alcoholic men, 22 subjects between the ages of 20 and 60 years, were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups. The treatment group received 10 sessions of progressive relaxation training over a 2-wk. period after which both groups completed a postexperimental questionnaire. Analysis showed a significant improvement in the sleeping patterns o…
Parents' and Adolescents' Perceptions of a Strong Family
Perceptions of family strengths of 40 parents and 20 adolescents were investigated by means of semistructured interviews and Likert-type ratings on commitment, appreciation, spending time together, communication patterns, religious values, and crisis management. Significant differences were found between the perceptions of parents and adolescents for the family characteristics of commitment, time spent together, and crisis management. Although fa…
Parents' and Adolescents' Perceptions of a Strong Family
ammonsscientific.com is your first and best source for all of the information you’re looking for. From general topics to more of what you would expect to find here, ammonsscientific.com has it all. We hope you find what you are searching for
Characteristics of Families That Function Well
The objective of this study was to identify those family variables that would possibly explain variances in family functioning. Variables investigated were marital and family strengths, satisfaction, and quality of life; family cohesion and adaptability was used as an index for family functioning. A cross-sectional study was undertaken with 119 families representing four different stages of the family life cycle. Only 4 of the 39 variables were a…
Aspects of the Construct Validity of a Preliminary Self-Concept Questionnaire
The aim of the study was to assess the construct validity of a Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire and an Afrikaans version of the Self-description Questionnaire of Marsh, Smith, and Barnes. Questionnaires were administered to 57 boys and 57 girls in Grades 5 and 7. Their self-concepts were rated by their teachers on a teacher's rating scale, based on the four subscales of the Preliminary Self-concept Questionnaire. Correlations among the tota…
Resilience among Families Where a Parent Accepted a Voluntary Teacher's Retrenchment Package
Teachers who accepted the voluntary severance package from the South African Department of Education between 1996 and 1998 were approached to take part in this study on behalf of their families. Thirty participants completed a biographical questionnaire and the Family Index of Regenerativity and Adaptation (FIRA-G) developed by McCubbin and Thompson (1991). The results confirmed the relationship between family stressors, family strains and family…
Variables Associated with Resilience in Divorced Families
Individual Characteristics Associated with Resilience in Single-Parent Families
This study identified individual characteristics as a resource to enhance the resilience of a family dealing with the loss of a parent. 25 white single-parent families who had lost a parent between 1 and 4 yr. previously were identified by four postgraduate students in the Western Cape, South Africa. Each single-parent, 19 women and 6 men (M age=48 yr., SD=7.65), were asked to state the personal qualities which helped the family adapt after the l…
Spirituality as a Resiliency Quality in Xhosa-speaking Families in South Africa
The Prevalence of Resilience in Migrant Families
This study explores, identifies, and clarifies the role that familial capabilities, characteristics, and resources (resilience factors) play in cushioning the effect of migration on the family unit. A total of 68 White middle and upper socioeconomic South African families completed the questionnaires, which included an open-ended question. The results identified (i) traits and abilities of individual family members, (ii) the family system's inter…
Spirituality and Resilience in Families in Which a Parent Has Died
This preliminary study explored the prevalence of spirituality in family resilience in the adaptation process after the loss of a parent. Twenty-five families who lost a parent between one and six years previously were identified by four postgraduate students in their respective neighborhoods in Cape Town, South Africa. Each of the single parents (M age=48.3 yr., SD=7.7), 19 women and six men, were asked to indicate verbally in what way spiritual…
Resilience factors in families living with people with mental illnesses
In South Africa, a substantial burden is placed on families living with people with mental illnesses. The aim of this study was to identify resilience factors in families living in an underprivileged area, caring for people with mental illnesses. Data was obtained from family representatives ( N =34) using semistructured interviews and a set of seven self‐report, quantitative questionnaires during the course of a once‐off interview. The results o…
Indicators of Family Resilience after the Death of a Child
The aim of this study was to identify and describe resilience qualities in families after losing a child. Questionnaires, including an open-ended question, were utilized to collect data independently from the parents and siblings of the deceased in 89 Belgian families. The results indicate that family strengths in general, and commitment to the family in particular, helped the families' adaptation after the loss. In addition, the adaptation proce…
Parental Bereavement
This study is aimed at identifying central themes of bereavement. A qualitative approach was employed in the analyses of interviews with 22 bereaved parents. The analyses yielded four central issues or themes of bereavement, each with its own set of sub-themes or categories, as the narrative demanded. The first of these themes, pertaining to the life of the family before the death of a child had taken place, was named the risk factor. Circumstanc…
Indications of Resilience Factors in Families Who have Lost a Home in a Shack Fire
The aim of this study was to explore the presence of resilience factors in families living in an informal settlement on the outskirts of a rural town that have lost their homes in a shack fire. A mixed methods research design was utilised. Qualitative data were obtained through responses to an open‐ended question, and quantitative data were obtained through the completion of questionnaires by an adult representative of each of the 38 African fami…
Own and perceived parental religiosity and the quality of the parent–child relationship
This aim of this study was to investigate the association between perceived parental religiosity and the quality of the parent–child relationship. Eighty-nine adolescent boys and girls completed the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ) and the Parent–Child Relationship Survey (PCRS). The results showed that the girls had a better relationship with their mothers than with their fathers, while the boys tended to view their…
Infertility-Related Stress within the Marital Relationship
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between infertility-related stress and four aspects of the marital relationship, specifically, the quality of communication, sexual satisfaction, intimacy, and overall dyadic adjustment. Methods: Male and female patients (N = 116) receiving infertility treatment at two infertility clinics in the Western Cape province of South Africa completed self-report questionnaires. Results: …
Resilience Characteristics of Families With Children With Severe or Profound Intellectual Disability
The aim of this study was to explore family characteristics and resources that assisted families to adapt after their children had been diagnosed with severe or profound intellectual disability. A qualitative research approach with a cross-sectional design was used, as the study was focused on participants’ experiences. It was found that spiritual resources and reformulation of the crisis helped families to reframe their experiences with a more p…
Exploring Factors That Helped Adolescents Adjust and Continue With Life After the Death of a Parent
The aim of this study was to explore factors that helped adolescents to adjust and continue with life after the death of a parent. A qualitative research design was utilized, in which 12 participants participated in semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed according to thematic analysis. The following categories and themes emerged from the data: family support-supportive remaining parent, parent has a supportive partner and supportive extend…
Adult Adoptees’ Perspectives on Adoption
This qualitative study explored perspectives on adoption of 12 searching adult adoptees. A thematic analysis resulted in four meta-themes: (1) Optimistic adoption views, beliefs and values, (2) the integral role of the adoptive family in adoption, (3+) the effects of adoption, and (4) perceptions of adoption in society. These findings indicate that adoption is a good alternative to substitute, foster or institutional care. All participants believ…
Experiences of homeless men in an affluent town in South Africa
The aim of this study was to explore experiences of homelessness in an affluent university town. Seven homeless men were recruited at a welfare program for homeless people to participate in in‐depth, semistructured interviews that explored their experiences of homelessness in the town. The ages of the participants ranged from 36 to 52 years. There were three White participants, two of mixed race, and two Black participants. Thematic analysis was …
Resilience in Families after a Child’s Same-Sex Sexual Orientation Disclosure
The aim of this study was to identify qualities and resources that help families to adapt to the disclosure of their child’s same-sex sexual orientation. Fifty-four same sex-attracted participants from the Western Cape Province, South Africa represented their families and completed seven self-report questionnaires and responded to an open-ended question. The combined quantitative and qualitative analyses identified several family resilience quali…
What Motivates Mothers to Apply a Positive Parenting Approach? A Qualitative Study
Few studies to date have explored the perceptions of parents about positive parenting in general, and none have examined parents’ motivation to apply a positive parenting approach. Consequently, the aim of this study was to explore what motivates parents to apply a positive parenting approach. Participants were recruited in South Africa by means of non-probability purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to gain the perspecti…
Resilience in Low- to Middle-Income Families with a Mother Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
The aim of this study was to identify characteristics and factors that assisted families in the adjustment and adaptation to the chronic illness of breast cancer. A mixed-methods convergent parallel research design was employed. Non-probability convenience sampling was utilized to recruit 104 mothers from a university hospital in the Western Cape province, South Africa. Qualitative data were collected with semi-structured interviews (n = 11), and…
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