Joseph Seabi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5053622 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Seabi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Seabi |
| SIGNATURE | SEABI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychosocial well-being in adulthood in response to systemic barriers in kinship care as experienced during adolescence
This study reports on the experiences of Black adults who were raised in kinship care during adolescence and its influences on their psychosocial well-being in adulthood. An exploratory, descriptive, instrumental, multiple-case study approach was followed to facilitate retrospective investigation. Semi-structured, individual interviews were conducted to construct data. The sample comprised of 13 Black adults between the ages of 18 and 42 years. T…
Transition for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Adolescents with autism and their families experience a significant increase in the number of challenges encountered when leaving the structure of the formal education system. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the factors parents and professionals regard as important in preparing for transition of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to adulthood, vocational, and residential arrangements. Semistructured intervie…
Siblings’ Perceptions of Their ADHD-Diagnosed Sibling’s Impact on the Family System
This qualitative study explored siblings' perceptions of the impact a sibling diagnosed with ADHD has within the family system. Specific focus was placed on the different ways these different sibling cohorts were parented. Participants constituted eight adult females with a mean age of 20 years from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and w…
The Impact of Gender, Socioeconomic Status and Home Language on Primary School Children’s Reading Comprehension in KwaZulu-Natal
The current study constituted part of a larger, longitudinal, South African-based study, namely, The Road and Aircraft Noise Exposure on Children's Cognition and Health (RANCH-South Africa). In the context of a multicultural South Africa and varying demographic variables thereof, this study sought to investigate and describe the effects of gender, socioeconomic status and home language on primary school children's reading comprehension in KwaZulu…
South African Foundation Phase Teachers’ Perceptions of ADHD at Private and Public Schools
This study investigated foundation phase teachers' perceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The teachers' views on the aetiology, appropriate interventions and incidence rates of ADHD were examined. A total of 130 foundation phase teachers from mainstream private and public schools completed a self-developed questionnaire that had been piloted by the researchers. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to anal…
An Epidemiological Prospective Study of Children’s Health and Annoyance Reactions to Aircraft Noise Exposure in South Africa
The purpose of this study was to investigate health and annoyance reactions to change in chronic exposure to aircraft noise on a sample of South African children. It was the intention of this study to examine if effects of noise on health and annoyance can be demonstrated. If so, whether such effects persist over time, or whether such effects are reversible after the cessation of exposure to noise. A cohort of 732 children with a mean age of 11.1…
Mastery and Discovery in Black/African Psychology
Relating Learning Strategies, Self-Esteem, Intellectual Functioning with Academic Achievement among First-Year Engineering Students
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between learning strategies, self-esteem, intellectual functioning and academic achievement among first-year engineering students in South Africa. The current study also intended to determine which variables would contribute significantly to academic achievement. Four measures (Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, Organiser, and Raven's Advanced P…
Community Oriented Intervention to Empower Lay Counsellors
A community psychology intervention presents an opportunity to extend, expand and tailor psychological services to the needs of communities. Seven female lay counsellors aged between 40 and 50 years underwent training in basic counselling skills within a community psychology paradigm, in an impoverished community in South Africa. Working within a qualitative paradigm, interviews were conducted with five participants using a semi-structured interv…
Does Aircraft Noise Impair Learners' Reading Comprehension, Attention and Working Memory? A Pilot Study
The study sought to determine whether the cognitive performance of learners is affected by exposure to aircraft noise. The cognitive performance (reading comprehension, attention and memory) of 174 learners aged 9–13 years (males = 69, females = 68; Unidentified = 37), attending a public school in a high aircraft noise areas was compared with that of learners attending a matched public school with typical noise for a school setting. Cognitive per…
Efficacy of a Post-modern Group Career Assessment Intervention of Disadvantaged High School Learners
The study used a post-modern group assessment procedure to explore career perceptions of 11 Grade 11 learners (6= males; 5= females; mean age = 17 years) from disadvantaged communities. A qualitative process of thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results suggest that narrative career assessment in a group setting may provide a viable alternative to career counselling and assessment with disadvantaged learners
Parental Involvement in Career Development among Disadvantaged Adolescents
The study investigated perceived parental involvement in career development amongst disadvantaged adolescents. Participants were 14 Grade 9 learners (8 boys and 6 girls: mean age =14 years) from a disadvantaged community in North-West Province in South Africa. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, and analyzed thematically. Perceived constructive verbal persuasion or encouragement was influential in parents' facilitation of career…
University Students' Beliefs about the Causes and Treatments of Mental Illness
Limited or incorrect mental health knowledge has been shown to result in negative attitudes toward mental illness and the seeking of psychological treatment. We endeavoured to investigate university students' beliefs about the etiology and treatment of mental illness. The sample comprised 112 students from the faculties of Law and Engineering of a large South African university. A three-part questionnaire was administered, which consisted of a se…
Effects of Mediated Learning Experience, Tutor Support and Peer Collaborative Learning on Academic Achievement and Intellectual Functioning among College Students
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mediated learning experience, tutor support and peer collaborative learning on academic achievement and intellectual functioning. The sample comprised 111 first year engineering students (males=38, females=73, age range =16–23), who were randomly assigned to three learning conditions (Mediation: n=45, Tutor: n=36 and Peer: n=30). Data on academic achievement were based on mid-year…
Gender Identity Development and Career Decision-Making Process among High School Learners
Previous studies reveal an inconsistent picture of identity formation for both genders. This study investigated gender differences in identity formation (identity statuses) and career decision-making process among Black South African high school learners. A sample of 156 Grade 12 learners (males = 60, females = 96; mean age = 17.7) participated in the study. Participants completed the Revised Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (Ben…
Relating Identity Processing Styles to Commitment and Self-esteem among College Students
The role that identity processing styles may play in commitment and self-esteem were investigated. Measures of identity processing styles, commitment and self-esteem were administered to 112 psychology students (mean age = 18.77 years, SD = 1.3 years, males = 33, females = 79). Results revealed a statistically significant difference between Informational and Diffuse-avoidant identity processing styles on commitment. There was also a significant d…
Educators' Perceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The study investigated the perceptions of educators about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, specifically their views on its incidence, causes and appropriate interventions in school settings. Five purposively selected educators from a private school participated in the study. Ethnographic interview was used to collect and analyze the data. The results revealed that the educators considered ADHD mainly a physiological disorder with primari…
Career Identity Related Decision Making among IsiXhosa-Speaking Adolescents
This study investigated career identity development among IsiXhosa speaking adolescents in South Africa. A sample of 40 Grade 12 learners, comprising 20 females and 20 males participated in the study (Age range 17 to—24 years). The Identity Status Interview of Grotevant and Cooper (1981), which is based on Marcia's Identity Status (1964) was used to investigate identity development. Marked gender differences were found, with about 75 percent of t…
University Students' Beliefs about the Causes and Treatments of Mental Illness
Limited or incorrect mental health knowledge has been shown to result in negative attitudes toward mental illness and the seeking of psychological treatment. We endeavoured to investigate university students' beliefs about the etiology and treatment of mental illness. The sample comprised 112 students from the faculties of Law and Engineering of a large South African university. A three-part questionnaire was administered, which consisted of a se…
Mastery and Discovery in Black/African Psychology
Educators' Perceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The study investigated the perceptions of educators about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, specifically their views on its incidence, causes and appropriate interventions in school settings. Five purposively selected educators from a private school participated in the study. Ethnographic interview was used to collect and analyze the data. The results revealed that the educators considered ADHD mainly a physiological disorder with primari…
Career Identity Related Decision Making among IsiXhosa-Speaking Adolescents
This study investigated career identity development among IsiXhosa speaking adolescents in South Africa. A sample of 40 Grade 12 learners, comprising 20 females and 20 males participated in the study (Age range 17 to—24 years). The Identity Status Interview of Grotevant and Cooper (1981), which is based on Marcia's Identity Status (1964) was used to investigate identity development. Marked gender differences were found, with about 75 percent of t…
Effects of Mediated Learning Experience, Tutor Support and Peer Collaborative Learning on Academic Achievement and Intellectual Functioning among College Students
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mediated learning experience, tutor support and peer collaborative learning on academic achievement and intellectual functioning. The sample comprised 111 first year engineering students (males=38, females=73, age range =16–23), who were randomly assigned to three learning conditions (Mediation: n=45, Tutor: n=36 and Peer: n=30). Data on academic achievement were based on mid-year…
Gender Identity Development and Career Decision-Making Process among High School Learners
Previous studies reveal an inconsistent picture of identity formation for both genders. This study investigated gender differences in identity formation (identity statuses) and career decision-making process among Black South African high school learners. A sample of 156 Grade 12 learners (males = 60, females = 96; mean age = 17.7) participated in the study. Participants completed the Revised Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (Ben…
Relating Identity Processing Styles to Commitment and Self-esteem among College Students
The role that identity processing styles may play in commitment and self-esteem were investigated. Measures of identity processing styles, commitment and self-esteem were administered to 112 psychology students (mean age = 18.77 years, SD = 1.3 years, males = 33, females = 79). Results revealed a statistically significant difference between Informational and Diffuse-avoidant identity processing styles on commitment. There was also a significant d…
Community Oriented Intervention to Empower Lay Counsellors
A community psychology intervention presents an opportunity to extend, expand and tailor psychological services to the needs of communities. Seven female lay counsellors aged between 40 and 50 years underwent training in basic counselling skills within a community psychology paradigm, in an impoverished community in South Africa. Working within a qualitative paradigm, interviews were conducted with five participants using a semi-structured interv…
Does Aircraft Noise Impair Learners' Reading Comprehension, Attention and Working Memory? A Pilot Study
The study sought to determine whether the cognitive performance of learners is affected by exposure to aircraft noise. The cognitive performance (reading comprehension, attention and memory) of 174 learners aged 9–13 years (males = 69, females = 68; Unidentified = 37), attending a public school in a high aircraft noise areas was compared with that of learners attending a matched public school with typical noise for a school setting. Cognitive per…
Efficacy of a Post-modern Group Career Assessment Intervention of Disadvantaged High School Learners
The study used a post-modern group assessment procedure to explore career perceptions of 11 Grade 11 learners (6= males; 5= females; mean age = 17 years) from disadvantaged communities. A qualitative process of thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. The results suggest that narrative career assessment in a group setting may provide a viable alternative to career counselling and assessment with disadvantaged learners
Parental Involvement in Career Development among Disadvantaged Adolescents
The study investigated perceived parental involvement in career development amongst disadvantaged adolescents. Participants were 14 Grade 9 learners (8 boys and 6 girls: mean age =14 years) from a disadvantaged community in North-West Province in South Africa. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, and analyzed thematically. Perceived constructive verbal persuasion or encouragement was influential in parents' facilitation of career…
University Students' Beliefs about the Causes and Treatments of Mental Illness
Limited or incorrect mental health knowledge has been shown to result in negative attitudes toward mental illness and the seeking of psychological treatment. We endeavoured to investigate university students' beliefs about the etiology and treatment of mental illness. The sample comprised 112 students from the faculties of Law and Engineering of a large South African university. A three-part questionnaire was administered, which consisted of a se…
Relating Learning Strategies, Self-Esteem, Intellectual Functioning with Academic Achievement among First-Year Engineering Students
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between learning strategies, self-esteem, intellectual functioning and academic achievement among first-year engineering students in South Africa. The current study also intended to determine which variables would contribute significantly to academic achievement. Four measures (Learning and Study Strategies Inventory, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, Organiser, and Raven's Advanced P…
An Epidemiological Prospective Study of Children’s Health and Annoyance Reactions to Aircraft Noise Exposure in South Africa
The purpose of this study was to investigate health and annoyance reactions to change in chronic exposure to aircraft noise on a sample of South African children. It was the intention of this study to examine if effects of noise on health and annoyance can be demonstrated. If so, whether such effects persist over time, or whether such effects are reversible after the cessation of exposure to noise. A cohort of 732 children with a mean age of 11.1…
Mastery and Discovery in Black/African Psychology
South African Foundation Phase Teachers’ Perceptions of ADHD at Private and Public Schools
This study investigated foundation phase teachers' perceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The teachers' views on the aetiology, appropriate interventions and incidence rates of ADHD were examined. A total of 130 foundation phase teachers from mainstream private and public schools completed a self-developed questionnaire that had been piloted by the researchers. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to anal…
Transition for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Adolescents with autism and their families experience a significant increase in the number of challenges encountered when leaving the structure of the formal education system. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the factors parents and professionals regard as important in preparing for transition of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to adulthood, vocational, and residential arrangements. Semistructured intervie…
Siblings’ Perceptions of Their ADHD-Diagnosed Sibling’s Impact on the Family System
This qualitative study explored siblings' perceptions of the impact a sibling diagnosed with ADHD has within the family system. Specific focus was placed on the different ways these different sibling cohorts were parented. Participants constituted eight adult females with a mean age of 20 years from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and w…
The Impact of Gender, Socioeconomic Status and Home Language on Primary School Children’s Reading Comprehension in KwaZulu-Natal
The current study constituted part of a larger, longitudinal, South African-based study, namely, The Road and Aircraft Noise Exposure on Children's Cognition and Health (RANCH-South Africa). In the context of a multicultural South Africa and varying demographic variables thereof, this study sought to investigate and describe the effects of gender, socioeconomic status and home language on primary school children's reading comprehension in KwaZulu…
Psychosocial well-being in adulthood in response to systemic barriers in kinship care as experienced during adolescence
This study reports on the experiences of Black adults who were raised in kinship care during adolescence and its influences on their psychosocial well-being in adulthood. An exploratory, descriptive, instrumental, multiple-case study approach was followed to facilitate retrospective investigation. Semi-structured, individual interviews were conducted to construct data. The sample comprised of 13 Black adults between the ages of 18 and 42 years. T…
Psychology (17 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Intervention (counseling (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Perception (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works)