Chris Venter
Biographic Data
| ID | 6053775 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Venter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Venter |
| SIGNATURE | VENTER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | North-West University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Black Adults’ Perceptions of Healthy Family Functioning
This study explores Black adults’ perceptions of factors that contribute to healthy family functioning. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 Black participants between the ages of 26 and 54. They responded to a question on their perceptions of healthy family functioning. In addition, a semistructured interview was conducted with the eight participants who presented with the richest data. Analysis of the data revealed healthy family funct…
Cancer Treatment in South Africa
Due to the advances in cancer treatment, there are a growing number of cancer survivors. Finishing treatment rarely indicates the end of the cancer experience. As a result, cancer management has shifted from an acute care model to one that focuses on chronic care issues with a wellness component. This article explores cancer survivorship and management in the South African context, including (a) aspects of care/treatment in urban and rural areas …
Exploring Young Black Persons' Narratives About the Apartheid Past
This study examined intergeneration narratives about the apartheid past through the retelling of 14 young black South Africans aged 16 to 21 (males =6, females =8). A qualitative categorical-content data analysis underpinned by social constructionism, explored these secondary narrative segments obtained via in-depth interviewing. The data analysis yielded 12 themes, which dealt predominantly with their lives under apartheid and the socially const…
African Female Adolescents' Experience of Parenting and Their Sense of Well-Being
The objective of this study was to explore and describe South African, African female adolescents' experience of parent-adolescent relationships and their perceptions of the influence of the parent-adolescent relationship on aspects of their sense of well-being. Sixty-two African female adolescents were participants. Data on experiences of parenting and their sense of well-being were collected using graphic family sculpting techniques (with 30 ad…
Untold Stories of a Group of Black South Africans about the Apartheid Era
The aim of this research was to explore the alternative stories of a group of black adults who survived the apartheid years in South Africa. It was surmised that the lives of many of the black adults who experienced the atrocities of the apartheid years, might have been shaped by the dominant stories of hardship, and that alternative stories of survival may not have played as important a role in the shaping of their lives as should have been the …
A Group of Black South Africans' Experience of Telling their Untold Stories about the Apartheid Era
The aim of this research was to explore a group of black South Africans' experiences of telling their untold stories of survival about the apartheid era. The expectation was that if they did become more aware of these alternative stories, it could have a far-reaching effect on their lives. A qualitative study was conducted with a group of seven black South African survivors of the apartheid era, ranging in age from 42–62 years (males =5, females …
Cancer Patients' Illness Experiences During a Group Intervention
The study used secondary data analysis to explore cancer patients' illness experiences during a listening group intervention. Participants were 12 patients (age range 22 to 62 years in age; males = 4; females = 8). Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Analysis of the data yielded twelve prevalent themes namely, support, perspectives and experiences in medical context, perspectives on life and death, emotional experiences, religi…
The Design and Evaluation of a Hope Enhancement Programme for Adults
The study evaluated the effectiveness of a hope enhancement programme for a group of adults and its impact on general psychological well-being. The intervention programme focused on participants' abilities to set feasible goals, planning ways to reach those goals (pathways) and increase determination and motivation (agency) to reach these goals. The workshop-format programme, consisted of six two-hour sessions conducted over five days. A pre and …
Perceptions That Patients Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder Have of Their Families
This study aimed to determine how patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) perceive their families. Qualitative research in the form of a multiple case study design and an availability sample, consisting of three white BPD patients, was used. Patients' ages (two males and one female) ranged between 18 and 30 years. Data were obtained by means of semi-structured interviews and the Graphic Family Sculpting Technique. After open…
Narratives of Depression
The purpose of this study was to explore the life narratives of a group of self-identified depressed individuals. A qualitative research approach, specifically a multiple case study method was used, consisting of interviews in narrative format with people who were suffering from depression. The common themes seemed to be: the participants attached negative meanings to their life experiences; they used negative language, particularly in the form o…
Narratives of Depression
The purpose of this study was to explore the life narratives of a group of self-identified depressed individuals. A qualitative research approach, specifically a multiple case study method was used, consisting of interviews in narrative format with people who were suffering from depression. The common themes seemed to be: the participants attached negative meanings to their life experiences; they used negative language, particularly in the form o…
Narratives of Depression
The purpose of this study was to explore the life narratives of a group of self-identified depressed individuals. A qualitative research approach, specifically a multiple case study method was used, consisting of interviews in narrative format with people who were suffering from depression. The common themes seemed to be: the participants attached negative meanings to their life experiences; they used negative language, particularly in the form o…
Perceptions That Patients Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder Have of Their Families
This study aimed to determine how patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) perceive their families. Qualitative research in the form of a multiple case study design and an availability sample, consisting of three white BPD patients, was used. Patients' ages (two males and one female) ranged between 18 and 30 years. Data were obtained by means of semi-structured interviews and the Graphic Family Sculpting Technique. After open…
Cancer Patients' Illness Experiences During a Group Intervention
The study used secondary data analysis to explore cancer patients' illness experiences during a listening group intervention. Participants were 12 patients (age range 22 to 62 years in age; males = 4; females = 8). Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Analysis of the data yielded twelve prevalent themes namely, support, perspectives and experiences in medical context, perspectives on life and death, emotional experiences, religi…
The Design and Evaluation of a Hope Enhancement Programme for Adults
The study evaluated the effectiveness of a hope enhancement programme for a group of adults and its impact on general psychological well-being. The intervention programme focused on participants' abilities to set feasible goals, planning ways to reach those goals (pathways) and increase determination and motivation (agency) to reach these goals. The workshop-format programme, consisted of six two-hour sessions conducted over five days. A pre and …
Untold Stories of a Group of Black South Africans about the Apartheid Era
The aim of this research was to explore the alternative stories of a group of black adults who survived the apartheid years in South Africa. It was surmised that the lives of many of the black adults who experienced the atrocities of the apartheid years, might have been shaped by the dominant stories of hardship, and that alternative stories of survival may not have played as important a role in the shaping of their lives as should have been the …
A Group of Black South Africans' Experience of Telling their Untold Stories about the Apartheid Era
The aim of this research was to explore a group of black South Africans' experiences of telling their untold stories of survival about the apartheid era. The expectation was that if they did become more aware of these alternative stories, it could have a far-reaching effect on their lives. A qualitative study was conducted with a group of seven black South African survivors of the apartheid era, ranging in age from 42–62 years (males =5, females …
Exploring Young Black Persons' Narratives About the Apartheid Past
This study examined intergeneration narratives about the apartheid past through the retelling of 14 young black South Africans aged 16 to 21 (males =6, females =8). A qualitative categorical-content data analysis underpinned by social constructionism, explored these secondary narrative segments obtained via in-depth interviewing. The data analysis yielded 12 themes, which dealt predominantly with their lives under apartheid and the socially const…
African Female Adolescents' Experience of Parenting and Their Sense of Well-Being
The objective of this study was to explore and describe South African, African female adolescents' experience of parent-adolescent relationships and their perceptions of the influence of the parent-adolescent relationship on aspects of their sense of well-being. Sixty-two African female adolescents were participants. Data on experiences of parenting and their sense of well-being were collected using graphic family sculpting techniques (with 30 ad…
Black Adults’ Perceptions of Healthy Family Functioning
This study explores Black adults’ perceptions of factors that contribute to healthy family functioning. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 Black participants between the ages of 26 and 54. They responded to a question on their perceptions of healthy family functioning. In addition, a semistructured interview was conducted with the eight participants who presented with the richest data. Analysis of the data revealed healthy family funct…
Cancer Treatment in South Africa
Due to the advances in cancer treatment, there are a growing number of cancer survivors. Finishing treatment rarely indicates the end of the cancer experience. As a result, cancer management has shifted from an acute care model to one that focuses on chronic care issues with a wellness component. This article explores cancer survivorship and management in the South African context, including (a) aspects of care/treatment in urban and rural areas …
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Social science (4 works)