Athena Pedro
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6748253 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Athena Pedro |
| PRENOMES | Athena |
| SOBRENOME | Pedro |
| ASSINATURA | PEDRO A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of the Western Cape |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6518-4854 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Intergenerational Sense-Making About Historical Trauma
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…
The subjective experiences of students with invisible disabilities at a historically disadvantaged university
This study's findings highlight the importance of awareness of invisible disabilities in higher education. Support for students with invisible disabilities, and breaking down the barriers to it, can compound better experiences in the lives of those who have invisible disabilities. Targeted awareness campaigns could contribute to more mindful learning and teaching practices and improve the overall experience of these students. This information can…
Caregivers of early adolescent children
This study aimed to explore the experiences of apartheid that South African caregivers share with their early-adolescent children. Utilising a qualitative exploratory inquiry approach, we interviewed eight participants (male = 1; age range: 29–55 years old; black = 3; coloured = 3; white = 2) within the Cape Town Metropole area, South Africa. The researchers inquired about caregivers’ experiences relating to apartheid and how conversations about …
The socio-ecology of childcare in Apartheid South Africa
We sought to retrospectively understand current caregivers’ childhood experiences of apartheid in South Africa. A sample of eight caregivers (black = 3, white = 2, mixed race = 3; age range = 29 to 55 years) took part in the study. We asked them to reflect on what it was to care for and to be a child in the apartheid era. We also asked them about the likely effects on child development and family well-being. Thematic analysis of the data suggeste…
South African pre-school teacher perceptions of socio-emotional development for school readiness
We aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ understanding of socio-emotional development in early childhood and the role it plays in school readiness. Informants were 12 pre-school teachers from Cape Town, South Africa (coloured/mixed race = 12). The teachers completed semi-structured interviews on their understanding of socio-emotional development, the role that they think socio-emotional development plays in preparing the child for school, and wha…
Early childhood socio-emotional development indicators
This study explored pre-school teachers’ classroom experiences of socio-emotional development in early childhood. Participants were twelve coloured/mixed race pre-school teachers from low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The teachers completed semi-structured interviews focusing on their classroom experiences of socio-emotional development in early childhood. This included teachers’ influence on socio-emotional development, activiti…
Managing dyspraxia
Dyspraxia is a childhood developmental disorder that manifests as a difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects approximately 5–6% of school-aged children. This study aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ awareness and understanding of dyspraxia, and the support they desire for teaching children with dyspraxia. Informants were 15 pre-school teachers from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa (black = 1…
Parent-carer awareness and understanding of dyspraxia
Dyspraxia manifests as difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects roughly 5–6% of school aged children. This study aimed to explore parent-carer’s awareness and understanding of dyspraxia and the resources they self-perceived to need to manage their children with dyspraxia. Informants were 15 parents from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. They completed semi-structured interviews on their knowled…
Neuro-feedback intervention efficacy for treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study explored practitioners perceptions of a neuro-feedback intervention in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’s (ASD). Informants were a convenience sample of ten South African neuro-feedback practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The data on their views on neuro-feedback treatment efficacy, with children with ASD, were collected by means of semi-structured in-depth interviews. Th…
Exploring the lived experiences of infertility treatment and care by involuntarily childless women
This study explored the lived experiences of fertility treatment and care by South African women with infertility. A total of 21 women from different age and ethnic groups (age range = 26 to 41; whites = 53%, coloured = 47%) were interviewed for the study. The women responded to semi-structured interviews on their lived experiences of fertility treatment and care whilst undergoing treatment. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Four ma…
Experiences of father carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study aimed to explore the carer experiences of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A total of eight South African fathers between the ages of 38 and 45 years were the interview informants. They cared for at least one child with ASD each and their children with ASD were within the age range of five to nine years (n=9, males=7, females=2, Low functioning=4, Moderately functioning=4, High functioning=1).The father carers c…
Exploring a sample of university students’ perceptions of menstruation
This study aimed to explore how a sample of young South African women constructed their perceptions of menstruation. The sample comprised 16 racially/ethnically diverse female university students (blacks = 4, whites = 2, coloured = 8; Christians = 11; Muslims = 5; aged 18 to 23 years). They participated in one of three focus group discussions on their constructions of menstruation. Findings from the discourse analysis indicated that the women per…
Influences on life aspirations among adolescents in a low-income community in Cape Town, South Africa
The aim of this study was to determine the influences on adolescents’ aspirations from a low-income community in Cape Town. A sequential mixed method exploratory design was used following two distinct phases. The qualitative phase comprised focus group interviews with 118 grade 12 learners attending a school in a low-income community (age range: 16–19 years) and focused on identifying factors influencing life aspirations. The quantitative phase w…
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Influences on life aspirations among adolescents in a low-income community in Cape Town, South Africa
The aim of this study was to determine the influences on adolescents’ aspirations from a low-income community in Cape Town. A sequential mixed method exploratory design was used following two distinct phases. The qualitative phase comprised focus group interviews with 118 grade 12 learners attending a school in a low-income community (age range: 16–19 years) and focused on identifying factors influencing life aspirations. The quantitative phase w…
Experiences of father carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study aimed to explore the carer experiences of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A total of eight South African fathers between the ages of 38 and 45 years were the interview informants. They cared for at least one child with ASD each and their children with ASD were within the age range of five to nine years (n=9, males=7, females=2, Low functioning=4, Moderately functioning=4, High functioning=1).The father carers c…
Exploring a sample of university students’ perceptions of menstruation
This study aimed to explore how a sample of young South African women constructed their perceptions of menstruation. The sample comprised 16 racially/ethnically diverse female university students (blacks = 4, whites = 2, coloured = 8; Christians = 11; Muslims = 5; aged 18 to 23 years). They participated in one of three focus group discussions on their constructions of menstruation. Findings from the discourse analysis indicated that the women per…
Exploring the lived experiences of infertility treatment and care by involuntarily childless women
This study explored the lived experiences of fertility treatment and care by South African women with infertility. A total of 21 women from different age and ethnic groups (age range = 26 to 41; whites = 53%, coloured = 47%) were interviewed for the study. The women responded to semi-structured interviews on their lived experiences of fertility treatment and care whilst undergoing treatment. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Four ma…
Neuro-feedback intervention efficacy for treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study explored practitioners perceptions of a neuro-feedback intervention in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder’s (ASD). Informants were a convenience sample of ten South African neuro-feedback practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The data on their views on neuro-feedback treatment efficacy, with children with ASD, were collected by means of semi-structured in-depth interviews. Th…
Early childhood socio-emotional development indicators
This study explored pre-school teachers’ classroom experiences of socio-emotional development in early childhood. Participants were twelve coloured/mixed race pre-school teachers from low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The teachers completed semi-structured interviews focusing on their classroom experiences of socio-emotional development in early childhood. This included teachers’ influence on socio-emotional development, activiti…
Managing dyspraxia
Dyspraxia is a childhood developmental disorder that manifests as a difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects approximately 5–6% of school-aged children. This study aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ awareness and understanding of dyspraxia, and the support they desire for teaching children with dyspraxia. Informants were 15 pre-school teachers from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa (black = 1…
Parent-carer awareness and understanding of dyspraxia
Dyspraxia manifests as difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects roughly 5–6% of school aged children. This study aimed to explore parent-carer’s awareness and understanding of dyspraxia and the resources they self-perceived to need to manage their children with dyspraxia. Informants were 15 parents from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. They completed semi-structured interviews on their knowled…
South African pre-school teacher perceptions of socio-emotional development for school readiness
We aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ understanding of socio-emotional development in early childhood and the role it plays in school readiness. Informants were 12 pre-school teachers from Cape Town, South Africa (coloured/mixed race = 12). The teachers completed semi-structured interviews on their understanding of socio-emotional development, the role that they think socio-emotional development plays in preparing the child for school, and wha…
Caregivers of early adolescent children
This study aimed to explore the experiences of apartheid that South African caregivers share with their early-adolescent children. Utilising a qualitative exploratory inquiry approach, we interviewed eight participants (male = 1; age range: 29–55 years old; black = 3; coloured = 3; white = 2) within the Cape Town Metropole area, South Africa. The researchers inquired about caregivers’ experiences relating to apartheid and how conversations about …
The socio-ecology of childcare in Apartheid South Africa
We sought to retrospectively understand current caregivers’ childhood experiences of apartheid in South Africa. A sample of eight caregivers (black = 3, white = 2, mixed race = 3; age range = 29 to 55 years) took part in the study. We asked them to reflect on what it was to care for and to be a child in the apartheid era. We also asked them about the likely effects on child development and family well-being. Thematic analysis of the data suggeste…
The subjective experiences of students with invisible disabilities at a historically disadvantaged university
This study's findings highlight the importance of awareness of invisible disabilities in higher education. Support for students with invisible disabilities, and breaking down the barriers to it, can compound better experiences in the lives of those who have invisible disabilities. Targeted awareness campaigns could contribute to more mindful learning and teaching practices and improve the overall experience of these students. This information can…
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…
Intergenerational Sense-Making About Historical Trauma
Psychology (14 obras) · Developmental psychology (12 obras) · Qualitative research (9 obras) · Thematic analysis (9 obras) · Early Childhood Education and Development (6 obras) · Perception (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 obras) · Clinical Psychology (5 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras)