Resilience amongst adolescents in a Namibian residential care centre : an exploratory study of why some youth succeed despite adversity

The oblective of this mixed-method approach study was to explore and describe key protective factors that contribute to resilience among adolescents in long-term residential care in Namibia. The sample consisted of three caregivers and 61 male and female adolescents between the ages of 11-19 years (mean age=14.45, SD=2.26.) Data was collected by means of in-depth interviews and two self-report questionnaires including the Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM) and the Strengths and Difficulties Quetionnaire (SDG).

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Shaanika, Sigrid

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Wild, Lauren

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8261

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8261