Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Violent Behaviour"”.
-
Empathy, mental state recognition, and violent behaviour: the influence of situated context
… be of practical use in preventing or reducing violent offending behaviour, and addresses the limitations of trait approaches which have hindered previous research and practice within the field. An exploratory, multi-modal design facilitated analysis of data from multiple forensic settings, …
-
An assessment of head teachers’ management practices of violent behaviour among learners in Luanshya district, Zambia.
… of Head teachers’ management practices of violent behavior among learners in Luanshya District, Zambia. The study objectives were; to examine heat teachers’ management practices of violent behaviour in secondary schools in Luanshya district, ascertain the nature and sources of violent …
-
The Nature and Prevalence of Violent Behaviour in High Schools: A Case of Selected High Schools in Masaiti and Ndola Districts in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia
… was to investigate the nature and prevalence of violent behaviour among pupils in High Schools in Zambia. The main objectives of the study were to establish the nature of pupil violent behaviour; to determine the causes of pupil violent behaviour; to assess the frequency of pupil violent …
-
Early life lead exposure as a risk factor for aggressive and violent behaviours in young adults: A retrospective systematic review
… year from preventable violence. Many of these violent acts are perpetrated by youths. Despite several initiatives, the prevalence of youth violence remains high. Early life lead exposure is a possible cause of aggressive and violent behaviour in young adults. Several aggregate-level and …
-
The role of self-concept and narcissism in aggression
… among narcissism, self-concept, affect and violent behaviour were investigated in two studies with samples of federally sentenced violent and sexual offenders. In the first study, participants completed personality inventories and a measure of self-complexity, while changes in self-esteem …
-
An evaluation of the profile of characteristics of the population of State patients admitted to Valkenberg Hospital's Forensic Unit from December 1964 to May 1997
… of patients were charged with physically violent offences and diagnosed as schizophrenic. A high percentage of patients have been detained in hospital for 5 or more years which brings into questions the length of detention of mentally disordered offenders in hospital. A substantial number …
-
Management of violence in secondary schools of the North West Province
… acts of violence committed in schools today. The violent behaviour of learners in schools disrupts the smooth functioning of the schools as well as teaching and learning. This qualitative study, based on an interpretive paradigm, aimed to investigate the management of violence in selected …
-
Positioning the subject : a social psychoanalytical analysis of aggressive behaviour
This research project addresses aggressive and violent behaviour. It focuses on the question of the experiences of a research subject whose behaviour results from his inability to resolve the anxiety arising from his positioning in contradictory discourses. The relationship between his behaviour …
-
A formative and outcome evaluation for a substance abuse treatment programme
… treatment. These substances are associated with violent behaviour and mental health behaviours which then result in criminal activities. Treatment however is not easily accessible for some socio-economic groups as it is expensive and geographically inaccessible. Alternate methods of treatment in …
-
Overdoses, suicidal behaviour and clinical characteristics in heavy drug users. Studies in the Criminal Justice System.
… or to report SA or difficulty controlling violent behaviour. In the present data material (n=6,836), 21 percent reported a SA, which was associated with several variables: female gender, several different psychiatric symptoms, history of being abused, heredity, physical disease, alcohol …
-
Professional perceptions of domestic violence: The relationship between causal explanations and views on prevention and intervention
… at the factors that surround male perpetrators? violent behaviour. As a result, a number of alternative interventions were established based on a new understanding of domestic violence. Wider explanations have therefore led professional groups to form different angles of approach. Consequently …
-
Interpersonal violence and fracture patterns in 18th and 19th century London.
Violent behaviour can be seen all over the world and across time; it is also intrinsically linked to culture. As such, the analysis of skeletal material presents excellent physical evidence of violent occurrences within communities. The current thesis looks to understand the possible presence of …
-
The nature and extent of physical abuse in Saudi Arabia homes and schools
… and the longer-term psychological and behavioural effects it may have. A detailed questionnaire was administered to 768 high-school students, male and female, aged 12 to 18, in two cities, which, for the purposes of this research, will be referred to as city A and city B, and which …
-
Perpetrators of domestic violence : men's experiences in the Western Cape
… and dissociation when they referred to their violent behaviour. To a large degree, they adhered to patriarchal codes of masculinity where control over their partners was permissible and justifiable. Men identified the legal system as biased; limited treatment resources; and a general …
-
A Formative Evaluation of the Dream Toolkit component of the Be the Dream Programme
… alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancies, violent behaviour and high school dropout. These programmes aim to promote personal and interpersonal development outcomes for at-risk youth so that they can lead better purpose-driven lives. The following dissertation presents the findings of a …
-
Total honesty/total heart: Fostering empathy development and conflict resolution skills. A violence prevention strategy
… Total Honesty/Total Heart, based on the Nonviolent Communication model (Rosenberg, 2003) for conflict resolution and empathy development (including self-empathy). This study offers a strategic response to adolescent aggressive/violent behaviour. The participants, aged 16-19, were all …
-
Family Histories of Mental Illness and Violence in State Patients
… Multiple genes play a role in the cause of violent behaviour. Violence is one of the leading causes of death for young people in South Africa and yet little is known about its prevalence in state patients and their family members. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of …
-
Criminal Offending and Mental Disorders: Long-term bidirectional and intergenerational effects between mental health problems and offending behaviour
… B disorders, are associated with lifetime violent behaviour, and (3) that early life paternal offending is associated with adult children’s internalising and externalising problems. Conclusions. It is suggested that early-life interventions targeting families as part of their work can play …
-
Registered Nurses' attitudes towards, and experiences of, aggression and violence in the acute hospital setting
… injury in the past year as the result of violent behaviour and 64% during their nursing career. Participation in aggression management training was found to have a negligible effect on exposure to aggression or violence and a limited impact on Registered Nurses attitudes towards aggression …
-
The therapeutic alliance as a component of risk management and assessment in forensic mental health
… the therapeutic alliance as a proxy measure of violent recidivism in a forensic state facility. The study proposed that the nature and strength of the therapeutic alliance is associated with risk of violence in a forensic population and that attachment security is a relevant factor in this …
Page 1 of 2