The role of mothering in fostering resilience and competence in South African black children

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dc.contributor.authorKaplan, Serenne Gina
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-20T06:29:07Z
dc.date.available2018-11-20T06:29:07Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.descriptionA Dissertation Submitted to the School of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology,en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe idea of psycho-immunity stands as a relatively new field of inquiry focusing on resilience and coping instead of breakdown and pathology. In line with this shift in the literature, the present research has attempted to explore the relationship between the quality of mothering experienced by the child and subsequent patterns of perceived competence revealed by that same child. Black township children were selected as subjects as they are deemed to be a population "at risk" due to the cumulative political and socio-economic exigencies that have affected this community for many years. A total of 72 township children between the ages of 12 -17 were assessed. Both structured and supplementary unstructured instruments were employed in order to measure the quality of the maternal relationship on the one hand, and the child's perception of his/her own competence (or resilience) on the other. Results converged to indicate that for the sample investigated, it was the specific "holding" capacity, availability and involvement of the affectively engaged mother-figure that was most highly correlated with competence of a scholastic nature in early adolescence. Conversely, the intrusive mother who wields power as a parenting style was shown to be more likely to raise a child with a poor sense of social acceptance and competence. These findings provide penetrating insights regarding the potency of the maternal dyad in fostering resilience and competence in off-spring. They offer further understanding of the role of black parenting styles in either promoting or demoting the development of psychologically healthy youths who have the potential to become active participants in a new and more just South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianAndrew Chakane 2018en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/26077
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectResilience (Personality trait) in children -- South Africa.en_ZA
dc.subjectPerformance in children.en_ZA
dc.subjectChild mental health -- South Africa.en_ZA
dc.subjectParent and child -- South Africa.en_ZA
dc.titleThe role of mothering in fostering resilience and competence in South African black childrenen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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