Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime
dc.contributor.advisor | Kaminer, Debbie | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.author | Thacker, Mandy | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-10-06T11:36:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-10-06T11:36:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_ZA |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-102) | en_ZA |
dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to explore the meaning attributions, in terms of comprehensibility and significance, held by South African crime survivors in relation to the traumatic event, and to see if existing international research on meaning making and posttraumatic growth (PTG) was relevant in the South African context. A qualitative multiple case study approach was employed. Semi structured interviews were conducted with ten violent crime survivors in Cape Town. The interviews were recorded and transcripts analyzed using strategies from grounded theory. Five broad thematic areas were identified: (1) disrupted schema (2) precursors to meaning making (3) meaning making strategies (4) grappling with meaning and (5) areas of significance/benefit or posttraumatic growth. While some themes reflected previous findings in the international trauma literature, others appeared to be context-specific. The results imply several recommendations for future research and clinical practice with survivors of violent crime in South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.apacitation | Thacker, M. (2007). <i>Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8179 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Thacker, Mandy. <i>"Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8179 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Thacker, M. 2007. Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thacker, Mandy AB - The aim of this study was to explore the meaning attributions, in terms of comprehensibility and significance, held by South African crime survivors in relation to the traumatic event, and to see if existing international research on meaning making and posttraumatic growth (PTG) was relevant in the South African context. A qualitative multiple case study approach was employed. Semi structured interviews were conducted with ten violent crime survivors in Cape Town. The interviews were recorded and transcripts analyzed using strategies from grounded theory. Five broad thematic areas were identified: (1) disrupted schema (2) precursors to meaning making (3) meaning making strategies (4) grappling with meaning and (5) areas of significance/benefit or posttraumatic growth. While some themes reflected previous findings in the international trauma literature, others appeared to be context-specific. The results imply several recommendations for future research and clinical practice with survivors of violent crime in South Africa DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime TI - Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8179 ER - | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8179 | |
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Thacker M. Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8179 | en_ZA |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychology | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
dc.subject.other | Clinical Psychology | en_ZA |
dc.title | Meaning making amongst South African survivors of violent crime | en_ZA |
dc.type | Master Thesis | |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
dc.type.qualificationname | MSocSc | en_ZA |
uct.type.filetype | Text | |
uct.type.filetype | Image | |
uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |
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