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Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-88).
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| author | Botha, Cornelius J |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11901 Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce Botha, Cornelius J Wild, Lauren Research Psychology Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-88). Currently, parental separation in South Africa affects an estimated 30 000 children under the age of 18 annually. These children spend a great part of their day at school where they have to interact with peers and teachers and are expected to perform academically, but parental separation could have a significant impact on their ability to do so. Although research has found that children can be adversely affected by parental divorce, schools in South Africa do not offer any group interventions in an attempt to assist and guide children through what could be an ordeal for them. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the school-based Children of Divorce Intervention Programme (CODIP) at two South African schools. CODIP is a preventively oriented 12-week group programme for nine to twelve year old children. The aims of the programme are to create a supportive group atmosphere in which children can share divorce-related feelings and clarify misconceptions about divorce. Participants are also taught problem-solving, communication and anger management skills. Twenty-five boys of divorce from two schools (ages 10 to 13 years) were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one delayed intervention control group. The boys' understanding of divorce was assessed through the completion of the Children's Belief about Parental Separation (CBAPS) scale. The Self Perception Profile for Children (SPPC) was used to assess children's perceptions of themselves, while the Parent-Child Interaction Questionnaire for Children (PACHIQ-R-CH) was employed to determine the boys' perceptions of their families. Questionnaires to determine the boys' general adjustment were completed by the boys, teachers and parents. Boys completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), teachers the Teacher-Child Rating Scale (T-CRS), the AML-R Behaviour Rating Scale and the SDQ, and parents completed the Parent-Child Rating Scale (P-CRS) and the SDQ. 2015-01-10T06:52:11Z 2015-01-10T06:52:11Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11901 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Research Psychology Botha, Cornelius J Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce |
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| title | Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce |
| title_full | Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce |
| title_short | Evaluation of a school-based intervention programme for South African children of divorce |
| title_sort | evaluation of a school based intervention programme for south african children of divorce |
| topic | Research Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11901 |
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