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The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence

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dc.contributor.advisor Ferns, Ilse, 1961-
dc.contributor.author Erasmus, Helena Catharina
dc.date.accessioned 2019-07-18T10:14:42Z
dc.date.available 2019-07-18T10:14:42Z
dc.date.issued 2019-01
dc.identifier.citation Erasmus, Helena Catharina (2019) The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25586>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25586
dc.description.abstract The thesis titled “The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence” presents the findings of a qualitative study that focussed on late adolescents who have committed physical assault and who were referred to a diversion programme by a court. The study followed a grounded theory methodology approach for which convenience sampling, purposeful sampling and theoretical sampling were used to obtain participants. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data were analysed through constant comparative analysis. From the analysis the theory on thwarted belongingness emerged that explains how the adolescents attempt to negotiate a sense of belonging. The theory further explains how failed negotiations are dealt with and when one could expect violent behaviour to occur. In general, the current research study creates awareness of the psychological non-shared environment and its potential role in the development of behaviour. Future research should be focussed on the saturation of categories and dimensions that have not been fully saturated in the current study and to test the theory of thwarted belongingness since it is a newly generated theoretical stance that needs to be validated. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (iii, 191 leaves) : illustrations, graphs
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Adverse experiences
dc.subject Assault
dc.subject Constant comparative analysis
dc.subject Convenience sampling
dc.subject Failed negotiations
dc.subject Grounded theory methodology
dc.subject Late adolescents
dc.subject Main concern
dc.subject Negotiating belongingness
dc.subject Purposeful sampling
dc.subject Semi-structure interviews
dc.subject Theoretical sampling
dc.subject Thwarted belongingness
dc.subject Youth violence
dc.subject.ddc 303.60835
dc.subject.lcsh Youth and violence
dc.subject.lcsh Violence -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh Violence in adolescence
dc.subject.lcsh Juvenile delinquency -- Psychological aspects
dc.title The theory of thwarted belongingness and its relation to youth violence en
dc.type Thesis en
dc.description.department Psychology
dc.description.degree Ph. D. (Psychology)


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