Former SADF soldiers' experience of betrayal: a phenomenological study

Olivier, Dawie

dc.contributor.advisor	Terre Blanche, M. J. (Martin J.)
dc.contributor.author	Olivier, Dawie
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-01T07:12:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-01T07:12:43Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11
dc.identifier.citation	Olivier, Dawie (2013) Former SADF soldiers' experience of betrayal: a phenomenological study, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14501>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14501
dc.description.abstract	Existing literature identify betrayal as one of the major challenges that former SADF soldiers face in the “new” South Africa, and identify a need for studying the nature and types of betrayal and the effects it has on relationships. This study aimed to describe and interpret former SADF soldier‟s lived experience by focusing on the psychology of betrayal. A cross-sectional qualitative research methodology was used, guided by an interpretive phenomenological approach. Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews, and the data was analysed using Heidegger‟s hermeneutical principles. The identified themes are (1) in the belly of the beast, (2) different agendas, (3) volte-face, (4) keeping the score (5) and just carry on. The findings offer deeper insights and understanding into how former SADF soldiers experience betrayal and the impact it has on their everyday lives.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vi, 174 leaves) : illustrations	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Betrayal	en
dc.subject	Trust	en
dc.subject	Phenomenology	en
dc.subject	Lived experience	en
dc.subject	Post-apartheid	en
dc.subject	South African Border War	en
dc.subject	Former SADF soldiers	en
dc.subject.ddc	305.906970968
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterans--Mental health--South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterans--South Africa--Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Retired military personnel--Mental health--South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Retired military personnel--South Africa--Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Angola--History--South African Incursions, 1961--Veterans	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa--History, Military--1978-1990	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Betrayal	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Post-traumatic stress disorder--South Africa--Prevention	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Psychological debriefing	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Post-apartheid era--South Africa--Psychological aspects	en
dc.subject.lcsh	South Africa. Army--History--1961-	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Trust	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Phenomenology	en
dc.title	Former SADF soldiers' experience of betrayal: a phenomenological study	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Psychology, with specialisation in Research Consultation)