This study’s primary objective was to create a framework for developing authenticity,
by exploring women’s experiences of authenticity and how these relate to their wellbeing
in a male-dominated work environment. Twelve purposively chosen women
participated in the study, comprising six police officers and six traffic officers from
the Western Cape province in South Africa. Data were gathered through narrative
interviews by using open-ended questions, and analysed by applying thematic
analysis. The research findings revealed that challenges or stressors in their law
enforcement environment serve as potential agents for moving the self away from
best-self in the authenticity dynamic, resulting in the need for coping and therefore
for developing authenticity.
The framework for developing authenticity was constructed as an ongoing and
unfolding process comprising the following: experiencing challenges or stressors;
turning within; recognising possible ways of being; managing perceptions, thoughts,
emotions and behaviour; making conscious choices and taking responsible actions;
as well as evaluating responses and consequences against best-self standards.
During this process various best-self characteristics and associated skills are
developed and employed, but also serve as best-self standards against which to
evaluate growth and transformation. Secondary objectives aimed to advance the
concept of authenticity in the study of well-being as a discipline of psychology. It also aimed to make a methodological contribution by applying hermeneutic
phenomenological and transpersonal approaches in a novel way.
Eyona njongo yesisifundo ibikukuphuhlisa umgaqo nkqubo wokwenene, oqwalasela
izinto abantu basetyhini abadlule kuzo kwaye nokuba zingqamane njani nentlalontle
yabo kwindawo zokusebenza eziphethwe ngamadoda. Ishumi elinesibini
labasetyhini elikhethwe ngenjongo, liye lathatha inxaxheba kwesi sifundo, eliquka
amapolisa amathandathu kunye namagos’ezendlel'amathandathu, avela
kwiphondo Lentshona Koloni eMzantsi Afrika. Kusetyenziswe udliwano ndlebe apho
abantu bebe balisa amabali abo, bebuzwa imibuzo efuna impendulo ezingqalileyo
ukuqokelela ezinkcukacha kwaye zahlalutywa ngokusebenzisa uhlalutyo oluthile.
Uphando lufumanise ukuba imiceli mingeni okanye uxinizelelo lwengqondo
kwiimeko zokugunyaziswa komthetho zisebenza njenge arhente zokubasusa
ekubeni babalasele kwinguqu yokwenene, nto leyo ebangela kubekho imfuneko
yokuba banyamezele kwaye kubekho uhlumo lokwenene.
Umgaqo nkqubo wophuhliso lokwenene wakhiwe njenge nkqubo eqhubekayo
equka ezizinto zilandelayo: ukudibana nemiceli mingeni okanye uxinezelelo
nezinokwenzeka ngayo izinto; ukulawula iingcamango, iingcinga, imvakalelo kunye
nendlela yokuziphatha, ukuthatha izigqibo ezi zizo kunye nokuthatha uxanduva
lwezenzo zakho; kwaye uphonononge indlela abaphendula ngayo kwakunyegokwase ngqondweni; ukonganyelwa ngaphakathi; ukubona indlela ezinokwenzeka ngayo izinto; ukulawula iingcamango, iingcinga, imvakalelo kunye
nendlela yokuziphatha, ukuthatha izigqibo ezi zizo kunye nokuthatha uxanduva
lwezenzo zakho; kwaye uphonononge indlela abaphendula ngayo kwakunye
neziphumo ezinxamnye nomgangatho wokuba ubalasele. Ngexesha lalenkqubo
iimpawu zakho ezihamba phambili nezohlukeneyo, kunye nezakhono ezinxulumene
nazo ziyaphuhliswa kwaye uqashwe, kodwa zikwa ncedisa njenge milinganiselo
yokuvavanya ukukhula kunye notshintsho. Iinjongo zesibini zijolise
ekuqhubekekiseni lemfundiso yokwenene kwisifundo sentlalo-ntle njenge
ngqeqesho yasengqondweni. Kwakhona, kwenzelwe ukwenza igalelo leendlela
zokwenza izinto ngokusebenzisa iindlela zophando ngokusebenza kwengqondo
yomntu (hermeneutic), kunye nophando lwamava kunye neenkolelo zomntu,
ngeedlela ezintsha.
Die primêre doel van hierdie studie was om 'n raamwerk vir die ontwikkeling van
egtheid te skep, deur vroue se ervarings van egtheid te ondersoek en hoe dit
verband hou met hul welstand in 'n manlik-gedomineerde werksomgewing. Twaalf
doelgerig gekose vrouens het deelgeneem aan die studie, wie bestaan het uit ses
polisiebeamptes en ses verkeersbeamptes uit die Wes-Kaapse provinsie in Suid-
Afrika. Data was versamel deur middel van narratiewe onderhoude deur oop vrae
te gebruik, en ontleed deur tematiese analise toe te pas. Die navorsingsbevindings
het aan die lig gebring dat uitdagings of stressors in hul wetstoepassingsomgewing
as potensiële agente dien om die self weg te beweeg van die beste-self in die
egtheid dinamika, wat die behoefte aan coping tot gevolg het en dus vir die
ontwikkeling van egtheid.
Die raamwerk vir die ontwikkeling van egtheid is saamgestel as 'n deurlopende en
ontvouende proses wat die volgende insluit: ervaring van uitdagings of stressors;
keer na binne; erkenning van moontlike maniere om te wees; hantering van
persepsies, gedagtes, emosies en gedrag; maak bewustelike keuses en neem
verantwoordelike aksies; sowel as die evaluering van reaksies en gevolge teen die
beste-self standaarde. Gedurende hierdie proses word verskeie beste-self
eienskappe en verwante vaardighede ontwikkel en aangewend, maar dien ook as
die beste-self standaarde om groei en transformasie te evalueer. Sekondêre
doelwitte het ten doel om die konsep van egtheid in die studie van welstand as
dissipline van sielkunde te bevorder. Dit is ook daarop gemik om 'n metodologiese
bydrae te lewer deur hermeneutiese fenomenologiese en transpersoonlike
benaderings op 'n nuwe manier toe te pas.
