Investigating the psychometric properties of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale for South African residents of Greater Pretoria.

Interviewers administered the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSES) to five groups of Black (formal township and informal settlement), White, Indian, and mixed race adult residents of Greater Pretoria. The results demonstrated that the RSES was psychometrically sound for the five groups. The minimal effects of sociodemographic characteristics on global self-esteem showed that the RSES and its two dimensions, self-competence (SC) and self-liking (SL), were suitable in this setting.

The impact of chronic diseases on the health and well-being of South Africans in early and later old age.

This paper examines the impact of chronic disease status on health and well-being of South Africans in early and later old age. A structured questionnaire, comprising demographic characteristics, self-reported chronic disease status, an 18-item health problems scale and the health and well-being sub-scales from the SF-12 was used to collect data from 400 black, 101 Indian, 107 white and 102 colored residents of Greater Pretoria, South Africa. One hundred and ninety (27%) reported no chronic disease, 181 (25%) had hypertension alone, 179 (25%) had hypertension combined with one or more other chronic diseases and 160 (23%) had other chronic diseases without hypertension.

Which personal quality of life domains affect the happiness of older South Africans?

Objective: To ascertain which quality of life domains affect the happiness of older South Africans.

Method: Seven hundred and ten respondents, aged between 50 years and 93 years, participated in the study. Seven single items assessed satisfaction with: oneself, family life, friendship, one's time to do things, neighbours, social life and health.

Life and neighborhood satisfaction of black and white residents in a middle-class suburb of Johannesburg.

Prior research indicates that Black South Africans are generally less satisfied with their lives and neighborhoods than White South Africans. 375 Black and 358 White adult residents of a multiracial, middle-class suburb of Johannesburg rated, from 0 to 10, their satisfaction with 9 personal and 9 environmental quality of life domains. Two items, also rated from 0 to 10, assessed satisfaction with life and the neighborhood.

Are life satisfaction and self-esteem distinct constructs? A black South African perspective.

As part of a longitudinal project on Quality of Life, a study was undertaken to extend the applicability of the 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale, developed in the USA, in South Africa. Data on basic sociodemographic characteristics, the scale, and the 10-item Rosenberg Self-esteem scale were available for 360 Black South Africans (151 men and 209 women), ages 21 to 83 years (M = 38.6 yr.

Why are women still aborting outside designated facilities in metropolitan South Africa?

Objective: To explore why South African women still abort outside designated services where there is substantial legal service provision.

Design: Descriptive study.

Setting: Three hospitals in Gauteng Province in South Africa.

The effects of social support on health, well-being and management of diabetes mellitus: a black South African perspective.

Objectives: To determine the underlying dimensions of a social support measure and investigate the effects of social support on health, well-being and management of diabetes mellitus (metabolic control and blood pressure (BP) control).

Design: A cross-sectional, analytical design was used with a structured questionnaire, comprising demographic characteristics, the MOS Social Support Survey scale and the health perceptions and mental health sub-scales from the SF-20.

Setting: Two outpatient diabetes mellitus clinics in Pretoria, South Africa.

Interpersonal and organizational dimensions of patient satisfaction: the moderating effects of health status.

Objectives: Based on Donabedian's structure, process, and outcome model, this study was conducted to identify the underlying dimensions of patient satisfaction for diabetic patients and determine the effects of demographic characteristics and health status on these dimensions.

Design: A cross-sectional analytical research design was used with a questionnaire, comprising demographic characteristics, the general and mental health items from the SF-20, and a 25-item patient satisfaction scale.

Setting And Study Participants: The questionnaire was administered to 263 South African black diabetic outpatients from the diabetic clinics at two hospitals.

Empirical testing of the Satisfaction With Life Scale: a South African pilot study.

To explore applicability of the Satisfaction With Life Scale in a different racial and cultural context (South Africa), a questionnaire containing items on basic demographic characteristics, the 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the 10-item Rosenberg Self-esteem scale, was administered to a small convenient sample of 34 Black (13 men and 21 women) and 20 White (9 men and 11 women) South Africans aged between 17 and 70 years. As expected, Black respondents were less likely to have completed high school than White respondents and were more likely to be unemployed. Factor analysis of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (coefficient alpha of .

Applicability of the temperament construct to black South African children.

Evidence is cited for the relevance of temperament to the scholastic achievement of black South African children, who are severely disadvantaged. While highlighting cultural differences in the meaning of certain behavior assessed by the Teacher Temperament Questionnaire, the results generally provide support for the universality of the temperament construct.