A longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a mean age of 26 years and an age range from 21 to 51 years. Findings revealed four main resilience themes of struggle experiences, personal resilience experiences, life management experiences and study experiences, and eight overlapping coping themes involving support from peers, friends, family and spouses; time management; personal skills; study skills; exercise, sport and recreation; personal therapy; spiritual and religious activities; and rest and relaxation. The applicability and value of the findings are discussed in relation to similar local and international studies.

Theologia Viatorum seeks to delve into the theology of the pilgrim and/or traveler. The journal aims to explore aspects of theology and religion in order to deepen our understanding of God and to expand our views on religious traditions.

Qualitative approaches were used to understand the experience of pregnancy in a group of young Xhosa women (N =10, M age = 19.70, SD = 3.20). Data is provided on their retrospective accounts of factors which contributed towards unwanted pregnancy. Thematic content analysis revealed a range of influences on pregnancy including: background, parenting and restrictions; stigma towards contraception; carelessness and ignorance; power and pressure from the partner; and shifting responsibility.

This international, qualitative study comparatively evaluated South African and United Kingdom child and adolescent community interventions. Appreciative inquiry information was gathered from five staff members in community centres in each country. South African practitioners represented various psychology categories, student, educational, counselling and clinical. United Kingdom multi-disciplinary practitioners comprised correctional officers and educational specialists. Data on practitioners’ perceptions about their respective community interventions were thematically content analysed. Both countries practitioners perceived individual, family and group community interventions transcended traditional professional activities. South African perceptions were more concerned with rural, grass roots issues involving provision of basic services, as well as community liberation, development and empowerment. United Kingdom perceptions were more structured, concerned with individual monitoring and placement of persons into established systems. Both countries utilised recognised community psychology models. South African interventions were relatively more liberatory and social action orientated and United Kingdom interventions were more mental health and organisationally structured.