The purpose of the study was to investigate familial correlates of delinquent behaviour among school going adolescents in Chingola, Zambia. The study employed a quantitative cross sectional approach and targeted 186 pupils, 106 boys and 80 girls from Luano Basic School, Chamakubi Basic School,...
Download PDF ↓Many previous researchers on child sexual abuse (CSA) found that support and protec-tion from the caregiver provide the child an effective platform for quick recovery and improvement in mental health and social functioning (Lovett, 2004). Nonetheless, not all caregivers are supportive of...
Download PDF ↓Reading is one of the basic skills that a child should master during their first school years to be able to assimilate new knowledge and skills in future. The aim of the study was to explore factors that contribute to causes of reading difficulties among grade six learners and challenges faced by...
Download PDF ↓This paper focuses on social correlates of adolescent alcohol use. It aimed at investigating the relationship between perceived parental alcohol use, perceived permissive parenting style, perceived peer alcohol use, perceived alcohol accessibility (independent variables) and adolescent alcohol...
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