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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN Curriculum Vitae Sabirah Adams 2019 Contact details: [email protected] (021) 650 2254 HPCSA Registration: Research Psychologist (Independent Practice) Registration number: PS 0130290 Qualifications 2013-2016: PhD (Psychology), 2016, University of the Western Cape (UWC) 2011: MA Research Psychology, Cum Laude, UWC 2010: BA Honours (Psychology), UWC 2007-2009: BA, (majors: Psychology, English, and Anthropology), UWC Employment History 2019-Current: Senior Lecturer, Language Development Group, Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town 2017-2019: Associate lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape 2017-2018: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape Awards and research grants 2018-2021: National Research Foundation Thuthuka Research Grant 2017: National Research Foundation: Department of Science and Technology Innovation Post- doctoral research fellow, 2017 2016: Obtained PhD (Psychology) 2013: Dean’s Merit List for academic achievement between 2011- 2012. 2013: National Research Foundation (NRF), Department of Science and Technology (DST) Innovation Doctoral Scholarship for the period of 2013-2016 2012: National Research Foundation (NRF) Free-standing Scholarship for my MA Research Psychology degree, year II, based on merit and academic achievement in my undergraduate and Honours degree. 2011: National Research Foundation (NRF) Free-standing Scholarship for MA Research Psychology degree, year I, based on merit and academic achievement in my undergraduate and Honours degree. 2010: National Research Foundation (NRF) Free-standing Scholarship based on the merit and academic achievement in my undergraduate degree. 2009: Obtained A aggregates for exit modules (Psychology, English, and Anthropology) 2008: Golden Key International Honour Society Award 2007: Placed amongst the top 15% of achiever’s at UWC CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Curriculum Vitae

Sabirah Adams

2019

Contact details: [email protected]

(021) 650 2254

HPCSA Registration: Research Psychologist (Independent Practice)

Registration number: PS 0130290

Qualifications

2013-2016: PhD (Psychology), 2016, University of the Western Cape (UWC)

2011: MA Research Psychology, Cum Laude, UWC

2010: BA Honours (Psychology), UWC

2007-2009: BA, (majors: Psychology, English, and Anthropology), UWC

Employment History 2019-Current: Senior Lecturer, Language Development Group, Centre for Higher Education

Development, University of Cape Town

2017-2019: Associate lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape

2017-2018: Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape

Awards and research grants

2018-2021: National Research Foundation Thuthuka Research Grant

2017: National Research Foundation: Department of Science and Technology Innovation Post-

doctoral research fellow, 2017

2016: Obtained PhD (Psychology)

2013: Dean’s Merit List for academic achievement between 2011- 2012.

2013: National Research Foundation (NRF), Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Innovation Doctoral Scholarship for the period of 2013-2016

2012: National Research Foundation (NRF) Free-standing Scholarship for my MA

Research Psychology degree, year II, based on merit and academic achievement in my

undergraduate and Honours degree.

2011: National Research Foundation (NRF) Free-standing Scholarship for MA Research

Psychology degree, year I, based on merit and academic achievement in my

undergraduate and Honours degree.

2010: National Research Foundation (NRF) Free-standing Scholarship based on the merit and

academic achievement in my undergraduate degree.

2009: Obtained A aggregates for exit modules (Psychology, English, and Anthropology)

2008: Golden Key International Honour Society Award

2007: Placed amongst the top 15% of achiever’s at UWC

CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

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Lecturing experience (2011-2019)

2019:

Lecturer, Survey research methods (masters)

Lecturer, Social Psychology (Honours)

2018:

Lecturer, Brain and Behaviour (PSY112) (first year)

Lecturer, Survey Research Methodology (masters)

Lecturer, Psychology of Social Identity and Oppression (Third year)

Lecturer, Social Psychology (Honours)

Lecturer, Contextual and Community Psychology (third year) (masters)

2017:

Lecturer, Contextual and Community Psychology (PSY839) (masters), University of the

Western Cape (August – October 2017)

Lecturer, Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (PSY123) (First year),

University of the Western Cape (August – November 2017, Current)

Lecturer, Introduction to Child Development (PSY121) (First year), University of the

Western Cape (August – November 2017)

Lecturer, Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (Second year), Cornerstone

Institute, (February- June 2017)

2016:

Lecturer, Contextual and Community Psychology (PSY839) (masters), UWC, (August-

November 2016)

Lecturer, Psychology of Social Identity and Oppression (PSY322) (Third year), UWC,

(July-November 2016)

Lecturer, Statistics for the Social Sciences B (Third year), South African College of

Applied Psychology (SACAP) (February- June 2016)

Lecturer, Research Methodology A (Honours), South African College of Applied

Psychology (SACAP) (February- June 2016)

2015:

Lecturer, Statistics for the Social Sciences A (Third year), South African College of

Applied Psychology (SACAP) (February- June 2015)

Co-lecturer, Survey Research Methods (PSY834) (masters Level), Department of

Psychology, UWC

2013:

Lecturer and tutor, Introduction to Psychology (PSY111), Department of Psychology,

UWC (January-June 2013)

Lecturer, Research Methods and Statistics (PSY321) (Third year), Department of

Psychology, UWC (July- November 2013)

Lecturer, Psychology of Child development (PSY121) (First year), Department of

Psychology, UWC

2012

Lecturer and tutor, Psychology of Brain and behaviour (PSY112) (First year), University

of the Western Cape, Department of Psychology (March- June 2012)

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Lecturer, Qualitative Research Methods (PSY221) (Second year), Department of

Psychology, UWC (July- October 2012)

2011:

Tutor, Psychology of Social Identity and Oppression (PSY322) (Third year), UWC,

(July- August 2011)

Research

Children’s Worlds Study: International Survey of Children’s Well-Being (South Africa, 2010

- Current)

Co-principal investigator:

The Children’s Worlds study is a collaborative cross-country initiative between 43 countries and

is co-ordinated by the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI), and endorsed by

UNICEF. The study aims to collect substantive and representative data on children’s subjective

well-being across three age groups (8, 10, 12 years). Wave I was conducted in 2012 and

comprised of a deep pilot across 21 countries and included a final sample of 34 500 children.

Wave II included over 56 000 children from 15 countries. Wave three of the study is currently

under way and includes an international sample of more than 150 00 children. To date I have

published seven articles from the study in internationally accredited journals, as well as a

research report on the South African results of both Wave I and Wave II (see www.isciweb.org).

The project is now in Wave III. Under my directorship, funding was secured for the

implementation of the South African study. Data collection for the project has been completed

with a nationally representative sample of children across South Africa. The study is supported

and funded by the Jacobs Foundation (Switzerland) and the National Research Foundation of

South Africa.

Children’s Worlds project funding

I am co-principal investigator on the Children’s Worlds project that that was awarded R1.2

million by the National Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka grant and the NRF Human and

Social Development instrument.

Multinational Qualitative Study on Children’s Understandings of their Well-Being (2014 –

Current)

Co-principal investigator:

The Multinational Qualitative Study on Children’s Understandings of their Well-Being is an

international collaborative study which aims to understand children’s perceptions of well-being,

between the ages of 11 to 14 years, and their daily lives using a qualitative perspective. The

study endeavours to understand how children understand dimensions of well-being in a locally

oriented, but multi-nationally comparative manner. Under my directorship Wave 1 of the project

has been completed. This included an in-depth qualitative engagement with more than 50

children in three communities in the Western Cape. The data collection for this project followed

the application of new methodologies for engaging with children, and included the children’s

mosaic method, photovoice, community mapping, and the Children’s Delphi. I have published

three articles from this study. The study is currently in Wave 2 which includes data collection

with children across all nine provinces of South Africa.

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Emerging researchers' perceptions and experiences of academic writing in the quantitative

sciences: A multinational study (Current)

Co-principal Investigator:

The study aims to explore emerging researchers (including postgraduate students) perceptions

and experiences of academic writing in the quantitative sciences across nine contexts (South

Africa, Algeria, Chile, Argentina, Romania, Spain, Indonesia, and South Korea). More

specifically, the study aims to determine the factors that support and challenge the academic

writing process. Finally, the study aims to generate a set of recommendations to improve

academic writing in the quantitative sciences.

Adolescent flourishing in South Africa: A national population-based mixed methods study

(Current)

Co-principal Investigator

Following a multi-method design the study explores adolescent subjective well-being and

flourishing using a national representative sample of adolescents (13-17). The study draws

together the eudaimonic and hedonic traditions of well-being research with the aims of

developing a contextual model of adolescent flourishing. The study further aims to provide an in-

depth understanding of adolescent’s perceptions of the factors influencing their subjective well-

being and flourishing. Finally, the study aims to provide and evidence base for policy makers to

make informed decisions regarding adolescent development. The study is currently in the project

initiation phase (proposal development and project funding). We have completed a pilot study to

test the validity of the measuring instruments and are in process of developing the protocols for

the qualitative phase of the study. The study in being conducted in collaboration with the Quality

of Life Research Institute (University of Girona).

Historical Subjectivity and the City across Generations (2016-Current)

The Historical Subjectivity and the City across Generations is a comparative study on the

historical identity of different generations living in global cities (Berlin – Cape Town – Istanbul

– Sydney), investigating the relevance of the history of cities and historical subjectivity for self-

concept.

Independent Research Project (B. Psych), Cornerstone Institute, (January-June 2017)

Research co-ordinator,

This course is designed to facilitate the independent planning, execution and reporting/ writing

up of a research project in a community setting.

Internship:

MA Research Psychology Intern (2012, Completed, Department of Psychology, University of

the Western Cape)

The internship entailed a variety of activities which ranged from the execution of required

administrative tasks associated with the particular research projects; project management;

proposal and report writing; data collection (quality checking, data capturing, cleaning of data,

data analysis, interpretation of data, literature searches) and programme evaluation; and

international collaboration. During this period, I was a lecturer and tutor across undergraduate

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levels, and was involved in the supervisory process of four M.A. Research Psychology students

who were enrolled in the programme during this period.

Alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour amongst young adults in the Western Cape, South

Africa (2011-2013)

Project co-ordinator

The aim of this project was to investigate young people’s sexual risk behaviour and its

relationship with alcohol consumption in a low-income community in Cape Town. Two articles

have been published from this project in internationally accredited journals.

Journal editing Assistant Editor, Neuropsychonalysis (Journal of the International Neuropsychoanalysis

Society, NPSA) (2017, Current)

I am currently the assistant editor for the journal Neuropsychoanalysis, working in collaboration

with the Editor-in-Chief, Dr Maggie Zellner. The journal provides an arena for integrating the

explosion of neuroscientific insights into existing psychoanalytic theories and models, and for

enriching behavioural and cognitive neuroscience, neurology, neuropsychology and related fields

with the dynamic perspectives of psychoanalytic thought and practice.

Active International Collaboration

Professor Ferran Casas, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ERIDIQV, Institut de Recerca

sobre Qualitat de Vida (IRQV) (Quality of Life Research Institute), Universitat de Girona,

Girona, Spain

Dr Tobia Fattore, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University

Professor Susann Fegter, Institute of Educational Sciences, Technical University Berlin

Professor Christine Hunner-Kriesel, Department of Social Work, University of Vechta

Professor Habib Tiliouine, Laboratory of Educational Processes and Social Context (Labo-

PECS), University of Oran, Oran, Algeria

Dr Carme Montserrat Boada, Institut de Recerca sobre Qualitat de Vida (IRQV) (Quality of

Life Research Institute), Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain

Professor Monica González, Institut de Recerca sobre Qualitat de Vida (IRQV) (Quality of Life

Research Institute), Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain

Teaching and learning

2018: Toward Professionalisation of Teaching and Learning course (July to November)

The purpose of this six-month course was to capacitate emerging researchers on key theoretical,

empirical, and institutional teaching and learning debates and innovations to be implemented and

augment current teaching and learning practice.

2017 – Current: Systematic review on Innovations in teaching statistics at the undergraduate

level at UWC

2017: Co-ordinating tutorial activities for two Psychology One (Semester 2) modules (PSY121

and PSY123).

2012-2013: Co-ordinated the tutorial programme for Psychology One. In this role, I co-

developed the tutorial programme activities.

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Community engagement

2017- Current: National Department of Social Development (South Africa) - Think Tank for

the development of services for orphans and vulnerable children

2012: Co-ordinated and co-facilitated a peer mentoring programme with grade 12 learners in a

disadvantaged community in Cape Town

2011: Co-ordinated and co-facilitated an intervention programme for young people (grades 10-

12) living in an impoverished community in Cape Town focusing on alcohol abuse and risky

sexual behaviour

2011: Co-facilitated decision-making workshops for young people (grades 10-12) living in an

impoverished community in Cape Town

Research interests

Child and adolescent well-being; child and adolescent development; children’s geographies;

participatory research with children; children’s rights; academic literacies; capacity development

in emerging researchers; social and community psychology; research methods; theories of well-

being; measurement design and construction; test validation and factor analysis; conservation

psychology; qualitative and quantitative research; advanced quantitative and qualitative data

analysis

Research competencies

Advanced level statistics (including Structural Equation Modelling- four published

papers)

Advanced data analysis of population-based surveys (high levels of competency in Stata)

including cleaning, weighting, and analysis of large-scale data

Qualitative research (using participatory methods with children and adolescents; content,

thematic, and discourse analysis- three published papers),

Survey research (from conceptualisation, method, planning, implementation, data

management, report writing, dissemination)

Conducting systematic reviews

Mixed-methods research

Multi-methods research

Report writing

Writing Funding Proposals

Research Project Management

Student supervision

Student (Honours) Institution Year

1. Celeste Swart Cornerstone Institute 2013

2. Natasha Paris Cornerstone Institute 2013

3. Lyle Trimble Cornerstone Institute 2013

4. Jill Adams Cornerstone Institute 2013

5. Tarryn Mullins Cornerstone Institute 2013

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6. Silindokuhle Fanele Cornerstone Institute 2013

7. Pulane Shuenyane Cornerstone Institute 2013

8. Shannon O’Shea Cornerstone Institute 2013

9. Robyn Casper SACAP 2015

10. Nikita Rix SACAP 2015

11. Kayla Brittan SACAP 2015

12. Khayalethu Makhatini SACAP 2015

13. Magan Erasmus Cornerstone Institute 2016

14. Sinenhlanha Dlamini Cornerstone Institute 2016

15. Vinel Schulze Cornerstone Institute 2016

16. Amy van Gee Cornerstone Institute 2016

17. Imanuella Muller Cornerstone Institute 2017

18. Grace Immelman Cornerstone Institute 2017

19. Chantel Retter Cornerstone Institute 2017

20. Li-asia Noble Cornerstone Institute 2017

21. Nicole Chapman UWC 2018

22. Saadikah Williams UWC 2018

23. Yumnah Scholtz UWC 2018

24. Lana-Jane Duminy UWC 2018

Student (Masters) Institution Year

1. Heidi Witten UWC 2015-2017 (Completed)

2. Anton Delport UWC 2016-2017 (Completed)

3. Donnay Manuel UWC 2017 (Current)

4. Mulalo Mpilo UWC 2017 (Current)

5. Nicole Chapman UWC 2019 (Current)

Student (PhD, co-supervisor)

1. Heidi Witten UWC 2017 (Current)

2. Kyle Jackson UWC 2018 (Current)

Honours students graduated: 24

Master’s students graduated: 2

Master’s thesis examination: 4

Visiting Research Scholar

March 2018

In March 2018 I was funded by the DGFE to present at a conference held in Essen (Germany).

During this period I was also funded by the Swiss Research Foundation to attend and present at a

research seminar in Zurich.

July 2018

In July 2018 I was a visiting scholar at the University of Girona, and conducted research

workshops with students and staff on qualitative research and systematic reviews. I was also

involved in research meetings and seminars, and contributed to the development of two high

level journal articles.

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During this period, I also completed a research visit and working session on data analysis at the

Innocenti Centre for Research (UNICEF) in Florence, Italy.

Journal article reviews

Between 2013 and 2019 I have reviewed 32 articles in internationally accredited peer review

journals focusing on children’s well-being, children’s geographies, and substance use. The

journal titles and number of journal reviews are presented below:

BMC Public Health (1)

Child Indicators Research (8),

Children’s Geographies (1),

Child Development (4),

Children and Youth Services Review (2),

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being (1)

Journal of Environmental Psychology (5), *Awarded status as outstanding reviewer

Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (2),

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Use (4)

Addiction Research and Theory (2)

Landscape and urban planning (2), *Awarded status as outstanding reviewer

Journal of Outdoor Environmental Education

Funding Application Reviews

National Research Foundation South Africa: Masters, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral

Funding Applications (2015 – Current)

Conference abstract reviewer

Africa Positive Psychology Conference (APPC) 2018

7th International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators 2019,

University of Tartu, Estonia

Software packages

Stata (high level of competency)

R

IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)

Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) – Data Modelling

AtlasTi – Qualitative data analysis software

Publications in Accredited Journals (International)

1. Adams, S., Carels, C.Z., Isaacs, S., Brown, Q., Malinga, M., Monageng, B., Zozulya, M.

(2014). Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour amongst young adults in a low-

income community in Cape Town. Journal of Substance Use, 19, (1-2), 118-124).

2. Savahl, S., Isaacs, S., Adams, S., & September, R. (2013). An exploration into the

impact of exposure to community violence and hope on children’s perceptions of well-

being: A South African perspective. Child Indicators Research, 6 (3), 579-592.

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3. Adams, S., Isaacs, S. & Carels, C. (2014). Alcohol dependence amongst young adults in

an impoverished community in Cape Town: A descriptive study. Social Behaviour and

Personality, 41 (6), 971-980.

4. Savahl, S., Adams, S., Isaacs, S., September, R., Hendricks, G., & Noordien, Z. (2015).

Subjective well-being amongst a sample of South African children: A descriptive study.

Child Indicators Research, 8(1), 211-226.

5. Savahl, S., Malcolm, C., Slembrouk, S., Adams, S., Willenberg, I. & September, R.

(2015). Discourses of Well-Being. Child Indicators Research, 8, 747–776.

6. Savahl, S., Casas, F., & Adams, S. (2015). Validation of the Children’s Hope Scale

Amongst a Sample of Adolescents in the Western Cape Region of South Africa. Child

Indicators Research, DOI 10.1007/s12187-015-9334-2

7. Adams, S. & Savahl, S. (2015). Children’s perceptions of the natural environment: A

South African perspective. Children’s Geographies, 13(2), 196-211.

8. Adams, S., & Savahl, S. (2016). Children’s discourses of natural spaces: Consideration

for children’s subjective well-being. Child Indicators Research, DOI: 10.1007/s12187-

016-9374-2

9. Adams, S., Savahl, S., & Casas, F. (2016). The Relationship between Children’s

Perceptions of the Natural Environment and their Subjective Well-Being. Children’s

Geographies, DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2016.115751.

10. Savahl, S. Casas, F., & Adams, S. (2016). Children’s subjective well-being: Multi-group

analysis among a sample of children from two socio-economic status groups in the

Western Cape, South Africa. Child Indicators Research, DOI: 10.1007/s12187-016-

9392-0

11. Adams, S. & Savahl, S. (2017). Nature as Children’s Space: A Systematic Review.

Journal of Environmental Education, DOI 10.1080/00958964.2017.1289882

12. Adams, S., & Savahl, S.& , Fattore, T. (2017). Children’s representations of nature using

photovoice and community mapping: Perspectives from South Africa. International

Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being. doi:

10.1080/17482631.2017.1333900.

13. Savahl, S., Tiliouine, H., Adams, S., Casas, F., Mekonen, Y., M., Dejene, N., Benninger,

E. & Witten, H. (2017). Subjective well-being across three African countries: A

comparative study. Children and Youth Services Review, 80, 31-40.

doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.063

14. Adams, S., Savahl, S., Florence, M., & Jackson, K. (2018). Considering the

natural environment in the creation of Child-Friendly: Implications for Children’s

Subjective Well-Being. Child Indicators Research. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-018-

9531-x

15. Raats, C., Adams, S., Savahl, S., & Isaacs, S. (2018). Investigating the

relationship between hope and life satisfaction among children in low and middle

income communities in Cape Town. Child Indicators Research, DOI

10.1007/s12187-018-9549-0

16. Wagenaar, C., Florence, M., Adams, S. & Savahl, S. (2018). Factors impacting

on the relationship between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour

among young people: A systematic review. Cogent Psychology, DOI:

10.1080/23311908.2018.1483049

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17. Savahl, S., Montserrat, C., Casas, F., Adams, S., Tiliouine, T., & Benninger, E. (2018).

Children’s experiences of bullying and the impact on the subjective well-being: A

multinational comparison. Special edition of Child Development, DOI:

10.1111/cdev.13135

18. Witten, H., Savahl, S., & Adams, S. (2019) Adolescent flourishing: A systematic review,

Cogent Psychology, 6:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2019.1640341

Published Book chapters 1. Adams, S., & Savahl, S. (2018). Children’s recreational engagement with nature in South

Africa: Implications for children’s subjective well-being. In L.RR. de la Vega and W.N.

Toscano (Eds), Handbook of Leisure, Physical Activity, Sports, Recreation and Quality of

Life. Dorthecht: Springer.

2. Savahl, S., Adams, S., Benninger, E., Florence, M., Jackson, K., Manuel, D., Mpilo, M.,

Bawa, U., & Isobell, D. (2019). Researching Children’s Subjective Well-Being in South

Africa: Considerations for Method, Theory and Social Policy. In I. Eloff, Quality-of-life

in African societies. Dorthecht: Springer.

3. Adams, S., Savahl, S., Florence, M., Jackson, K., Manuel, D., Mpilo, M., & Isobell, D.

(2020). Training Emerging Researchers in Constrained Contexts: Conducting Quality of

Life Research with Children in South Africa. In G. Tonon, Handbook on Quality of Life.

Dortrecht: Springer.

Published Book reviews

1. Adams, S. (2017). Children, Nature, Cities. Book review. Children’s Geographies

Conference presentations

Adams, S. (2012). Alcohol abuse and risky sexual behaviour amongst young people in a low-

income community in Cape Town. (Paper presented at the International Congress of

Psychology, Cape Town)

Adams, S. & (2012). Children’s perceptions of the natural environment: Creating child and

environmentally friendly cities. (Paper presented at the International Congress of

Psychology, Cape Town)

Savahl, S., Adams, S., Isaacs, S., & September, R. (2013). Children’s discourses on well-being.

(Paper presented at the 4th International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Seoul,

South Korea)

Isaacs, S. Adams, S. Carels, C., & September, R. (2013). An exploration into the impact of

exposure to community violence and hope on children’s perceptions of well-being: A South

African perspective (Paper presented at the 4th International Society of Child Indicators

Conference, Seoul, South Korea)

Savahl, S., Malcolm, C., Slembrouk, S., September, R., Adams, S., & Willenberg, I. (2013).

Ideological constructions of childhood. (Paper presented at the 4th International Society of

Child Indicators Conference, Seoul, South Korea)

Adams, S. (2013). Making sense of natural spaces: Implications for creating child and

environmentally friendly natural spaces. (Paper presented at the 4th International Society of

Child Indicators Conference, Seoul, South Korea)

Savahl, S., Casas, F., & Adams, S. (2014). Validation of the Children’s Hope Scale amongst a

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sample of adolescents in the Western Cape region of South Africa. (Paper presented at the

Global Conference on Psychology Researches, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)

Adams, S. (2015). Children’s discourses of natural spaces and the influence on their subjective

well-being. (Paper presented at the 5th International Society of Child Indicators Conference,

Cape Town)

Savahl, S., Casas, F., & Adams, S. (2015). Children’s subjective well-being: Multi-group

analysis among a sample of children from two socio-economic status groups in the Western

Cape, South Africa. (Paper presented at the 5th International Society of Child Indicators

Conference, Cape Town)

Raats, C., Savahl, S., Adams, S., & Isaacs, S. (2015). Investigating the relationship between

hope and life satisfaction among children in low and medium socio-economic status

communities in Cape Town. (Paper presented at the 5th International Society of Child

Indicators Conference, Cape Town)

Savahl, S., Tiliouine, H., Montserrat, C., Casas, F., Adams, S. & Benninger E. (2016).

Children’s experiences of bullying and the impact on the subjective well-being: A

multinational comparison. (Paper presented at the Childhoods Conference: Turku, Finland).

Savahl, S., Casas, F., Adams, S., Isaacs, S., Witten, H., & Jackson, K. (2017). Children’s

subjective well-being: The ‘decreasing with age tendency’ in a developing context. (Paper

presented at the International Society of Quality of Life Studies Conference, Innsbruck:

Austria)

Adams, S., Savahl, S. & Benninger, E. (2018). The Children’s Delphi: A Participatory

Methodological Framework for Developing Child Well-Being Indicators (Paper presented at

the DGfE Education Conference. Essen: Germany).

Varela, Jorge Javier; Savahl, Shazly; Reyes, Fernando; Adams, S. (2018). Examining the

Relationship Among Bullying, School Climate and Adolescent Well-Being in Chile and

South Africa: A Cross Cultural Comparison. (Paper presented at the World Education

Research Association Congress, Cape Town, 2018).

Adams, S., Savahl, S., Fattore, T., & Benninger, E. (2019). Children’s representations of nature

using photovoice and community mapping: Perspectives from South Africa. (Paper

presented at the 7th International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn, Estonia).

Benninger, E., Savahl, S., Adams, S. (2019). The Children’s Delphi: considerations for

developing a programme for promoting children’s self-concept and wellbeing. (Paper

presented at the 7th International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn, Estonia).

Savahl, S., Adams, S., Manuel, D., Mpilo, M. (2019). The relation between bullying

victimisation and subjective well-being in South Africa: A comparison between children

attending schools in low and middle socioeconomic status communities. (Paper presented at

the 7th International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn, Estonia).

Savahl, S., Adams, S., & Benninger, E. (2019). Children’s Discursive Constructions of Safety

and Vulnerability in a Context of Violence. (Paper presented at the 7th International Society

of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn, Estonia).

Witten, H., Savahl, S., & Adams, S. (2019). Adolescents Flourishing: A Systematic Review.

(Paper presented at the 7th International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn,

Estonia).

Mpilo, M., Manuel, D., Savahl, S., & Adams, S. (2019). The relation between children’s

participation in daily activities and their subjective well-being. (Paper presented at the 7th

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International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn, Estonia).

Savahl, S., Casas, F., Adams, S., Gonzalez-Carrasco, M., & Figuer, C. (2019). Considering a

Quadripartite Model of Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents. (Paper presented at the 7th

International Society of Child Indicators Conference, Tallinn, Estonia).

Referees Professor Shazly Savahl, University of the Western Cape, Department of Psychology, Robert

Sobukwe Road, Bellville, [email protected] (021 959 2826)

Dr Tobia Fattore, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, [email protected]

Professor Susann Fegter, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, [email protected]

Dr Maria Florence, University of the Western Cape, Department of Psychology, Robert

Sobukwe Road, Bellville, [email protected] (021 959 2827)

Mr Umesh Bawa, University of the Western Cape, Department of Psychology, Robert Sobukwe

Road, Bellville, [email protected] (021 959 2837)

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