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A Review of Mood and Anxiety Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease: Implications for Treatment Outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nafisa Cassimjee --- University of Pretoria,Alzheimer's disease was identified almost 100 years ago and cognitive morbidity (deterioration in memory, attention, language, and executive functioning) was regarded as a sufficient index for the description and diagnosis of this disease. Within the cognitive discourse, the importance of... -
Development and Validation of the Xhosa Translations of the Beck Inventories: 1. Challenges of the Translation Process
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gary I. Steele --- Rhodes University, David J. A. Edwards --- Rhodes University,This article describes the translation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Beck Hopeless Scale, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, into Xhosa the language spoken in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The processes of translation, back-translation and committee discussion failed... -
Development and Validation of the Xhosa Translations of the Beck Inventories: 2. Item Analysis, Internal Consistency and Factor Analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gary I. Steele --- Rhodes University, David J. A. Edwards --- Rhodes University,The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) were translated into Xhosa, a language widely spoken in South Africa to yield translated scales referred to as the XBDI-I (Xhosa BDI-II), the XBAI... -
Development and Validation of the Xhosa Translations of the Beck Inventories: 3. Concurrent and Convergent Validity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David J. A. Edwards --- Rhodes University, Gary I. Steele --- Rhodes University,This article provides data on the validity of the Xhosa versions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (XBDI-II), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (XBHS) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (XBAI) based on a sample of 122 Xhosa respondents which included students and... -
The Influence of Mode of Test Administration on Test Performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anisha Bhoola-Patel --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis study examined the influence of mode of test administration (paper based or computer-based) on anxiety levels and test performance. Participants were 44 learners (males = 22, females = 22) from three schools in Johannesburg, South Africa who completed both... -
Psychological Distress and Associated Factors Among a Sample of Pregnant Women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Elisa Shikwane --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Gladys Matseke --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaWe sought to identify the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among pregnant women who were patients at antenatal primary care clinics in a South Africa district. A cross-sectional study using systematic sampling was conducted among 1497 pregnant women... -
The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Study Orientation in Mathematics and the Mathematics Achievement of the Middle Adolescent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Lizelle Fletcher --- University of Pretoria, Petro Erasmus --- North West University,This article describes the extent to which emotional intelligence and study orientation predict the mathematics achievement of middle adolescents. Altogether 435 learners in Grades 9 and 11 from three high schools in the Mafikeng region completed the Bar-On EQ-i: YV™... -
Correlates of missed HIV appointments in low-resource settings: a study from Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Davy Vancampfort --- , Belgium Peter Byansi --- , Uganda Philip B Ward --- , Australia James Mugisha --- , UgandaAims: Alarming reports of antiretroviral treatment failure have recently emerged in sub-Saharan Africa. The onset of virologic failure has multiple causes but suboptimal treatment adherence is one of the leading causes. This study aimed to explore correlates of adherence to... -
What do Tanzanian children worry about?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mai Bente Snipstad Gro Therese Lie Dagfinn WinjeThis paper explores the worries of children in a sample of 8- to 15-year-old children, drawn from three primary schools on the outskirts of Moshi, Tanzania. Data about children's worries were collected by two methods. First, lists of worries were... -
Delays in presenting for tuberculosis treatment associated with fear of learning one is HIV-positive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Valerie Møller --- , South Africa Ida Erstad --- , South Africa JaneM Cramm --- , The Netherlands AnnaP Nieboer --- , The Netherlands Harry Finkenflügel --- , The Netherlands Sarah Radloff --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Tinashe Ndoro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa StellaA Kwizera --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaA cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) control is early diagnosis and treatment. The first hurdle that prospective TB patients must overcome is to present at a public health clinic for treatment. The Global Plan to Stop TB addresses the new challenges... -
Biographical, pain and psychosocial data for a South African sample of chronic pain patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa CL Odendaal --- Pain Control Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaObjective: To gather biographical and pain data for a sample of South African patients visiting a specialist pain control unit. To investigate the role of various psychosocial variables in this sample's chronic pain experience. Subjects and Method: 325 adult outpatients... -
Person-centred counselling to ameliorate symptoms of psychological distress among South African patients living with hypertension and diabetes: Results of an intervention study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Kagee --- Department of Psychology, M Le Roux --- Department of Psychology,Background: Previous research, internationally and in South Africa, suggests that symptoms of depression and anxiety are prevalent among patients living with a chronic illness. Very few behavioural interventions have shown to be effective in ameliorating such symptoms among patients attending... -
The pharmacology of anxiolytics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South AfricaGiven that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake... -
The pharmacology of anxiolytics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology, South AfricaGiven that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake... -
Anxiety and the patient with breast cancer: a review of current research and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HM Van Oers --- Durban Oncology Centre, L Schlebusch --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Statistics reveal that the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is increasing in South Africa. In particular, there appears to be a growing incidence in younger, black women in... -
Test anxiety: contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem among secondary school students in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- Department of Psychology, Sampson Kelechi Nwonyi --- Department of Psychology,Most of the previous studies on test anxiety have focused on students in higher institutions with little research on test anxiety in secondary school students. The present study examined the contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem on test... -
Dominance rank and self-scratching among wild female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stefano S.K. Kaburu --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, University of Roehampton, U.K. Ann MacLarnon --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, University of Roehampton, U.K. Bonaventura Majolo --- School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, U.K. Mohamed Qarro --- École Nationale Forestiére d’Ingénieurs, Avenue Moulay Yousseff, BP 511, Morocco Stuart Semple --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, University of Roehampton, U.K.Measuring rates of self-scratching provides a powerful index of anxiety in non-human primates, and investigating the relationship between self-scratching and dominance rank can shed light on the ‘emotional costs’ of holding different positions in the hierarchy. Here we explored the... -
Predictors of quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction in individuals living with HIV and AIDS in a resource-constrained setting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kim Jonas --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Pamela Naidoo --- Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Nicolette Vanessa Roman --- Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, South Africa Luis Angel Saúl Gutiérrez --- Facultad de Psicología, UNED, Guillem Feixas --- University of Barcelona, SpainThe burden of HIV disease is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in South Africa (SA). Whilst there have been many studies conducted on the biomedical and socio-psychological aspects of HIV and AIDS, insufficient attention has been paid to the quality... -
Anxiety and depression symptoms following smoking cessation and/or brief alcohol treatment among moderate risk smokers and drinkers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThe goal of this study was to examine the change in anxiety and depression symptoms following a smoking cessation and brief alcohol intervention. Participants were 620 hospital out-patients (males = 97.7%; 33.6 years of age, SD = 11.6), in Nakhon... -
Psychosocial and health risk outcomes among orphans and non-orphans in mixed households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Candice Reardon, Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Collins Mucheuki --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South Africa Tim Quinlan --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, (HEARD), South AfricaA growing body of research warns of the social challenges facing orphans. We examined this issue focusing on differences between orphans and non-orphans from mixed households, that is, households that comprise both orphans and non-orphans. We examined whether orphans reported... -
Psychological skills and mindfulness training effects on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Barend JM Steyn --- Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, South Africa Margaretha H Steyn --- Department of Psychology, South Africa David JF Maree --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Clorinda Panebianco-Warrens --- Department of Music, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of psychological skills and mindfulness training intervention on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students. Participants were undergraduate music students (n = 36) from the Department of Music at a South African university, 21 of... -
Sources of anxiety among pre-service teachers on field placement experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Motshidisi A. Lekhu --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis study examined pre-service students’ perceptions of their sources of anxiety during field experience. A sample of 85 undergraduate education students participated in the study (females = 52.9%). The students completed a survey on their perceptions of sources of anxiety... -
Lifestyle and mental health among school-going adolescents in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThis study examined the association between lifestyle behaviours and psychological distress indicators among school-going adolescents. The analysis included 4 531 school children, 11–18 years of age, who completed the Namibia Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in 2013. Multivariable logistic... -
Induction behaviour and race and its association with postoperative agitation in paediatric elective surgery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Euodia Dorothea Swart --- Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa Chantal Rajah --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, South Africa Reitze Nils Rodseth --- Perioperative Research Group, Department of Anaesthetics, South AfricaBackground: It has been suggested that preoperative agitation in children may be a risk factor for postoperative delirium and postoperative vomiting. Previous studies have suggested that adult African patients have a lower incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, but no... -
Emergence agitation in paediatric patients using sevoflurane and isoflurane anaesthesia: a randomised controlled study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Trishna Pradeep --- Department of Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, India Jesni Joseph Manissery --- Department of Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, India Madhusudan Upadya* --- Department of Anesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, IndiaBackground: Emergence agitation (EA) is a well-recognised phenomenon often observed in children following general anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence and severity of EA in the paediatric age group under sevoflurane or isoflurane anaesthesia using... -
Association between tobacco use, depression, and anxiety: A cross-national study among university students from 30 low- and middle-income countries
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Vietnam Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThis study aimed to investigate the association between tobacco use and depression and anxiety in a cross-national study among university students from 30 predominantly low- and middle-income countries. Self-report survey data were collected from 23 073 university students (58.0% female),... -
Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Omotola Peter Adewale --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, NigeriaThe study investigated academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety indicators of performance impairment and intrusive worry. Respondents were 206 Nigerian undergraduate students (mean age = 20.29, SD = 2. 22; female = 43.2%). The students took the Westside Test Anxiety... -
Death and dying: elderly persons’ experiences of grief over the loss of family members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Eucebious Lekalakala-Mokgele --- School of Health Care Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Death is one of life’s few certainties and a universal experience for all individuals. When death occurs there is usually an impact on the family and friends of the deceased, the magnitude of which often depends on whether death... -
Pre-retirement anxiety: Development and validation of a measurement instrument in a Nigerian sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Leonard I. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaTwo studies were conducted to develop and provide evidence supporting the construct validity and internal consistency of scores from the Nigerian Pre-retirement Anxiety Scale (NPAS). The measure comprises three dimensions: financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation. In the first... -
Correlates of physical activity among adults with anxiety symptoms in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Thailand Karl Peltzer --- Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation Office, South AfricaThe present study aimed to assess the correlates of low physical activity in adults with anxiety in South Africa. Data from the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (a cross-sectional survey in 2012) were utilised. The sample included... -
Children’s stress, negative emotions, emotional eating, and eating disorders: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yao-Teng Wu --- , Taiwan Der-Hsiang Huang --- , Taiwan Tai-Hao Hsu --- , Taiwan Fu-Yuan Hong --- , TaiwanThis study examined how comorbid anxiety and depression to eating disorders in children affect the relationship between stress in children and their emotional eating behaviours. We sampled 1 120 children from 60 public primary schools across Taiwan (female = 42.5%; age range = 11... -
Prevalence and associated factors of child abuse and its effects on anxiety and depression among children in Sierra Leone: Results of the 2017 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , VietnamThe study aimed to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with child abuse and its effects on anxiety and depression among children (5 to 14 years) in Sierra Leone. We analysed data from the 2017 Sierra Leone Multiple Indicator Cluster... -
Prevalence of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance and associated factors among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Benin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Supa Pengpid --- , Thailand Karl Peltzer --- , South AfricaThe goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance (AISD) among adolescent school children in Benin. Nationally representative cross-sectional data were analysed from 2 536 adolescents (median age = 17 years) that participated... -
Anxiety and depression among Egyptians during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eman D. El Desouky --- , Egypt Walaa Fakher --- , Egypt Ahmed Sallam AbdelHakim El Hawary --- , Egypt Marwa Rashad Salem --- , EgyptWe conducted a cross-sectional study among 1 040 Egyptian adults (female = 56.0%; mean age = 28.8 years, SD = 7.7 years, age range 21–70 years) to assess their anxiety and depressive symptoms two weeks after the partial lockdown due... -
Social anxiety, maladaptive cognition, mobile phone addiction, and perceived social support: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hui-Ling Zhou --- , China Huai-Bin Jiang --- , China Bin Zhang --- , China Han-Yu Liang --- , ChinaThis study tested the mediation effect of maladaptive cognition in the association between social anxiety and mobile phone addiction, and the moderating role of perceived social support in that relationship. A sample of 468 Chinese university students (female = 43.6%;... -
The impact of trauma on South African women with HIV: The role of anxiety and physical symptomology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Abigail S Robbertz --- , USA Martha N Ishiekwene --- , USA Olivia L Hucks --- , USA Lisa Armistead --- , USARates of trauma and HIV are high in South Africa, and those who experience more trauma have higher levels of psychological distress. This cross-sectional study examined trauma, physical, and mental health among black South African women living with HIV (WLH)... -
Emotion regulation mediates the relationship between college students’ perceived social support and social anxiety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huifang Yang --- , China Junqing Li --- , China Xiaoqing Qiu --- , China Yuling Zheng --- , China Xin Song --- , ChinaWe investigated the role of emotional regulation in the relationship between perceived social support and social anxiety. Participants were 547 college students (female = 69%; freshmen = 33%; mean age = 21.13 years, SD = 1.12 years). For the measures,... -
Internalised HIV-related stigma associated with physical inactivity in people with HIV and AIDS: A cross-sectional study from Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Davy Vancampfort --- , Belgium Peter Byansi --- , Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- , Uganda Richard Serunkuma Bbosa --- , Uganda James Mugisha --- , UgandaAim: The aim of the current study was to explore correlations between continuous physical activity (PA) levels and HIV-related stigma and differences in HIV-related stigma between those who meet versus those who do not meet the international PA recommendation of... -
Exploring the psychological well-being of postgraduate accounting students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Corlia Janse van Vuuren --- , South Africa Karen Bodenstein --- , South Africa Marsha Oberholzer --- , South AfricaThe challenges associated with higher education studies can impact significantly on the psychological well-being of students and can influence their academic success, even leading to anxiety, stress and depression. Factors influencing academic success in postgraduate accounting students have been well... -
To act or not to act: Cultural hesitation in the multicultural hospitality workplace
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Anne Keizer-Remmers --- , The Netherlands Vasilena Ivanova --- , The Netherlands Anja Brandsma-Dieters --- , The NetherlandsThis article aims to describe the behaviour, feelings and emotions of hospitality professionals regarding the phenomenon of handelingsverlegenheid (which we translate as “awkwardness to act”) in intercultural professional settings. The overall purpose of this study is to understand how middle... -
Parenting style, social interaction anxiety, and problematic internet use among students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Blessing Nneka Onyekachi --- , Nigeria Francisca Oluchukwu Egboluche --- , Nigeria JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- , NigeriaOur study examined the roles of parenting styles and social interaction anxiety in problematic internet use (PIU) in a sample of Nigerian undergraduate students (n = 300; female = 63.3%; mean age = 19.66 years, SD = 2.64 years). The... -
Maladaptive cognition and problematic Internet use among Nigerian adolescent students: Role of social anxiety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Juliet Ifeoma Nwufo --- , Nigeria Obinna Osita Ike --- , Nigeria Obianyo E. Chidozie --- , Nigeria Ebele Evelyn Nnadozie --- , Nigeria Chiagozie Lynda Nwufo --- , NigeriaThis study examined the role of social anxiety in the association between maladaptive cognition and problematic internet use among Nigerian adolescent students. Participants were 509 adolescents from schools in South-East Nigeria (n = 509; male = 46.56%, female = 53.44%;... -
Fear of COVID-19, perceived academic stress, future anxiety, and psychological distress of Ghanaian university students: A serial mediation examination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey --- University of Ghana, Ghana Mabel Oti-Boadi --- University of Ghana, Ghana Esther Malm --- Murray State University, USA Roberta Kekle Selormey --- University of Ghana, Ghana Kenneth Owusu Ansah --- University of Ghana, GhanaThe study examined the direct and indirect relationships between fear of COVID-19 (FC), perceived academic stress (PAS), future anxiety (FA), and psychological distress (PD) among students in Ghana. Students (n = 241; female= 64.1%; mean age= 21.54 years, SD =... -
Mediating roles of social anxiety and interpersonal distress in the relationship between mobile phone addiction and loneliness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Taiyong Bi --- Zunyi Medical University, China Hui Kou --- Zunyi Medical University, China Qinhong Xie --- Zunyi Medical University, China Jie Dong --- Zunyi Medical University, ChinaThe present study aimed to explore the relationship between mobile phone addiction and loneliness among college students and the possible mediating roles of social anxiety and interpersonal distress may play in that relationship. A total of 477 Chinese college students... -
Alexithymia and mobile phone addiction among college students: Mediation by boredom proneness and anxiety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huaibin Jiang --- Fujian Polytechnic Normal University, China Hanyu Liang --- Guizhou Medical University, China Bing Li --- Guizhou University, China Anxie Tuo --- Guizhou Medical University, ChinaThe current study explored the mediating role of boredom and anxiety on the relationship between alexithymia and mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students. Participants (n = 354; female = 49.7%, mean age = 19.30 years, SD = 1.28 years)... -
Prevalence and psychological correlates of anxiety symptoms in subthreshold depressive adolescents with a high level of rumination response style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xingzhi Mao --- Capital Normal University, China Qi Li --- Capital Normal University, China Fangfang Shangguan --- Capital Normal University, China Jing Xiao --- Capital Normal University, ChinaThis study examined between anxiety symptoms in subthreshold depressive (SD) adolescents with rumination and their personal predispositions. A total of 371 SD adolescents were enrolled in the study (females 55.26%, mean age = 16.34, SD = 0.96). The adolescents completed... -
Linking servant leadership to work strains: The mediating effect of strengths use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nan Wang --- Renmin University of China, China Yuxiang Luan --- Renmin University of China, China Rui Ma --- North Minzu University, ChinaThe current study examined the relationship between servant leadership and employees’ work strain, as well as the mediating role of strengths use in that relationship. Participants were 179 Chinese employees (female = 49%; mean age = 27 years; mean tenure... -
Social exclusion and social anxiety among Chinese undergraduate students: Fear of negative evaluation and resilience as mediators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Shuai --- Ningxia University, China Guoying Cai --- Ningxia University, China Xianan Wei --- Ningxia University, ChinaThis study investigated how fear of negative evaluation and resilience fi.mction as mediators in the association between social exclusion and social anxiety among Chinese undergraduate students. Participants (n = 876; female= 64.7%; freshman= 69.4%; mean age= 19.6 years, SD =... -
Disordered eating behaviours and basic psychological need satisfaction: the mediating role of anxiety symptoms in preadolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Tess E Marshall --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Kai S Thomas --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Netta Weinstein --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Ross E Vanderwert --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UKObjective: According to self-determination theory, satisfied basic psychological needs can be a protective factor for psychopathology, including eating disorders and anxiety symptomatology. However, most research has focused on adolescent and adult populations, with less work examining perceived basic psychological need... -
Perceived causal symptom network of adolescent mental health issues
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Amanda Bångstad --- Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden Judit Fellman --- Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden Carl Rosendahl --- Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden Martin Bellander --- Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden Matti Cervin --- Lund University, Sweden Johan Bjureberg --- Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Sweden Lars Klintwall --- Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, SwedenAdolescent mental health is difficult to capture in categories such as depression or specific anxiety disorders. An alternative is to approach psychiatric symptoms as causal networks, potentially revealing feedback loops that maintain a pathological state. One approach to creating such... -
Social anxiety and problematic social network site use: The sequential mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wu --- Shaoxing University, China Xu Zhang --- Shaoxing University, China Yuan Gao --- Shaoxing University, China Qianxiu Xiao --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between social anxiety and problematic social network sites use and the mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity. A total of 811 college students (female= 58.2%; mean age= 19.18 years, SD = 1.12 years) completed... -
On return to school: disorder symptoms, stress at home and evaluations of school COVID-19 measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Virginia L. Lam --- University of Roehampton, United Kingdom Mandy F. O’Driscoll --- University of East London, United KingdomBackground: Social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of children. Yet, analyses on the mental health of younger children in the later course of the pandemic are scarce. The present study assessed 8-... -
Group membership, social identification and mental health: A test of social cure or curse narrative in resource-poor communities in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis Agyei --- University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Ama de-Graft Aikins --- Institute of African Studies (IAS), University College London (UCL), United Kingdom Annabella Osei-Tutu --- University of Ghana, Ghana Francis Annor --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaMainstream psychology research promotes social group membership as a remedy for poor mental health. However, empirical evidence from African communities is limited. Using a survey of 384 respondents (female = 55.7%; mean age = 34.38 years, SD = 14.37 years),... -
Understanding depression, anxiety and stress in young people living with HIV in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John-Paul Omuojine --- , Ghana Charles Martyn-Dickens --- , Ghana Sheila Agyiewaa Owusu --- , Ghana Allysa Warling --- , USA Ruth Charlotte Sackey --- , Ghana Gustav Nettey --- , Ghana Evans Otieku --- University of Ghana, Ghana Anthony Enimil --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Leah Ratner --- , USAGhanaians with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection now live into adulthood. It is known that adolescents and young adults living with HIV have a high risk of mental health comorbidity. Despite increasing global attention on HIV–mental health interactions,... -
Mental health among high school students in South Africa: Roles of childhood adversity, bullying behaviour, peer pressure, and self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kenni Wojujutari Ajele --- North-West University Mafikeng, South Africa Kedibone Johanna Ramadie --- North-West University, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University Mafikeng, South Africa Lawrence Ejike Ugwu --- North-West University Mafikeng, South AfricaWe explored the relationship between childhood adversity, bullying, peer pressure, self-esteem, and mental health among South African high school students. Adolescents (n = 769, mean age = 15.83 years, SD = 1.85 years, range = 12–22 years) completed a cross-sectional... -
Online risk exposure and mental health in Chinese junior high school students: A latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yali Zhang --- Hebei Normal University, China Kangyue Jin --- Hebei Normal University, China Yuanyuan Huang --- , China Yongzhi Jiang --- Inner Mongolia Minzu University, ChinaWe explored the latent profile of online risk exposure and its relationship with school students’ mental health. Junior high school students (n = 1 178; female = 49.5%, male = 50.5%; Grade 7 = 57.1%, Grade 8 = 42.9%) completed... -
Which personal and social resources help adolescents to recover from negative affect in daily life? An experience sampling study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Nicola J Holt --- University of the West of England (UWE), United Kingdom Ángela Flórez-Varela --- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Carlos Gómez-Restrepo --- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Natalia Godoy-Casasbuenas --- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Mauricio Toyama --- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla --- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru Francisco Diez-Canseco --- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru Luis Ignacio Brusco --- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Natividad Olivar --- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Santiago Lucchetti --- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Diliniya Stanislaus Sureshkumar --- Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Catherine Fung --- Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Stefan Priebe --- Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBackground: Reducing anxiety and depression in adolescents is a global health priority. Personal and social resources (e.g., hobbies and socialising) may reduce distress. Yet, there is insufficient understanding of how adolescents use such resources to reduce distress. -
Exam anxiety in connection with life orientation in upper secondary education students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Michaela Gajdošová --- Comenium University, Slovakia Zuzana Haláková --- Comenium University, Slovakia Romana Adámková --- J. E. Purkyne University, Czech Republic Milan Kubiatko --- J. E. Purkyne University, Czech RepublicBackground: Exam anxiety is beginning to affect an increasing number of students. -
Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira --- School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America Simoní Saraiva Bordignon --- School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Rafaela Costa Martins --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Cauane Blumenberg --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Thais Martins-Silva --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Francine Costa --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil Juraci Cesar --- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil Paul Springer --- Virginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica Christian Loret de Mola --- GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, BrazilBackground: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since... -
Evaluation of health anxiety and cyberchondria levels in adolescent high school students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Gülşah Demir --- , Turkey Zühal Bahar --- Istanbul Aydın University, Turkey Dilek Yildirim --- Istanbul Aydın University, TurkeyBackground: Adolescence is a critical period marked by increased vulnerability to anxiety-related conditions. With the widespread use of the internet, persistent concerns about health may manifest as cyberchondria in this age group. -
Increased risk of suicidality in treatment-seeking transgender adults and adolescents with autism traits and anxiety/depression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Katrin Lehmann --- , Northern Ireland Michael Rosato --- Ulster University, Northern Ireland Gerard Leavey --- Ulster University, Northern IrelandBackground: Transgender adolescents and adults appear to be at increased risk of suicidality, but the risk factors are unclear. -
Prevalence of and factors associated with loneliness, anxiety-induced sleep disturbance, and suicidal ideation among school-going adolescents in Panama
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Ishrar Tahmin Anika --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Habiba Islam --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Khalid Hasan --- Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, BangladeshBackground: In recent years, mental health issues among adolescents have gained significant attention. Like many other nations, Panama is experiencing a growing prevalence of these challenges within its youth. It is crucial to investigate the prevalence of, and the underlying...