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Factors Impacting on Career Choices of Technikon Students From Previously Disadvantaged High Schools

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of Kwazulu Natal, Sihle Mbanjwa --- University of Kwazulu Natal,

Career development is a socially constructed process involving complex interactions among different structures, forces, and systems all constituting spheres of influence. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence career decisions. Eighty respondents (40 males and 40...

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A Qualitative Study of the Career Aspirations of Resettled Young Sudanese and Somali Refugees

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kagiso Nelly Tlhabano --- Queensland University of Technology, Robert Schweitzer --- Queensland University of Technology,

The study documents and explicates the academic experiences, visions, hopes and desires which shape the vocational aspirations of young Sudanese and a Somali refugee who have resettled in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine the experiences of a sample...

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Development of a Post-Modern Career Interest Questionnaire for South-African School Settings

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Jaqui Sommerville --- University of Pretoria,

The study explored the potential value and viability of an interest narrative (questionnaire) in terms of its psychometric properties and by comparing it with a commonly administered (positivist) career interest questionnaire. Participants were 159 boys and 183 girls, mean ages...

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Mauritian and South African Students' Views on Studying Psychology

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony L. Pillay --- University of Kwazulu-Natal, H. Y. Bundhoo --- University of Mauritius, H. S. B. Ngcobo --- University of Zululand,

The study sought to examine students' views regarding their study of Psychology at a South African (SA) and Mauritian university, including their views on its relevance to their social contexts. A total of 254 students (males = 48, females =...

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South African Adolescents' Career Development through the Lens of the Systems Theory Framework: An Exploratory Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary McMahon --- The University of Queensland, Mark Watson --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Cheryl Foxcroft --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Asha Dullabh --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,

Adolescent career development has predominantly been studied in the context of middle class Eurocentric cultures and there have been calls for greater attention to the career development of non-dominant and disadvantaged groups. Further, there have been calls to explore career...

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Career Identity Related Decision Making among IsiXhosa-Speaking Adolescents

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Alfred Mdikana --- University of Johannesburg, Joseph Seabi --- University of Witwatersrand, Sibusiso Ntshangase Nonkululeko Sandlana --- University of Fort Hare,

This study investigated career identity development among IsiXhosa speaking adolescents in South Africa. A sample of 40 Grade 12 learners, comprising 20 females and 20 males participated in the study (Age range 17 to—24 years). The Identity Status Interview of...

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Brief Overview of the Advancement of Postmodern Approaches to Career Counseling

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria,

Global changes in people's lifestyles and in the world of work (prompted by changes in the global economy) have necessitated changes in the facilitation of career counseling in the postmodern era. This article attempts to provide a concise overview of...

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Career-story Interviewing Using the Three Anecdotes Technique

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria,

This article describes the value of using the Three Anecdotes Technique (TAT) during career-story interviewing. The TAT is a technique aimed at eliciting clients' three earliest memories to help counsellors identify clients' preoccupations and thereby support them to deal with...

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Life Designing in 21st Century: Using a New, Strengthened Career Genogram

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annamaria Di Fabio --- University of Florence, Italy

This work proposes the use of a new, strengthened career genogram in a life designing paradigm for the 21st century. The article shows the importance of the new paradigm for career construction and self-constructing in life designing interventions. From this...

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Resilience and Career Counseling: Describing the Utility of Quadrant Mapping

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria,

This article describes the manner in which educational psychology students (n = 11 females) used quadrant mapping when doing career counseling with Grade 9 youths (n=88, 47 = male, 41 = female) in a rural secondary school in South Africa...

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The Effect of Narrative Career Facilitation on the Personal Growth of a Disadvantaged Student—A Case Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, Angelique Biagione-Cerone --- University of Pretoria,

This article describes the effect of narrative career facilitation on the personal growth of a disadvantaged undergraduate student at a tertiary institution in South Africa. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of undergraduate students at the tertiary...

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Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Christopher J. Beukes --- University of South Africa,

This study explored the relationship between the employability and career support satisfaction and emotional intelligence of a convenience sample of predominantly black (N = 590) South African adolescents (mean age 17, males 43%, females 57%). Data were collected using the...

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Career Development for Psychology Students through an Inpatient Mental Health Volunteer Programme

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony L. Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Anna Maria Kritzinger --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,

We report on a volunteer programme for undergraduate psychology students, as a prospective career pathway into the inpatient mental health context. Data on motives for joining the programme, as well as their expectations and career plans were collected from 56...

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Results of a Citation Analysis of the Career Counselling Field from an African Perspective

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dilek Karahoca --- Near East University, North Cyprus Huseyin Uzunboylu --- Near East University, North Cyprus

The study examined research and trends in career counselling published in selected professional sources during the period 1980–2010. Citation analysis was used in this study to investigate documents which were indexed in the Web of Science related to career counselling...

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The Career Exploration of a Previously Disadvantaged Middle-Aged Woman: A Case Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

The case study explores the perceptions of a middle-aged, previously disadvantaged South African woman regarding her career aspirations and her promotability. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. Narrative inquiry was used to interview the client. The...

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Influences on Career Choice Among Psychology Undergraduate Students: Role of Social Agents

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa

The study explored factors that mediate the choice of psychology as a major subject by undergraduate students. Participants were a convenience sample of 368 students from two higher education institutions in Southern Africa (males =186, females =182, mean age =...

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Motives for Choosing a Career in Teaching: A South African Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,

The study investigated motives for teaching career entry by students (n= 232, males= 103, females= 129, mean age 23) at a large South African university. Data were collected using a career motives survey differentiating extrinsic, intrinsic and altruistic motivators. Extrinsic...

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Parental Involvement in Career Development among Disadvantaged Adolescents

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Orepa Maite --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

The study investigated perceived parental involvement in career development amongst disadvantaged adolescents. Participants were 14 Grade 9 learners (8 boys and 6 girls: mean age =14 years) from a disadvantaged community in North-West Province in South Africa. Data were collected...

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Efficacy of a Post-modern Group Career Assessment Intervention of Disadvantaged High School Learners

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, David Bischof --- University of the Witwatersrand,

The study used a post-modern group assessment procedure to explore career perceptions of 11 Grade 11 learners (6= males; 5= females; mean age = 17 years) from disadvantaged communities. A qualitative process of thematic content analysis was used to analyse...

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Career Counselling in the 21st Century: A Reaction Article

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Brandon Morgan --- University of Johannesburg,

This article reviews the articles on career counselling in the special edition of the Journal of Psychology in Africa. A thematic analysis to the content of the articles was conducted and common themes extrapolated. The main themes were (a) the...

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Identifying and Dealing with the Adaptability Needs of an Unwed Pregnant Teenager

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Esta Hansen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa

This article describes a way of identifying and dealing with the adaptability needs of a pregnant teenager from a life design perspective. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of undergraduate students at an institution for unwed mothers...

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Initial Review of the Psychometric Properties of a Computerised Career Preference Test for Career Guidance Assessment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa,

Psychometric proprties of the Career Preference Computerised Adaptive Test (CPCAT) (De Beer & Marais, 2010; De Beer, Marais, Maree, & Skrzypczak, 2008) are reported. Participants were high school students (n=343; males=279, females=164)at Grade 9 and Grade 11 level from a...

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Occupational Interests and Aspirations of Rural Black South African Children: Considerations for Theory, Research and Practice

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mark Watson --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Mary McMahon --- The University of Queensland, Australia Paul Longe --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

There has been limited international and South African research on the career development of rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged children. The present research provides baseline information on the career development of rural, low socioeconomic status, Black upper elementary school children (N...

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The Value of Life Design Counselling for an Adolescent who Stutters

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Yolene Hancke --- University of Pretoria,

This study reports the results of a life design approach case study with an adolescent with stuttering. A variety of postmodern techniques were used to engage the adolescent in life design conversations about a preferred and meaningful future. Post-intervention, the...

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Teachers' Gender Stereotypes in South Africa: A Case Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda --- Africa Institute of South Africa,

The study investigated Teachers' gender stereotypes in the Eastern Province of South Africa. Participants were 65 Junior Secondary school teachers (females= 40 and males = 25) who assembled together at a seminar organized by the Department of Education. They completed...

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Exploring Employees' Personality Attributes in Relation to Their Employability Attributes in the Business Management Field

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Andries Masenge --- University of South Africa,

This study explored early career employee's personality preferences in a South African work setting. Participants were a non-probability sample business management employees (N = 304; female = 64%, ethnicity = 81% Black, supervisory = 53%, age range = 25 and...

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Psychological Career Resources, Career Adaptability and Hardiness in Relation to Job Embeddedness and Organizational Commitment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nadia Ferreira --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Andries Masenge --- University of South Africa,

The study examined the relationship between employees' psychological career meta-capacities and their job retention-related dispositions. Participants were a convenience sample (n=355) of managerial and staff levels in the human resource management field. They completed the Psychological Career Resources Inventory (PCRI),...

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Career Counselling: The Usefulness of the Career Interest Profile (CIP)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annamaria Di Fabio --- University of Florence, Jacobus Gideon Maree --- University of Pretoria,

This study reports the findings from exploratory career counselling with Italian undergraduate university students using the Career Interest Profile (CIP). The participants (n = 178, females = 51.69%; mean age 22.28, SD = 1.59 years) received elective career counselling on...

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Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Postgraduate Students' Psychosocial Employability Attributes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,

This study determined the influence of individuals' emotional intelligence on their psychosocial employability attributes. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted. A non-probability sample of 304 employed postgraduate students (predominantly early career black = 70 %; females = 64 % with...

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Job Characteristics That Influence the Career Success of Soldiers in the South African National Defence Force: An Analytical Review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nondlela Ditsela --- Stellenbosch Univerity, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Stellenbosch Univerity, South Africa

Career success for solders is influenced by objective and subjective job qualities including their antecedents and mediators. This article considers the objective and subjective indicators of career success in the context of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF): achievement,...

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Psychological Career Resources and Work Engagement of Early Career Consulting Staff

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jenny Venter --- University of Pretoria, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Johan S. Basson --- University of Pretoria,

This study explored whether employees' psychological career resources significantly predicted their work engagement. A non-probability sample of 111 early career (26–40 years of age) white male and female staff in a South African human resource software and technology consulting services...

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Exploring the Attainment of Career Success

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South Africa Sune Visagie --- North-West University, South Africa

This study examined the role of the organisation as well as the role of the employee in the attainment of career success for senior management employees. Participants were a purposive sample of 24 senior management employees from two international financial...

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Personality Factors Explaining Career Success for Soldiers: An Analytical Review

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gideon Van Dyk --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Nondlela Ditsela --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Personality factors influence career success of soldiers in the military. This article focuses on the diversity and complexity of the nature of the military as a working environment. In this regard the article focuses on general personality characteristics (like locus...

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Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Self-Directed Learning Among Women University Students: A Cross-Cultural Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karina de Bruin --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Gillian Hughes --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa

This study investigated the relationship between career decision self-efficacy and self-directed learning among Black and White women university students. Three-hundred and fifty-five female university students (211 Black; 144 White) completed the Student Self-Directed Learning Questionnaire and the Career Decision Self-Efficacy...

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Job Retention Factors, Perceived Career Mobility and Organisational Commitment in the South African Financial Sector

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanzia F. Joāo --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,

This study explores job retention factors, perceived career mobility and organisational commitment among early career employees. Participants were professional auditors, accountants and financial staff (N = 82) in the finance industry in South Africa (57% = females, 70% White, age...

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Exploring the Perceived Career Success of Staff in a South African Science and Engineering Company

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Didi-Mari du Toit --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,

This study explored the core themes underlying individuals’ perceptions of their career success with the view to inform retention practices. The participants were a convenience sample of 207 employees (63% Blacks; 60% males) within a South African science and engineering...

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Life Design Career Counselling with an Abandoned Adolescent: A Case Study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of the Free State, South Africa Sandra Crous --- University of Pretoria, South Africa

This article describes the value of life design counselling with an abandoned adolescent female. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of abandoned adolescent females who had expressed a need for career counselling. The life intervention comprised two...

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Examining significant predictors of students’ intention to drop out

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kelly Cortes --- North-West University, Karina Mostert --- North-West University, Crizelle Els --- North-West University,

The objective of this study was to determine if core self-evaluation traits, burnout, disengagement, social support and career decision making difficulties are significant predictors of university students’ intention to drop out. A cross-sectional design and non-probability sample (N=782) was used...

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Development of a career-enabler framework within a South African higher education institution

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anton Grobler --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Elizabeth Cornelia Rudolph --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Magdalena Louise Bezuidenhout --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa

This study developed a preliminary career-enabler framework for use in a higher education setting. A quantitative survey was conducted with a sample of 1392 employees within a higher education institution in South Africa. Structural analysis was performed using exploratory factor...

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Predictors of student burnout and engagement among university students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Danél Olwage --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa

This study investigated influences of core self-evaluation traits, career decision-making difficulties and social support on student burnout and engagement. A cross-sectional design was used with a non-probability quota sample. In the multiple regression analyses, self-efficacy, inconsistent information due to internal...

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Exploring personality preferences in relation to psychological career resources among managerial staff in the Western Cape fast food industry

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Dries Schreuder --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Chris Kotze --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,

The study explored the relationship between individuals' personality preferences (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form M) and their psychological career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory) and whether the personality types differed significantly in terms...

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Narrative counselling with a young engineer

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Erna W. Gerryts --- Faculty of Education, South Africa

This case study applied a narrative approach to develop the sense of self as a career resource for a young male engineer in his first working year. The participant client attended eight sessions lasting 60 to 90 minutes each over...

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Exploring adult learners’ self-directedness in relation to their employability attributes in open distance learning

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jo-Anne Botha --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Mariette Coetzee --- Department of Human Resource Management,

This study investigated the relationship between adult learners’ self-directedness and their perceptions of their employability attributes. A stratified proportional random sample (N = 1 102) was taken of undergraduate adult learners at a South African open distance learning (ODL) higher...

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Life design counselling effects on the career adaptability of learners in a selective independent school setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Claire Symington --- Faculty of Education, South Africa

This collective case study applied life design counselling to augment the career adaptability of learners in a South African independent school setting. Five purposively selected learners attending Grade 11 (age range: 16–18) completed eight group-based life design counselling sessions. Data...

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The evaluation of career-oriented dialogues in a social constructivist learning environment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Hanneke Assen --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

This study explored career-oriented dialogues between study career coaches (SCCs) and first-year students in a social constructivist learning environment. Four types of orientation in career-oriented dialogues were identified: action, evaluation, analysis and design. Additionally, the type of dialogue, the topics...

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Career support needs of learners with historical disadvantage: an exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Tebele --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Kathryn Anne Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Bongani Dlamini --- Department of Applied Managment, South Africa

This study explored the career support needs of learners from a historically disadvantaged rural South African school setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 20 high school learners (females=60%; males=40%; age range 15–17 years; schools grades 9–10). They completed focus...

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Life design counselling effects on the career adaptability of learners in a selective independent school setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Claire Symington --- Faculty of Education, South Africa

This collective case study applied life design counselling to augment the career adaptability of learners in a South African independent school setting. Five purposively selected learners attending Grade 11 (age range: 16–18) completed eight group-based life design counselling sessions. Data...

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Perceptions Among Professional Accounting Students of Self, Job Attractiveness and Academic Reputation

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E Papageorgiou --- School of Accountancy, C Callaghan --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, D Coldwell --- School of Economic and Business Sciences, T Joosub --- School of Accountancy,

Discussions around career pathways have gained momentum in the field of career development to assist young people in mapping out their career choices in order to achieve meaningful and productive futures. The purpose of the study was to empirically investigate...

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The career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard: A psychobiography

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Henry Vos --- Private practice, South Africa Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, South Africa

This study employs a psychobiographical case study to describe and interpret the career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard, who performed the first human heart transplant. It interprets Barnard's life history according to the career development model of Greenhaus, Callanan and...

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Moderating role of affectivity in career resilience and career anchors

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Phillemon M . Mogale --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, South Africa Ingrid L . Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa

This study explored the moderating role of positive affect and negative affect in the link between employees’ career resilience and their career anchors . A convenience sample (N=143) of predominantly black African people (86%) and staff level (80%) employees with...

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Patriarchal influences on the lives of African adolescent girls from child-headed households

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charmaine Leatham --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa Jace Pillay --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa

This study examined the gendered experiences of patriarchal family life by adolescent girls from a low socio-economic status (SES) neighbourhood in South Africa. The informants were nine girls from an urban setting, three of whom were from child-headed homes. The...

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Work-to-family enrichment: Influences of work resources, work engagement and satisfaction among employees within the South African context

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marissa De Klerk --- WorkWell Research Unit, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- WorkWell Research Unit, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- WorkWell Research Unit, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of work resources, work-to-family enrichment, engagement and job satisfaction among employees in the South African context. Data were collected from 627 participants (females=67%, Afrikaans or English speakers=81.8%). The analysis utilised...

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The exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two subjective career success instruments

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eileen Koekemoer --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Audine du Toit --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa

This study investigated the psychometric properties of two subjective career success instruments within the South African context: Perceived Career Success (PCSS: Gattiker & Larwood, 1986) and Life Success Measures Scale (LSMS: Parker & Chusmir, 1992). Data were collected via a...

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Young emerging adults’ graduateness and career adaptability: Exploring the moderating role of self-esteem

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sadika Ismail --- Department of Human Resource Management, Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology,

This study investigated the moderating role of self-esteem on young emerging adults’ in their school-to-work transition phase of graduateness skills and career adaptability. A non-probability convenience sample (n=332) of undergraduate black (98.5%) and female (62%) young emerging adults (18–29 years)...

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Factors influencing career maturity in the South African National Defence Force: A diagnostic approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien van't Wout --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa

This study investigated factors influencing the career maturity of young members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A sample of 310 young SANDF members (females=35%, blacks=90%) completed the following measures: career maturity inventory-revised, the career decision self-efficacy scale,...

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The meaning of work for South African women: A phenomenological study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kerrin Person --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Michelle S. May --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Claude-Hélène Mayer --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Germany

This study sought to gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning that women attribute to their work in the South African context. The six women informants were 27–32 years old, all with tertiary education, in senior positions, without children. Data...

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Training and development for career management and talent development in wholesale and retail industry in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ngirande Hlanganipai --- Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, South Africa Mazanai Musara --- School of Business and Economics,

The study investigated ways to achieve sustainable career management as well as talent management for employees of a wholesale and retail industry operating in the city of Polokwane, South Africa. Employees (n = 85; females = 47%) completed a questionnaire...

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Employability capacities and organisational commitment foci of human resource professionals: An exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, Pretoria Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management,

This study explored the relationship between employees’ employability capacities and their organisational commitment foci. A convenience sample of 196 South African human resource professionals participated in the study, consisting of 73% females and 88% black African people, predominantly within their...

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Psychological career resources identity and life orientation among young emerging adults in a Nigerian setting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Dries Schreuder --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,

This study explored whether young emerging adults’ psychological career resources identity predicted their orientation to life. The participants were a random sample of 400 predominantly full-time undergraduate students from four tertiary institutions in Nigeria (47% = female; age range 18...

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The evaluation of career-oriented dialogues in a social constructivist learning environment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hanneke Assen --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

This study explored career-oriented dialogues between study career coaches (SCCs) and first-year students in a social constructivist learning environment. Four types of orientation in career-oriented dialogues were identified: action, evaluation, analysis and design. Additionally, the type of dialogue, the topics...

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The psychological coping, learning potential and career preferences profiles of operational force military candidates

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Adelai van Heerden --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa

The aim of this study was to profile the psychological coping, learning potential and career-related interests of 251 candidates for operational force military selection for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – 26 of whom were successful in the...

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Personal factors and career adaptability in a call centre work environment: The mediating effects of professional efficacy

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nisha Harry --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa

The study sought to assess the extent to which professional efficacy mediates the relationship between personal factors and career adaptability in a call centre work setting. The sample consisted of 409 early-career South African call centre workers (black females =...

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Career meta-capacities and retention factors of recruitment advertising agencies: An exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Ester Mujajati --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa

This study aimed to determine the extent to which employees’ career adaptability and employability capacities predicted employee retention factors in the information sector industry. A probability sample of 337 South African recruitment advertising employees participated in the study (females =...

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Working adults’ positive coping and age: Their interaction effects on psycho-social career preoccupations

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa

The present study explored positive coping behaviour and age interaction effects on workers’ psycho-social career preoccupations. Participants were workers employed within a chemical industry in South Africa (n = 525). The sample was represented by younger (21–34 years, n = 257) and older (35–55...

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Career counselling intervention efficacy with South African university students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kamilla Varsha Rawatlal --- College of Health Sciences, Westville Campus, South Africa Saloschini Pillay --- College of Health Sciences, Westville Campus, South Africa

This exploratory study examined the efficacy of a brief career counselling intervention with South African university students (n = 54; female = 59%, male = 40%; black = 77%, Indian = 27%, coloured = 1%, white = 3%; age range 17 to 19 years). The students completed a brief career development workshop and focus...

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What effects do student jobs have on the study performance, competency and career development of hospitality management students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Annemarie Geerlink --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands

This research examines the effects student jobs have on the study performance, and the competency and career development of hospitality management students. A 13-item survey was administered to a sample of 82 hospitality management students to see how they think...

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Women in leadership

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Helga Tweebeck --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands

Women in leadership positions play an important role for the hotel industry as well as for society. The Pompidou Hotel Group wants to increase the number of female employees in leading positions. The purpose of this research was to find...

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Exploring the links between gender, dwelling, and career orientations of African emerging adults

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tshepo Matjie --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa

The study explored the socio-ecological (i.e. gender and geographical location) influences on the career orientations of emerging adults. The participants comprised a convenience sample of 159 black African South African university students (57% rural, 43% urban; 63% females, 37% males;...

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Career-related dispositional factors in relation to retention within the retail sector: An exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa

The study aimed to explore the extent to which employees’ organisational commitment and career adaptability predicted employee retention factors in the South African retail sector; taking employee demographics into account. A sample of 224 early to mid-career permanent retail employees...

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Emotional intelligence influences on the work performance of early career academics: An exploratory study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mathew Marembo --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Themba Mjoli --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa

We aimed to investigate emotional intelligence (EI) influences on the work performance of early career academic (ECA) staff. Participants were 220 early career academic staff at a rural South African university (female = 56.8%, 77.7% aged between 20 and 40...

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When life's good: Gendered marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction influences on organisational commitment of advancement-career-stage employees

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of the Human Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of the Human Sciences, South Africa

We examined the influences of marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction on organisational commitment among advancement-career-stage employees while controlling for gender and a selection of socio-demographics. The sample consisted of 350 workers (females = 237; mean age = 32.44, SD =...

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Knowledge of final-year medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal about family medicine, and long-term career choices

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Omed Ali --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa TC Nkabinde --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa

Background: While international experience suggests that well-trained primary care physicians improve the quality and cost effectiveness of health care, family medicine (FM) as the discipline of the specialist primary care physician appears to not be an attractive career for medical...

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Wives’ career progression among dual-career ethno-cultural couples: Husbands’ perspectives

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaiyah Fuad Mohamed --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa

This study explored the perspectives of husbands regarding the participation of their wives in professional occupations. The participants included nine South African Indian men in dual-career marriages (ages ranging from 25 to 54 years old). The completed semi-structured, life-story interviews...

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Using career counselling with group life design principles to improve the employability of disadvantaged young adults

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Erna W. Gerryts --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Joyce Olivier --- Department of Statistics, South Africa

This article explores the effects of group life design counselling on unemployed young adults’ career adaptability skills. Purposive and criterion sampling were used to select 62 participants involved in a skills programme (mean age = 24.86 years, SD = 6.38...

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Psychosocial resources, support, and career satisfaction among professional women: A South African study

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa

The study examined the role psychosocial resources play in enhancing perceptions of support and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women from South Africa (white = 61.8%, black = 19.9%, Indian =...

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Linking empowering leadership and career calling: The mediating role of psychological need fulfilment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- School of Teacher Education, China Tingting Jin --- Intensive Care Unit, China

This study investigated whether and how empowering leadership influences employees’ career calling by exploring the mediating role of psychological need fulfilment. Participants comprised a convenience sample of 584 clinical nurses from ten public hospitals in China (female = 85.2%; age...

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Students’ psychological hardiness in relation to career adaptability

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Velly Ndlovu --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa

This study explored the relationship between psychological hardiness and career adaptability of students at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. Participants were a convenience sample of 198 college students, predominantly single (96.0%), female (57.6%), black African students (92.9%),...

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Mediation effect of perceived organisational and social support in the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa

This study examined whether perceived organisational support (POS) and social support mediated the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women (62% = white, 20% = black African,...

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Storytelling: Career identities of South African high school learners

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sharonrose Sefora --- Institute for Open and Distance Learning, South Africa

This study explored the career identities of adolescents from their life narratives. Participants were adolescent learners attending a South African high school. They shared their narratives on childhood backgrounds, the sense of self, future aspirations, inspiration of dreams, and culture/beliefs/values...

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Dispositions of agency as explanatory mechanisms of employees’ satisfaction with retention practices

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khatoon Gani --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Ingrid Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa

This study explored the explanatory power of psychological dispositions of agency (i.e. employability attributes and organisational commitment) in relation to employees’ satisfaction with organisational retention practices. Participants were a convenience sample of employees from a higher education academic institution in...

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Psychological career resources as explanatory mechanisms of employee adaptive career concerns across the career-life period

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- , South Africa Ashlin Govender --- , South Africa

This study explored employee psychological resources as explanatory mechanisms of their adaptive career concerns. Participants were 315 predominantly black (39%) and female (70%) working adults (mean age = 37 years; SD = 9.77 years) employed in the South African services...

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Exploring the process of ethical leadership on organisational commitment: The mediating role of career calling

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- , China Huaibin Jiang --- , China

This study aimed to examine the extent to which career calling mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and organisational commitment. The sample consisted of 943 employees randomly recruited from ten financial organisations in China (females = 39.87%; mean age =...

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Mediating role of meaningful work and vocational identity on the relationship between perceived family supportive supervisor behaviour and career satisfaction

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Niya Chen --- , China Leigang Zhang --- , China

This study examined meaningful work and vocational identity influences on the relationship between perceived family supportive supervisor behaviour (FSSB) and career satisfaction among educators. Participants were a convenience sample of 492 public school teachers from eight secondary schools in China...

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Life after training: Professional experiences of early career clinical and counselling psychologists in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Phillipa Haine --- , South Africa Duane D Booysen --- , South Africa

We aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the lived professional experiences of early career clinical and counselling psychologists in South Africa. Our informants were four early career psychologists (females = 2, males = 2; clinical = 2, counselling =...

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Barriers to the success of female leaders in the hospitality industry

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Martina Deiana --- , the Netherlands Chiara Fabbri --- , the Netherlands

This research analyses gender equality in the hospitality industry in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In particular, this quantitative study focuses on women who could potentially occupy a senior management position, and therefore the aim of this research is to...

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The career paths of general managers in Dubai’s luxury hotel sector

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rabab Abu Ramadan --- , United Arab Emirates Ioanna Karanikola --- , United Arab Emirates

This study aims to identify the career paths of general managers (GMs) of five-star hotels in Dubai through 20 face-to-face interviews. GMs see themselves as leaders and role models for their staff. Most participants have spent their careers working in...

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Undergraduate hospitality students’ perceptions of careers in the industry: The Ghanaian context

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Grace Anthony --- , Ghana Ishmael Mensah --- , Ghana Eunice Fay Amissah --- , Ghana

The study examined undergraduate students’ perceptions about careers in the hospitality industry in Ghana. Students were sampled from traditional and technical public universities through a stratified random sampling technique. With a sample size of 1 341, exploratory factor analysis, t-test...

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Assessing the construct validity of the Career Agility Scale for measuring adult workers’ digital era adaptive readiness

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- , South Africa Nadia Ferreira --- , South Africa Ingrid L Potgieter --- , South Africa

The study assessed the construct validity of the Career Agility Scale (CAS) in a sample of financial, legal, and human resources services employees. The participants were 290 employees (female = 46%, black = 63%; mean age = 38.58 years, SD...

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Sustainable person-environment fit and subjective career success: The moderating role of resilience

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zilmarie Carstens --- , South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- , South Africa Andries Masenge --- , South Africa

This study examined the relationship between person-environment fit and subjective career success (SCS), as well as the role of personal resilience in that relationship. A convenience sample of 742 employees from various sectors in South Africa (female = 55.3%; Afrikaans...

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Family influence and career calling: The mediating role of work passion and career exploration

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- , China Yuzhu Zhang --- , China

The present study aimed to investigate the influence of work passion and career exploration on the relationship between family influence and career calling. The survey sample consisted of 410 primary and middle school teachers from 12 public schools in China...

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Perspectives on academic mentorship, research collaborations, career advice and work–life balance: a masterclass conversation with Professor Salim Abdool Karim

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Faheema Kimmie-Dhansay --- , South Africa Jawaya Shea --- , Seyi Amosun --- , South Africa Xan Swart --- , South Africa Lehana Thabane --- , Canada

Mentorship and collaboration are fundamental to ensure success in research, particularly health research. In this article, we summarise a conversation between the Master’s in Biostatistics students at Stellenbosch University and Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the head of the Centre for...

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“It’s just like a waiting room”: The lived experiences of psychology students seeking professional training programme admission in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adeline Duiker --- , South Africa Duane D. Booysen --- , South Africa

We aimed to explore the lived experiences of South African psychology students of professional training opportunities and career prospects. Informants were eight psychology Honours students attending a South African public university. Interpretive phenomenological analysis of the data yielded four themes...

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The role of career wellness in living and studying for South African first-year university students

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- , South Africa Kobus Fourie --- , South Africa

This study explored the relationship between career wellness, emotional wellness, life satisfaction, and learning and study strategy (LSS) orientation among a sample of 15 458 South African first-year university students. Data were obtained from an institutional repository, including assessments on...

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Structural validity and measurement invariance of the Psychological Career Resources Inventory Short Form as a predictor of career satisfaction

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- , South Africa Xander van Lill --- , South Africa Marais S Bester --- , South Africa

The present study had two objectives. The first objective was to assess the structural validity of the Psychological Career Resources Inventory – Short Form (PCRI-SF) and for measurement equivalence across ethnic (white and black) and gender groups in the South...

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Predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry on graduation: a person–environment fit perspective

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Klaes Eringa --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands

This study investigates factors predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry upon graduation. Survey data were collected from 591 hospitality management students in a hotel management school in the Netherlands. Results of multiple regression analyses...

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COVID-related stressors on career insecurity: The moderating effects of family support and openness

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yinan Tian --- , China Yuxiang Luan --- , China Nan Wang --- North Minzu University, China

We examined the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and individuals’ career insecurity and the moderating effect of family support and openness to experience on that relationship. Participants were 207 young Chinese employees (female = 52.2%; mean age = 25.5 years, SD...

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Core self-evaluations and job embeddedness: Influences on career adaptability and work engagement in Nigerian public sector employees

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cornelius O. Okorie --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Felix M. Nwankwo --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Harrison O. Iwuala --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Moses O. Agudiegwu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Samuel O. Nnadi --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Joseph O. Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Charles K. Nwachukwu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Christopher C. Arua --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Kenneth T. Osuebi --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Ernest N. Ejem --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Emmanuel S. Chigbata --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria

This study examined the mediation effect of job embeddedness and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation in the relationship between career adaptability and work engagement among a sample of 387 employees of 12 local government areas of Nigeria (female =...

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Self-efficacy and career resilience: The mediating role of professional identity and work passion in kindergarten teachers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfang Zhou --- Lishui University, China Shuzhen Chen --- East China Normal University, China Xiaojie Deng --- Ningbo University, China Sihui Wang --- Ningbo University, China Leishan Shi --- Lishui University, China

We aimed to examine the mediating role of kindergarten teachers’ professional identity and work passion in the relationship between self-efficacy and career resilience. A sample of 662 kindergarten teachers from 30 kindergartens in China completed online surveys (female = 99.2%;...

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Achieving career marketability through helping others: A moderated mediation model

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qin Chen --- Harbin Institute of Technology, China Li Zhang --- Harbin Institute of Technology, China Zhenduo Zhang --- Dalian University of Technology, China

We explored the relationship between helping behaviour and career marketability, explicating the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions in that relationship. A total of 203 full-time Chinese workers (female = 51.2%; mean age = 32.27 years, SD = 6.34 years; managers...

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Influence of career orientations and career guidance need on students’ employability attributes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Margaret Mosima Ngope --- University of South Africa,

This study explored the interplay between students’ career orientations and career guidance need in relation to their employability attributes of graduateness and personal employability qualities. Applying a cross-sectional design, 369 black South African students at a university of technology were...

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Kindergarten teachers’ objective career success and subjective well-being: The mediating role of professional identity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinli Zhai --- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Li Zhang --- Guangzhou Teachers College of Foreign Languages and Arts, China Lingyuan Li --- Henan University, China Lin Yang --- , China Pingzhi Ye --- Guangzhou University, China

This study explored the relationship between objective career success and subjective well-being in kindergarten teachers and the mediating role of professional identity in that relationship. The study sample comprised 5 385 kindergarten teachers from Guangdong province, China (females = 99.1%,...

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Integrating “old” truths and “new” evidence to address people's evolving career counselling needs

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South Africa

The article examines the link between career counselling waves, helping models, theoretical foundations, and interventions. An adapted qualitative systematic literature review was conducted to facilitate examination of people's evolving career counselling needs during changes in the workplace with a view...

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Examining the mediating role of support resources in the self-efficacy and career satisfaction relationship among professional women in a developing economy

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- University of South Africa, South Africa

This study explored the mediating role of perceived organisational support and social support in the relationship between self-efficacy and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants comprised a non-probability sample of 606 professional women (white = 62%; black women of...

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Psychological empowerment and job burnout in Chinese kindergarten teachers: The mediating effect of occupational stress

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruiqian Li --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Jie Hou --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Xiongying Liu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Tong Shen --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Jiaying Xu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Ziyu Wu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China

We explored the role of occupational stress in the relationship between psychological empowerment and job burnout in kindergarten teachers. Chinese female kindergarten teachers (n = 243) were participants (mean age = 28.2 years, SD = 5.08 years; specialist and below...

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Career interest on calling: The chain mediating role of future work self and engaged learning

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bin Liu --- Northeast Normal University, China Chunna Hou --- Northeast Normal University, China

We investigated the role of future work self and engaged learning in the relationship between career interest and career calling. Students (n = 641; female = 235; mean age = 18.96 years, SD = 1.01 years) complete the Career Interest...

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Willingness to stay or quit: evidence from migrants working in the galway bar and restaurant industry in Ireland

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Olaiwola Jamiu Ogunpaimo --- University of Galway, Ireland Kesiena Ebenade --- School of Business, National College of Ireland, Ireland

Health and safety issues, irregular working hours and low wages frequently intensify the concerns that migrant hospitality workers experience regarding their jobs. Given these challenges, the article explores the work motivation and career intentions of migrant workers in the Galway...

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Transitions into the futures: AI disruption and resilience in hospitality graduates

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

This viewpoint article explores the impact of fast-paced advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the hospitality industry’s workforce, focusing on the employability and career sustainability of today’s hospitality education graduates. AI technologies reshape traditional job roles and introduce new...

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Proactive personality and career success of higher education teachers: The mediating effects of job crafting

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yunsheng Ruan --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Zibin Cao --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Chao Han --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Qianlu Sun --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China

We investigated the role of job crafting (task, cognitive, and environmental) in the relationship between proactive personality and career success among teachers. Participants were 326 higher education teachers (female = 60.4%; senior title = 20.9%; doctoral degree = 22.1%) from...

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Future work self and career calling in vocational education students: Workplace learning as a mediator and mentoring as a moderator

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bin Liu --- Northeast Normal University, China Chunna Hou --- Northeast Normal University, China

We explored the role of workplace learning and mentoring in the relationship between future work self and career calling among students. The nationwide sample comprised 741 Science and Engineering students from six higher vocational colleges in China (female = 46.56%;...

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