Search
Search results for
We found
6 results for you
-
Measuring the Academic Self-Efficacy of Students at a South African Higher Education Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti [AN0001]The study assessed the academic self-efficacy of newly enrolled undergraduate students attending a higher education institution in South Africa (n = 315, females = 53.6%). Data were collected using the students enrolled for science related majors. An existing Academic Behavioural... -
Relationship Between Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Science Teachers and Their Confidence in Content Knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Motshidisi Anna Lekhu --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis exploratory survey examined the relationship between the science teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and content knowledge of selected chemistry concepts which form part of the South African National Senior Certificate curriculum. Participants were 190 physical science teachers (females = 44.4%, aged... -
An investigation of investors’ estimates of returns earned and the effect of anchoring on these estimations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Dowie --- College of Accounting, South Africa G Willows --- College of Accounting, South AfricaThis study examines overconfidence and anchoring in an investing environment to determine if there is evidence of the phenomenon amongst a sample of academics at participating universities. -
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... -
Consumer sentiment and time-varying betas: Testing the validity of the consumption CAPM on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Javier Rojo-Suárez --- , Spain Ana Belén Alonso-Conde --- , SpainWe test both the conditional and unconditional versions of the consumption capital asset pricing model (CCAPM) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, for the period 1988–2018, and compare its performance with that of the CAPM and the Fama-French three- and five-factor... -
Cultural identity, cultural confidence, and folk activities: An empirical study of the folk culture of Moon-cake Gambling at the Mid-Autumn Festival in Xiamen, China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qiaohua He --- Xiamen Huaxia University, China Shiqi Lin --- Xiamen Huaxia University, China Yanbin Wu --- Hanshan Normal University, China Rongrong Ding --- Liming Vocational University, ChinaThis article aims to clarify the relationship between cultural identity, cultural confidence, and folk activities; to strengthen the role of folk activities in improving cultural identity and cultural confidence. Study participants were 454 people participating in Moon-cake Gambling at the...