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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... -
Experiences of Newly Married Black Women Staying with the Extended Family in a Township in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: N.B. Mashele --- Psychiatric Nursing, University of Johannesburg, South Africa M. Poggenpoel --- Psychiatric Nursing, University of Johannesburg, South Africa C.P.H. Myburgh --- Educational Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South AfricaWe report the results of a phenomenological study on the experiences of newly married black women staying with extended family in South African townships. Our goals for the study included in-depth interviews on experiences and guidelines to facilitate these women's... -
Bullying at Rural High Schools in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: Prevalence, and Risk and Protective Factors at School and in the Family
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: L. Nomfundo Mlisa --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Catherine L. Ward --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Alan J. Flisher --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Carl J. Lombard --- Medical Research Council, South AfricaThis study examined bullying and risk and protective factors in school and family domains, in a sample of 1,565 Grade 11 students in 41 high schools in two rural school districts in South Africa. The questionnaire included two questions to... -
Prevalence of Dating Violence and Socioeconomic Status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,The study examined the prevalence of dating violence and its association with family-of-origin socioeconomic status among a sample of 253 undergraduate students (135 women and 118 men). Participants ranged in age from 18 to 25 years old, were unmarried, were... -
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 AfricaThe 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 =... -
Psychosocial Effects of Conditions of Military Deployment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charles Makatipe Kgosana --- University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaDeployment may lead the soldiers to dichotomise their profession and their family life, resulting in unwanted effects on family or career. Effects on reintegration and functioning within family are considered. Reunions may be characterized by perceived negative reception and consequences... -
Psychosocial Correlates of Smoking Behaviour Among Students at a Historically Black University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lebogang Lorraine Phiri --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Legesse Kassa Debusho --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Solomon Mashegoane --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThis study examined the influence of family structure and functioning on the smoking behavior of students attending a historically Black university. Participants were 316 students (average age = 21.2 years) at a South African university campus. They completed a smoking... -
Resilience in Families Adapting to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leché Kapp --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Ottilia Brown --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored adjustment and adaptation in families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Data on family resilience were collected from 19 biological mothers of children with ADS. The data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively to yield information on factors... -
An Exploration of Families' Psychosocial Well-Being in a South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vicki Koen --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore and describe aspects that contribute to the psychosocial well-being of families from diverse cultures in a South African context by analysing data obtained through narratives, drawings and interviews with families. Participant families... -
Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Caregivers and Households of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) from a Low-Income South African Community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mambwe Kasese-Hara --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Mzikazi Nduna --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Misheck Ndebele --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Noleen Pillay --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis study reports on the health and psychosocial wellbeing of caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and members of their households in a low-income South African community. Participants were 54 guardians of OVC registered to receive support at the... -
Positive Side of the Work-Family Interface: A Theoretical Review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marissa De Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- North-West University, South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South AfricaThis narrative review considers the positive side of the work-family interface. It surveyed a range of relevant literature (1960–2012) using search terms on the positive work-family interface. From the literature it is evident that various concepts (e.g., work-family enhancement, work-family... -
A Model for Psychosocial Well-Being of Families in a South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vicki Koen --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study applied the approach of Dickoff, James, and Wiedenbach (1968) to construct a conceptual framework and a model for the psychosocial well-being of families from diverse cultures in a South African context. Findings from previous qualitative research served as... -
Psychosocial Well-Being of Families in a South African Context: A Prospective Multifactorial Model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vicki Koen --- North-West University, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychosocial well-being of a group of South African families by determining the prevalence of psychosocial well-being indicators. A cross-sectional survey design and a purposive, voluntary sampling technique were used. Data on family well-being were collected from... -
Spectral Mapping Theorems For Evolution Semigroups on Spaces of Almost Periodic Functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Walter Hutter Frank Räbiger. We show that the weak spectral mapping theorem holds for evolution semigroups on spaces of periodic functions. Furthermore, we prove the spectral mapping theorem for evolution semigroups on spaces of (weakly asymptotically) almost periodic functions. The results are applied... -
Additive Families of GLn-Invariants of Schur Functors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Arnold Keet --- Mathematics Department, Van der Sterr Building, South AfricaWe extend the symbolic method of [5] to invariants for the action of the general linear group on any Schur or co-Schur functor. We apply this symbolic method to prove that certain families of invariants of the Schur (co-Schur) functors... -
Lover, mother or worker: women's multiple roles and the HIV/AIDS and reproductive health agenda in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lisa Ann RicheyInternational and national campaigns to prevent HIV/AIDS and efforts to promote reproductive health remain separate in terms of conceptualisation and implementation. Local negotiations around reproductive health issues similarly seem to lack explicit attention to HIV/AIDS. This paper argues that even... -
'But where are our moral heroes?' An analysis of South African press reporting on children affected by HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Helen Meintjes Rachel BrayMessages conveyed both explicitly and implicitly in the media play an important role in shaping the public's understanding of issues, as well as in shaping associated policy, programmes and popular responses to these issues. This paper applies discourse analysis to... -
Childcare in poor urban settlements in Swaziland in an era of HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lynne JonesThis paper explores the role of the family in caring for orphans and other children in poor urban communities having some of the highest levels of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world. A range of family forms in Swaziland was found... -
Positioning children and institutions of childcare in contemporary Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catrine ChristiansenCurrently more than half the population of Uganda is under 18 years — a demographic dispensation caused by civil war, poverty, high fertility rates, and the AIDS epidemic. Drawing upon ethnographic research in south-eastern Uganda, the study analyses the difficulties... -
Gendered home-based care in South Africa: more trouble for the troubled
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Olagoke AkintolaThis study investigates the experiences of informal caregivers of people living with HIV in two semi-rural communities in South Africa. Ethnographic methods were used to collect and analyse data on the gendered nature and consequences of home-based care from 21... -
Vulnerability to HIV infection among Luo female adolescent orphans in Western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Erick Otieno NyambedhaLarge-scale surveys have reported that about 55% of orphans worldwide are adolescents. In Kenya, the majority of HIV-infected adolescents are females. The current study used the anthropological methods of in-depth case studies to analyse how migratory life situations of individual... -
Contexts of vulnerability: Sex, secrecy and HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: EleanorM Preston-Whyte --- , South AfricaWritten before the announcement of a national roll out of antiretroviral treatment in South Africa, this paper uses three illustrative vignettes to draw attention to some major areas of HIV/AIDS vulnerability related to the themes of sex and secrecy within... -
The new female condom (FC2) in Uganda: perceptions and experiences of users and their sexual partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: RhodaK Wanyenze --- , Uganda Lynn Atuyambe --- , Uganda Vista Kibirige --- , Uganda Sarah Mbabazi --- , Uganda NazariusM Tumwesigye --- , Uganda Kara Djurhuus --- , Uganda Alice Namale --- , UgandaThe new version of the female condom (FC2) was introduced in Uganda in October 2009, following an unsuccessful female condom programme begun in 1998. The failure of the earlier programme was partly attributed to low acceptance of the first type... -
Resilience through participation and coping-enabling social environments: the case of HIV-affected children in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayMany children and youths living in low-resource and high-HIV-prevalence communities in sub-Saharan Africa are presented with daily hardships that few of us can even imagine. It is therefore no surprise that most research reporting on the experiences of HIV-affected children... -
Strategies to bring about change: a longitudinal study on challenges and coping strategies of orphans and vulnerable children and adolescents in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mienke Van der Brug --- , The NetherlandsLongitudinal research provides insight about the life trajectories of children, the challenges that children experience in different phases of their lives, and the way children cope with these challenges. The article examines the perspectives of 14 orphaned or vulnerable children,... -
The impact of the declining extended family support system on the education of orphans in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pius T Tanga --- Department of Social Work/Social Development, South AfricaThis paper examines the impact of the weakening of the extended family on the education of double orphans in Lesotho through in-depth interviews with participants from 3 of the 10 districts in Lesotho. The findings reveal that in Lesotho the... -
Perceived control and communication about sex: A study of South African families
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bradley Goodnight --- Georgia State University, Christina Salama --- Georgia State University, Elizabeth C Grim --- Georgia State University, Elizabeth R Anthony --- Georgia State University, Lisa Armistead --- Georgia State University, Sarah L Cook --- Georgia State University, Donald Skinner --- Stellenbosch University, Yoesrie Toefy --- Stellenbosch University,Caregiver–youth communication about sex protects youth against HIV/AIDS, and caregivers who believe that sex knowledge is important are more likely to talk to their youth about sex. However, caregivers who experience barriers to communication about sex may not talk to... -
The role of pregnancy intention in HIV prevention in South Africa: a proposed model for policy and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MarjorieR Sable KayM Libbus Debra Jackson Harry HauslerMother-to-child transmission is a continuing source of new HIV infections in South Africa. The paper posits that insight into the socio-cultural, behavioural, environmental and economic factors that sustain the HIV epidemic is as important as understanding the biological causes of... -
The economic burden of HIV and AIDS on households in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MichaelA Adedigba Sudeshni Naidoo Albert Abegunde Oluwafemi Olagundoye Ebun Adejuyigbe Ibiyemi FakandeThe study estimates the economic burden of HIV and AIDS on households in a Nigerian population. The data derive from a cross-sectional survey of households affected by HIV or AIDS in Ife-Ijesa Zone, Osun State, Nigeria. The sample consisted of... -
Fostering children affected by AIDS in Richards Bay, South Africa: a qualitative study of grandparents' experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Evalyne Nyasani --- , United Kingdom Erna Sterberg --- , South Africa Helen Smith --- , United KingdomGrandparents are increasingly becoming the primary carers of children orphaned by the HIV epidemic in South Africa. Traditional family roles are being reversed as aging family members take responsibility for the physical and psychosocial needs of children. This study uses... -
A comparison of the referral rates of trainees and trainers in an academic teaching practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RF Ingle --- Department of Family Medicine, JB Levin --- Medical Research Council of South Africa,Objective: To compare the referral rates of trainee and trainer family physicians. -
Does Medicine Need Psycho-Social Science?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SWP Mhlongo --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care Medunsa, PMH Maduna --- Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care Medunsa,Despite Alma Ata in 1978, the developing countries continue to divert scarce resources to multiple-story tertiary hospitals at the expense of primary health care services. No country in the world has unlimited resources with regard to budget allocation for health... -
Usefulness of patient studies in learning family medicine at postgraduate level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SN Jaffri --- Department of Family Medicine, GJO Marincowitz --- Department of Family Medicine, NHB Malete --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The Master's in Family Medicine (M Fam Med) is a postgraduate training programme in family medicine at Medunsa. M Fam Med students have to write patient studies as part of requirements to complete their degree. This research was undertaken... -
“DOCTOR! Go for a course in HR Management”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SAH Moosa --- , ID Couper --- University of the Witwatersrand,A key principle of family medicine is the management of resources. Human Resource Management (HRM) underpins other principles of family medicine. It is not only the doctor but also the staff around him or her who enables and responds to... -
Making Sense of Statistics for Family Practitioners: “Case-control studies”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
Is pregnancy termination being used as a family planning method in the Free State?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: F Lang --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, EAM Prinsloo --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: This study determined the profile of women seeking termination of pregnancy (TOP) in the Free State and whether TOP was used as a family planning method. -
The knowledge and skills gap of medical practitioners delivering district hospital services in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MR De Villiers --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, PJT De Villiers --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences,Introduction -
Family Medicine Training: Ideas from Belgium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- Unversity of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Chairman Interuniversity Co-operation for Family Medicine training in Flanders, -
The Flemish model of training and supervision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
Outcomes of a young ARV clinic within an established Family Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Rosochacki --- Extraordinary lecturer in Family Medicine, MC Hosking --- ,The letter reports on outcomes of a private HIV/AIDS clinic and questions its safety. The clinic (site 282) is a satellite to a PEPFAR (presidents emergency program for aids relief) funded and AURUM health supervised program. The clinic identifies itself... -
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in a Nigerian family practice population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Afolabi --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria EA Abioye-Kuteyi --- Department of General Medical Practice, Nigeria FA Arogundade --- Department of Medicine, Renal Unit, Nigeria IS Bello --- Department of General Medical Practice, NigeriaBackground: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem, with a greater burden and prohibitive cost of care particularly in developing countries. This study determined the prevalence of chronic kidney disease and identified its associated risk factors in... -
Family medicine, primary health care and HIV medicine—a ‘new’ clinical speciality and its role in the South African HIV pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DT Hagemeister --- Drakenstein subdistrict, Western Cape and Division for Family Medicine and Primary Care,Context: Because of the extent of the HIV pandemic, but also due to some specific historical conditions, HIV medicine has evolved as a field of its own in South African medicine. With the massive scale of the roll-out of antiretroviral... -
Personality profile and coping resources of family medicine vocational trainees at the University of Limpopo, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Pretorius --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, WJ Basson --- Department of Psychology, GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC,Background: Doctors are exposed to various stress factors in their personal and family lives, as well as in the workplace. Stress inherent to the responsibilities and challenges of the medical field may become a health hazard and threaten the well-being... -
Community-based education for registrars in family medicine at Walter Sisulu University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Yogeswaran --- Department of Family Medicine, D O'Mahony --- Department of Family Medicine, K Mfenyana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Bouncing forward: families living with a type I diabetic child
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Brown --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa P Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South Africa M Coetzee --- Uitenhage Provincial Hospital, South AfricaBackground: Despite the multitude of challenges that families living with a child with diabetes face, they have been found to adapt to such an extent that diabetes is viewed as a manageable condition. This study was concerned with the factors... -
Reflections on the development of family medicine in the Western Cape: a 15-year review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Mash --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University,This article reviews how the model of family medicine has developed over the last 15 years in the Western Cape. It is based on a series of in-depth interviews with key role players. This period coincides with the immediate post-apartheid... -
Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AM Sheikh --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana P Patel --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana L Scherzer --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana CP Neumann --- Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America G Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana MA Tolle --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaIn recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians, especially as regards children, as... -
Thoughts on the state of family medicine in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, S Fehrsen --- Enablemed (Pty) Ltd, J Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
A qualitative exploratory study: Using medical students' experiences to review the role of a rural clinical attachment in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PD Mc Neill --- Facilitator at the Centre for Rural Health, LM Campbell --- School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Objectives: There are challenges when it is considered that a main role of a rural clinical attachment for medical students is to encourage students to return after graduation to practise in rural areas. This view may lead to the relative... -
Challenges faced by older women in Botswana in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning needs, in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NO Ama --- Department of Statistics, E Ngome --- Department of Population Studies,Objective: This study explored the challenges that older women from selected sites in Botswana face in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and family planning (FP) needs. -
Agomelatine: a review for general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology,Agomelatine is a novel melatonergic antidepressant that restores disrupted biological rhythms, essentially by resetting the circadian clock. Two different, non-monoaminergic, and possibly synergistic pathways, appear to be involved in its mechanism of action. Agomelatine is a melatonin 1 (MT1) and... -
Associations between family suicide and personal suicidal behaviour among youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NBM Vawda --- Department of Behavioural Medicine,Background: For every suicide, a minimum of six people are affected. Given the increasing number of suicide deaths in South Africa, the associations between the suicide of a family member and personal suicidal behaviour were explored in grade 8 students. -
Outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, B Mash --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, S Smith --- Department of Family Medicine, B Schweitzer --- Division of Family Medicine, -
An evaluation of the assessment tool used for extensive mini-dissertations in the Master's Degree in Family Medicine, University of the Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Brits --- Department of Family Medicine, J Bezuidenhout --- Office of the Dean, WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: Family Medicine became a speciality in South Africa in 2007. Postgraduate studies in Family Medicine changed from part-time Master of Family Medicine (MFamMed) to a full-time Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) [MMed(Fam)] degree, with changes in the curriculum and... -
A focus group study on primary health care in Johannesburg Health District: “We are just pushing numbers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Moosa --- Department of Family Medicine, A Gibbs --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: South Africa is striving towards a strong primary healthcare system. Since 2007, departments of family medicine have been established in Gauteng to improve quality of care through improved access to doctors, the coordination of health services and better referrals... -
Black Adults’ Perceptions of Healthy Family Functioning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Zwane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Chris Venter --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Shingairai Chigeza --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThis study explores Black adults’ perceptions of factors that contribute to healthy family functioning. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 Black participants between the ages of 26 and 54. They responded to a question on their perceptions of healthy family... -
You, me, and meaning: an integrative review of connections between relationships and meaning in life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maeve B. O’Donnell --- Colorado State University, United States of America Christof N. Bentele --- Colorado State University, United States of America Hannah B. Grossman --- Colorado State University, United States of America Yunying Le --- Colorado State University, United States of America Hoon Jang --- Seoul University, Korea Michael F. Steger --- Colorado State University, United States of AmericaSocial relationships are seen to be vital to human functioning, both in terms of psychological functioning and physical health. Relationships are a cornerstone of well-being. For instance, having positive relationships has been linked to greater happiness, life satisfaction and physical... -
The self-reported learning needs of primary care doctors in South Africa: a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa R Cooke --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: Strengthening primary health care in South Africa is a prerequisite for the successful introduction of National Health Insurance. Primary care doctors from both the public and private sectors are an essential contributor to achieving this goal. In order to... -
Factors influencing female doctors’ career decisions at Tshwane District Hospital, Pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Annelet Kruger --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Christie Bezuidenhout --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaIntroduction: Most doctors at Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria are women who experience difficulty combining a career with family responsibilities because of lack of flexitime or part-time posts. They are also frustrated by the hospital management’s apparent indifference to their... -
Experiences of young adult women with emotionally absent fathers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emené Peyper --- School of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences: Psychology, South Africa Werner de Klerk --- School of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences: Psychology, South Africa Ruan Spies --- School of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences: Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the experiences of young adult women (n = 11) who grew up with emotionally absent fathers. The women (White: Afrikaans) were between the ages of 20 and 31 (5 were married, 1 was engaged, 1 was in... -
Food and wine pairing: A new approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Peter Klosse --- Academie voor Gastronomie, Hotel Gastronomique De Echoput, Hoog Soeren, NetherlandsFlavour can be assessed objectively with the use of the newly developed flavour styles theory. In this approach, flavour is structured on the parameters contracting mouthfeel, coating mouthfeel and flavour richness. The result is the flavour styles cube. The eight... -
Household Enterprise in Base-of-the-Pyramid Markets: the Influence of Institutions and Family Embeddedness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Justin W. Webb --- University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA Christopher G. Pryor --- High Point University, USA Franz W. Kellermanns --- University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USANearly half of the population in Africa lives on less than $1.25 per day in what scholars refer to as base-of-the-pyramid (BOP) markets. More broadly, BOP markets account for two billion of the world's population living in extreme poverty. Household... -
Spatial pattern and determinants of unmet need of family planning in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Oluwayemisi Oyeronke Alaba --- Department of Statistics, Nigeria JO Olaomi --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Olusanya E. Olubusoye --- Department of Statistics, NigeriaBackground: Nigeria still grapples with low family planning (FP) use and a high fertility rate. This study explores the factors associated with the unmet need for FP and the coldspots of unmet need for FP in Nigeria. -
The Buysdorp conundrum: constructing and articulating community and identity in Soutpansberg, Limpopo Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael de Jongh --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Coenraad de Buys, the great-grandson of Jean du Bois, a Huguenot immigrant from Calais, France, was by all accounts a formidable man. He left an indelible, often disruptive, mark on the historical, political and sociocultural landscape of South Africa. Coenraad... -
Characteristics of women requesting legal termination of pregnancy in a district hospital in Hammanskraal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Aluwani Ndwambi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaIntroduction: Worldwide, the most commonly reported reason stated by women for undergoing a termination of pregnancy (TOP) is to postpone or stop childbearing. The second most common cited reason is socio-economic concerns, which include a disruption to education or employment,... -
The influence of family characteristics on glycaemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the general outpatient clinic, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Bethrand Brian Odume --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Onyebuchi Stephanie Ofoegbu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Elias Chike Aniwada --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Emeka Franklin Okechukwu --- United States Agency for International Development, USAID, NigeriaBackground: There is an increasing epidemic of diabetes worldwide with many patients not achieving set treatment targets. Family interventions in diabetes patient management, a proven adjunct, have not been fully integrated to patient care. -
“But … we are Africans!”: Family life cycle structuring and functioning in southern Angola
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tchilissila Alicerces Simões --- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Portugal Isabel Marques Alberto --- Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, PortugalThis study sought to explore and describe family life structuring and functioning in a southern Angolan setting. Informants were 20 people with an intimate knowledge of southern Angolan culture (females = 9, 45%; age range 26-88 years) and all employees... -
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 AfricaThe 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... -
Domestic Employment Relationships and Trickle-Down Work–Family Conflict: The South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Jenny M. Hoobler --- Human Resource Management, South AfricaIn this manuscript I call attention to a group of forgotten persons central to the work–family balancing act – domestic workers – that is, those who provide in-home family member and household care for a wage. Especially in post-colonial contexts,... -
Strengthening primary health care through primary care doctors: the design of a new national Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa K von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South AfricaStrengthening primary health care is a national priority in South Africa, in order to improve quality of care and health outcomes, reduce inequity and to pave the way for National Health Insurance. The World Health Organization and World Health Assembly... -
Exploring the role, needs and challenges of relatives of mothers with HIV or HIV and psychosis: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruan Spies --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Olivia K. Derks --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Paula S. Sterkenburg --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Carlo Schuengel --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Esme van Rensburg --- Department of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences and Compres, South AfricaThis study explored types and nature of supports by relatives of mothers living with HIV and psychosis in comparison to mothers with HIV only. Interview data on their experiences of their roles, needs and challenges were collected from 33 relatives... -
Combat readiness: Perceived influences on willingness to deploy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zingcwengile Nkewu --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated the association between combat readiness and soldiers’ willingness to deploy in operations. Participants were 465 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) (males, 84%). The solders self-reported their perceived combat readiness (PCR) and willingness to... -
Caregivers’ perspective of the child support grant in South Africa: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Calvin Mudzingiri --- Department of Economics, South Africa Emmanuel Moyana --- Department of Social Development, South Africa Fungai Mbengo --- Child Welfare South Africa,This study explored caregivers’ perceptions of the South African Child Support Grant as a poverty alleviation instrument. Informants consisted of 72 caregivers who were purposively selected through the snowball method (female = 99%; single parent = 71%, blacks = 100%)... -
Identity status and perceived parenting style in adolescents living in central South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lucie Christina Grové --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Luzelle Naudé --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between black South African adolescents’ identity statuses and their perceived parenting styles. Participants (n = 188; 66% = females) were from central South Africa. They completed the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status and the... -
Workplace Family Resources and Service Performance: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Samuel Aryee --- King's College London, United Kingdom Fred O. Walumbwa --- Florida International University, United States of America Hazel Gachunga --- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Chad A. Hartnell --- Georgia State University, United States of AmericaDrawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study examined processes through which informal workplace family resources influence service performance. Our findings reveal that family supportive supervisor behavior (FSSB) and perceived organizational family support (POFS) relate to work engagement directly... -
The role of the district family physician
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CH Vaughan-Williams --- Family Medicine, South AfricaDistrict clinical specialist teams were formed in 2012. One member of the team is the family physician. The role of the district family physician is discussed and the case made for focusing on the organisational health of the medical teams... -
Family structure and functioning: Influences on adolescents psychological needs, goals and aspirations in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eugene Lee Davids --- Child & Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Jill Ryan --- Child & Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Zeenat Yassin --- Child & Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Suzette Hendrickse --- Child & Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South Africa Nicolette Vanessa Roman --- Child & Family Studies Programme, Department of Social Work, South AfricaThis study aimed to determine the effects of family structure and functioning on basic psychological need fulfilment, life goals and aspirations of adolescents in a South African setting. Participants were 457 adolescent learners (Mage = 16.31, SD = 1.45, females... -
Entrepreneurship in Africa: Identifying the Frontier of Impactful Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Richard A. Devine --- Florida State University, USA Moses N. Kiggundu --- Carleton University, CanadaThis review summarizes literature covering entrepreneurship research in Africa, examining 121 articles published in prominent entrepreneurship and management journals from 2002 to 2015. To do so, this research organizes the work done along three broad themes describing: the African entrepreneur,... -
An appraisal of blood pressure control and its determinants among patients with primary hypertension seen in a primary care setting in Western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Oluwaseun S Ojo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Sunday O Malomo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Peter T Sogunle --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Adegbola M IgeBackground: Achieving guideline-recommended blood pressure is imperative in reducing the rising tide of uncontrolled hypertension and its attendant sequelae, which are major causes of morbidity and mortality globally. The aim of the study was to describe the pattern of blood... -
Knee osteoarthritis and perceived social support amongst patients in a family medicine clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Temitope Ilori --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, Nigeria Modupe M Ladipo --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, Nigeria Adetola M Ogunbode --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Abimbola M Obimakinde --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, NigeriaBackground: Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease affecting the lives of patients and their families, with the family characteristics moderating the illness course. The perceived social support received by a patient helps in determining the health and functionality of the... -
Effect of family-oriented interviews on family function of young persons attending the family practice clinic in Oauthc, Ile Ife, south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Akinjide Olurotimi Ogundokun --- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi --- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria Ibrahim Sebutu Bello --- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria Olanrewaju Oloyede Oyegbade --- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria Samuel Aanu Olowookere --- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Nigeria Akintunde Julius Olowookere --- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, NigeriaThe outcome of a young person’s future is affected by the support received from the family. Support that is received is related to the quality of family functioning of the young person. Family-oriented interview assesses the family of a patient... -
Leadership and governance: learning outcomes and competencies required of the family physician in the district health system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash* --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa K Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaThe South African National Development Plan expects the family physician to be a leader of clinical governance within the district health services. The family physician must also help to strengthen the services through leadership in all his/her other roles as... -
A reflection on the practical implementation of the clinical governance framework in the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Colette Gunst --- , South Africa Robert J Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Lizette Cathleen Phillips --- , South AfricaPrimary health care is seen as the ‘linchpin of effective health care delivery’ by the Western Cape Government Health services and improving the quality of primary care, through clinical governance, is a key aspect of realising this vision. This article... -
Macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in the Mkondoa River, Tanzania, in an agricultural area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Shimba --- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, FE Jonah --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, GhanaThe suitability of using macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of stream water quality was tested in the Mkondoa River in an agricultural area at Kilosa, using the rapid bioassessment protocol. The family biotic index (FBI) showed marked variation in water quality along... -
Evolution of Family Medicine in Kenya (1990s to date): a case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, Kenya Jeremy Penner --- Department of Family Medicine, Canada P Godoy-Ruiz --- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Canada V Kapoor --- Department of Family Medicine, Canada J Rodas --- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Canada K Rouleau --- Department of Family & Community Medicine, CanadaBackground: Successful Family Medicine practices and academic programmes are found in western countries, Australia, Singapore, Cuba and among other non-western countries. Documenting the enablers and challenges of different contexts would, it is hoped, inform current and future process of developing... -
Adolescent experiences of sense of self in the context of family violence in a South African community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charlene Petersen --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Herman Grobler --- School for Psycho-Social Behavioural Sciences, Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Karel Botha --- School for Psycho-Social Behavioural Sciences, Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the self-identity constructions of South African adolescents with a history of family violence. Twelve school learners were purposively selected for the study (11 females, ages 15-18 years). They completed semi-structured individual interviews. The data were thematically analysed... -
A qualitative study of young Nigerian family physicians’ views of their specialty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Yakubu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria K Hoedebecke --- Yongsan Health Clinic, South Korea L Pinho-Costa --- Fânzeres Family Health Unit, Portugal O Popoola --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria I Okoye --- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, NigeriaBackground: In Nigeria, the specialty of family medicine (FM) has endured its own share of identity crises. This study was aimed at generating hypotheses about what describes a practising family physician (FP) and the specialty, according to young Nigerian FPs. -
Awareness of family medicine discipline among clinical medical students of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Tanko Salihu Tanimu --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Godpower Chinedu Michael --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Aliyu Ibrahim --- Department of Paediatrics, Kano Bukar Alhaji Grema --- Department of Family Medicine, Kano Abubakar Abiso Mohammed --- Department of Family Medicine, KanoIntroduction: Undergraduate medical education requires the studying of a wide range of medical specialties to produce the future workforce of the healthcare system. Family medicine (FM), a relatively new specialty in Nigeria, aims at supplying doctors capable of providing comprehensive... -
Undergraduate medical students’ interest in specialising in Family Medicine at the University of the Free State, 2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DT Hagemeister --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa A Pal --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa N Naidoo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa U Kristen --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa N Mokgosana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: There is a large demand for Family Medicine specialists, yet not enough medical students specialise in this field. This study investigated the interest of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State in pursuing a career in... -
Family medicine in South Africa: exploring future scenarios
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa K Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaThis paper reports on a workshop held at the 19th National Family Practitioners Conference in August 2016. The aim of the workshop was to describe possible future scenarios for the discipline of family medicine in South Africa and identify possible... -
Mother- and daughter-in-law relationship within a South African context: Influence of family systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tebogo Rosina Nganase --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Wilna Basson --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored family system influences on mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships in a South African setting. A convenience sample of 20 mothers-in-law (age range from 40 to 86) and 20 daughters-in-law (age range from 20 to 60) were informants. They... -
The bird’s-eye perspective: how do district health managers experience the impact of family physicians within the South African district health system? A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KB Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa RJ Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa L Baldwin-Ragaven --- Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa RPG Botha --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Health policy-makers in Africa are looking for local solutions to strengthen primary care teams. A South African national position paper (2015) described six aspirational roles of family physicians (FPs) working within the district health system. However, the actual contributions... -
The role of children in their HIV-positive parents’ management of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Nalugya --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Steven Russell --- School of International Development, UK Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, UgandaAdjustment to life on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and living with HIV as a long-term chronic condition, pose significant medical, social and economic challenges. We investigated children’s role in supporting HIV-positive parents to self-manage life on ART. Between 2010 and 2012,... -
Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kathrin Wolf --- Institute of Management & Organization, Germany Michael Frese --- Institute of Management & Organization, GermanyThis article seeks to advance our understanding of successful women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by examining how husbands contribute to women's entrepreneurial activity and performance. Little is known about husbands’ influence in this region, although sub-Saharan women entrepreneurs are deeply... -
Extended family constellations workshop efficacy on intuition measure and experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Geils --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of an intuition-oriented family constellations process workshop in influencing intuition and consciousness of extended family constellations. Participants were eight white South Africans (male = 1, female = 7; age range = 36 to 62 years)... -
Provider understandings of and attitudes towards integration: Implementing an HIV and sexual and reproductive health service integration model, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Letitia Rambally Greener --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Mags Beksinska --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Zonke Mabude --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Jenni Smit --- MatCH Research Unit (MRU), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaIn South Africa, a lack of integration between sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services has led to lost opportunities in the treatment cascade. In a context of high HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and unplanned pregnancies, a model for integrating... -
Structure and Management of Formal and Informal Business Activities in Entrepreneurial Family and Small Firms in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses N. Kiggundu --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada Siva P. Pal --- Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, CanadaThis article focuses on the meso-micro levels of entrepreneurial family-owned and small firms operating in Africa’s informal economy. It examines how these firms manage formal and informal business activities, and how entrepreneurs manage business risks associated with market imperfections. After... -
Family structure and community connectedness: Their association with teenage pregnancy in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Clifford Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, Sibusiso Mkwananzi --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences,This study aimed to examine the relationships between family structure and community connectedness on the one hand, as well as risk for teenage pregnancy on the other. Data were from the South African General Household Surveys 2011, 2012, 2013; N... -
Teacher reported types of sexual abuse of learners with intellectual disability in a South African school setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Alfred Mdikana --- Department of Inclusive Education, School of Educational Studies, South Africa Nareadi Tlakale Phasha --- Department of Inclusive Education, School of Educational Studies, South Africa Sibusiso Ntshangase --- Department of Inclusive Education, School of Educational Studies, South AfricaThis study investigated prevalent types of sexual abuse of learners with intellectual disability, as reported by teachers. Participants were 28 teachers from special educational needs schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa (females = 80%, age range = 30 to 55... -
Comparing family with individual genotype breeding parameters for cane yield in sugarcane populations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ntombokulunga W Mbuma --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Marvellous M Zhou --- South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa Rouxlene van der Merwe --- Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaFamily selection is the positive advancement of all progenies from a cross and is widely practiced in breeding for sugarcane and other crops. The objective of this study was to compare family with individual genotype selection (IGS) for cane yield... -
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 AfricaBackground: 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... -
Family planning desires of older adults (50 years and over) in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Njoku Ola Ama --- Department of Statistics, John O Olaomi --- Department of Statistics,Background: This study analysed the views of a stratified sample of 444 older adult women from selected health districts in Botswana on their family planning (FP) use, knowledge, accessibility and availability. -
Effect of counselling on the family function of intimate partner violence victims attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Akor --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LA Moses --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria ND Baamlong --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LL Shedul --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AS Haruna --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria JM Abu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OU Chira --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria NR Ripiye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria RA Abdulkareem --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground and aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem. Family dysfunction is an integral characteristic of IPV homes. However, not much has been done regarding restoration of these families. The aim of this study was to explore the... -
Caring for children with an intellectual disability: An exploratory qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tshimangadzo Getrude Sadiki --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Solomon Mashegoane --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored family caregiver experiences of children with an intellectual disability in a rural South African day-care centre. The family caregivers (N = 15; mothers = 60%; age range = 35 to 68 years) completed in-depth interviews regarding their... -
The psychosocial needs of parents of adolescents who attempt suicide
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vangi E. Ngwane --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Anna E. van der Wath --- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis qualitative study explored and described the psychosocial needs of parents of adolescents who had recently attempted suicide. Ten purposively selected parents (females = 10; age range 29 to 59) participated in semi-structured individual interviews on their lived experiences after... -
A systematic review of the literature on the specialty preferences of Nigerian medical graduates: disparity between the literature and reality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Ojo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AO Egunjobi --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AJ Fatusin --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria BO Fatusin --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AJ Adeyemo --- Family Medicine Department, NigeriaBackground: The Nigerian literature on the preference for specialties under the West African College of Physicians (WACP) among medical graduates reported a preference for core specialties (Internal Medicine and Paediatrics). This finding is at variance with the number of certified... -
Knowledge and perception of Family Medicine among medical students at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OE Fasola --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AO Alao --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria BA Ibisola --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AM Obimakinde --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria IC Odekunle --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground: Postgraduate training in Family Medicine in Nigeria began over three decades ago, but it was not until recently that the National University Commission (NUC) made it a policy for all Nigerian universities to include undergraduate Family Medicine training in... -
Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Zelra Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Julia Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Jill Edwards --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaFamily physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of workplace-based training... -
Antimicrobial stewardship in rural districts of South Africa: growing a positive culture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Klaus B von Pressentin --- Mossel Bay Sub-district, Garden Route District, South Africa Hendré Swanepoel --- Van Rensburg Lancet, South Africa Jessica JS Opie --- Division of Haematology, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa Louis S Jenkins --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: The success of medical specialist-led antimicrobial stewardship activities in urban tertiary health care settings has been well documented. The issue of antimicrobial resistance remains an ongoing concern. This has particular relevance in primary health care communities treated from sub-district... -
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 --- , ChinaThis 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... -
Trends in family and individual genotype variance components and broad-sense heritability among unselected South African sugarcane breeding populations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Ntombokulunga W Mbuma --- , South Africa Marvellous M Zhou --- , South Africa Rouxlene van der Merwe --- , South AfricaFamily evaluation has been adopted to improve selection in the early stages of sugarcane breeding. However, little knowledge is available for comparing families to genotypes among diverse sugarcane populations. The objectives were to determine and compare trends between family and... -
The new soil classification system in South Africa, its history, important changes made and implications for users
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: George van Zijl --- , South Africa Dave Turner --- , South Africa Garry Paterson --- , South Africa Jaco Koch --- , South Africa Johan van Tol --- , South Africa Kurt Barichievy --- , South Africa Cathy Clarke --- , South Africa Martiens du Plessis --- , South Africa Piet van Deventer --- ,The board of the Soil Science Society of South Africa endorsed the “Soil Classification: A Natural and Anthropogenic System for South Africa”, in 2020 making it the official soil classification system to be used in South Africa. This classification system,... -
Gendered actual controlling shareholders and family business emotional attachment influences on business operational violations: A propensity score matching analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaoyu Liao --- , China Bei Lyu --- , China Jiayu Fan --- , ChinaThis study aimed to ascertain how gendered family emotional attachment of actual controlling shareholders influenced business violation and its boundary functions. Our study participants were 1 707 actual controlling shareholders of Chinese listed family companies. For the data analysis, we... -
The socio-ecology of childcare in Apartheid South Africa: Retrospective experiences of a sample of caregivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jené Pretorius --- , South Africa Carinne Annfred Lorraine Petersen --- , South Africa Athena Pedro --- , South AfricaWe sought to retrospectively understand current caregivers’ childhood experiences of apartheid in South Africa. A sample of eight caregivers (black = 3, white = 2, mixed race = 3; age range = 29 to 55 years) took part in the... -
Glycaemic control and family history of diabetes mellitus: is it all in the genes?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: RR Chetty --- , South Africa S Pillay --- ,Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a familial condition with a strong genetic component. International studies have highlighted associations between a positive family history of diabetes (FHD) and poorer glycaemic control. No current data are available on this association... -
Does extant work-family research generalize to African Nations? Meta-analytic tests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Jenny M. Hoobler --- , South Africa Suzanne Gericke --- , South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- , South AfricaThis study explores the question of the generalizability of extant work-family research, most of which has been conducted in Western cultural contexts, to workers in African nations. We conducted a meta-analysis of African research (55 studies, N = 16,162), comparing means for... -
The work-family interface and polygamy in Africa: A demands-resources perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Ifeyimika O. Ogunyomi --- , USA Wendy J. Casper --- , USAWork-family (WF) research in Africa has just begun to address unique elements of work and family relationships on this continent. In this paper, the relationships between family demands and resources in polygamous homes and family-to-work conflict and enrichment are put... -
Indirect exposure to trauma: Does resilience explain the link between optimism and secondary traumatic stress among in-patient carers?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosemary C. Muomah --- , Nigeria Appollos C. Ndukuba --- , Nigeria Paul C. Odinka --- , Nigeria Kennedy U. Amadi --- , Nigeria Callista U. Nduanya --- , Nigeria Jaclyn I. Odinka --- , Nigeria Theclar C. Iyidobi --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relationship between optimism and secondary traumatic stress (STS), including the mediating role of resilience on the association. Family carers (n = 194; female = 64.95%; married = 50%; age range = 15 to 70, mean age... -
Mothering in socioeconomically marginalised communities in South Africa: A conceptual development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Onarheim Spjeldnæs --- , NorwayFrom a sociopsychological perspective, mothering is variously described in the research literature. This theory synthesis research design study aims to integrate our current understanding of “the familiar” phenomenon of mothering by asking: (i) how mothering is understood across diverse realities... -
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 --- , ChinaThe 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... -
Older black rural South African adults’ perceptions on organ donation: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monareng Moropa --- , South Africa Jabu Mokwena --- , South Africa Mpsanyana Makgahlela --- , South Africa Tholene Sodi --- , South AfricaIn this study, we explored older rural South African adults’ perceptions of organ donation. Twelve older Pedi adults (male = 50%; age range 51 to 78 years) completed in-depth interviews on their knowledge of organ donation, cultural views, and influences... -
Modern family on the Zambian Copperbelt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: James Musonda --- University of Liège, BelgiumThe family model promoted amongst Zambian mineworkers since the colonial period was based on a male breadwinner and a female housewife. This article examines the family dynamics in a context in contemporary Zambia of growing employment precariousness, declining incomes for... -
Information sharing and fund performance: Evidence from the US mutual fund family
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yaoyao Fu --- , China Peng Hua --- , P.R. China Qijie Chen --- , P.R. China Si Zhou --- , P.R. ChinaIn this paper, we investigate the information sharing within an organisation and its consequences on mutual fund performance. Using a sample from the US open-end mutual fund industry, information sharing inside an organisation is quantified via the dependence of individual... -
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, ChinaWe 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... -
Primary health care–family partnership for better diabetes outcomes of patients: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MH Mphasha --- University of Limpopo, South Africa L Skaal --- University of Limpopo, South Africa TM Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa C Ngoatle --- University of Limpopo, South Africa LS Hlahla --- University of Limpopo, South Africa -
Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: assessing policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher Oleke --- Ministry of Health - Uganda, Astrid Blystad --- University of Bergen, Norway Ole Bjørn Rekdal --- Bergen University College, Karen Marie Moland --- University of Bergen, NorwayUganda is estimated to have around two million orphans constituting approximately 19% of all the children in the country. This paper presents findings from a study on the experiences of orphan care among Langi people of Amach sub-county in Lira... -
HIV/AIDS and family support systems: A situation analysis of people living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Adeyemi E. Oluwagbemiga --- Lagos State University, NigeriaCurrent statistics about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria do not reveal the broader social and economic impacts of the disease on the family. The study therefore primarily aimed to address the socio-economic effects of HIV infection on individuals and their... -
The quality of material care provided by grandparents for their orphaned grandchildren in the context of HIV/AIDS and poverty: a study of Kopanong municipality, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tsiliso Tamasane --- Human and Social Development Research Programmes, Human Sciences Research Council, Judith Head --- Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town,A pervasive argument in the literature on AIDS orphans in South Africa is that grandparents, who often care for their orphaned grandchildren, lack the material means to provide adequate care. This study investigated that claim in an area of ubiquitous... -
Ambiguous diagnosis, futile treatments and temporary recovery: Meanings of medical treatment among HIV/AIDS family caregivers providing care without ARVs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Mokhantšo Makoae --- Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC),The capacity of countries with high HIV and AIDS prevalence to provide antiretroviral treatment and care for all people who need support remains a public health challenge. In Lesotho, there are improvements in this area but the high proportion of... -
To tell or not to tell: Negotiating disclosure for people living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Pride Linda [d302e18]Disclosure of HIV status occurs for a variety of reasons and in various contexts, such as to sexual partners to enable safer sexual choices, to health-care workers to access treatment and care services and to family and community members to... -
Disclosure of HIV status between parents and children in Uganda in the context of greater access to treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: David Kyaddondo [d332e18] Rhoda K. Wanyenze John Kinsman Anita HardonWhile disclosure of HIV sero-status is encouraged in the management of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, it remains a challenge, especially among family members. This article examines the moral dilemmas and pragmatic incentives surrounding disclosure of HIV status in contemporary... -
Invisible work: Child work in households with a person living with HIV/AIDS in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julie Abimanyi-Ochom --- , , Australia Brett Inder --- , , Australia Bruce Hollingsworth --- , , UK Paula Lorgelly --- , , AustraliaBackground: HIV/AIDS has led to increased mortality and morbidity, negatively impacting adult labour especially in HIV/AIDS burdened Sub-Saharan Africa. There has been some exploration of the effects of HIV/AIDS on paid child labour, but little empirical work on children’s non-paid... -
HIV/AIDS and older adults in Cameroon: Emerging issues and implications for caregiving and policy-making
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Perpetua Lum Tanyi --- , , South Africa André Pelser --- , , South Africa Joseph Okeibunor --- , , NigeriaThe burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the elderly population in three divisions within the Northwest Region of Cameroon was examined. Data for this paper were extracted from a larger study which... -
Relationship between socio-economic characteristics of older adults’ women and family planning use in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Njoku Ola Ama --- Department of Statistics, University of Botswana, Botswana John O. Olaomi --- Department of Statistics, University of South Africa,Older adults (50 years and over) are still sexually active and therefore vulnerable to unplanned pregnancy, infection of STIs and HIV, yet there are no programmes in place to cater for their family planning needs. The objective of the study... -
Solvability to an initial-periodic problem for delay partial differential equations of Sobolev type
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Anar T. Assanova --- Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, KazakhstanThe initial-boundary value problem for higher-order delay partial differential equations is considered. We study the existence of its solution and also propose a method for finding approximate solutions. We are established a sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of... -
Family violence during COVID-19 and its impact on mental health of children: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eslavath Rajkumar --- Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, India Jayashree Mitra --- Central University of Karnataka, India Reethika Yadav --- Central University of Karnataka, India P. V. Hareesh --- Central University of Karnataka, India Alakananda Gangadharan --- Central University of Karnataka, India M. C. Gopika --- Central University of Karnataka, India Anamika Ben Christa --- Central University of Karnataka, India Allen Joshua George --- Indian Institute of Management, India Aswathy Gopi --- Central University of Karnataka, India Romate John --- Central University of Karnataka, India S. Arya --- Amity Institute of English Studies & Research, India John Abraham --- St. Johns National Academy of Health Sciences, India L. Rajashekaran --- Central University of Karnataka, IndiaPurpose: The COVID-19 pandemic posed unanticipated challenges that could impact how the family system operates across the world. Restrictions imposed to control the rapid spread of the virus substantially increased violence in families. The current study aims to review violence... -
Exploration of witnessing community violence and recent death on child behavioural outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Doneila McIntosh --- University of Minnesota, Allan D. Tate --- University of Georgia, Jerica M. Berge --- University of Minnesota,Background: Researchers are increasingly interested in understanding potentially traumatic experiences in children’s lives, such as witnessing community violence (WCV) and the recent death of a close family member or friend. These experiences can be distressing and have adverse effects on... -
When caring and mourning threaten public health: the experience of Covid-19 preventive regulations in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: James Musonda --- University of Liège, BelgiumThis article explores how Covid-19 regulations in hospitals and regarding funerals disrupted and limited the capacity of kin to care, and transformed the meanings of life and death, for Zambians. Nonetheless, patients and kin exercised their agency through disobedience, by... -
Exploring upbringing styles of highly resilient students in South Africa: A mixed methods study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Franco Musiello --- , South Africa Zaynab Essack --- , South Africa Alastair van Heerden --- , South AfricaParents play a critical role in supporting the development of resilience in childhood and early adolescence. Most South Africans lack basic resources, so research into and commitment to resilience is of great importance. This study investigated the styles of parenting... -
Debt financing and growth of Ghanaian family-owned businesses: The dual role of family values
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: J. K. Dartey --- Doctorate Division, Nobel International Business School, Ghana J. Okeniyi --- Creative Enterprise Department, School of Business and Creative Industry, University of West of Scotland, UK S. E. Samuel --- School of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Abertay University, UK E. Peregrino-Dartey --- Business Administration, Walden University, USA C. Cobblah --- Doctorate Division, Nobel International Business School, GhanaThis study investigates how family values can create finance and growth challenges for family-owned businesses in emerging economies. Specifically, it explores the interplay between family values, debt financing, and firm growth, while also considering the moderating role of self-enhancement and... -
Travelling together: exploring the impact of support and service animals on travel experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marianna Moraes --- University of California, USAThe phenomenon of multi-species families is increasingly linked to the growing awareness of the benefits of emotional support and service animals. As more people adopt various animals into their homes, it becomes crucial to understand how these family arrangements influence... -
Perceived social support and sense of belonging: The mediating role of academic anxiety among first-generation students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bongani V. Mtshweni --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the role of academic anxiety in the relationship between perceived social support and a sense of belonging of first-generation university students. The sample consisted of 240 undergraduate first-generation students (FGS) at a South African university (female =... -
Wider family in post-privatisation Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: James Musonda --- University of Liège, BelgiumThis article traces the economic and social dynamics animating kin-like relations amongst workers on the Zambian Copperbelt, their implications in everyday life and broader conceptions of family they engender. The article argues that the ability of mineworkers’ families to cope... -
Does parental education moderate the association between personal growth initiative, purpose in life and subjective well-being among Chinese college students?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaoxia Huang --- Huzhou Vocational and Technical College, China Hong Li --- Zhoukou Vocational and Technical College, China Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, ChinaWe investigated the moderating effect of parental education on the relationship between personal growth initiative, purpose in life, and subjective well-being. Two-wave time-lagged data with an interval of three months were collected from 491 students (mean age = 19.58 years,... -
Family cohesion and adaptability effects on social anxiety among adolescents: The mediating role of experiential avoidance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yakun Ni --- Institute of Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Finance, China Shiya Zeng --- Institute of Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Finance, China Yanzhen Xu --- Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China Tengfei Guo --- Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, ChinaWe investigated the effect of family cohesion and adaptability on adolescent social anxiety and explored the mediating effect of experiential avoidance between them. A total of 610 adolescents completed the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales II, the Acceptance and... -
How can work improve family life quality? The influence of thriving at work on family role performance and work–family balance satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaoqing Su --- Northwest Normal University, People’s Republic of China Baoyan Yang --- Northwest Normal University, People’s Republic of China Zhaobiao Zong --- East China Normal University, People’s Republic of China Zhao Zhang --- Lanzhou Modern Vocational College, People’s Republic of ChinaThis study examined how career success related to employees’ family life quality, with interpersonal capitalisation between employees’ work and family life, controlling for employees’ proactive personality. We sampled married employees from Northwest China (n = 154, females = 53.2%, mean... -
Numerical semigroups of coated odd elements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: M.B. Branco --- Universidade de Évora, J.C. Rosales --- Universidad de Granada, Spain M.A. Traesel --- Instituto Federal de São Paulo, BrazilA numerical semigroup S is coated with odd elements (Coe-semigroup), if {x − 1, x + 1} ⊆ S for all odd elements x in S. In this note, we will study this kind of numerical semigroup. In particular, we... -
Wisdom in folktales: Exploring primary marriage counselling in Zimbabwean Ndebele traditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Lickel Ndebele --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article interrogates Ndebele folktales to establish how they were/are utilised as a primary marriage counselling vehicle in Zimbabwe’s Ndebele society. The analysis is made against the backdrop of increasing marriage and family instability as shown through domestic violence, divorce,...
