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Exploring the Validity of the Values-In-Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, South Africa Marie P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the validity of the Values-In-Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) in an African context. A convenience sample of 256 African students completed the VIA-IS in English. The majority of strengths subscales had good reliability coefficients and mean scores... -
Validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) Among South African learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Jeanette Dreyer --- North-West University, South Africa Nansook Park --- University of Rhode Island, Christopher Peterson --- University of Michigan,This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Values in Action Inventory for Youth (VIA-Youth) of Park and Peterson (2006) in a total multi-cultural group of South African learners aged 13 to 17 years (N=1691: male = 703, female... -
Validation of a Community Collective Efficacy Scale in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilmien van Straten --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Marie P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Johan Potgieter --- North-West University, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to validate a community collective efficacy scale in an African context. An abridged version of the Community Collective Efficacy Scale was validated in a cross-sectional survey design. Participants (N = 1050) from urban (n... -
Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the DAT-K in Grade 11 Learners in a Historically Disadvantaged School in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witswatersrand, South Africa M. Mokone --- University of the Witswatersrand, South AfricaThis study explored the reliability and validity of the Differential Aptitude Test—Form K (DAT-K) in a sample of 75 learners (mean age = 17.1 years, SD = 1.13) from a previously disadvantaged school in Johannesburg. Adequate reliability coefficients were obtained... -
Psychometric Properties of Various Scales Measuring Psychological Well-Being in a South African Context: The FORT 1 Project
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jan A. B. Wissing --- North-West University, Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, Marietjie M. du Toit --- North-West University, Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University,The aim of this study was to do a first phase screening of psychometric properties of various scales measuring facets of psychological well-being so as to address further questions in the FORT 1 project (FORT 1 = Clarifying the nature... -
Development and Initial Validation of a General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS) in an African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study aimed to develop and validate the General Psychological Well-being Scale (GPWS) in an African sample, based on the empirical overlap between hedonic and eudaimonic facets of well-being as found in previous research. The quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted... -
The Use of EUROPEP in South Africa: An Internationally Standardised Instrument to Evaluate General Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe study examined the psychometric properties of the South African (isiXhosa) version of the European Task Force for Patient Evaluation of General Practice (EUROPEP) instrument. A total of 19,136 patients who visited 266 primary care practices in three districts in... -
Cronbach's Alpha: Review of Limitations and Associated Recommendations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Aaron A. Agbo --- University of Nigeria,This paper discusses the limitations of Cronbach's alpha as a sole index of reliability, showing how Cronbach's alpha is analytically handicapped to capture important measurement errors and scale dimensionality, and how it is not invariant under variations of scale length,... -
The Criminal Liability of Child Soldiers: In Search of a Standard
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pieter Brits --- Department of Mercantile and Public Law, Faculty of Military Science, Michelle Nel --- Department of Mercantile and Public Law, Faculty of Military Science,Despite the recent focus on the problem of the recruitment and use of child soldiers, there is still no clarity on the criminal liability of child soldiers who participate in conflict. In this article, we analyze the criminal liability of... -
Psychometric Properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) in a Sample of South African Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia J Patel --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sarojini Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Zubeda Paruk --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) (Idehen, 2001) with 1284 South African respondents. Participants were 323 learners (mean age = 15.81, SD = 1.24) and 961 university students (mean age = 20.08, SD =... -
The development, implementation and evaluation of a short course in objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) skills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A De Villiers --- Centre for Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, E Archer --- Centre for Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) examiner training is widely employed to address some of the reliability and validity issues that accompany the use of this assessment tool. An OSCE skills course was developed and implemented at the Stellenbosch Faculty... -
The psychometric properties of the Recovery Experiences Questionnaire of employees in a higher education institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karina Mostert --- WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Crizelle Els --- WorkWell: Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to investigate the factorial validity and reliability of scores from the Recovery Experience Questionnaire (REQ) in a higher education institution. As part of the measure validation, the relationships of the four recovery dimensions (psychological... -
Accounting for futures and options in terms of IASC proposals: practitioners’ views in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S Baker --- South African Breweries, G K Everingham --- Department of Accounting,This paper outlines the development and nature of the International Accounting Standards Committee’s proposals in relation to financial instruments. It considers the applicability of the specific principles therein in relation to accounting for futures and options traded on the South... -
Cross-cultural adaptation of the 12-Item Short-Form survey instrument in a Moroccan representative Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Majdouline Obtel --- Directorate of Epidemiology and Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Morocco Karima El Rhazi --- Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, Morocco Samira Elhold --- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Morocco Mohammed Benjelloune --- Department of Respiratory Diseases, Morocco Louisa Gnatiuc --- Respiratory Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, Chakib Nejjari --- Department of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, MoroccoThe health survey, the 12-Item Short-Form (SF-12) survey instrument, was developed as a shorter alternative to the SF-36 for use in scale studies. The aim of our study was to adapt this instrument into Moroccan Arabic and to examine its... -
Construction of a valid and reliable test to determine knowledge on dietary fat of higher-educated young adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: I. Venter --- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Cape TownAbstract -
Work-related Sense of Coherence Scale: Reliability and validity of scores in a South African sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sanet van der Westhuizen --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Elsie Ramasodi --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study investigated the reliability and validity of scores from the Work-related Sense of Coherence Scale (Work-SoC) in a South African sample. Respondents were 326 employees from the retail industry sector in Gauteng province of South Africa (females = 48%,... -
A secure framework for SMS-based service delivery in m-government using a multicast encryption scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Adebukola Onashoga --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Adebayo Ogunjobi --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Thomas Ibharalu --- Department of Computer Science, Nigeria Oluwafunmilayo Lawal --- Department of Computer Science, NigeriaThe use of mobile devices has revolutionised the world. Their affordability, high availability and usage convenience could transform the current governance to mobile government. However, in literature, the existing m-government architecture in Africa does not adequately consider security in its... -
Reliability of measures of work engagement and psychological well-being among South African state security forces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nondumiso Mlangeni --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South AfricaThis study reports on the psychometric properties of measures of work engagement and psychological well-being in the South African state security forces. The research sample consisted of a combined sample of 178 soldiers and 57 police officers (34% females). They... -
Climate change and adaptation-induced engineering design and innovations in water development projects in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Berhanu F. Alemaw --- Department of Geology, Botswana Nako M. Sebusang --- Department of Civil Engineering, BotswanaIn this paper, a framework for best practice for incorporating climate change and adaption in Africa is presented from mainly the water resources design and management perspectives to chart systematically ways of incorporating climate change in engineering design of water... -
Validity and reliability of a questionnaire developed to explore nutrition determinants among construction workers in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Chioma Okoro --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Innocent Musonda --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Justus Agumba --- School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying,Objectives: The nutrition of construction workers is related to their health and safety (H&S) at work. Research on the factors influencing construction workers’ food choices and overall nutrition is limited, in South Africa and indeed Africa as a whole. The... -
A novel approach for the identification of critical nodes and transmission lines for mitigating voltage instability in power networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akintunde Samson Alayande --- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, South Africa Nnamdi Nwulu --- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, South AfricaVoltage collapse is a major issue combating the effectiveness and optimal operation of modern power systems in recent times. This is a great threat to the security and reliability of modern power systems and, in recent times, it has been... -
Validation of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) in a non-clinical sample of South African working adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zonica Dreyer --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South Africa Carolina Henn --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South Africa Carin Hill --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) in a non-clinical sample of working people. Working South African persons (N = 269; females = 62%; mean age = 33, SD = 11.5) completed the DASS-21,... -
Measuring bankers’ deviant behaviour: Structure and reliability in a Nigerian sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ifeanyichukwu Chukwudi Eze --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Police Academy, Nigeria Lawrence Ejike Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Obiageli Omeje --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ejike Okonkwo --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Obinna O. Ike --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Francisca N. Ogba --- Department of Education Foundations, Nigeria Chinyere Nwajiuba --- Department of Education Foundations, Nigeria Enuma Icha-Ituma --- Department of Mass Communication, NigeriaIn combating the increasing number of challenges faced by the banking industries that range from disobedience to standard operations, connivance with fraudulent clients, and regular counterproductive behaviours, a measure of deviant behaviour in the banking sector is necessary. We validated... -
Intention to use High Speed Rail (HSR) in Ghana: A comparative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frank Ebo Sagoe --- , China Ying Teng --- , China Joy Say --- , China Lawrence Sagoe --- , Ghana Anita Sagoe --- , Ghana Muhammad Hashim Shah --- , ChinaThis exploratory study aimed to examine the intention of people to use High Speed Rail (HSR) in Ghana premised on convenience, traveling time reliability, and transport safety. Participants were a convenience sample of 957 public transportation users (female = 40.6%;... -
Validity of Mini Nutritional Assessment tool among an elderly population in Yeka sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Mesfin Agachew Woldekidan --- , Ethiopia Demewoz Haile --- , Ethiopia Bilal Shikur --- , Ethiopia Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus --- , EthiopiaBackground: The widely used nutritional assessment tool used for the elderly includes the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF) tool. These tools have not been evaluated for their validity and reliability among the elderly population of... -
The Job Demands Scale for Hearing-Impaired Employees: Development and preliminary analysis of internal validity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Strauss Chelius --- , South Africa Marissa Brouwers --- , South Africa Bouwer J Jonker --- , South AfricaFew work participation scales have been normed on employees with hearing impairment. This creates an employment disparity against them. We developed a 57 item Job Demands for Hearing Impaired Employees (JDHIE) scale, providing preliminarily internal validity evidence. Respondents were 85... -
Factor structure in Raven’s Progressive Matrices Plus in sub-Saharan Africa – Benin and Djibouti
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David Becker --- , Germany Gerhard Meisenberg --- , United Kingdom Edward Dutton --- , Poland Salaheldin Farah Bakhiet --- , Saudi Arabia Osman Ahmed Mohamed Humad --- , Saudi Arabia Hamissou Arouna Abdoulaye --- , Saudi Arabia Salaheldin Abdelrahman Elrasheed Seed Ahmed --- , SudanA recent meta-analysis identified factor structures in IQ-test results from non-western nations similar to those found in samples from western countries, with mostly strong loadings on a general factor. In this study, we identified the factor structure on Raven’s Standard... -
The reliability of the modified lower extremity functional scale among adults living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, in Rwanda, Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: D.K. Tumusiime --- , , Rwanda A. Stewart --- , , South Africa F.W.D. Venter --- , , South Africa E. Musenge --- , , South AfricaPeripheral neuropathy (PN) is common among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and affects their daily functional ability and quality of life. Lower extremity functional ability, which is most commonly compromised in patients with PN, has not... -
Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: George Acheampong --- University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana John Rand --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark,In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them. We argued that size represents a selectionist pressure on firms to... -
Compression with wildcards: Abstract simplicial complexes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Marcel Wild --- Stellenbosch University, SADespite the more handy terminology of abstract simplicial complexes , in its core this article is about antitone Boolean functions. Given the maximal faces (=facets) of , our main algorithm, called Facets-To-Faces, outputs in a compressed format. The degree of... -
Resilience in Iranian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychometric Evaluation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Hamid Sharif-Nia --- Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Long She --- Sunway University, Malaysia Erika Sivarajan Froelicher --- University of California San Francisco, USA Gökmen Arslan --- Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey Sima Hejazi --- North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Iran Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani --- Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Daniyal Kohestani --- Iran University of Medical Science, Iran Elham Akhlaghi --- Iran University of Medical Sciences, IranBackground: Resilience is a measure of the ability to cope with stress and the accurate measurement of it is critical. This study aimed to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in Iranian adolescents during the... -
Assessment of regenerative hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jannah Kreb --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article addresses the lack of practical tools for assessing regenerative hospitality in hotels. The study provides a systematic approach to developing a practical tool to assess and promote regenerative practices in the hospitality industry. The literature review identified seven... -
Considering risk associated with leisure time physical activity (LTPA) at craft breweries: overlooking dangers in the name of fun
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alana N Seaman --- Tourism, Recreation, & Sport, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Lindsey Schroeder --- Athletic Training, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Madison Peace --- Athletic Training, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Michele Abee --- Bellarmine University, USA Laura Morris --- Tourism, Recreation, & Sport, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USAMany breweries in the US have become popular settings for leisure time physical activity (LTPA). While risk is widely accepted as an inherent part of sport and physical activity (PA), breweries are places of increased risk due to the nature...
