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A South African perspective on factors that impact on the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mostert-Phipps [AN0001] D Pottas --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, M Korpela --- Institute for ICT Advancement, School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University School of Computing, University of Eastern Finland,Objective: Various benefits are associated with the adoption and meaningful use of health information technologies (HITs) in the healthcare sector. Despite the associated advantages with the adoption and use of HITs, the South African healthcare sector has been slow to... -
Job characteristics: their relationship to job satisfaction, stress and depression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Renier Steyn --- Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Naseema Vawda --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study investigated the influences of job characteristics on job satisfaction, stress and depression among South African white collar workers. Participants were managers in full-time employment with large organisations. They completed the Job Diagnostic Survey, the Perceived Stress Scale and... -
First-time mothers’ experiences of meaningfulness during their third trimester of pregnancy: A focus on spirituality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Amoné Redelinghuys --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Heleen Coetzee --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Vera Roos --- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South AfricaThis study sought to gain in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of first-time mothers during their third trimester of pregnancy. The non-probability, purposive sample were Afrikaans speaking first-time mothers aged between 22 and 40 years. Data on their experiences of... -
Positive work experiences and life satisfaction: the moderating role of gender
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jillian C. Williamson --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Madelyn Geldenhuys --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study investigated the effects of work engagement and psychological meaningfulness on life satisfaction taking into account the moderating effect of gender. A cross-sectional research design was used to capture data on satisfaction with life, work engagement and psychological meaningfulness... -
The psychological conditions that predict work engagement among tertiary education employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gamuchirai L. Chikoko --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Johanna H. Buitendach --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Herbert Kanengoni --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the extent to which the psychological conditions and job characteristics predicted work engagement amongst higher education employees (n = 149, females = 60%) from a South African University. The participants completed a variety of instruments on psychological conditions of work, job... -
The meaning of work for South African women: A phenomenological study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kerrin Person --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Michelle S. May --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Claude-Hélène Mayer --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, GermanyThis study sought to gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning that women attribute to their work in the South African context. The six women informants were 27–32 years old, all with tertiary education, in senior positions, without children. Data... -
Engagement of secondary school teachers in Namibia: Relational context effects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Manfred Janik --- University of Namibia, Windhoek, Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to investigate relational antecedents of work engagement for secondary school teachers and to determine whether specific psychological conditions mediate the effects of relational factors on work engagement. A cross-sectional survey was used. The participants... -
Personal factors and career adaptability in a call centre work environment: The mediating effects of professional efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nisha Harry --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThe study sought to assess the extent to which professional efficacy mediates the relationship between personal factors and career adaptability in a call centre work setting. The sample consisted of 409 early-career South African call centre workers (black females =... -
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... -
Job demands, job resources, and work engagement among South African nurses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mercia Gerida Patience --- , South Africa Roslyn De Braine --- , South Africa Nelesh Dhanpat --- , South AfricaThe study investigated whether job demands and job resources predict work engagement of public and private sector nurses. The sample comprised of 420 South African nurses (females = 88.8%; employed in the private sector = 61.8%; mean age = 38 years, SD = 9.50 years). They completed surveys... -
Re-imagining and transforming events: Insights from the Australian events industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Effie Steriopoulos --- , Australia Jeff Wrathall --- , AustraliaOver the past year, COVID-19 has hit the events industry with unprecedented force, resulting in event cancellations, reduced employment and salary cuts, with most event organisations moving either partially or fully to virtual events. Most challenging is the uncertainty in... -
The use of paintings and sketches as scientific knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Knut Ove Æsøy --- , Norway Trine Sofie Dybvikstrand --- , NorwayThis article is written in the field of the philosophy of science. The aim is to express how painting and drawing can be used as part of a phenomenological research method. The painter or drawer is a visual researcher in... -
Talent management practices and work-related outcomes for South African academic staff
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe --- , South Africa Emmerentia Nicolene Barkhuizen --- , South AfricaThis study explored the perception of relationships between talent management practices and work meaningfulness, happiness, and turnover intention among South African academic staff. The participants (n = 160) were from a large South African higher education institution (HEI). For a... -
Achieving career marketability through helping others: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qin Chen --- Harbin Institute of Technology, China Li Zhang --- Harbin Institute of Technology, China Zhenduo Zhang --- Dalian University of Technology, ChinaWe explored the relationship between helping behaviour and career marketability, explicating the underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions in that relationship. A total of 203 full-time Chinese workers (female = 51.2%; mean age = 32.27 years, SD = 6.34 years; managers... -
Volunteering dynamics in leisure, tourism and hospitality: developing sustainable practices for well-being and social impact
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Bertine Bargeman --- Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Licia Calvi --- Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Geesje Duursma --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article explores the multifaceted landscape of volunteering in leisure, tourism and hospitality (LTH) organisations, acknowledging its fundamental role in civil society, and serves as the inception point for an in-depth research project. Volunteerism is explored in diverse forms, ranging...