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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 =... -
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...