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Physical properties of some highveld Vertisols
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K. Snyman --- , M.V. Fey --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology, A. Cass --- Department of Soil Science and Agrometeorology,Surface (0–20 cm) soils were sampled at 100 m intervals along a 3 km transect through Vertisols derived from dolerite and Ecca group mudstone near Standerton, Transvaal. The two geologically correlated soil bodies, which historically appear to have formed the... -
Identification and classification of vertical chlorophyll patterns in the Benguela upwelling system and Angola-Benguela front using an artificial neural network
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N. F. Silulwane A. J. Richardson F. A. Shillington B. A. Mitchell-InnesInformation on the vertical chlorophyll structure in the ocean is important for estimating integrated chlorophyll a and primary production from satellite. For this study, vertical chlorophyll profiles from the Benguela upwelling system and the Angola-Benguela front were collected in winter... -
The Moderating Effect of Self-efficacy on Job Insecurity and Organisational Commitment Among Nigerian Public Servants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: D.O. Adebayo --- University of Ibadan,The study examined the moderating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived job insecurity and organisational commitment of survivors of retrenchment among Nigerian public workers. Using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected from 186 survivors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis... -
Factors in Computer Self-Efficacy Among Nigerian College of Education Teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Philip Olu Jegede --- Obafemi Awolowo University,This study investigated factors that are associated with computer self-efficacy among teachers of Southwestern Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Two hundred and eighteen teachers (males =146; females=72; age =52.82, SD=16.38) randomly selected from four Colleges of Education responded to a... -
Exploring the Application of Actuarial Criminology in Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa, Anastasios Ladikos --- University of South Africa,In response to the declared intent of the White Paper on Corrections (Department of Corrections, 2005) to transform prisons into needs-based centers of reform, the Self-appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) was used to explore its potential as a reliable and valid prediction... -
Relationships among Leisure, Social Self-Image, Peer Pressure and At-Risk Behaviours of Adolescents in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred A. Adegoke --- University of Ilorin, Nigeria Christiana A. Ayoade --- University of Ilorin, NigeriaThis study investigated the relationships among leisure, social self image, peer pressure and at-risk behaviours of adolescents in Nigeria. It also examined the moderating roles of gender, age, and locale and school type on measured relationships. A total of 1,141... -
The Impact of Life-Long Illness on Women: A Qualitative Study of Low Socio-Economic Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pamela Naidoo --- University of Western Cape,The purpose of this qualitative, ethnographic study was to explore the impact of a chronic disease on low socio-economic women with RA in South Africa. Ten women participants with a mean age of 48 years and a mean duration of... -
Students' Self-Concept and Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe: A Preliminary Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaStudents' personal beliefs about their capabilities to learn influence their motivation and learning. This study determined the relationship between self-concept and academic achievement of Zimbabwean primary school students. A qualitative approach was used to collect data from 75 pupils (36... -
The Relationship Between Hope And Goal Achievement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David J.F. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Marinda Maree --- University of Pretoria, Charmaine Collins --- University of Pretoria,The aim of this study was to explore the psychological resource structure of students as assessed by the Hope Orientation Measure or HOME instrument. The aim was also to find what the relationship between this resource structure and goal achievement... -
The Role of Identity in Self-Regulation: When Do Students Cope and When Do They Commit?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Salomé Human-Vogel --- University of Pretoria,The aim of this study was to explore commitment in postgraduate students in relation to self-regulation. An exploratory case study design was employed. Three participants completed unstructured interviews about commitment, the Structured Interview for the Five-Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM)... -
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... -
Lived Experiences of Subclinical Eating Disorder: Female Students' Perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Doret K. Kirsten --- North-West University, Wynand F. du Plessis --- North-West University,The aim of this study was to obtain an “insiders' perspective” on the lived experience of Subclinical Eating Disorder (SED) in female university students. Participants were 30 white, undergraduate females from the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University in South... -
The Islamic Careline Ladies Lifeskills Program: An Empowerment Initiative
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe Islamic Careline established a Ladies Lifeskills program in response to a shared view by clients, volunteers and management at the Careline that females within the community were experiencing feelings of disempowerment and low self esteem. In practice, the program... -
Estimating One's Own and Others' Multiple Intelligence: A Cross-Cultural Study from Guinea Bissau and Portugal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Félix Neto --- Universidade do Porto, Portugal Adrian Furnham --- Department of Psychology, UK Maria da Conceição Pinto --- Universidade do Porto, PortugalThis study examined the estimations of multiple intelligences for self, partner and parents. One hundred and fifty two students (males = 81, females = 68, and 3 have not indicated their sex; mean age = 24.02, SD = 3.08) from... -
Salutogenic Profile of Police Trainees on Entry into the Profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomfusi Bekwa --- University of South Africa, Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa,The study aimed to determine the salutogenic (wellbeing) profile of South African police trainees on entry into the profession. Participants were police trainees with an average age of 26 years enrolled for basic training in a police college. Sample sizes... -
Premarital Sexual Permissiveness among Nigerian Undergraduates: The influence of Religiosity and Self-Esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ojedokun A. Oluyinka --- Olabisi Onabanjo University,The study investigated empirically the influence of religiosity, self-esteem and age on attitude towards premarital sexual permissiveness among a sample of 400 Nigerian undergraduates (males =200, females =200 Age range =20 to 31 years). The instrument of data collection is... -
Perceived Challenges in the Self-Management of Essential Hypertension in South African Settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karel F.H. Botha --- North-West University, Wynand F. du Plessis --- North-West University,The study investigated the subjective experiences of Essential Hypertension (EH) in a sample of urban white Afrikaans-speaking (n=25) and black Sotho-speaking (n=25) patients. Measures of self-management were obtained and their subjective experience of EH and its self-management was explored during... -
Relational Psychoanalysis Potential Usefulness with Black South African Clients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zelda G. Knight --- University of Johannesburg,The aim of this article is to suggest that relational psychoanalysis may be a useful approach for working with clients from indigenous African cultures. In particular, the article considers the utility of relational psychoanalysis to understanding and enacting the therapeutic... -
Relating Identity Processing Styles to Commitment and Self-esteem among College Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand,The role that identity processing styles may play in commitment and self-esteem were investigated. Measures of identity processing styles, commitment and self-esteem were administered to 112 psychology students (mean age = 18.77 years, SD = 1.3 years, males = 33,... -
Psychometric Properties of the Short Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ) in a South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Karel F.H. Botha --- North-West University, South AfricaSelf-regulation (SR), an important construct within the psychological well-being context, involves the ability to monitor behaviour, to contrast it with reference values and to introduce adjustments where necessary. A lack of validated measures of SR in the South African context... -
Self-reported Diabetes Prevalence and Risk factors in South Africa: Results from the World Health Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaUsing the data from the South African World Health Survey (WHS), the current study aims to assess the self-reported prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors by socio-economic characteristics in South Africa. A population-based survey of 2314 participants (1116 men... -
Self-efficacy, Work, and Psychological Outcomes in a Public Service Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shelley-Ann Williams --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThe study examined the prediction of psychological outcomes (conceptualized as psychological well-being and engagement) by general self-efficacy (GSE) and work context (conceptualized as job demands and job resources). The role of GSE as a moderator between work context and psychological... -
Exploring the Impact of Self-Directed Team Learning in an Air Traffic Control Environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Christiaan G. Joubert --- University of Pretoria, Mike van der Linde --- University of Pretoria, Paul J. van Staden --- University of Pretoria,Experienced military air traffic controllers (25 respondents, males = 15, females = 10, years of experience = less than one year = 5 respondents, more than one year but less than three years = 11 respondents and more than three... -
Social Support, Self-image, and Future Outlook Among Poverty-stricken Unemployed Men in Namibia: A Phenomenological Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- Univesity of Botswana, Webster Gonzo --- National Housing Enterprise, NamibiaThe study aimed to explore how poverty-stricken job seekers in Namibia felt about their unemployment situation and how they perceived themselves, their social support, and their future. Ten men (aged 18 to 40 years) participated in the study. In-depth interviews... -
Resilience in Children of Poverty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaMost studies reviewed show that poverty has a negative impact on school success and the social and emotional functioning of learners in schools. Students' personal beliefs about their capabilities were found to influence their motivation and learning in schools. However,... -
The Problem of Identifying and Diagnosing Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (AADHD): Results and Implications of a South African Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alban Burke --- University of Johannesburg, Tracey-Lee Austin --- University of Johannesburg,In this study an attempt is made to design a more South African relevant self-report questionnaire. In attempt to design such an instrument 402 undergraduate Psychology students responded to an online survey in which they completed a number of existing,... -
Life Designing in 21st Century: Using a New, Strengthened Career Genogram
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annamaria Di Fabio --- University of Florence, ItalyThis work proposes the use of a new, strengthened career genogram in a life designing paradigm for the 21st century. The article shows the importance of the new paradigm for career construction and self-constructing in life designing interventions. From this... -
Using a Personal Portfolio for Identity Development with an Adolescent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Suzanne Bester --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Mugsy Quinn --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article reports on the findings of an instrumental case study that was exploratory and descriptive in nature. An open and flexible investigation was conducted with the purpose of gaining insight into the potential value of using a personal portfolio... -
The Career Exploration of a Previously Disadvantaged Middle-Aged Woman: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe case study explores the perceptions of a middle-aged, previously disadvantaged South African woman regarding her career aspirations and her promotability. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used. Narrative inquiry was used to interview the client. The... -
Parental Involvement in Career Development among Disadvantaged Adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Daleen Alexander --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Orepa Maite --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe study investigated perceived parental involvement in career development amongst disadvantaged adolescents. Participants were 14 Grade 9 learners (8 boys and 6 girls: mean age =14 years) from a disadvantaged community in North-West Province in South Africa. Data were collected... -
Adult ADHD in a Student Population: Preliminary Findings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alban Burke --- University of Johannesburg, Tracey-Lee Austin --- University of Johannesburg, Chantal Waldeck --- University of Johannesburg,The study provides preliminary findings about the likely prevalence rates of ADHD in a South African student population. Data collected using self-report measures to identify symptoms of this disorder, are reported. Participants were 402 undergraduate psychology students. They completed the... -
An Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) in South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa, Ann-Mari Hesselink --- University of South Africa,The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ: Loza, 2005) is a self-report questionnaire designed to assist with the prediction of violent and nonviolent recidivism among correctional populations. Use of scale could help in the assessment of risk and the identification of factors that... -
Measuring the Academic Self-Efficacy of Students at a South African Higher Education Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti [AN0001]The study assessed the academic self-efficacy of newly enrolled undergraduate students attending a higher education institution in South Africa (n = 315, females = 53.6%). Data were collected using the students enrolled for science related majors. An existing Academic Behavioural... -
Coping Self-Efficacy as Mediator in the Dynamics of Psychological Well-Being in Various Contexts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Tertia M. Oosthuizen --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Alida Nienaber --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore whether coping self-efficacy mediates between various distress related variables on the one hand (symptoms of stress and depression), and the degree of psycho-social well-being as measured on the upper end of the... -
Exploring Mindfulness in Self-Injuring Adolescents in a Psychiatric Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rümando Kok --- North-West University, South Africa Doret K. Kirsten --- North-West University, South Africa Karel F.H. Botha --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored mindfulness amongst eight self-injuring psychiatric adolescents. A mixed-method design was used. Interviews and clinical records comprised the qualitative data, while quantitative data was gathered using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ: Baer, Smith, Hopkins, Krietemeyer & Toney, 2006)... -
Jungian Analysts and African Diviners: An Exploration of the Archetype of the Self
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Geils --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis paper compares Jungian psychology and African indigenous healing practices through a theoretical review. It argues that while both practices express the shamanic archetype and facilitate the universal instinct towards wholeness, the expression of this differs. In Jungian psychology the... -
Sex Offender Assessment Procedures: A South African Comparison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anni Hesselink --- University of South Africa, Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa,This study reports on the results of a reflective case analysis of a first generation assessment procedure of a chronic offender. The assessment focused on offender's experiential world and his pathway to crime, including precipitating crime risk factors as well... -
Psychological Strengths as Predictors of Postgraduate Students' Academic Achievement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sanet van der Westhuizen --- University of South Africa, Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa, Nomfusi Bekwa --- University of South Africa,This study sought to predict students' Grade Point Average (GPA) from their personal sense of coherence, locus of control, hope and research self-efficacy. Participants were 429 postgraduate students at a large South African university (males = 86, females = 311,... -
Self-Efficacy and Physical Self-Concept as Mediators of Parenting Influence on Adolescents' School and Health Wellbeing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Said Aldhafri --- Sultan Qaboos University, OmanThe current study examines the role of parenting styles (permissive, authoritative, and authoritarian) in predicting adolescents' school and health wellbeing through the mediational role of adolescents' academic self-efficacy and physical self-concept. Data were collected from 1599 Omani adolescents (mean age... -
The Experience of Psychosocial Stressors Amongst Adolescent Learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- University of the Free State, South Africa Henriëtte van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study sought to identify and describe the psychosocial factors that adolescents experience as stressful. Data were collected from 556 respondents (Grade 10 to 12; 250 males and 306 females; mean age = 17.3 yrs; SD = 1.66) who completed... -
Gender Effects on Self-Regulation Among University Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anke S. Cloete --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Karel F. H. Botha --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), J. Wilma Breytenbach --- Statistical Consultation Services, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus),The aim of this study was to explore the relation between self-regulation, psychopathology and gender amongst a group of South African university students (N=384). Self-regulation was measured with the Shortened Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SSRQ: Carey, Neal, & Collins, 2004), and psychopathology... -
The Experiences of Self-Injury Amongst Adolescents and Young Adults within a South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cithra Bheamadu --- University of Johannesburg, Elzette Fritz --- University of Johannesburg, Jace Pillay --- University of Johannesburg,The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of self-injury among adolescents and young adults within the South African context. The participants were twelve university students who had self-injured in their adolescence (females = 92%). The data were... -
Students' Sense of Coherence, Study Engagement and Self-Efficacy in Relation to their Study and Employability Satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Rudolf M. Oosthuizen --- University of South Africa,This study reports on students' sense of coherence, study engagement and self-efficacy in relation to their satisfaction with current studies and employability. Participants included a convenience sample of 127 employed adult learners enrolled for third year level open distance learning... -
Exploring Employees' Personality Attributes in Relation to Their Employability Attributes in the Business Management Field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Andries Masenge --- University of South Africa,This study explored early career employee's personality preferences in a South African work setting. Participants were a non-probability sample business management employees (N = 304; female = 64%, ethnicity = 81% Black, supervisory = 53%, age range = 25 and... -
Influence of a Self-identification Meditation Intervention on Psychological and Neurophysiologic Variables
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of a brief, twenty minute, breath based, Self-identification meditation intervention on meditation experiences, identity, mindfulness and spirituality perceptions, and correlative neurophysiologic functioning in a small convenience sample of 10 South African adults (7 women and... -
Breast Cancer Health Beliefs and Perceived Barriers to Self-Examination Amongst Hindu Women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Catherine Govender --- University of South Africa, Prashilla Soma --- University of Pretoria, Leeana Persad --- University of Witwatersrand, Julie Moodley --- National Health Laboratory Services, Vinay Rajah --- , South AfricaThis study explored the breast cancer health beliefs and perceived barriers to breast self-examination of South African Hindu women. Participants were 68 Hindu women (mean age = 39.36 years SD=13.42) from two South African cities. They completed the Champion's Health... -
Offenders with Mental Disorders in a South African Prison Population: Profiling the Behavioural Characteristics on Mental Illness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- University of South Africa,This study validates a protocol to identify inmates with institutional adjustment difficulty from mental disorder, and who might have a need for therapeutic programming of a cognitive nature. The Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) was administered to a total of 236 South... -
The Psychometric Properties of the Adapted and Revised Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire (AAROCDQ)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study validated the Adapted and Revised Organisational Climate Description Questionnaire (AAROCDQ) for school climate as experienced by teachers. Participants were 394 school teachers (72 male and 322 female) from 40 schools in South Africa. Internal consistency and factor structure... -
Examining the Mediating Effect of Open Distance Learning Students' Study Engagement in Relation to Their Life Orientation and Self-Efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Rudolf M. Oosthuizen --- University of South Africa,This study reports on the mediating effect of study engagement (measured by an adapted version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale) in relation to students' life orientation (measured by the Orientation to Life Questionnaire) and their self-efficacy (measured by the... -
Sex Differences in the Attribution of Shame And Guilt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mark Brophy --- University of Johannesburg, Gert Kruger --- University of Johannesburg,This study examined how the sex of a participant could moderate the elicitation of shame and guilt. Four hundred ninety students (107 men and 383 women) between the age of 17 and 20 (M=18.66, SD=.80) volunteered to participate. Moderated multiple... -
The Prevalence of Well-Being on Teachers in Afri Twin Schools as Well as Non Afri Twin Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the prevalence of well-being in Afri Twin and non Afri Twin teachers. The Afri Twin project allows schools of comparable type and size in Britain and South Africa to be ‘twinned’ with each other, with a possible... -
Psychological Career Resources and Work Engagement of Early Career Consulting Staff
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jenny Venter --- University of Pretoria, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Johan S. Basson --- University of Pretoria,This study explored whether employees' psychological career resources significantly predicted their work engagement. A non-probability sample of 111 early career (26–40 years of age) white male and female staff in a South African human resource software and technology consulting services... -
Self-Efficacy, Collective Efficacy and the Psychological Well-Being of Groups in Transition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sarah M. Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- North-West University, South Africa Michael Q. Temane --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study sought to determine the differential influence of self- and collective efficacy beliefs on the psychological well-being of individuals within a community in transition. A cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from 1050 Setswana speaking participants from... -
Contemplating the Self: A Brief Phenomenological Participatory Action Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Sumeshni Govender --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Dumisani R. Nzima --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Mandla M. Hlongwane --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Jabulani D. Thwala --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Ashmin Singh --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments, Pricilla B. Mbele --- Psychology and Educational Psychology Departments,This study examines Self contemplation from a heuristic phenomenological and applied psychological perspective using a participatory action research approach. The participant authors (n = 6; females = 50%, majority ethnicity = isiZulu = 67%) engaged in reflective contemplation of the... -
Some Consequences of An Identity Of B. Gordon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Neville RobbinsUsing some consequences of the quintuple product identity, we obtain the identity: -
Self-orthogonal codes from some Bush-type Hadamard matrices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Dean Crnković --- Department of Mathematics, Croatia B.G. Rodrigues --- School of Mathematical Sciences, South AfricaBy means of a construction method outlined by Harada and Tonchev, we determine some non-binary self-orthogonal codes obtained from the row span of orbit matrices of Bush-type Hadamard matrices that admit a fixed-point-free and fixed-block-free automorphism of prime order. We... -
Understanding fatalism in HIV/AIDS protection: the individual in dialogue with contextual factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anna Meyer-WeitzMany people remain at risk of becoming HIV-infected despite large-scale prevention efforts. An exploratory study was conducted to investigate the determinants of a fatalistic attitude towards protecting the self from HIV/AIDS. The study utilised the Human Sciences Research Council's national,... -
Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of adolescents with mild retardation, in relation HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Naseema Dawood Anil Bhagwanjee Kay Govender Ebrahim ChohanThis study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of adolescents with mild mental retardation (MMR) in relation to HIV/AIDS. Questionnaires were personally administered to a saturation sample of 90 adolescents with MMR drawn from one specialised educational institution in... -
Preliminary investigation of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among children in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mariya Mukhtar-Yola Solomon Adeleke Dayyabu Gwarzo Zubaida Farouk LadanTreatment of HIV with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has resulted in declining morbidity and mortality rates from HIV-associated diseases, but concerns regarding access and adherence are growing. To determine the adherence level and the reasons for non-adhering to antiretroviral... -
The influence of peers and other significant persons on sexuality and condom-use among young adults in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Njau Sabina Mtweve Longin Barongo Rachel Manongi Juliet Chugulu Marcelina Msuya Stella Mwampeta Bertha Kiwale Joseph Lekule Hector JalipaSexual behaviour change remains a primary goal of HIV prevention efforts globally. It is a complex issue influenced by numerous unpredictable variables such as individual desires, social and cultural relationships, and environmental and economic dynamics. This study in northern Tanzania... -
Awareness of HIV/AIDS and its oral manifestations among people living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Febronia Kahabuka Flora Fabian Poul Erick Petersen Hubert NguvumaliThe aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS and general issues about HIV and AIDS among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A structured questionnaire was used to... -
Reaching disenfranchised youth and mobile populations in Ghana through voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susi Wyss Joyce Ablordeppey Jane Okrah Abigail KyeiThis paper documents the evaluation of a 20-month project to provide voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) to a mobile population of youth surrounding the Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. The specific objectives of the evaluation were to determine: 1) to... -
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, sexual behaviour and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female students of the University of Buea, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Theresa Nkuo-Akenji Armand Nkwesheu Raymond Nyasa Esther Tallah Roland Ndip Fru Angwafo IiiThe study investigates the cognitive effect of knowledge and protective practices on the prevalence of HIV and some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female students of the University of Buea, Cameroon. A cross-sectional study involving the analysis of a questionnaire... -
Short-term effects of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention among trainee teachers in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: KathleenF Norr JamesL Norr ChrissiePN Kaponda SitingawawoI Kachingwe EllenMD MbwezaThis report describes the implementation and short-term results of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention on the HIV-related attitudes, knowledge and behaviours of primary school teachers in Malawi. The intervention, based on the social-cognitive learning model, took place in... -
Understanding self-appraisal of HIV-infection risk among young adults in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Samson Babatunde Adebayo --- , Nigeria Jennifer Anyanti --- , Nigeria Augustine Ankomah --- , Kenya Godpower Omoregie --- , Nigeria Fatima Mamman-Daura --- , NigeriaA major component of HIV prevention is to encourage individuals to appreciate their personal risk of contracting the virus with the aim of encouraging them to take steps to reduce the risks. This article addresses the accuracy of an individual's... -
Treatment adherence following national antiretroviral rollout in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC. Van Dyk --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe national antiretroviral (ARV) programme in South Africa commenced in 2004. ARV drugs became readily available to all South Africans due to the concerted efforts of ‘access to all’ campaigns. This study investigates medication adherence among a sample of South... -
Correlates of sexual faithfulness among low-literate rural males in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: GebeyehuW Bogale --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands Henk Boer --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The Netherlands Erwin Seydel --- Department of Psychology and Communication of Health and Risk, The NetherlandsHIV is a major threat to the people of the rural Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia. To date, numerous studies have focused on condom use for HIV prevention. Using the theory of planned behaviour, this study investigates the psychosocial determinants of... -
Sexual-risk behaviour among sexually active first-year students at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Melissa D Abels --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Renette J Blignaut --- Department of Statistics, South AfricaIn South Africa, new HIV infections are concentrated among persons aged 15–24 years. The university population falls within this age group and are prone to higher-risk behaviours that place them at risk of acquiring HIV. In a study to assess... -
Correlates of highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence among urban Ethiopian clients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hibret Alemu --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia Damen Haile Mariam --- School of Public Health, Ethiopia AmyO Tsui --- , United States Aster Shewamare --- , EthiopiaThere has been a massive expansion of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) services in Ethiopia since 2005. To assess clients’ self-reported adherence to HAART medication, a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study was carried out among adults receiving HAART medication at the... -
Patterns of disclosure and antiretroviral treatment adherence in a South African mining workplace programme and implications for HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anil Bhagwanjee --- , South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South Africa Inge Petersen --- , South Africa Gavin George --- , South Africa Leigh Johnstone --- , South Africa Kerisha Naidoo --- , South AfricaSocial and psychological barriers to the disclosure of one's seropositive HIV status to significant others and poor adherence to taking medications pose significant challenges to the scaling-up of access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the workplace. Such barriers are predictive... -
Relative success of self and outcross pollen after mixed- and single-donor pollinations in Eucalyptus grandis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: TN Horsley --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South Africa SD Johnson --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, South AfricaA previous observation that self-pollen tubes traversed the style at a slower rate than cross-pollen tubes in Eucalyptus grandis and E. urophylla suggested the presence of cryptic self-incompatibility (CSI) in these species. The aim of the present study was, with... -
Higher-risk sexual behaviour among HIV patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in Ibadan, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: BenjaminO OlleyA stress–coping model was tested to examine the role that negative life events, coping methods, and depression might play in moderating the associations between HIV-related factors (ARV drug regimen, HIV staging and CD4 count) and higher-risk sexual behaviours of people... -
Health-related quality of life in a sample of HIV-infected South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Karl Peltzer Nancy Phaswana-MafuyaThe study aims to assess the health-related quality of life and HIV symptoms of a sample of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa. The sample included 607 PLHIV from all districts of the Eastern Cape Province, recruited either... -
Assessment of HIV-positive in-patients using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Hellen Myezwa Aimee Stewart Eustasius Musenge Paul NesaraThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) short-version checklist was used to assess the impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced by a sample of HIV-positive in-patients admitted to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Laboratory... -
Gender differences in intention to remain a virgin until marriage among school pupils in rural northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Njau --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Sabina Mtweve --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Rachel Manongi --- Community Health Department, Tanzania Hector Jalipa --- , MozambiqueAbstinence is often promoted in HIV-prevention programmes for adolescents, but little is known about the factors that influence adolescents' intentions to abstain from sex until marriage. This study was conducted in ten districts in the Kilimanjaro, Arusha, and Manyara regions... -
A model for understanding the relationship between stigma and healthcare-seeking behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: NgoziC Mbonu --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands Bart Van den Borne --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands NanneK De Vries --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The NetherlandsPeople living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa sometimes have care-seeking behaviours that result in a suboptimal quality of life. This paper seeks to examine the role of stigma in the care-seeking behaviour of PLHIV. We hypothesise that... -
Secondary Traumatic Stress, Psychological Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction of Social Workers in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martina Perstling --- University of Namibia, Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among secondary traumatic stress, psychological wellbeing (purpose in life, environmental mastery and self-acceptance) and life satisfaction of social workers of Namibia. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample... -
Awareness and practices of foot self-care in patients with diabetes at Dr Yusuf Dadoo district hospital, Johannesburg
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: RA Dikeukwu --- Department of Family Medicine, OB Omole --- Clinical Unit (Family Medicine), Sedibeng District Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: To determine awareness and foot self-care practices in patients with diabetes. -
Preventative foot care in people with diabetes: Quality patient education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Janse G van Rensburg --- Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology,Foot ulceration and amputation cause extensive burden on individuals and health care systems. One of the reasons for the poor outcome of foot complications in developing countries is the lack of patient education. Due to the multi-factorial pathology of diabetic... -
A comparison of five glucometers in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Y Essack --- Department of Chemical Pathology, South Africa M Hoffman --- Department of Chemical Pathology, South Africa M Rensburg --- Department of Chemical Pathology, South Africa J Van Wyk --- Department of Clinical Pathology, South Africa CS Meyer --- Department of Chemical Pathology, South Africa R Erasmus --- Department of Chemical Pathology, South AfricaObjective: To assess the accuracy and precision of five currently available blood glucose meters in South Africa -
Approaching burnout
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ID Couper --- Department of Family Medicine,Burnout is a danger faced by many health professionals. As doctors, we often do not realise our vulnerability to stress and our woundedness as healers. This article arose from the author's personal experience. It outlines some of the reasons that... -
Burning Out and In again
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CG Ellis --- Family Physician, Hayfields Medical Centre,This paper is the third in a series on burnout. It is partly taken from notes collected from facilitating workshops on burnout in doctors. It is written as a polemic to challenge the received wisdom on this complex subject. The... -
A method of teaching clinical problem-solving skills to primary health care student nurses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Truscott --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaThe article provides a description of a method of teaching a clinical problem-solving process to primary health care nurses/clinical nurse practitioners (PHC nurses). The process was developed in the Soweto PHC Nurse Training Unit over the past 30 years as... -
Obesity and health problems among South African healthcare workers: do healthcare workers take care of themselves?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Skaal --- The Department of Public Health, S Pengpid --- The Department of Public Health,Background: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. In South Africa, 56% of white men, 49% of black men and 75% of black women have been reported to be overweight or obese. The focus of this study is on South African... -
Blood pressure measurement: why, how, when, and where?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E O'Brien --- The Conway Institute, University College, Ireland -
End-user centeredness in antiretroviral therapy services in Nigerian public health facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RJ Chiegil --- Department of Health Studies, LI Zungu --- Department of Health Studies, K Jooste --- School of Nursing, University of Western Cape,Objective: To describe the perception of end users with regard to end-user centeredness in antiretroviral therapy (ART) service provision in Nigerian public health facilities. -
Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Self-Directed Learning Among Women University Students: A Cross-Cultural Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karina de Bruin --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Gillian Hughes --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between career decision self-efficacy and self-directed learning among Black and White women university students. Three-hundred and fifty-five female university students (211 Black; 144 White) completed the Student Self-Directed Learning Questionnaire and the Career Decision Self-Efficacy... -
Life Design Career Counselling with an Abandoned Adolescent: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of the Free State, South Africa Sandra Crous --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis article describes the value of life design counselling with an abandoned adolescent female. The participant was selected purposively from among a group of abandoned adolescent females who had expressed a need for career counselling. The life intervention comprised two... -
Interpersonal conflict and meaning making in early adulthood: a self-regulation perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karel F.H. Botha --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore meaning making in response to interpersonal conflict in a group of young adults. A self-regulatory perspective was taken to explore and elaborate on current approaches to meaning making. Participants were 127 young... -
Self-realisation and meaning making in the face of adversity: a eudaimonic approach to human resilience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carol D. Ryff --- Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United StatesThis article considers a eudaimonic approach to psychological well-being built on the integration of developmental, existential and humanistic formulations as well as distant writings of Aristotle. Eudaimonia emphasizes meaning-making, self-realisation and growth, quality connections to others, self-knowledge, managing life and... -
Examining significant predictors of students’ intention to drop out
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kelly Cortes --- North-West University, Karina Mostert --- North-West University, Crizelle Els --- North-West University,The objective of this study was to determine if core self-evaluation traits, burnout, disengagement, social support and career decision making difficulties are significant predictors of university students’ intention to drop out. A cross-sectional design and non-probability sample (N=782) was used... -
Beyond ethical imperatives in South African anthropology: morally repugnant and unlikeable subjects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ilana van Wyk --- Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), Upper Campus, Humanities Graduate Building, 4 Floor, University of Cape Town, South AfricaIn this article, I argue that anthropologists' dislike of their subjects in the field poses both epistemological and ethical questions that go beyond concerns about harming or exploiting those we study, about maintaining human relationships, or about the self-reflexivity and... -
Exit/Exist: Gregory Maqoma's dance and the call to life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Patricia C. Henderson --- Department of Social Anthropology, South AfricaThe paper explores life-giving qualities of creativity and self-stylisation in the performance art and dance of contemporary South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma. Placing his performance Exit/Exist in conversation with social theories of becoming, desire and futurity explored in the work... -
The HIV/AIDS caregiver identity as a double-edged sword: a discourse analysis on HIV/AIDS caregiving in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vania Ranjbar --- Angered Hospital, SwedenThis article discusses the identity of HIV/AIDS caregivers as constructed by a group of HIV/AIDS caregivers at a non-profit organisation in South Africa. During a 12-month period data were collected through interviews with the organisation's staff and volunteers. Using discourse... -
Predictors of student burnout and engagement among university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Danél Olwage --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated influences of core self-evaluation traits, career decision-making difficulties and social support on student burnout and engagement. A cross-sectional design was used with a non-probability quota sample. In the multiple regression analyses, self-efficacy, inconsistent information due to internal... -
Psychological strengths and subjective well-being in South African white students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leon T. B. Jackson --- North-West University, South Africa Fons J. R. van de Vijver --- North-West University, South Africa Runél Fouché --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the role of individual resources, notably self-efficacy, gratitude, and hope, in subjective well-being of white dormitory students at a historically white institution of higher learning. Using a convenience sample of white students (N = 227), we tested the role... -
Exploring personality preferences in relation to psychological career resources among managerial staff in the Western Cape fast food industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Dries Schreuder --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Chris Kotze --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,The study explored the relationship between individuals' personality preferences (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form M) and their psychological career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory) and whether the personality types differed significantly in terms... -
Innovation Policy Reforms, Emerging Role Models and Bridge Institutions: Evidence from North African Economies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdelkader Djeflat --- Department of Economics, Labo Clerse UMR 8019-Maghtech Network, France Yevgeny Kuznetsov --- Economic Policy and Debt Department, Wolrd Bank, USAThis article focuses on role models of modern innovation based development and public interventions to diffuse and scale up these role models. It discusses the so-called bridge institutions of innovation, which transform skills into knowledge valued by markets. It shows... -
The Intersection of the Self and History in Kenyan Autobiographies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jennifer Muchiri --- Department of Literature, KenyaLife writing has increasingly become a popular genre which calls for sustained interrogation and analysis of the narratives produced. The autobiography is not only the story of the narrating subject but can be read as the history of the society... -
Nicotine exposure effects on ADHD in young adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Skye Sayce --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Alban Burke --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated whether ingestion of nicotine could enhance cognitive performance in people with ADHD. Participants with ADHD (n = 17) and without ADHD (n = 22) were contrasted for nicotine use. Cognitive performance was measured using selected subtests of... -
Narrative counselling with a young engineer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Erna W. Gerryts --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis case study applied a narrative approach to develop the sense of self as a career resource for a young male engineer in his first working year. The participant client attended eight sessions lasting 60 to 90 minutes each over... -
Self-efficacy, medication beliefs and adherence to antiretroviral therapy by patients attending a health facility in Pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Adegoke Adefolalu --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa Zerish Nkosi --- Department of Health Studies, South Africa Steve Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, South Africa Palesa Masemola --- , South AfricaBackground: Self-efficacy and medication beliefs are known factors that influence adherence to treatment in chronic medical conditions. We carried out a cross-sectional study on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with the aim of determining the predictive relationship between these two... -
Self-prescription practices by Nigerian medical doctors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Joseph Fadare --- Department of Pharmacology, Nigeria Olufemi Desalu --- Department of Medicine, NigeriaBackground: Self-prescription by physicians is a form of self-care that has generated considerable controversy in recent years. The prevalence of self-prescription practices by physicians has been widely studied in North America, Europe and Asia. Few studies on physician self-prescribing and... -
Academic and social self-concept: effects of teaching styles and gender in English as a foreign language setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marwa Alrajhi --- Department of Psychology, College of Education, The Sultanate of Oman Said Aldhafri --- Department of Psychology, College of Education, The Sultanate of OmanThis study examined the relationship between academic and social self-concept and teachers’ teaching styles (authoritative, authoritarian and permissive). The participants included 511 school students (53.2% females). They completed the Self-Definition Questionnaire (SDQ-I) and the Teacher Authority Questionnaire. Data were analysed... -
Perceived maternal and paternal psychological control by Ethiopian adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Asamenew Demessie Bireda --- Ethiopia Centre for Graduate Studies, Ethiopia Beate von Krosigk --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe study primarily aimed to investigate the association between adolescents’ perception of parental psychological control and the adolescents’ self-esteem, school adjustment and depressive symptoms. Data were collected from 809 adolescents (females = 381 & males = 428; mean age = 16.8 years, SD = 1.58 years) from Ethiopian... -
Young adult learners with dyslexia: their socio-emotional support needs during adolescence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Talita Claassens --- Department Psychology of Education, Ansie C. Lessing --- Department Psychology of Education,This study retrospectively explored social-emotional support needs that young adult learners with dyslexia perceived to have experienced as adolescents attending an inclusion school setting. Six young adults with dyslexia were participants (females = 3; age range 18–21 years). They responded... -
Test anxiety: contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem among secondary school students in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji --- Department of Psychology, Sampson Kelechi Nwonyi --- Department of Psychology,Most of the previous studies on test anxiety have focused on students in higher institutions with little research on test anxiety in secondary school students. The present study examined the contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem on test... -
Exploring adult learners’ self-directedness in relation to their employability attributes in open distance learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jo-Anne Botha --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Mariette Coetzee --- Department of Human Resource Management,This study investigated the relationship between adult learners’ self-directedness and their perceptions of their employability attributes. A stratified proportional random sample (N = 1 102) was taken of undergraduate adult learners at a South African open distance learning (ODL) higher... -
The social correlates of self-directed behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid levels among adult male olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Jacklyn J. Ellis --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology, Roehampton University, U.K. Ann M. MacLarnon --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology, Roehampton University, U.K. Michael Heistermann --- Reproductive Biology Unit, German Primate Centre, Germany Stuart Semple --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology, Roehampton University, U.K.Sociality confers many benefits to gregarious animals, but group-living does not come without associated costs. Social living can cause anxiety, which if prolonged can lead to stress. We investigate correlates of anxiety and stress among wild adult male olive baboons... -
Dominance rank and self-scratching among wild female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Stefano S.K. Kaburu --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, University of Roehampton, U.K. Ann MacLarnon --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, University of Roehampton, U.K. Bonaventura Majolo --- School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, U.K. Mohamed Qarro --- École Nationale Forestiére d’Ingénieurs, Avenue Moulay Yousseff, BP 511, Morocco Stuart Semple --- Centre for Research in Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, University of Roehampton, U.K.Measuring rates of self-scratching provides a powerful index of anxiety in non-human primates, and investigating the relationship between self-scratching and dominance rank can shed light on the ‘emotional costs’ of holding different positions in the hierarchy. Here we explored the... -
Ons is Boesmans: commentary on the naming of Bushmen in the southern Kalahari
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: William F. Ellis --- Centre for Humanities Research, South AfricaThis paper examines academic debates about the nomenclature of the San in light of recent ethnographic data. Academic debates centre around two aspects: the apparent complicity of the term “bushman” in construing the San as lower on the hierarchy of... -
Parenting styles and psychological needs influences on adolescent life goals and aspirations in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nicolette V. Roman --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Eugene L. Davids --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Alice Moyo --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Lauren Schilder --- Child and Family Studies, Department of Social Work, South Africa Marlies Lacante --- Department of Psychology, Belgium Willy Lens --- Department of Psychology, BelgiumThe present study examined the role of parenting styles and basic psychological needs in the adoption of goals and aspirations of learners, as well as for their psychological wellbeing (positive versus negative affect) in a South African sample of learners... -
Community, family and intimate relationships: an exploration of domestic violence in Griquatown, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Linda Waldman --- Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UKThis paper explores domestic violence in the rural location of Griquatown, South Africa. Although academics have long recognised that structural and cultural factors influence people's experience of domestic violence, not much has been written about the manner in which this... -
Exercise in futility or dawn of Afrikaner self-determination: an exploratory ethno-historical investigation of Orania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: FC de Beer --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South AfricaDue to their ethnic diversity nation states have the arduous task of accommodating various identity conscious groups within their boundaries. Nation-building programmes and strategies are employed mostly to unite the heterogeneous populations of nation states, as is currently also being... -
Beyond ethical imperatives in South African anthropology: morally repugnant and unlikeable subjects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ilana van Wyk --- Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), South AfricaIn this article, I argue that anthropologists' dislike of their subjects in the field poses both epistemological and ethical questions that go beyond concerns about harming or exploiting those we study, about maintaining human relationships, or about the self-reflexivity and... -
The self in prejudice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zelda G. Knight --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaThe self as a psychological construct, and the self in relation to the other has been discussed in psychological and sociological literature for decades, but not much attention has been given to the psychological development of the self in relation... -
Perceived parental warmth and adjustment among Ethiopian adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Asamenew Demessie Bireda --- College of Graduate Studies, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between adolescents’ perception of parental warmth and their self-esteem, school adjustment and depression symptoms. Data were collected from 809 adolescents (female=47%; mean age=16.8 years; SD=1.58) from four different high schools in Ethiopia. The... -
Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening: practical perspectives from the laboratory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: K L Richter --- Consultant Pathologist and Clinical Virologist, Department of Medical Virology,The coverage of cervical cancer screening in South Africa is inadequate, with an estimated 8.8-million unscreened women who are mainly serviced by the public health sector in lower-resourced areas. Alternative screening options need to be considered. Every step in the... -
Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards antibiotic usage in Windhoek, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Dawn D Pereko --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa Martie S Lubbe --- School of Pharmacy, South Africa Sabiha Y Essack --- School of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The development of antibiotic resistance is a globally recognised human health threat. Overuse of antibiotics is a major contributory factor to the development of resistance. As end users, the public play a role in antibiotic use and the development... -
Researching snails on holiday: An agenda for caravanning and caravanners?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsVacations spent in caravans account for a significant strand of the UK leisure market. The potential mobility, yet homelike structures, can be said to offer a base of security when staying away. Like snails, caravanners travel taking their domestic space with them,... -
The salience of socially engaging and disengaging emotions among Black and White South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tselane Rose Kgantsi --- Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Johnny R. J. Fontaine --- Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Michael Temane --- Office of the Registrar, South AfricaThis study investigated the experience of disengaging and engaging emotions among Black and White South African university students. In total 351 Black and White students attending a large North Western province university in South Africa (45% Black students, 69% female... -
The role of teammate relationships, communication and self-efficacy in predicting athlete flow experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Elrie Botha --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study aimed at testing a structural model of athlete flow in a sample of South African students. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was implemented. Participants completed self-report measures at pre-arranged times that were in close proximity to the completion... -
Young emerging adults’ graduateness and career adaptability: Exploring the moderating role of self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sadika Ismail --- Department of Human Resource Management, Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology,This study investigated the moderating role of self-esteem on young emerging adults’ in their school-to-work transition phase of graduateness skills and career adaptability. A non-probability convenience sample (n=332) of undergraduate black (98.5%) and female (62%) young emerging adults (18–29 years)... -
Tomatis® Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University:, South Africa Karel Botha --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University:, South AfricaThis systematic review sought to determine the evidence on how the Tomatis® Method, a sound stimulation intervention for improving listening, compares to other self-regulation interventions with tertiary students. We searched studies from the following data bases ‘Academic FileOne, CINAHL, Cochrane... -
Factors influencing career maturity in the South African National Defence Force: A diagnostic approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien van't Wout --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South AfricaThis study investigated factors influencing the career maturity of young members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A sample of 310 young SANDF members (females=35%, blacks=90%) completed the following measures: career maturity inventory-revised, the career decision self-efficacy scale,... -
Visual interruptions: a reflection on “Thermal optimum: time, intimacy and the elemental in the first thousand days of life”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kharnita Mohamed --- Department of Social Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaIn this commentary, Kharnita Mohamed critically assesses Fiona C. Ross and Nicholas Eppel’s photo essay, “Thermal Optimum: Time, Intimacy and the Elemental in the First Thousand Days of Life.” The essay is published alongside this commentary. -
An exploration of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire for assessing female recidivism in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology,This study profiled incarcerated female offenders’ criminogenic-oriented self-appraisals. Respondents were 77 female offenders between the ages of 20 and 56 years, serving custodial sentences within the South African Department of Correctional Services ranging from under a year to 25 years,... -
Choice in HIV testing: the acceptability and anticipated use of a self-administered at-home oral HIV test among South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth A Kelvin --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Sonia Cheruvillil --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Stephanie Christian --- City University New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, USA Joanne E Mantell --- Division of Gender, Health and Sexuality, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, USA Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Letitia Rambally-Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Nzwakie Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Africa Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent and Child Health Research), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South AfricaCombination HIV prevention is being widely promoted by funders. This strategy aims to offer HIV prevention choices that can be selected and combined to decrease HIV risk in ways that fit with each individual’s situation. Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure... -
Effects of self-monitoring of blood glucose on diabetes control in a resource-limited diabetic clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa C Aldous --- School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Diabetes mellitus places an enormous burden upon both patients and countries’ health systems. Integral to achieving control is patients assuming responsibility for their condition. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) can serve as a powerful tool modifying lifestyle behaviour and... -
Self-reported knowledge and use of emergency contraception among women presenting for termination of pregnancy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: O Osa-Izeko --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa RD Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Emergency contraception (EC) is widely accepted as a safe method of preventing conception following unprotected coitus. Use of EC has been promoted in South Africa, yet uptake among women appears to remain low. -
Microbial contamination and labelling of self-prepared, multi-dose phenylephrine solutions used at a teaching hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Andreas van den Heever --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Juan Scribante --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Helen Perrie --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Warren Lowman --- Vermaak and Partners Pathologists, South AfricaBackground: Common practice at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) is to use boluses from a self-prepared, multi-dose phenylephrine solution to treat spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension in patients undergoing a Caesarean section. The aims of this study were to determine if... -
The case for behavioural change counselling for the prevention of NCDs and improvement of self-management of chronic conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KM Murphy --- Department of Medicine, South Africa R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBrief behaviour change counselling (BBCC) that is integrated into routine health care has been shown to be effective in helping patients modify risk behaviours for non-communicable disease (NCD), improve self-management of chronic conditions, as well as produce clinically meaningful improvements... -
Self-harming behaviour among university students: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Freda van der Walt --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the prevalence of self-harming practices among South African university students. Respondents were 201 students attending a small university of technology in South Africa (females = 55%; males = 45%). The students completed a survey on their self-harming... -
Evaluation of an intervention aimed at developing the personal attributes of prospective entrants into the accounting profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Andres Merino --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Michele Aucock --- School of Accountancy, South AfricaRapid changes in the business world coupled with increased global competition demand that accountants must have a wide range of skills and attitudes if they are to meet the rising expectations of employers and of society as a whole. This... -
Researching snails on holiday: An agenda for caravanning and caravanners?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsVacations spent in caravans account for a significant strand of the UK leisure market. The potential mobility, yet homelike structures, can be said to offer a base of security when staying away. Like snails, caravanners travel taking their domestic space... -
On the group of self-homotopy equivalences of an almost formal space
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Mahmoud Benkhalifa --- University of Sharjah, UAEA simply connected CW-complex X of finite type is called almost formal if and if the rational Hurewicz homomorphism is injective for every n ≥ 1. In this paper, we show that the group of self-homotopy equivalences of an almost... -
The psychological coping, learning potential and career preferences profiles of operational force military candidates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié de Beer --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Adelai van Heerden --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to profile the psychological coping, learning potential and career-related interests of 251 candidates for operational force military selection for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) – 26 of whom were successful in the... -
Presence, Agency and Popularity: Kenyan “Socialites”, Femininities and Digital Media
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Dina Ligaga --- Department of Media Studies, South AfricaRepresentations and self-representations in new digital cultures have complicated readings of gender and sexuality in the media in increasingly interesting ways. This article explores such representations, focusing on two well-known figures in the Kenyan tabloid media, Vera Sidika and Huddah... -
Depression in older adults: prevalence and risk factors in a primary health care sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: U Padayachey --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa S Ramlall --- Department of Psychiatry, South Africa J Chipps --- Faculty of Community Health, South AfricaBackground: Depression in the geriatric population has been identified as a significant problem in view of the associated negative outcomes regarding poor functioning, increased perception of poor health and increased utilisation of medical services. Significantly associated with increased morbidity and... -
“I am Malawian, Multicultural or British”: Remote acculturation and identity formation among urban adolescents in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kim T. Ferguson --- Psychology Faculty, USA Yuna L. Ferguson --- Department of Psychology, USA Gail M. Ferguson --- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, USAWe aimed to better understand multidimensional remote acculturation to South African, United States of America (US), and United Kingdom (UK) cultures among 144 thirteen- to seventeen-year-old (M = 15 0.28, SD = 1.06; 43.1% female; 36.6% Black African, 23.9% Southeast... -
Private and public collective self-esteem among black and white South African students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tsholofelo A. Thomas --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the salience of ethnic public and private collective self-esteem among South African students contrasting by race. Participants were 89 black and 55 white undergraduate students (93 females, 51 males; mean age: 20 years). They completed two subscales... -
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... -
Psychological validation of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) in South Africa: Method effects and dimensionality in black African and white university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Makhubela --- Department of Psychology, Solomon Mashegoane --- Department of Psychology,The study examined the factor structure and cross-cultural validity of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) in a sample of South African students (N = 862; black African = 67%, female = 71.5%). Alternative a priori CFA models (unidimensional, bi-dimensional and... -
Exploring the validity of scores from the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) in Burundi: A multi-strategy approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anne Fromont --- School of Public Health, Belgium Slim Haddad --- Research Unit, Canada Rolf Heinmüller --- External consultant, Canada Bruno T. Dujardin --- School of Public Health, Belgium Annalisa Casini --- Psychological Sciences Research Institute, BelgiumThe present study aimed to validate the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) in Burundi, through a multi-strategy approach used in cross-cultural studies. Respondents were 906 health workers (men = 56%; caregivers 60%). They responded to a bilingual version of RSES. We... -
Coping self-efficacy and psychosocial well-being of marginalised South African youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Seleme R. Melato --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Elizabeth Bothma --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to investigate coping self-efficacy and aspects of psychosocial well-being amongst youth from marginalised backgrounds. A total of 794 black South African marginalised youth (males = 54%, females = 46%, age range between 18 and... -
Effect of self-monitoring of blood glucose on glycaemic outcome among type 2 diabetic patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Oluwajimi Olanrewaju Sodipo --- Department of Family Medicine, Ayoade Adedokun --- Department of Family Medicine, Adedeji Adejumo Olusola --- Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care, NigeriaBackground: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder which leads to complications especially when not properly managed. The role of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in type 2 diabetic patients using oral hypoglycaemic agents has been a source of controversy. -
Self-esteem, employability attributes, and retention factors of employees within the financial sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Lemakatso Mawande --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study explored the relationship between personal factors and job retention in a South African financial services sector setting. A non-probability purposive sample of employees (n = 383; females = 57%, black = 42%) of two financial institutions were participants... -
Prospective conceptual model of Tomatis® method effects on students’ self-regulation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), Department of Psychology, South Africa Karel Botha --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), Department of Psychology, South Africa Anneke Stols --- African Unit of Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), South AfricaThis study aimed to develop a preliminary conceptual model that explains the perceived effect of the Tomatis® method on university students’ self-regulation for study course learning. Seven beginning graduate students (6 female; 3 black, 4 white) with a large South... -
Reflections on becoming a psychologist: Professional development experiences of students in a South African psychology graduate program
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jan J. Knoetze --- Psychology Department, South Africa Michelle McCulloch --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study sought to describe student psychologists’ experiences of their professional preparation activities in which they used reflective journals. The students (n =7; female = 71%, black = 86%) were enrolled in a masters training program in the clinical and... -
Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Omotola Peter Adewale --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, NigeriaThe study investigated academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety indicators of performance impairment and intrusive worry. Respondents were 206 Nigerian undergraduate students (mean age = 20.29, SD = 2. 22; female = 43.2%). The students took the Westside Test Anxiety... -
Mental health, self-esteem, and influences on sexual values and attitudes among black South African adolescent males
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jabulani G Kheswa --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Area, South Africa Elizabeth Bothma --- Optentia Research Area, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationships between sexual values and attitudes, self-esteem, and mental health among black South African adolescents. Adolescent males (n = 522) aged between 13 and 21 years participated in the study. They completed the Mathteck Sexuality Questionnaire... -
Comorbidity of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and major depression in primary school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Mokobane --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Basil Pillay --- Department of Behavioural Medicine, South Africa Anneke Meyer --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe study investigated comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression in a sample of rural primary school children in Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 320 learners participated in this study of whom 160 learners had teacher and parent identified... -
Embodied self-awareness among South African social services therapist-practitioners: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Colleen Angela Potgieter --- CCYF, COMPRES, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cornelia Hesther Margaretha Bloem --- CCYF, COMPRES, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaWe explored South African social service therapist-practitioners’ experiences of their own lived body in the context of practice. The participants consisted of a convenience sample of 13 therapist-practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South... -
Self-employability Initiative: Developing a Practical Model of Disabled Students' Self-employment Careers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Reuel Johnmark Dakung --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Nigeria John C. Munene --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Uganda Waswa Balunywa --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Uganda Laura Orobia --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Uganda Mohammed Ngoma --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, UgandaThis study investigated the self-employability initiatives of disabled university students by presenting a model that would allow the concept to be explained and used easily as a framework for working with students to develop their self-employment careers. A cross-sectional survey... -
Two cases of probable hybridisation between the pufferfishes Arothron meleagris (Anonymous 1798) and A. nigropunctatus (Bloch and Schneider 1801) on a fringing reef at Réunion Island
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: P Bourjon --- Les Sentinelles du Récif, réseau d’observateurs volontaires de la Réserve Naturelle Marine de La Réunion [‘Sentinels of the Reef’, Volunteer Observers Network of the Réunion Marine Park] (GIP–RNMR), Réunion Island B Chanet --- Institut de Systématique, FranceTwo individuals displaying mixed features of the colour patterns distinctive of Arothron meleagris and A. nigropunctatus were observed on the fringing reef at Réunion Island, between September 2012 and August 2013. Because many hybrid fish have been first identified through... -
Effect of positive organizational behaviour (POB) characteristics on construction employees’ turnover in Uyo City of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Amaka Chinweude Ogwueleka --- Department of Quantity Surveying, Nigeria Stanley Nnamdi Ogbonna --- Department of Quantity Surveying, NigeriaLow turnover of skilled construction employees is paramount to any construction organization in order to boost high rate of skilled and talented workers. The global shortage of skilled workers within the construction industry provides the need to investigate factors that... -
Perceived social support and life satisfaction among freshmen: Mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and academic adjustment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abimbola A. Akanni --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Choja A. Oduaran --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and academic adjustment in the relationship between perceived social support and life satisfaction among Nigerian university freshmen. A total of 621 beginning university students (females = 50.4%, mean age = 19.67years,... -
Organisation climate mediation of the relationship between hardiness, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction among military followers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Palesa Luzipo --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South AfricaThis study examined influences of organisational climate on hardiness, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction in a military setting. Data were collected from 120 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) military personnel (female = 36%; officers = 90%; age range = 24–64... -
Self-motivated behaviour: Its influence on intergroup contact for intergroup harmony
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emenike N. Anyaegbunam --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Charles O. Anazonwu --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaWe investigated the role of self-motivated behaviour in promoting intergroup member contact for intergroup harmony. A multi-ethnic group of 68 freshmen students attending a Nigerian state university were participants (female = 43.8%; Mean age = 22.15 years, SD = 2.35... -
Social support-oriented coping and resilience for self-harm protection among adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilmie van der Wal --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ancel A. George --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe study aimed to investigate the extent to which social support-focused coping and resilience can predict lower risk for self-harm by at-risk adolescents. Participants were 962 high school learners from nine high schools in the Free State Province, South Africa... -
Cell phone usage relational regulation strategies of older South Africans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandra Steyn --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Vera Roos --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Karel Botha --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South AfricaThis study explored older South Africans’ relational regulation strategies in using their cell phones to address their social goals and psychosocial needs. Nineteen older South Africans (17 female; 2 male), aged 60 and older, who had access to a cell... -
Psychosocial characteristics of primary care-seeking long-distance truck drivers in Kenya and associations with HIV testing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Matthew L Romo --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USA Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Joanne E Mantell --- HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, USA Eva Mwai --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Eston Nyaga --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- North Star Alliance, Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USAThe 90-90-90 strategy from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020 includes, as its first goal, to have 90% of all people living with HIV to know their status. Achieving this goal... -
A critical participatory pedagogical approach to enabling life orientation students to develop social literacy through HIV education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anthony Brown --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, South Africa Lesley Wood --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South AfricaHIV education is an important component of the life orientation curriculum, since an intersectional understanding of HIV provides an entry point to appreciate the interrelatedness of various social injustices. Yet, our interaction with predominantly white and privileged pre-service life orientation... -
Unplanned extubations in a level one trauma ICU
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KM Köhne --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa T Hardcastle --- Trauma Service, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital and Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBackground: Unplanned endotracheal extubation (UE) is the most common airway adverse event in ICU. This study aimed to determine the incidence, characteristics, complications and outcomes of UE in patients in a level one trauma ICU. -
Cloth as a membrane of the imagination in the artwork of Mary Sibande
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Patricia C. Henderson --- Department of Anthropology, South AfricaThis paper brings future-orientated theories of becoming to bear on the work of artist Mary Sibande. Contemporary social theory is increasingly interested in how human life and matter join in vital forms of assemblage. In relation to Sibande’s work in... -
Job demands and psychological well-being: Moderating role of occupational self-efficacy and job social support among mid-career academics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Charity N. Onyishi --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nigeria Felicia O. Okwueze --- Department of Public Administration and Local Government Studies, NigeriaThe study investigated the moderating role of occupational self-efficacy and job social support on the relationship between job demands and psychological well-being among mid-career academics. Participants were 203 academics at three public Nigerian universities (female = 37.93%; mean years of... -
Trauma event autobiographies: An exploratory multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Corné Engelbrecht --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Maria Papaikonomou --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis multiple case study explored trauma event memories of three individuals to characterise underlying meanings important for their recovery. The three participants were women in the age range of 43 to 54 years old, who shared their own memories of... -
Quality of primary care physicians’ communication of diabetes self-management during medical encounters with persons with diabetes mellitus in a resource-poor country
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OS Ojo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria SO Malomo --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AO Egunjobi --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria AOA Jimoh --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria MO Olowere --- Family Medicine Department, NigeriaBackground: Most of the Nigerian studies on the determinants of diabetes self-management have focused on patient-related factors. There is no previous local study that examined the quality of diabetes self-management education provided by primary care physicians to people with diabetes... -
Self-efficacy and its relationship with satisfaction with life and happiness among university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yolande van Zyl --- Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, South Africa Manilall Dhurup --- Department of Human Resources Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study set out to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and satisfaction with life and happiness among university students in South Africa. The sample comprised 334 students (female = 222, male = 112, black = 96%, mean age = 23... -
Courage and confidence to stop lying: caregiver perspectives on a video to support paediatric HIV disclosure in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sonja Klingberg --- Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit & UK Clinical Research Collaboration Centre for Diet and Activity Research, United Kingdom Rachel King --- Global Health Sciences, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Resty Lubwama --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Margaret Namuganga --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Barbara Nabiryo --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Monica Etima --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Philippa Musoke --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Lisa M. Butler --- Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, ConnecticutThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV-positive children are told their diagnosis by age 12 years. However, most perinatally-infected children reach adolescence without being told their HIV status. Effective strategies are needed to promote disclosure, and optimise children’s health... -
Accounting students’ experiences of peer assessment: A tool to develop lifelong learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Marelize Malan --- , South Africa Nerine Stegmann --- , South AfricaThe accounting profession highlights lifelong learning as a vital fundamental competency. Peer assessment, self-assessment and self-directedness contribute to the development of lifelong learning skills. These interrelated skills should be fostered through higher education programmes, requiring intentional interventions. Peer assessment is... -
Circle of Security parenting program efficacy for improving parental self-efficacy in a South African setting: Preliminary evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jenny Rose --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Nicolette Roman --- Department of Child and Family Studies, South Africa Kelvin Mwaba --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis pilot study examined the cross-cultural transportability of a western Circle of Security (COS) parenting program to improve on levels of parental self-efficacy in a South African setting. Participants (n = 9) were sampled from a fishing community on the... -
Factors of regular sponsorship of African children: A cross-ethnic study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jae-kyeong Kim --- School of Management, South Korea June-hyuk Kwon --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Nam-hyun Lee --- Department of Performing Arts, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Hyuck-jin Lee --- Department of Business Administration, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South KoreaThis study examined psychological well-being influences of personal factors on regular sponsorship of, or donation to, African children living in Africa. Study participants (N = 597) were 338 Koreans (50.3% female, n = 170) and 259 Chinese (56.8% female, n... -
Personal factors in talent retention in the South African banking industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Annette M. Snyman --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study explored the influence of personal factors on job retention in a banking services sector setting. South African banking sector employees (n = 262) participated in the study (age range = 18–45 years; female = 62%, white = 57%)... -
Do ethnicity and sex-role ideology influence self-esteem among US and West-African young adults: An exploratory cross-cultural study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adote Anum --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Charity S. Akotia --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Princess Akin-Olugbade --- Department of Psychology, GhanaWe explored ethnicity and sex-role ideology influences on self-esteem among young adults contrasting self-report data by university students from West-Africa (n = 144; females = 58.33%) and the United States (n = 57; females = 73.68%). The students (N =... -
The profile of deliberate self-poisoning cases presenting at the emergency department of Pelonomi Regional Hospital, Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MOA Benedict --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa CJ van Loggerenberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: A common method engaged in suicide is deliberate self-poisoning (DSP). Substances implicated in DSP include prescription and over-the-counter medicines, drugs, household chemicals, agrochemicals and herbal mixtures. Few studies have been conducted on DSP in South Africa, despite its occurrence... -
The behavioural self-regulation strategies of Indian South African university students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacob J. P. Le Grange --- School of Psychosocial Health / Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Karel F. H. Botha --- School of Psychosocial Health / Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South AfricaThis study explored the race-related self-regulation strategies of eight Indian South African university students (females: n = 4) attending a historically white university. Interactive qualitative analysis of their race-related experiences revealed that the students felt that they had been judged... -
Self-esteem: Its mediating effects on the relationship between discrimination at work and employee organisation commitment and turn-over intention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shanice Jackson --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Leon TB Jackson --- WorkWell: Research Unit for People, North-West South AfricaThis study examined self-esteem as a mediator of the relationship between perceived discrimination, employee intentions to quit, and affective organisation commitment. A convenience sample of 414 South African employees were participants (female = 44.9%; black = 42.3%; 38.2% between the age of 26 and... -
The relation between low self-esteem and depressive mood in a non-clinical sample: The role of gender and negative life events
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Malose Makhubela --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe suggestion that self-esteem is both a protective and a risk factor for depression is well documented. However, this association is not consistently observed by empirical research. The current study investigated the main and interactive effects of low self-esteem and... -
Stakeholders’ perceptions of dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences for type 2 diabetes adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JW Muchiri --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa GJ Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa P Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaObjective: To inform the adaptation of an intervention from a primary healthcare setting to a tertiary setting, the dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were explored. -
Prevalence and determinants of self-directed referrals amongst patients at hospitals in eThekwini District, KwaZulu-Natal 2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Rajman --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South Africa OH Mahomed --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Non-compliance with designated referral pathways has ramifications such as increased patient waiting time, overburdening of higher levels of care and increasing healthcare costs on patients and the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to assess the determinants... -
Correlates of perceived HIV-related stigma among HIV-positive pregnant women in rural Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shandir Ramlagan --- HIV/Aids, STI and TB Unit, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Sibusiso Sifunda --- HIV/Aids, STI and TB Unit, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- HIV/Aids, STI and TB Unit, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Jenny Jean --- Miller School of Medicine, USA Robert A.C. Ruiter --- Department of Work and Social Psychology, The NetherlandsThe study investigated correlates of perceived HIV-related stigma among 673 HIV-positive women from rural Mpumalanga province, South Africa (mean age 28 years old, SD = 5.73 years). The women completed measures of HIV-related stigma experience and related personal factors. Following... -
Trauma awareness and preparedness: Their influence on posttraumatic stress disorder development related to armed conflict experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne Duagani Masika --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Christophe Leys --- Faculty of Psychology, Belgium Pierre Fossion --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Paul Verbanck --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, Belgium Maurice Tingu Yaba Nzolameso --- Faculté de Psychologie et des Sciences de l’Education, Samuel Mampunza Ma Miezi --- Département de Psychiatrie, RDC Charles Kornreich --- Laboratoire de Psychologie Médicale et d’Addictologie, BelgiumThis study examined influences of trauma awareness and preparedness on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian and military personnel with exposure to the civil war. Participants were 302 people with exposure to civil war in the Democratic... -
Delayed disclosure of disability related needs: Experiences of “at-risk” students in a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Samukelisiwe Mngomezulu --- School of Education, South AfricaThe present study explored disability disclosure influences on university students, and specifically the types of supports the students perceive to need. Informants were three differently abled students (female = 1 and males = 2). They participated in semi-structured and focus... -
Smallholder group dynamics and capacity building: A case study of dairy groups in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Stella Nabwile Makokha --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya David Yongo --- Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, State Department of Livestock, Kenya Martin Mwirigi --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya Dave Nyongesa --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, KenyaSmallholder farmer groups increase market access and reduce transaction costs, but many challenges reduce their performance. A study on how group dynamics and capacity building influence group performance was conducted in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Uasin Gishu Counties in 2013... -
Can core self-evaluations promote employee strengths use?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- School of Economics and Management, China Xinqi Lin --- School of Labor and Human Resources, ChinaThis study attempted to explore the impact of core self-evaluations (CSE) on employee strengths use, as well as the moderating effect of perceived organisational support for strengths use (POS for strengths use) on the relationship. We hypothesised and tested a... -
Storytelling: Career identities of South African high school learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sharonrose Sefora --- Institute for Open and Distance Learning, South AfricaThis study explored the career identities of adolescents from their life narratives. Participants were adolescent learners attending a South African high school. They shared their narratives on childhood backgrounds, the sense of self, future aspirations, inspiration of dreams, and culture/beliefs/values... -
Dispositions of agency as explanatory mechanisms of employees’ satisfaction with retention practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khatoon Gani --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Ingrid Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the explanatory power of psychological dispositions of agency (i.e. employability attributes and organisational commitment) in relation to employees’ satisfaction with organisational retention practices. Participants were a convenience sample of employees from a higher education academic institution in... -
Contesting the Subaltern Narrative: The Trickster Trope in the Kenyan Political Autobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Stephen Mutie --- , KenyaThis article is a critique of the idea of subalternity 1 as it is used in the Kenyan political autobiographies of leaders who have reigned but never ruled. 2 The study is largely located within postcolonial theory, with particular emphasis... -
Mau Mau Author in Detention: The Subversive ‘We’ in a Colonial Era Detention Diary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ken Walibora Waliaula --- , KenyaIn seeking an answer to the question as to why Kenyan author Gakaara wa Wanjau penned Mau Mau Author in Detention, we may consider the fact that he wrote other works as well — before, during, and after his detention... -
Psychological career resources as explanatory mechanisms of employee adaptive career concerns across the career-life period
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- , South Africa Ashlin Govender --- , South AfricaThis study explored employee psychological resources as explanatory mechanisms of their adaptive career concerns. Participants were 315 predominantly black (39%) and female (70%) working adults (mean age = 37 years; SD = 9.77 years) employed in the South African services... -
Social networking sites self-image antecedents of social networking site addiction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joon-ho Kim --- , South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- , South Korea Jong-chang Ahn --- , South Korea Bo-seong Kim --- , South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- , South KoreaThis study examined social network services (SNS) self-image and relationship influences on SNS addiction in a cross-national sample of adults (N = 444; South Africans = 214, Americans = 230; females = 49.3%) using survey data collected by the global... -
Transformational leadership and core self-evaluation: The roles of psychological well-being and supervisor-subordinate guanxi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- , China Enhai Yu --- , China Yanbin Li --- , ChinaCore self-evaluation (CSE) is malleable. However, little is known about leadership qualities for facilitating CSE. This study investigated the mediating role of psychological well-being (PWB) on the relationship between transformational leadership and CSE with supervisor-subordinate guanxi (SSG) or non-work social... -
“You can’t bully me anymore”: Coping strategies in a group of psychologists accused of professional misconduct
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hanlé Kirkcaldy --- , South Africa Esmé van Rensburg --- , South Africa Kobus du Plooy --- , South AfricaUpon receiving a professional misconduct complaint, practitioners are required to manage the complaint process while continuing with their professional work. The stress of a complaint may manifest in emotional difficulties and physical symptoms calling for supportive intervention. We explored the... -
The allure of essentialism and extremist ideologies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jonatan Kurzwelly --- , South Africa Hamid Fernana --- , South Africa Muhammad Elvis Ngum --- , South AfricaThis paper examines different reasons that make essentialist thinking, and by extension extremist ideologies based on such logic, attractive to individuals. Drawing from theories of personal and social identities, we examine the benefits derived from adopting an essentialist and reductionist... -
Applying a social-ecological lens to opinions about HIV self-testing among Kenyan truckers who declined to test: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Stephanie N Christian --- , USA Joanne E Mantell --- , USA Matthew L Romo --- , USA Christian Grov --- , USA Gavin George --- , South Africa Eva Mwai --- , Kenya Eston Nyaga --- , Kenya Jacob O Odhiambo --- , Kenya Kaymarlin Govender --- , South Africa Elizabeth A Kelvin --- , USAHIV prevalence among truckers in Africa is high and testing rates suboptimal. With numerous African countries having approved HIV self-testing kits, more information on how to design acceptable and accessible self-testing programs for high-risk populations is necessary. We explored views... -
Leadership style and self-efficacy: The influences of feedback
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wenbin Liu --- , China Bernard Gumah --- , ChinaThe study examined the influences of leadership style on self-efficacy and how feedback influences this relationship. We gathered data on leadership style, feedback, and self-efficacy perceptions from foreign teachers (N = 281; female = 47%; age range 20-30 = 73%;... -
Making a difference and earning a living: Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on working with persons with special healthcare needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Victoria Cutts --- , South Africa Henry D. Mason --- , South Africa Vikki Botes --- , South AfricaThis qualitative study explored six (female = 5) healthcare professionals’ motivation to work with persons with special healthcare needs. Thematic analysis revealed three themes; namely making a difference in people’s lives, personal life stories, and extrinsic motivation. The findings suggest... -
Perceptual systems of the self-management of students living with diabetes mellitus: an IQA approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JKD Jacobs --- , South Africa WD Basson [cor1] MJ Basson --- , South AfricaIntroduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease defined by elevated blood glucose levels over a long period of time. One in 10 people are living with DM. -
How and when does perceived supervisor support for strengths use influence employee strengths use? The roles of positive affect and self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- , China Enhai Yu --- , ChinaThe present study sought to investigate how positive affect would mediate the relationship between employee perceived supervisor support for strengths use (PSSSU) and actual employee strengths use as well as the moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship. We gathered... -
Domestic stigmatisation: refocusing interventions for people living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Laura Ann Chubb --- , New Zealand Christa B Fouché --- , New ZealandDomestic stigmatisation serves as an umbrella term for acts of enacted or felt stigma experienced in a person’s domestic environment. This article reports on the term which transpired from a narrative inquiry in 2011 with people living with HIV (PLWH)... -
Students motives for choosing between an individual test or a group assignment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Roobin Dijkstra --- , the Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- , the NetherlandsTwo studies were conducted to determine students’ motives for choosing between an individual test or a group assignment. The first study used a 20-item questionnaire to investigate the motivational profile of 139 hotel school students. Results showed that students with... -
The impact of a face-to-face peer-support intervention on adults with type 2 diabetes: a cluster-randomised trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Melanie Pienaar --- , South Africa Marianne Reid --- , South Africa Mariette Nel --- , South Africa -
The influence of developmental feedback on voice: The mediating role of organisation-based self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Weilin Su --- , China Xinqi Lin --- , China Manuel London --- , USAWe investigated the extent to which receiving developmental feedback from the work supervisor increased employee confidence to be proactive in expressing promotive voice (e.g., offering advice) and prohibitive voice (e.g., point out problems or criticising), and the employee organisation-based self-esteem... -
‘Who is this body?’ – A qualitative user study on ‘The Machine to be Another’ as a virtual embodiment system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Jonathan Harth --- , Germany Maximilian Brücher --- , Germany Nele Kost --- , Germany Ann-Danielle Hartwig --- , Germany Bernhard Schäfermeyer --- , Germany Erwin Holkin --- , Germany Hanna Gottschalk --- , GermanyLike no other medium, virtual reality (VR) offers new possibilities to alter the perception of reality. These possibilities are mainly related to the feeling of presence in a virtual environment. With the VR performance ‘The Machine to be Another’ (TMTBA),... -
Virtual identity crisis: The phenomenology of Lockean selfhood in the “Age of Disruption”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Michael F. Deckard --- , USA Stephen Williamson --- ,From the end of the seventeenth century to now well into the 21st, John Locke’s theory of personal identity has been foundational in the field of philosophy and psychology. Here we suggest that there are two fundamental threads intertwined in... -
Job insecurity and psychological well-being: The moderating roles of self-perceived employability and core self-evaluations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fabian O. Ugwu --- , Nigeria Victor C. Nwaosumba --- , Nigeria Emmanuella U. Anozie --- , Nigeria Chioma K. Ozurumba --- , Nigeria Chisom E. Ogbonnaya --- , Nigeria Francis A. Akwara --- , Nigeria Chinelo H. Ogwuche --- , Nigeria Okechukwu E. Ibiam --- , NigeriaThis study examined the relationship between job insecurity and psychological well-being of bank sector employees and the role of core self-evaluations and self-perceived employability in that relationship. Employing a two-wave panel design, we surveyed 259 casual employees of commercial banks... -
Adapting a diabetes nutrition education programme for adults with type 2 diabetes from a primary to tertiary healthcare setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane W Muchiri --- , South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- , South Africa Paul Rheeder --- , South Africa -
The impact of existing diabetes self-management education interventions on knowledge, attitudes and practices in public health care institutions in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sanele Nkomani --- , South Africa Simbarashe Ruskaniko --- , Zimbabwe Renée Blaauw --- , South Africa -
Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hannington Ochieng --- , Uganda Willy P Gandhi --- , Uganda Godfrey Magezi --- , Uganda James Okot-Okumu --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , UgandaBiodiversity conservation has focused on large vertebrates and plants with pronounced economic value, compared with smaller organisms such as benthic macroinvertebrates that play a particular role in freshwater ecosystems. The increasing loss and degradation of freshwater habitats, coupled with low... -
Interpersonal sensitivity and social avoidance and distress in female college students: Mediating role of self-inconsistency and moderating role of self-consciousness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanhong Luo --- , China Zhenrong Shi --- , China Bin Zhang --- , China Yu Peng --- , China Anqi Zhang --- , China Yixin Zeng --- , ChinaThis study aimed to explore the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and college students’ social avoidance and distress. Our sample consisted of 544 Chinese female undergraduate college students selected through cluster sampling (mean age = 19.3 years, SD = 1.43 years)... -
The influence of self-identity on social support, loneliness, and internet addiction among Chinese college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , Belarus Dmitry G. Dyakov --- , Belarus Jianhong Zheng --- , ChinaWe examined the mediating role of social support and loneliness in self-identity and internet addiction among college students. Participants were 364 Chinese college students (female = 66.50%; mean age = 20.21 years, SD = 1.51 years). The students completed the... -
Okadabooks, E-Book Publishing and the Distribution of Homegrown Nigerian Literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Temitayo Olofinlua --- , NigeriaThis article examines the work of Okadabooks, a Nigerian e-book publishing and reading platform and its impact on the Nigerian publishing industry, exploring the complex and overlapping relationships between writing online, self-publishing and e-book publishing. Drawing on interviews as well... -
Grade 12 performance and academic performance in first-year psychology students: Influences of generational status and academic self-concept
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lené Groenewald --- , South Africa Luzelle Naudé --- , South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- , South AfricaWe examined the relationship between students’ Grade 12 achievement and their first-year academic performance and the potential moderating and/or mediating roles of generational status and academic self-concept in this relationship. Participants were 203 students (female = 82.8%; black African =73.9%;... -
A fortunate self-actualised man: A psycho-biographical study of Yuan Longping
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianhong Zheng --- , Chaohong Ji --- , China Wu-Ming He --- ,To develop a psycho-biographical profile on Yuan Longping, a tireless hybrid rice research scientist, we performed a content analysis of personality adjectives. For dependability of the analysis, we utilised the methods of “prototypical scenes” and “key factors of growth”. Our... -
Is happiness based on psychological harmony? Exploring the mediating role of psychological harmony in the relationship between personality characteristics and occupational well-being
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yuzhu Zhang --- , China Leigang Zhang --- , China Yunlong Wu --- , ChinaThis study proposed and tested a theoretical model for specifying the structural relationship between personality characteristics (including core self-evaluation, social comparison, philosophies of human nature, psychological capital), psychological harmony, and occupational well-being in a higher education setting. We analysed data... -
Employee followership predispositions: Their perceptions of narcissistic traits in supervisors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianjia He --- , China Shengmin Liu --- , China Jianbo Liu --- , China Thi Hoai Thuong Mai --- , ChinaWe investigated the relationship between employee perceptions of narcissistic supervision and employee followership. Further, we investigated the influences of employee proactive personality, self-efficacy, political skill, and team political climate on said relationship. Data were from 383 employees of a large... -
Parenting style effects on the mental health of college students: Their mediation by proactive personality and self-identity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ming Hong --- , Belarus Dmitry Grigoryevich Dyakov --- , BelarusWe examined the mediating role of proactive personality and self-identity on the relationship between mental health and parenting style among college students. Participants were 406 Chinese college students (female = 61.80%, mean age = 19.56 years, SD = 1.38 years)... -
Self-esteem and interpersonal difficulties of college students: Influences of self-control and self-concept
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Luo Yanhong --- , China Shi Zhenrong --- , China Zhong Yiping --- , ChinaThis study examined the relationship between self-esteem and interpersonal difficulties of college students and the role of self-concept in that relationship. A secondary goal of the study was to examine the self-control effect on this relationship, via self-concept. College students... -
The effectiveness of diabetic foot-care education in a South African regional hospital: a randomised controlled trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Prabashni Manickum --- , South Africa Thandinkosi Madiba --- , South Africa Serela Ramklass --- , South Africa -
Paradoxical leader behaviour effects on employee taking charge: A moderated – mediating model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liping Feng --- , China Yanjun Liu --- , China Shiyong Xu --- , China Mengyi Li --- , ChinaWe investigated how and when paradoxical leader behaviour (PLB) positively influenced employee taking charge, a typical exemplar of proactive behaviours. Participants were 644 employees of a large Chinese high-tech manufacturing company (male = 50.8%; mean age = 29.63 years, SD... -
Self-control mediation on the relationship between personal growth initiative and smartphone addiction among Chinese university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongguang Chen --- , China Yungui Guo --- , ChinaWe examined the role of self-control in the relationship between personal growth initiative and smartphone addiction among university students. A convenience sample of 783 Chinese students (female = 75.7%; mean age = 20.34 years, SD = 1.44 years) completed measures... -
Adolescent hookah pipe use: Comparing users’ and non-users’ harm perception, needs, and motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zainab Kader --- , South Africa Rik Crutzen --- , The Netherlands Nicolette V. Roman --- , South AfricaThis study compared the harm perception, motivation, and basic psychological needs of adolescent hookah pipe users and non-users. We surveyed 1 201 adolescents aged 13–19 years old from South Africa who were hookah users (n = 256) and non-users (n... -
Exploring the role of the biokineticist in diabetes self-management: a survey of patients’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about exercise
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: T Sookan --- , South Africa A Vaizie --- , South Africa T Pillay --- , South Africa S Moodley --- , South Africa S Naidoo --- , South Africa K Naidoo --- , South AfricaBackground: Self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in South Africa (SA) is sub-optimal, with exercise reported to be the least employed modality of self-management. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of T2DM patients regarding T2DM... -
Perceived stigma and self-identity among hearing impaired students: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianhong Zheng --- , China Ming Hong --- , China Sufeng Zhang --- , China Dmitry Grigoryevich Dzyakov --- , BelarusThis study examines the perceived stigma and its relationship to self-identity among students with hearing impairment. Students (n = 151) with hearing impairment (female = 49.67%; mean age = 13.87 years, SD = 1.26 years) completed the Individual Perceived Stigma... -
Women’s self-help groups and asset accumulation in peri-urban Wa, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim Abu Abdulai --- , Ghana Shaibu Bukari --- , Ghana Moses Naiim Fuseini --- , GhanaWomen’s self-help groups (SHGs) play an essential role in the fight against poverty. Despite this, studies on the impact of SHGs on women’s asset accumulation and incomes tend to focus on rural and urban areas, with peri-urban areas receiving little... -
Impact of entrepreneurship development programmes on economic aspects of trainees: Evidence from training centres in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Santhosha Shetty G --- , India Vikram Baliga --- , India Mathew Thomas Gil --- , India Ren Trevor Dias --- , India Sandeep S. Shenoy --- , IndiaThe aim of this research work was to analyze the impact of entrepreneurship development programmes (EDPs) offered by Rural Development and Self-Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETIs) on the economic aspects of trainees of these institutes. The researchers collected data from 386... -
Instigating transformative entrepreneurship in subsistence communities: Supporting leaders' transcendence and self-determination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Steven W. Rayburn --- Texas State University, USA Gideon Ochieng --- , KenyaThis research exposes a process of bottom-up development that supports leaders’ transcendent motives and self-determination needs to instigate transformative entrepreneurship within their communities. The process is illuminated by actions taken in development organizations working within subsistence communities. Findings reveal that... -
Humble leadership and work fatigue: The roles of self-efficacy and perceived team autonomy-support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xixi Chu --- , China Lihua Zhang --- , China Mengyi Li --- , ChinaWork fatigue plays an important role in employee health and workplace safety. However, little is known about leadership qualities for reducing employee work fatigue. This study explored the relationship between humble leadership and work fatigue, the mediating role of self-efficacy,... -
Attention control mediates the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction in youth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huifang Yang --- , China Meiting Liu --- , China Rurun Lu --- , ChinaThis study explored the role of attention control in the relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction in college students. A sample of 723 college students completed the Attentional Control Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale. Following regression... -
Structural validity and measurement invariance of the Psychological Career Resources Inventory Short Form as a predictor of career satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- , South Africa Xander van Lill --- , South Africa Marais S Bester --- , South AfricaThe present study had two objectives. The first objective was to assess the structural validity of the Psychological Career Resources Inventory – Short Form (PCRI-SF) and for measurement equivalence across ethnic (white and black) and gender groups in the South... -
Practical aspects of insulin administration: what the healthcare provider knows
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Nousheen Parker --- , South Africa Ankia Coetzee --- , South Africa Lourentia van Wyk --- , South Africa Magda Conradie --- , South Africa -
An analysis of the relationship between HIV risk self-perception with sexual behaviour and HIV status in South African older adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Makandwe Nyirenda --- , South Africa Nonzwakazi Mnqonywa --- , South Africa Bomkazi Tutshana --- , South Africa Jayganthie Naidoo --- , South Africa Paul Kowal --- , Australia Joel Negin --- , AustraliaObjective: To examine how older adults perceive their own risk of acquiring HIV; and how this perception correlates with their sexual behaviour and HIV status. -
South African citizens’ self-assessed knowledge about the fourth industrial revolution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Matolwandile Mzuvukile Mtotywa --- , South Africa Mankodi Moitse --- , South Africa Modjadji Alidia Seabi --- , South AfricaThis study assessed the levels of knowledge of South African citizens about the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) to determine how organizations can assimilate the implications of 4IR to leapfrog the development of the country. The findings show that knowledge was... -
Exploring the relationship between core self-evaluation and employee innovative behaviour: The role of emotional factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- North China Electric Power University, China Enhai Yu --- North China Electric Power University, China Yanbin Li --- North China Electric Power University, ChinaThis study sought to examine the roles of emotional factors of trait emotional intelligence and emotional exhaustion in the relationship between employee core self-evaluations and employee innovative behaviour. Data were from a sample of 299 employees of three manufacturing companies... -
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 -
Developing teacher self-efficacy via a formal HIV/AIDS intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Paul Webb --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Anita Gripper --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study investigated the effects of a HIV/AIDS module on teachers' sense of self-efficacy regarding their ability to bring about behaviours in their learners which contribute to responsible living and a reduction of the spread of HIV in their communities... -
Using HIV&AIDS statistics in pre-service Mathematics Education to integrate HIV&AIDS education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Linda van Laren [d85e14]In South Africa, the HIV&AIDS education policy documents indicate opportunities for integration across disciplines/subjects. There are different interpretations of integration/inclusion and mainstreaming HIV&AIDS education, and numerous levels of integration. Integration ensures that learners experience the disciplines/subjects as being linked and... -
‘Every teacher is a researcher!’: Creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-based action research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lesley Wood [d88e14]Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many interventions and programmes have been developed for teachers to enable them... -
Self-care among caregivers of people living with HIV and AIDS in Kakola location, Nyando District, Kisumu County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Leila Moraa Geteri [cor1] Evelyn Mandela Angogo [AN2]This study was carried out in Kakola Location of Nyando District in Kenya. The aim of study was to determine the factors influencing the practice of self-care among caregivers for person living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) as well as their practice... -
Talk radio as the soundtrack of our lives: Participatory HIV/AIDS communication, public self-expression and Positive Talk
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Mariekie Burger --- , , South AfricaDespite the many HIV/AIDS communication initiatives, combined with support and infrastructural support in South Africa, risky behaviour associated with the spread of the epidemic is increasing amongst many groups. This calls for a re-evaluation of endeavours aimed at curbing the... -
Health care users’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of HIV self-testing at selected gateway clinics at eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sibongiseni Daphney Gumede --- , , South Africa Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya --- , , South AfricaProgress in promoting knowledge of HIV status has been made globally, but half of all people living with HIV are still unaware of their HIV status. It is argued the new innovative HIV self-testing strategy could increase the uptake of... -
Core self-evaluations and job embeddedness: Influences on career adaptability and work engagement in Nigerian public sector employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cornelius O. Okorie --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Felix M. Nwankwo --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Harrison O. Iwuala --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Moses O. Agudiegwu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Samuel O. Nnadi --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Joseph O. Nkwede --- Ebonyi State University, Nigeria Charles K. Nwachukwu --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Christopher C. Arua --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Kenneth T. Osuebi --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Ernest N. Ejem --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria Emmanuel S. Chigbata --- Alex Ekwueme Federal University, NigeriaThis study examined the mediation effect of job embeddedness and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation in the relationship between career adaptability and work engagement among a sample of 387 employees of 12 local government areas of Nigeria (female =... -
Low self-esteem and cyberbullying perpetration among Chinese adolescents: Mediation by catharsis and moderation by sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xianliang Zheng --- Gannan Normal University, China Lijuan Huang --- Gannan Normal University, China Zhihua Xie --- Gannan Normal University, China Linlu Peng --- Gannan Normal University, ChinaThis study aimed to investigate the association between self-esteem and cyberbullying via the mediating role of catharsis and moderating role of sex. The sample consisted of 665 Chinese adolescents (317 girls; mean age = 14.56 years, SD = 0.96 years),... -
Self-efficacy and career resilience: The mediating role of professional identity and work passion in kindergarten teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfang Zhou --- Lishui University, China Shuzhen Chen --- East China Normal University, China Xiaojie Deng --- Ningbo University, China Sihui Wang --- Ningbo University, China Leishan Shi --- Lishui University, ChinaWe aimed to examine the mediating role of kindergarten teachers’ professional identity and work passion in the relationship between self-efficacy and career resilience. A sample of 662 kindergarten teachers from 30 kindergartens in China completed online surveys (female = 99.2%;... -
Mindfulness and meaning in life: The mediating effect of self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiaohao Mai --- South China Normal University, China Fang Li --- Sichuan Normal University, China Biyun Wu --- Jiangxi Normal University, China Junfang Wu --- , ChinaThe current study aimed to investigate self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy as mechanisms for mindfulness and meaning in life in a community pandemic experience. Participants were 538 Chinese college students (female = 70.40%, mean age = 20.01 years, SD =... -
Mobile phone addiction, self-control, physical exercise, and depression: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shejun Niu --- Zhengzhou Urban Construction Vocational College, ChinaThis study explored the role of self-control and physical exercise on the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression. College students (n = 514, female = 56.8%, mean age = 18.43 years, SD = 0.72 years) completed the Mobile Phone... -
Defender self-efficacy and defender behaviour in school bullying of primary school pupils: The role of perceived responsibility and sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yuping Wu --- Lishui University, China Leishan Shi --- Lishui University, China Yanfang Zhou --- Lishui University, China Qi Zhang --- Lishui University, ChinaThis study examined the relationship between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour in primary school pupils and the role perceived responsibility and sex played in this relationship. Participants included 1 310 pupils from Chinese primary schools attending Grades 4... -
Self-consciousness and grit in rural adolescents: Moderation by self-esteem and mediation by achievement motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shi Zhenrong --- Mental Health Centre of Hunan Women’s University, China Yang Yuntong --- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China Luo Yanhong --- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China Zhang Bin --- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, ChinaThis study set out to explore the mediating role of achievement motivation and the moderating role of self-esteem in the association between self-consciousness and grit of adolescents. Participants were adolescent students from a Chinese rural middle school (n = 422;... -
Sense of power and online trolling among college students: Mediating effects of self-esteem and moral disengagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yiping Zhou --- Sichuan Normal University, China Fang Li --- Sichuan Normal University, China Qinyao Wang --- Hubei University of Technology, China Jiawei Gao --- Sichuan Normal University, ChinaThis study investigated the relationship between the sense of power and online trolling among college students and the role of self-esteem and moral disengagement in that relationship. Participants were 1 268 college students (females = 61.6%, mean age = 19.94,... -
Double-edged sword effect of servant leadership on employee creativity: Mediation–moderation analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hui Wang --- Xiangtan University, China Xueshuang Chen --- Xiangtan University, China Jian Zhu --- Xiangtan University, China Xiangqing Li --- Xiangtan University, ChinaDrawing on social information processing theory (SIPT), this study examines the mediating role of creative self-efficacy and follower dependency on the relationship between servant leadership and employee creativity, focusing on task uncertainty moderation. Data was collected from 338 employees in... -
Empowering women in South African law enforcement: Developing authenticity as best-self
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rochelle Jacobs --- University of South Africa, South Africa Antoni Barnard --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the authenticity experiences of South African women in law enforcement from a best-self perspective. Narrative interviews were conducted with 12 women from police and traffic services, aged between 26 and 55 (25% black, 58% mixed... -
Doing anthropology in uncertain contexts: patchwork ethnography in Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Maria Paula Meneses --- University of Coimbra, PortugalCovid-19 posed significant challenges to anthropological research as quarantines, travel restrictions and physical distance measures were introduced. In the Mozambican context, however, the pandemic added an additional critical level to previous crises (epidemics, extreme climate events, armed violence) which had... -
Graduate student challenge-hindrance scientific research stress and creativity: Mediating effect of creative self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hao Yao --- Institute of Higher Education, Tongji University, China Qing Yu --- Soochow University, ChinaThis study examined the relationship between graduate student challenge-hindrance scientific research stress and creativity and the mediating role of creative self-efficacy in that relationship. Participants were 1 210 Chinese graduate students from a large university in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai... -
Teacher support and student engagement in mathematics: The chain mediating role of academic self-efficacy and achievement goal orientation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfei Yang --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia Guangzheng Li --- Jiangsu Normal University, China Fenfen Song --- , China Yuan Yuan --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, MalaysiaThis explored how teacher support impacted student engagement in mathematics. A total of 632 students in Grades 7 to 9 from junior middle schools in China were participants (females = 54.27%, mean age = 13.97, SD = 0.88). They completed... -
Self-esteem mediation of perceived social support and depression in university first-year students: A longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pei Jiang --- Hunan Normal University, China Zhihui Zhang --- Hunan Institute of Engineering, ChinaThis study aimed to explore the development of and change in perceived social support, self-esteem, and depression in college first-year students, as well as the relationships among them. A total of 509 Chinese college first-year students (females = 65.6%, mean... -
Beauty and materiality: Subjective social class mediation of self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism in Chinese college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Baoyan Yang --- Northwest Normal University, China Xiaoyue Zhao --- Northwest Normal University, China Mengmeng Zhu --- Northwest Normal University, China Yiting Wang --- Northwest Normal University, China Qiaoqiao Du --- Northwest Normal University, ChinaThis study examines the relationship between self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism, and the mediating role of subjective social class in that relationship. Participants were 375 Chinese college students (female = 79%; sophomore = 29%; mean age = 21.99; SD =... -
The influence of TI-property and subnormality of self-centralizing subgroups of non-prime-power order on the structure of finite groups
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Jiangtao Shi --- Yantai University, P.R. China Na Li --- Beijing Jiaotong University, P.R. ChinaWe obtain a complete classification of the structure of finite groups in which every self-centralizing subgroup of non-prime-power order is a TI-subgroup or a subnormal subgroup. -
Effect of group cognitive behavioural therapy on self-efficacy and anthropometric indices among overweight and obese postpartum women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Arezo Jamshidi --- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran Parvin Abedi --- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran Najmeh Hamid --- Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran Mohammadhossein Haghighizadeh --- School of Health, Iran -
Social support and self-concept clarity as mediators between college students’ passive social network site use and loneliness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- Shaoxing University, China --- Shaoxing University, China --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThe current study tested the mediating roles of social support and self-concept clarity in the relationship between passive social network site use and loneliness. A total of 709 undergraduate students (females = 44.15%, mean age = 19.10, SD = 0.95)... -
Father’s parenting attitude and teacher-child relationships: Mediating role of children’s self-regulation ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined father’s parenting attitudes in association with teacher-child relationships and the mediating role of young children’s self-regulation ability in this relationship. Participant fathers (n = 211), age range (below 30 to over 41 years of age) and teachers (n... -
Influences on decision-making about disclosure of HIV status by adolescents and young adults living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Thandeka Smith --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Janet Seeley --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Maryam Shahmanesh --- Africa Health Research Institute, South Africa Christina Psaros --- , USA Chiedza Munikwa --- , South Africa Nothando Ngwenya --- Africa Health Research Institute, South AfricaBackground: Adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYA) are faced with the challenge of living with a life-long chronic condition. We investigated the influences on the decisions by AYA to disclose their HIV status to family, intimate partners and... -
On a comparison between absolute and relative self-adjoint extension schemes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Noè Angelo Caruso --- Mathematical Institute, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic Alessandro Michelangeli --- Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia Andrea Ottolini --- University of Washington, USAThe problem of connecting the operator parameters that label the same self-adjoint extension of a given symmetric operator, respectively, within the ‘absolute’ von Neumann extension scheme and the ‘relative’ boundary-triplet-induced extension scheme (i.e., a la Kreĭn-Višik-Birman) is discussed, and quantitative... -
Disordered eating behaviours and basic psychological need satisfaction: the mediating role of anxiety symptoms in preadolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Tess E Marshall --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Kai S Thomas --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Netta Weinstein --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK Ross E Vanderwert --- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UKObjective: According to self-determination theory, satisfied basic psychological needs can be a protective factor for psychopathology, including eating disorders and anxiety symptomatology. However, most research has focused on adolescent and adult populations, with less work examining perceived basic psychological need... -
Does self-compassion protect adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury from developing borderline features? A two-wave longitudinal study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Diogo Carreiras --- University Coimbra, Portugal Paula Castilho --- University Coimbra, Portugal Marina Cunha --- University Coimbra, PortugalBackground: Adolescence is a vulnerable developmental stage for the onset of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and borderline features, which are related psychological phenomena. Self-compassion reflects a sensitivity to own suffering and a motivation to relieve it, consisting of a more positive... -
Perceived insider status and innovative behaviour of the new generation of employees: Mediating effect of innovative self-efficacy and moderation of group competitive climate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shujie Yuan --- Huangshan University, People's Republic of China Runbin Jiang --- Capital Normal University, People's Republic of ChinaBased on social identity theory, this study investigated the perceived insider status and innovative behaviour relationships in new generation employees by their innovative self-efficacy and group competitive climate in the work context. New generation employees (n = 338) drawn from... -
Social anxiety and problematic social network site use: The sequential mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wu --- Shaoxing University, China Xu Zhang --- Shaoxing University, China Yuan Gao --- Shaoxing University, China Qianxiu Xiao --- Shaoxing University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between social anxiety and problematic social network sites use and the mediating role of self-esteem and self-concept clarity. A total of 811 college students (female= 58.2%; mean age= 19.18 years, SD = 1.12 years) completed... -
The role of autonomy and competence in retaining Dutch hotel staff post-COVID-19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sofiia Norenko --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Emmah Muchoki --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Vanessa de Oliveira Menezes --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands René Rijnders --- Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article explores potential changes in employee motivation for retention in the Dutch hotel industry after the COVID-19 pandemic, applying the self-determination theory to examine autonomy and competence. An online survey was designed and applied to 298 Dutch hotel staff... -
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... -
Experimental evaluation of a neurophysiological intervention designed to increase student resilience: a pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Alex Kresovich --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Kai MacLean --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Caroline M. Lancaster --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USA Elizabeth D. Torres --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Jeff R. Temple --- University of Texas Medical Branch, USA Elizabeth A. Mumford --- NORC at the University of Chicago, USASocial and emotional learning (SEL) interventions have shown promise for building resilience and protecting youth from adverse outcomes. This study reports on an experimental pilot evaluation of the Smart Brain Wise Heart SEL intervention during the 2021–2022 school year. Smart... -
Overqualification perception and employee voice: Mediation by dual path autonomous and controlled motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Enhai Yu --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China Xiao Ge --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China He Ding --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, ChinaDrawing on person–vocation fit and self-determination theory, we explored the role of the autonomous and controlled motivation in the relationship between overqualification perception and employee voice. The sample consisted of 251 employees from different enterprises in China (female = 52.6%;... -
Profiling the mental health fortitude of institutionalised children: A quantitative analysis of psychological resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adane K. Melese --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Athena Pedro --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Nceba Z. Somhlaba --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaNumerous studies on institutionalised children demonstrate the undesirable influence of care centres on the levels of positive mental health. Against the established body of literature, this study evaluates the positive psychological qualities of children living in care centres and sex... -
Catalysts of social change and innovation: Mediating role of social self-efficacy and social support on social entrepreneurial intentions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abin John --- Bharathidasan University, India Vanitha Selvaraj --- Bharathidasan University, India Muhammed Jisham --- Bharathidasan University, IndiaThere has been a recent surge in social entrepreneurship to address pressing social problems. Social ventures drive positive change and reshape traditional business norms by providing innovative solutions and fostering inclusive growth. Social entrepreneurial intention (SEI) is crucial to studying... -
Psychological empowerment and job burnout in Chinese kindergarten teachers: The mediating effect of occupational stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruiqian Li --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Jie Hou --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Xiongying Liu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Tong Shen --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Jiaying Xu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China Ziyu Wu --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, ChinaWe explored the role of occupational stress in the relationship between psychological empowerment and job burnout in kindergarten teachers. Chinese female kindergarten teachers (n = 243) were participants (mean age = 28.2 years, SD = 5.08 years; specialist and below... -
Personality traits and foreign language anxiety: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fei Qin --- Liaocheng University, China Weibin Li --- Liaocheng University, ChinaWe examined the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between personality traits and foreign language anxiety among university students of English as a foreign language. Using a cross-sectional study design, 524 Chinese undergraduate students completed the Foreign Language Classroom... -
Narcissistic female serial killers: A psychobiographical study of Cecilia Johanna Steyn
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monique Erasmus --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Zelda G. Knight --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis article examines the psychobiography of Cecilia Johanna Steyn, a female serial killer from South Africa. The study analysed Cecilia Steyn’s childhood development to suggest possible adverse childhood experiences predisposing her to instigate murders on her demand. Drawing on the... -
Business innovation intent among college students: Contributions of psychological capital and entrepreneurial self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Renitha Sooknannan --- University of South Africa, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, South Africa Ingrid L. Potgieter --- University of South Africa, South AfricaBusiness innovation is centre stage in fostering social and economic growth and entrepreneurial ventures. We explored how entrepreneurial self-efficacy mediates the link between psychological capital and entrepreneurial intent in business innovation. A sample of 365 female and male black African... -
Authenticity, self-control, and smartphone dependence in adolescence: Path analysis and latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ying Zhu --- Mental Health Counselling and Guidance Centre for University Students, Huaibei Normal University, China Zihao Wang --- Huaibei Normal University, ChinaHow adolescents present positive self-qualities on the Internet has the potential to influence the extent of their smartphone usage. We examined the effect of adolescents’ authenticity and self-control on their level of smartphone dependence. First, the relationship between the three... -
Online risk exposure and mental health in Chinese junior high school students: A latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yali Zhang --- Hebei Normal University, China Kangyue Jin --- Hebei Normal University, China Yuanyuan Huang --- , China Yongzhi Jiang --- Inner Mongolia Minzu University, ChinaWe explored the latent profile of online risk exposure and its relationship with school students’ mental health. Junior high school students (n = 1 178; female = 49.5%, male = 50.5%; Grade 7 = 57.1%, Grade 8 = 42.9%) completed... -
Linking exploitative leadership and employees’ work–family conflict: The roles of employees’ power distance orientation and emotional exhaustion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lingnan Kong --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China He Ding --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China Shunkun Yu --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China Lining Wu --- Institute of Science and Technology, North China Electric Power University, ChinaWe explored the relationship between exploitative leadership on employees’ work–family conflict, as well as the mediating role of employees’ emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of employees’ power distance orientation in that relationship. Chinese employees (n = 325) working mainly... -
A meta-analysis of the relationship between burnout and psychological protective variables among Korean preschool teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiuhong Xu --- School of Teacher Education, Lishui University, China Lei Chen --- Academic Affairs Section, School of Chinese Celadon, Lishui University, China Yuxin Jiang --- School of Education (Teachers College), Guangzhou University, ChinaWe conducted a meta-analysis to determine the relationship between psychological protective variables, burnout, and aspects of burnout in the work experiences of kindergarten teachers. The R language program was used to analyse the 103 included studies. From these analyses, the... -
Relationship between diabetes knowledge, self-management practices, and glycaemic control among patients attending diabetic clinic at a tertiary level hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BSL Moshoeshoe --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Z Bayat --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa S Bulbulia --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Does financial literacy enhance banking transactions among rural people with access to bank accounts? Insights from a field experiment in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Yaa Afi Osei --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Helena Barnard --- University of Pretoria, South Africa William Derban --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Dominic Essuman --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaBank account usage is a fundamental indicator of financial inclusion. Across sub-Saharan Africa, various stakeholders actively work to improve access to banking. This study uses motivation, opportunity and ability theory, with self-efficacy as a boundary condition, to theorize the relationship... -
An analysis of guest attitude toward dining at green restaurants in Qatar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: MC Ashim Sagar --- Human Resource Management, FTC Qatar, Qatar Eddy Kurobuza Tukamushaba --- College of Business, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Juliet Gladies Jayasuria --- College of Business, University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti --- Marketing, Al-Rayyan International University College in partnership with University of Derby UK Doha–Qatar, QatarThis study examines how interpersonal influence, green menu attributes and eco-friendly attributes shape guest attitudes toward green dining in five-star hotels in Qatar, and how these attitudes influence their willingness to dine at green restaurants. Using a quantitative approach, a... -
On the reduction of powers of self-adjoint operators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Salima Kebli --- University of Oran 1, Algeria Mohammed Hichem Mortad --- University of Oran 1, AlgeriaLet T ∈ B(H) be such that Tn is self-adjoint for some with n ≥ 3. The paper’s primary aim is to establish the conditions that lead to the self-adjointness of T. We pay particular attention to the case where... -
Influence of self-compassion on HIV-related stigma, health-related quality of life, and depression among HIV/AIDS patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chinenye Joseph Aliche --- North West University, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North West University, South Africa Michael O. Ezenwa --- Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NigeriaBackground: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) may experience HIV-related stigma, which could negatively impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and increase symptoms of depression. Self-compassion is a positive personality attribute that may protect PLWHA against stigmatisation. Previous studies have not... -
Rayleigh quotients of Dillon’s functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Aditi Kar Gangopadhyay --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Sugata Gangopadhyay --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Mansi Goyal --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Aleksandr Kutsenko --- Novosibirsk State University, Russia Bimal Mandal --- Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, IndiaThe Walsh-Hadamard spectrum of a bent function uniquely determines a dual function. The duality mapping is the only isometric mapping on the set of bent functions apart from its automorphisms that preserve bentness. The Hamming distance between a bent function... -
Thoughts of suicide and self-harm: A national study on young people presenting to non-paediatric acute hospitals in Ireland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Katerina Kavalidou --- , Ireland James O’Mahony --- University College Cork, Ireland Sally-Ann Lovejoy --- , Ireland Fiona McNicholas --- University College Dublin, Ireland Vincent Russell --- , IrelandBackground: In Ireland, acute hospital emergency departments (ED) become the default service for youth aged 16 to 18 years; and in the absence of paediatric EDs, for youth under 16 years. No previous research has explored adolescent presentations to non-paediatric... -
The mediating effect of individual beliefs between self-testing knowledge and HIV self-testing use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gerald Mukisa Nsereko --- Makerere University, Uganda Khamisi Musanje --- Makerere University, Uganda Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye --- Makerere University, Uganda Martin Mabunda Baluku --- Makerere University, UgandaBackground: HIV self-testing has been introduced as a secondary mode of testing in most countries as a way of counteracting the barriers associated with the traditional clinic-based method of testing. As the entry point into the HIV care cascade, testing... -
Changing midlife tropes: A transcendence into epiphany
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Louisa Niehaus --- University of South Africa, South Africa Maria Papaikonomou --- University of South Africa, South AfricaMidlife is often stereotyped as a time of turbulence, angst and chaos, marked by inappropriate behaviours, broken marriages, infidelity and destructive changes. However, this article aims to challenge these stereotypes and present a different perspective. It argues that midlife is... -
HIVST in the presence of a partner among fishermen in Western Kenya: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter Abade --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Phoebe Olugo --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Sarah A. Gutin --- Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, USA Holly Nishimura --- Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Jayne Lewis-Kulzer --- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Marguerite Thorp --- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California, USA Benard Ayieko --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Lennah Oluoch --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya David Angawa --- Impact Research and Development Organization, Kenya Carol S. Camlin --- Department of Medicine, Division of Prevention Sciences, University of California San Francisco, USA Zachary A. Kwena --- Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya
