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Temperament Styles of Nigerian and U.S. Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thomas Oakland --- University of Florida, Andrew Mogaji --- University of Lagos, Jack Dempsey --- University of Florida,Temperament styles of 400 Nigerian children are described in reference to possible gender and age differences and compared with those of 3200 U.S. children in light of Jung's theory of temperament as modified by Myers and Briggs, one that highlights... -
Parenting Styles Affecting the Social Behaviour of Five-Year Olds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Natacha Latouf --- Evergreen Pre-primary, Munita Dunn --- University of Stellenbosch,The main aim of the study was to explore the relationship between parenting styles as a correlate of social behaviour among five-year olds. Participants were 30 parents of 25 pre-primary students of a school in Northern Province of South Africa,... -
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... -
Critical Incidents Impact Management Among South African Police Service Officers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Masefako Andronica Gumani --- University of Venda, Eduard Fourie --- University of South Africa, Martin Terre Blanche --- University of South Africa,This article describes and interprets the law enforcement processes of managing critical incidents in a South African police district. Twenty participants from various police units were selected through purposive and theoretical sampling techniques. Data were collected using unstructured open-ended interviews,... -
Enhancing the educational interaction in family medicine registrar training in the clinical context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Goedhuys --- Department of Psychology, Belgium F D'Argent --- Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad, BelgiumThe relationship between registrar and trainer functions best when the trainer consciously facilitates the registrar's learning and considers all their interactions as educational opportunities. The trainer's role is more that of an educational guide and less that of an authoritarian... -
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... -
The impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Irene Spitzbart --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis study examines the impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction. Data was collected through a 69-item questionnaire for employees and a 70-item questionnaire for leaders to investigate their perceptions of their own leadership style and those of... -
Herding and timing abilities: are both possible?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Mercedes Alda --- Faculty of Economics and Business, SpainWe examine the existence of herding by institutional investors, analysing whether herding measures are affected in a mixed scenario, where certain skilled managers can develop timing abilities, and others herd. Studying a sample of Spanish pension funds investing in European... -
Conflict management and job characteristics of nurses in South African public hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David R. Milton --- Workwell Research Unit and School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- Workwell Research Unit and School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Werner Havenga --- Workwell Research Unit and School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Tinda Rabie --- School of Nursing Sciences, South AfricaThis study sought to determine whether job demands and job resources predicted conflict handling styles among nurses within South African public hospitals. A convenience sample of 205 nurses were included (males = 10.7%; age range 46 to 60 years = 38.5%, experience of 5... -
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... -
The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, II: Integration of the cheese course into the menu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Suzanne Gerritsen --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Jorieke de Leeuw --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsIn Dutch fine dining restaurants, the customer who orders a cheeseboard as part of the dessert is served an assortment of cheeses without regard to the dishes that preceded the cheese. The present paper tries to contribute to a more logical... -
Taking care: Creating a non-alcoholic cocktail for Generation X
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Shirley Verkade --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Jonathan van Driel --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on a Hospitality Research Project, a third-year project at Stenden Hotel Management School, dedicated to the design, creation and testing of three different non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for restaurant De Pleats in Burgum, the Netherlands. On the basis... -
Music as an environmental factor in hospitality: what is the impact of background music on perceived atmosphere and sales in a school cafeteria?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Theresa Vitera --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Rebeka Barbara Keresztes --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsExtending the research of North and Hargreaves (1998)1, this study investigates the influence of three different musical styles, namely lounge, pop and jazz on perceived atmosphere and sales in a school cafeteria. Interviews and questionnaires were conducted to acquire information... -
The impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction in the hotel industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Irene Spitzbart --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis study examines the impact of transactional versus transformational leadership on job satisfaction. Data was collected through a 69-item questionnaire for employees and a 70-item questionnaire for leaders to investigate their perceptions of their own leadership style and those of... -
The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, II: Integration of the cheese course into the menu
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan A. Schulp --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Suzanne Gerritsen --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands Jorieke de Leeuw --- International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The NetherlandsIn Dutch fine dining restaurants, the customer who orders a cheeseboard as part of the dessert is served an assortment of cheeses without regard to the dishes that preceded the cheese. The present paper tries to contribute to a more... -
Taking care: Creating a non-alcoholic cocktail for Generation X
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Shirley Verkade --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Jonathan van Driel --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Femke Vrenegoor --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on a Hospitality Research Project, a third-year project at Stenden Hotel Management School, dedicated to the design, creation and testing of three different non-alcoholic cocktail recipes for restaurant De Pleats in Burgum, the Netherlands. On the basis... -
Conflict management styles and work-related well-being among higher education employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilme M. Van Niekerk --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Marissa De Klerk --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Jeanine K. Pires-Putter --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South AfricaThe objective of the study was to assess the relationship between conflict management styles and work-related well-being of employees in a higher education institution in South Africa. Participants were academic personnel (n = 180) and support staff (n = 201),... -
Challenges experienced by parents living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Meisie Mofokeng --- Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Anna E van der Wath --- Department of Nursing Science, South AfricaObjective: The aim of this South African study was to explore parents’ experiences of living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). -
A panel-data analysis of the explanatory power of factor premiums on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Daniel Page --- Finance Division, School of Economic & Business Sciences, South Africa Christo Auret --- Finance Division, School of Economic & Business Sciences, South AfricaA large portion of South African asset pricing literature considers the identification of investment styles present on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Unfortunately, the identification of an ‘investment style’ does not necessarily entail that the said style is an ‘explanatory... -
Adult attachment theory and Rorschach Inkblot Method: A systematic literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pholly D. Zizi --- School for Psychosocial Health and Community Psychosocial Research, South Africa Ruan Spies --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management, South Africa Cristel Vosloo --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management, South AfricaThis critical appraisal and synthesis review explores the literature on the evidence of Rorschach Inkblot Method variables as measures of the attachment theory. We searched for publications making use of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) which included 41 databases of which... -
Transformational and transactional leadership effects on communication styles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: El-Roy Crews --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Marissa Brouwers --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Jan C. Visagie --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the effects of perceived transformational and transactional leadership styles on communication styles among employees in manufacturing organisations within South Africa. Respondents were a purposive sample of 564 employees of South African manufacturing organisations (females =... -
Attachment styles as predictors of intimate partner violence: A retrospective study with a student population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Natasja K. Magorokosho --- , Namibia Mara Mberira --- , NamibiaThis study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration or victimisation and intrinsic factors such as attachment styles. A total of 159 male and 221 female undergraduate students, ranging in age from 18 to 50 participated in the... -
Structural validity of the leadership circumplex in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Crystal Hoole --- , South Africa Brandon Morgan --- , South AfricaThis study investigated the structural validity of the short form of the Circumplex Leadership Scan in South Africa. Using a cross-sectional survey design, we analysed an existing data set on self-rated leadership behaviours by 137 South African supervisors (women =... -
Daily hassles and depressive symptoms among COVID-19 home quarantined Chinese university students: The moderating effects of negative cognitive styles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Junyi Wang --- , China Yinglu Zhou --- , USA Jinhong Ding --- , China Jing Xiao --- , ChinaThe current study examined the potential moderating effects of negative cognitive styles on the relationship between daily hassles and depressive symptoms among COVID-19 home quarantined university students. A total of 686 university students ranging in age from 16 to 23... -
Perceived organisational reputation and work engagement among Nigerian bank employees: The mediating role of transformational leadership style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- , Nigeria Anene M. Ezeh --- , Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- , Nigeria Sampson O. Elom --- , Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of their organisational reputation and employee work engagement, and the role of transformational leadership style in that relationship. The study sample comprised 183 employees of Nigerian banks (female = 52.5%; managers = 9.8%; mean... -
Identity processing styles and personal growth initiative in college students: The mediating role of cultural tightness–looseness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Precious Lucille Moakamela --- University of the Free State, South Africa Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaCultural norms and their regulation in society account for individual behaviour and related psychological processes. This study investigated if and how cultural norm regulation mediated the relationship between identity processing styles and intentional personal growth. A sample of 613 students... -
Leadership styles and employees’ commitment toward the national digital payment strategy: Multilevel mediating role of job satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mekuanint Abera Timbula --- Gujarat University, India Chetana Marvadi --- Gujarat University, IndiaThis study examined the effect of leadership styles on employees' organizational commitment towards the National Digital Payments Strategy (NDPS) and the mediating role of job satisfaction. A self-administered questionnaire was employed to obtain survey data from twelve microfinance institutions in... -
Parental attachment and subjective well-being in vocational college students: mediating roles for resilience and self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shuwei Hao --- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, China Honghong Xu --- School of Health Humanities, Peking University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of resilience and self-esteem in the relationship between parental attachment and subjective well-being of young adults. Utilising a cross-sectional design, the study sampled 964 students from five higher vocational colleges in Beijing (female =... -
Mothers’ perceptions of children’s emotional behaviour problems and parenting sense of competence: The mediating role of maternal meta-emotion philosophy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mingfei Ma --- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China Shaoying Liu --- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China Qingning Xu --- Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China Yujuan Jiang --- , ChinaWe investigated the relationship between mothers’ perceptions of their children’s emotional behaviour problems and their parenting sense of competence, as well as the mediating effect of maternal meta-emotion philosophy in this connection. Participants were 349 mothers of 4- to 17-year-old... -
III. Responsive feeding: establishing healthy eating behaviour early on in life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Harbron J --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Booley S --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Najaar B --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Day CE --- Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town,Responsive feeding (RF) refers to a reciprocal relationship between an infant or child and his or her caregiver that is characterised by the child communicating feelings of hunger and satiety through verbal or nonverbal cues, followed by an immediate response...