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Growth and production of Vicia dasycarpa Ten., Namoi as influenced by an oat support crop and nitrogen fertilizer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: V.D. Wassermann --- Rietondale Research Station, Gillian Heyns --- Rietondale Research Station, A.J. Kruger --- Rietondale Research Station,The performance of Vicia dasycarpa cv. Namoi in pure stand and mixed with oats at four densities, grown at three levels of N fertilizer, was studied in the field under irrigation. Both the increased plant density of oats and N... -
A review of site-growth studies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.H. Louw --- ,The intensive nature of the South African forest industry requires reliable decision support systems to enhance site-specific silviculture. Furthermore, the principle of ecologically sustainable forest management requires a profound improvement in the understanding of the factors controlling tree growth and... -
Levels of Social Support and Coping Strategies in Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Patricia Marivate --- University of Limpopo, Sylvester Ntomchukwu Madu --- University of Limpopo,The study examined the effects of levels of social support and types of coping strategies on the psychological adjustment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Five hundred students from two universities in the Limpopo Province of South Africa participated... -
Social-Psychological Factors Associated with Bullying Behaviour among Secondary School Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ojedokun A. Oluyinka --- Olabisi Onabanjo University,This study investigated the association between social-psychological factors (misconduct, impulsivity, school sense of belonging, intention to use non-violent strategies, beliefs supportive of violence) and bullying behaviour. A total of two-hundred and fifteen (n=215) secondary school students randomly selected from five... -
Experiences of Children Heading Households in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomlindo E. Dlungwana --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Reshma Sathiparsad --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study explored the experiences of children who are heads of households, particularly with regard to the psychological, emotional and social effects of heading a household, and access to schooling and support services. Fifteen children (females, n=9; males, n= 6;... -
Teachers' Use of Memory-Box-Making to Provide Psychosocial Support in Their Pastoral Role
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, Ronél Ferreira --- University of Pretoria, Maria Mnguni --- University of Pretoria,This study investigated the use of memory-box-making by teachers in their pastoral role. Ten female teachers participated in the study. The site of the study is in a South African primary school in an urban informal settlement. We used multiple... -
How Children Experience the Assets that Support their Learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, Ilze Ferreira --- University of Pretoria, Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria,The study, on which this article is based, explored the ways in which primary school children in an urban (city centre) setting experience the assets and resources that support their learning. The researchers used a qualitative phenomenological research design incorporating... -
Counselling for Psychological Well-Being in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen D. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South Africa David J. Edwards --- University of Zululand, South AfricaA psychological well-being counselling program, which provided person centered, group counselling interventions for inpatients infected with HIV/AIDS was evaluated at Amangwe therapeutic village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The aim was to improve the psychological well-being of participants (9 male, 21... -
South African Educators' Voice on the Potential Role of Traditional Healers (THs) in Education Support Services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johanna L. Geldenhuys --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe aim of this qualitative research was to explore and describe perceptions of the potential role of traditional healers in education support services. Participants were 42 teachers (males = 13, females = 29) from a school district in the Eastern... -
Support Group Needs for People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) in Communities around Durban, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shandir Ramlagan --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Jean Francois Aquilera --- UNAIDS, South AfricaThe study constructed a participant centred perspective of what members of a support group for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) desired from their group meetings. The study sample (n = 34) was from three support groups of PLWHA... -
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... -
Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa, Christopher J. Beukes --- University of South Africa,This study explored the relationship between the employability and career support satisfaction and emotional intelligence of a convenience sample of predominantly black (N = 590) South African adolescents (mean age 17, males 43%, females 57%). Data were collected using the... -
Caring for a Relative with Schizophrenia: Understandings, Challenges and the Interface with Mental Health Professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stanley Molefi --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Leslie Swartz --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThis study explored the experiences of families of people with schizophrenia, their understandings of schizophrenia as a mental disorder, their experience of living with a relative with schizophrenia, and their subsequent contact with mental health professionals. A convenience sample of... -
Adjustment Experiences of International Students at a South African University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study explored the experiences of international students at a South African university. A purposeful sample of seven international students were the participants (males = 3, females = 4, age range = 22 to 28 years). Content analysis of the... -
Student Development and Support using a Logotherapeutic Approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, Juan A. Nel --- University of South Africa,This study reports on participants' meaning-centred experiences and perspectives after attending a logotherapy-based student development and support programme. Thirteen students who were enrolled in the first year of the academic programme, in health science programme at a South Africa university,... -
Online Support Service via Mobile Technology—a Pilot Study at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Birgit Schreiber --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Kjersti Aartun --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis study describes the findings of a pilot study of an online support service via mobile technology using chat facilities at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa. The online support service, accessible via cell phone chat and computer chat... -
Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Postgraduate Students' Psychosocial Employability Attributes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,This study determined the influence of individuals' emotional intelligence on their psychosocial employability attributes. A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted. A non-probability sample of 304 employed postgraduate students (predominantly early career black = 70 %; females = 64 % with... -
Breaking the silence: using memory books as a counselling and succession-planning tool with AIDS-affected households in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sophie Witter Beatrice WereThis article reviews the experience of NACWOLA and Save the Children (UK) in using 'memory books' in AIDS-affected households in Uganda from the mid-1990s to the present. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with key stakeholders in early 2004, including NACWOLA... -
Barriers to counselling support for HIV/AIDS patients in south-western Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: CharlesC Fonchingong TimothyO Mbuagbo JenniferT AbongThe potential synergy between counselling and HIV/AIDS prevention is gaining recognition in Cameroon as counselling sessions are more often organised at health centres. In order to evaluate the actual achievements of these efforts, a qualitative ethnographic survey (based on interviews... -
What do Tanzanian children worry about?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mai Bente Snipstad Gro Therese Lie Dagfinn WinjeThis paper explores the worries of children in a sample of 8- to 15-year-old children, drawn from three primary schools on the outskirts of Moshi, Tanzania. Data about children's worries were collected by two methods. First, lists of worries were... -
Confronting AIDS-related loss and grief: an exploratory study of professional caregivers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Craig DemmerAs a result of the high mortality rate associated with AIDS, professional caregivers witness ongoing loss among clients. Besides finding ways to assist the dying and the bereaved, caregivers must cope with their own feelings surrounding loss. The purpose of... -
'We will eat when I get the grant': negotiating AIDS, poverty and antiretroviral treatment in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Suzanne Leclerc-MadlalaThe maturing HIV epidemic has led to a decline in the health status of many South Africans. One result is an increasing number of AIDS-affected poor who qualify for a government disability grant. Recent research has drawn attention to the... -
Occupational stress experienced by caregivers working in the HIV/AIDS field in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC van DykThe burden of HIV on caregivers is especially heavy in South Africa where an estimated 5.5 million people were living with HIV in 2006, and where an estimated one in every three to four patients admitted to some public hospitals... -
Reconceptualising vulnerable children by acknowledging their assets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Irma Eloff Liesel Ebersöhn Jeandré ViljoenWe report on a study that sought to find alternative pathways to conceptualising vulnerable children. We have extracted a section from a longitudinal study that focuses on the ways in which vulnerable children in a rural community in South Africa... -
Boundaries of care: the role of the school in supporting vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ursula HoadleyThis paper is a response to a growing vision of schools as sites of care and support for vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS. The aim is to interrogate this notion and to raise some key issues... -
Preventing HIV infections in children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa through integrated care and support activities: a review of the literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: JosephJ Amon --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, United States of AmericaSub-Saharan Africa has been hit harder by the HIV/AIDS pandemic than any other region of the world, and children under age eighteen represent one-third of all new HIV infections occurring there annually. While HIV prevention efforts targeting youth are well... -
Bereavement, silence and culture within a peer-led HIV/AIDS-prevention strategy for vulnerable children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid Van der Heijden --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South AfricaIn addressing the psychosocial effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic among vulnerable children, the issue of bereavement appears inadequately addressed. Amid the global discourse on children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, this paper explores how cultural... -
Personal coping strategies for managing the side effects of antiretroviral therapy among patients at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rogers Kyajja --- , Uganda Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , Uganda Elizabeth Ayebare --- , UgandaThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) medications negatively impact patients’ quality of life and adherence to treatment. This study describes the burden of side effects from ARV treatment as experienced by a sample of HIV/AIDS patients and identifies the personal... -
A qualitative exploration of the impact of HIV and ART on social disruption and household continuity in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glenn Wagner --- , United States Gery Ryan --- , United States Alexis Huynh --- , United States Cissy Kityo --- , Uganda Peter Mugyenyi --- , UgandaWith increased uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it is critical to have a better understanding of the impact of ART on all health dimensions since the treatment can have the expected benefits as well as unintended negative... -
Formative evaluation of the STAR intervention: improving teachers’ ability to provide psychosocial support for vulnerable individuals in the school community
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ronél Ferreira --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Liesel EbersöhnThe article describes the pilot phase of a participatory reflection and action (PRA) study. The longitudinal investigation explores teachers’ ability to provide psychosocial support within the context of HIV/AIDS following an asset-based intervention. The study ensued from our desire to... -
Negotiating therapeutic citizenship and notions of masculinity in a South African village
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sakhumzi Mfecane --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThe article explores the idea of therapeutic citizenship in relation to the experiences of men who attend support groups for people living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV). At a rural South African health facility offering free antiretroviral (ARV) medicines, support... -
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... -
A narrative review of research on the effects of physical activity on people living with HIV and opportunities for health promotion in disadvantaged settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Clemens Ley --- , South Africa María Rato Barrio --- , South AfricaThe article explores different types and effects of physical activity for people living with HIV. Considering the lack of studies done in African contexts and the disparity between research settings and natural settings, a narrative review of the literature was... -
Challenges and coping strategies of orphaned children in Tanzania who are not adequately cared for by adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Angela Mathias --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayOrphaned children in poor rural communities sometimes have no adult who is able to care for them or else the adult caregiver is not able to provide adequate care. Tanzania remains one of the poorest countries in the world, and... -
The use of rites of passage in strengthening the psychosocial wellbeing of orphaned children in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Masego Thamuku --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayChildren who have been bereaved in the context of AIDS may experience many challenges to their psychosocial wellbeing. Programmes to help orphaned children are usually anchored in child rights. As the individual focus of rights-based approaches is inept in African... -
Coping with hardship through friendship: the importance of peer social capital among children affected by HIV in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Vincent Onyango Ogutu --- , KenyaChildren living in households affected by HIV face numerous challenges as they take on significant household-sustaining and caregiving roles, often in conditions of poverty. To respond to their hardships, we must identify and understand the support systems they are already... -
How disclosure and antiretroviral therapy help HIV-infected adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa cope with stigma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vivian Midtbø --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Violeth Shirima --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayHIV-related stigma has a major impact on the health and psychosocial wellbeing of HIV-infected children and youths. While there is some debate about the extent to which improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) contributes to a reduction in HIV stigma,... -
Questioning the use-value of social relationships: care and support of youths affected by HIV in child-headed households in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Diana Van Dijk --- Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), The Netherlands Francien Van Driel --- Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), The NetherlandsThe opinion that the extended family can fulfil its supportive role in assisting child-headed households continues to exist. How these households encounter support, what this support entails, and how they experience this support is an under-researched subject. Most research literature... -
Older people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding their experience and needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MonicaO Kuteesa --- , Australia Janet Seeley --- Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda RobertG Cumming --- , Australia Joel Negin --- , AustraliaOlder adults ageing with HIV in Africa have been largely neglected, despite the distinctive healthcare needs of this population. This article examines the medical care experiences of older Ugandans living with HIV. Data were collected from 40 HIV-positive adults, aged... -
The impact of the declining extended family support system on the education of orphans in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pius T Tanga --- Department of Social Work/Social Development, South AfricaThis paper examines the impact of the weakening of the extended family on the education of double orphans in Lesotho through in-depth interviews with participants from 3 of the 10 districts in Lesotho. The findings reveal that in Lesotho the... -
The role of pregnancy intention in HIV prevention in South Africa: a proposed model for policy and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MarjorieR Sable KayM Libbus Debra Jackson Harry HauslerMother-to-child transmission is a continuing source of new HIV infections in South Africa. The paper posits that insight into the socio-cultural, behavioural, environmental and economic factors that sustain the HIV epidemic is as important as understanding the biological causes of... -
Workplace peer educators and stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson Kabelo Duncan KgateaPeer educators form an important component of company responses to HIV and AIDS. Based on interviews with peer educators working in and around a mining company in South Africa's North-West Province, the study examines the relationship between involvement in peer... -
The support needs of South African educators affected by HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linda Theron --- School of Education Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaIn a qualitative study of 77 South African educators, participants were asked to explain how they are affected by HIV and AIDS and how they would best like to be supported in response to this. The term ‘affected’ refers to... -
Ethnographic experiences of HIV-positive nurses in managing stigma at a clinic in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Margaret Kyakuwa --- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The NetherlandsThis paper explores the workplace experiences of HIV-positive nurses and their attempts to manage HIV/AIDS stigma. An HIV diagnosis can have a major impact on an individual's psychological and emotional wellbeing. Moreover, caring for those suffering from chronic HIV-related illnesses... -
The development of an expert system for arid rangeland management in central Namibia with emphasis on bush thickening
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: David Joubert --- Nature Conservation, Namibia Ibo Zimmermann --- Nature Conservation, Namibia Jens Fendler --- Nature Conservation, Namibia Heike Winschiers-Theophilus --- Nature Conservation, Namibia Friedrich P Graz --- Nature Conservation, Namibia Nico Smit --- Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences, South Africa M Timm Hoffman --- Plant Conservation Unit, Botany Department, South AfricaAn online decision support system derived from research and expert knowledge was developed for arid rangeland management in central Namibia. The expert system emphasises the control of bush thickening and is divided into three forms of decisions: adaptive, reactive and... -
Biographical, pain and psychosocial data for a South African sample of chronic pain patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: SP Walker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa CL Odendaal --- Pain Control Unit, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa KGF Esterhuyse --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaObjective: To gather biographical and pain data for a sample of South African patients visiting a specialist pain control unit. To investigate the role of various psychosocial variables in this sample's chronic pain experience. Subjects and Method: 325 adult outpatients... -
The views of Medical Students on professionalism in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,An article on medical professionalism was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in February 2002 outlining a charter, and the fifth-year medical students of the Medical School of the University of Pretoria were asked to comment on the charter... -
Perceptions of the role of the clinical nurse practitioner in the Cape Metropolitan doctor-driven community health centres
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Kapp --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, RJ Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of the clinical nurse practitioner (CNP) in a doctor- driven primary health care setting. A descriptive study was undertaken, using both a quantitative and a qualitative methodology. The study... -
Integrative approach to management of heart disease Is heart disease reversible?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Brom [AN0001] -
Understanding participation in a hospital-based HIV support group in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AS Heyer --- , Australia LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa ID Couper --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South AfricaBackground: -
Retention of knowledge of and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation among healthcare providers after training
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Govender --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa C Rangiah --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A Ross --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa L Campbell --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaThis study assesses the retention of core knowledge and skills among healthcare providers (HCPs) who attended a Basic Life Support (BLS) course. The format for teaching this course changed in 2006 and a review of the effectiveness and acceptability of... -
Home-based care: caring for people in the community—challenges and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Jack --- Department of Family Medicine (George Complex), South Africa L Jenkins --- Department of Family Medicine (George Complex), South Africa D Enslin --- Elective period at George Complex, -
Adding ‘Flock’ to ‘Fight and Flight’: A Honeycomb of Resilience Where Supply of Relationships Meets Demand for Support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- Unit for Education Research in AIDS, Faculty of Education, South AfricaIn this article I explain how solidarity can support positive adjustment, collective in nature, where people face chronic, cumulative stress and largely lack resources. I propose that when individuals use relationships as a way to access and mobilise resources, an... -
Resilience and coping experiences among master's professional psychology students in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David John Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen David Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a... -
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... -
Women's mental health: coping mechanisms in the context of poverty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacqueline Moodley --- Centre for Social Development in Africa, South AfricaThis study explored the coping mechanisms of women from an economically disadvantaged community in a South African setting. Data on symptoms of depression, prevalence of ego-resilience and demographics were collected from 60 women (African women aged 20–78 years) using a... -
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... -
The caregiver experience: a South African perspective on caring for people with multiple sclerosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Daniel R. du Plooy --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Chrisma Pretorius --- Stellenbosch University, South AfricaThis study explored the lived experiences of caregivers of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) with regard to their daily challenges, as well as the resources which help them to cope with their caregiving task. Participants were eight South African men... -
Organisational and individual strengths use as predictors of engagement and productivity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Programme, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Leon T. de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThis study sought to determine whether Perceived Organisational Support for Strengths Use (POSSU) and Proactive Behaviour towards Strengths Use (PBSU) predict engagement and productivity in a sample of South African call centre operators. Participants were 218 call centre operators within... -
Effectiveness of a Buddy intervention support programme for suicidal behaviour in a primary care setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SS Naidoo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa P Gathiram --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa L Schlebusch --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Suicidal behaviour is a major contributor to the health burden globally. Non-fatal suicidal behaviour may be 10–40 times more frequent than fatal suicidal behaviour. National responses to this crisis have been variable. This study was designed to evaluate and... -
Support for volunteer caregivers and its influence on the quality of community home-based care in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David Morton --- Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Thoko Mayekiso --- Vice Chancellor's Office, University of Mpumalanga, South Africa Peter Cunningham --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, South AfricaThe factors influencing the quality of community home-based care (CHBC) were explored from the perspective of volunteer caregivers, their clients and key informants in a South African Eastern Cape district. Focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews were used to collect... -
An evaluation of an exploratory intervention to improve progression in a first-year accounting course
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J Winfield --- College of Accounting, J Luyt --- Education Development Unit,South African universities face pressure to increase the throughput of accounting students, with a special emphasis on expanding the number of female and black graduates. To improve the progression of at-risk first-year second-semester accounting students, an intervention known as JumpStart... -
The impact of a quality, technology-enhanced teaching support medium on student success in a first-year financial accounting module at an open distance learning institute
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: H Muller --- Department of Interdisciplinary Research, A du Plessis --- Department of Financial Accounting,In South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) has expressed grave concerns about the poor pass rate of first-year accounting students. In an attempt to improve performance, the University of South Africa (Unisa), an open distance learning... -
Career support needs of learners with historical disadvantage: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Tebele --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Kathryn Anne Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Bongani Dlamini --- Department of Applied Managment, South AfricaThis study explored the career support needs of learners from a historically disadvantaged rural South African school setting. Participants were a convenience sample of 20 high school learners (females=60%; males=40%; age range 15–17 years; schools grades 9–10). They completed focus... -
Perceived organisational support influences on job satisfaction and organisational commitment among junior academic staff members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fumani Donald Mabasa --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Hlanganipai Ngirande --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between perceived organisational support, employee job satisfaction and organisational commitment among junior academic staff of a South African higher education institution (N =70; female = 41 .4%; masters qualification = 85 .7%). Participants completed a... -
Remote clinical support by telephone for rural district hospital medical officers in the Eastern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MO Nqala --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa CM Aldous --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaBackground: Rural district hospitals are frequently understaffed and inexperienced medical officers must make clinical decisions with no supervision. Medical officers from rural district hospitals in the Eastern Cape attending a two-week ‘in-reach’ anaesthesia training course at the Port Elizabeth academic... -
From rural scholar to health care professional
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: International studies have shown that the best strategy for the long-term staffing of rural facilities is the recruitment and training of students of rural origin. However, the crisis in education in South Africa means that these rural students are... -
Reckoning HIV/AIDS care: A longitudinal study of community home-based caregivers and clients in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Robin Root --- Department of Sociology & Anthropology, USA Arnau Van Wyngaard --- Department of Science of Religion and Missiology, South Africa Alan Whiteside --- CIGI Chair in Global Health Policy, CanadaThe article is a descriptive case study of a community home-based care (CHBC) organisation in Swaziland that depicts the convergence of CHBC expansion with substantially improved health outcomes. Comprised of 993 care supporters who tend to 3 839 clients in... -
The influence of family characteristics on glycaemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the general outpatient clinic, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Bethrand Brian Odume --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Onyebuchi Stephanie Ofoegbu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Elias Chike Aniwada --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria Emeka Franklin Okechukwu --- United States Agency for International Development, USAID, NigeriaBackground: There is an increasing epidemic of diabetes worldwide with many patients not achieving set treatment targets. Family interventions in diabetes patient management, a proven adjunct, have not been fully integrated to patient care. -
School adjustment of adolescents affected by HIV and AIDS: A case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olubusayo Aduke Asikhia --- Department of Psychology of Education, South Africa Kesh Mohangi --- Department of Psychology of Education, South AfricaThe study examined the school adjustment of South African adolescents affected by HIV and AIDS . Participants were a convenient sample of 60 adolescents from a secondary school in a major South African city (females = 73 .33%, 50% affected... -
Exploring the role, needs and challenges of relatives of mothers with HIV or HIV and psychosis: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruan Spies --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Olivia K. Derks --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Paula S. Sterkenburg --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Carlo Schuengel --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Esme van Rensburg --- Department of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences and Compres, South AfricaThis study explored types and nature of supports by relatives of mothers living with HIV and psychosis in comparison to mothers with HIV only. Interview data on their experiences of their roles, needs and challenges were collected from 33 relatives... -
Caregivers’ perspective of the child support grant in South Africa: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Calvin Mudzingiri --- Department of Economics, South Africa Emmanuel Moyana --- Department of Social Development, South Africa Fungai Mbengo --- Child Welfare South Africa,This study explored caregivers’ perceptions of the South African Child Support Grant as a poverty alleviation instrument. Informants consisted of 72 caregivers who were purposively selected through the snowball method (female = 99%; single parent = 71%, blacks = 100%)... -
Social media (SM) use by technology education students on field placement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Watson Moffat Manduna --- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, South AfricaThis study explored the intuitions and usage of social media (SM) for communication and instructional support by information technology (ICT) education students on field placement. A random sampling procedure was used to select 37 pre-service teachers (female = 65%; mean... -
The risk of developing malnutrition in people living with HIV/AIDS: Observations from six support groups in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ms. Nnyepi --- Department of Home Economics Education, BotswanaObjectives: The objectives of this study were 1) to determine the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at risk of developing malnutrition, 2) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), and 3) to describe the dietary... -
Nutrition in paediatric Crohn’s disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: O. Goulet --- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, FranceInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease (CD) results from the interaction between an individual’s immune response and precipitant environmental factors, which generate an anomalous chronic inflammatory response in those who are genetically predisposed. Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a... -
Work engagement in the mining industry in South Africa: The role of tasks and relationships
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joe Palo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThe platinum mining sector in South Africa presents a significant context for the study of work engagement, given the major changes and turmoil experienced by employees in this sector. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of... -
Sources of anxiety among pre-service teachers on field placement experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Motshidisi A. Lekhu --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis study examined pre-service students’ perceptions of their sources of anxiety during field experience. A sample of 85 undergraduate education students participated in the study (females = 52.9%). The students completed a survey on their perceptions of sources of anxiety... -
Resourcing resilience: social protection for HIV prevention amongst children and adolescents in Eastern and Southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elona Toska --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Lesley Gittings --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Rebecca Hodes --- AIDS and Society Research Unit, Centre for Social Science Research, South Africa Lucie D Cluver --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, South Africa Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division (HEARD), South Africa K Emma Chademana --- School of Public Health, South Africa Vincent Evans Gutiérrez --- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Division of Social and Behavioural Sciences, South AfricaAdolescents are the only age group with growing AIDS-related morbidity and mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa, making HIV prevention research among this population an urgent priority. Structural deprivations are key drivers of adolescent HIV infection in this region. Biomedical... -
The social and academic adjustment experiences of first-year students at a historically disadvantaged peri-urban university in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Reyagalaletsa Tom --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe goal of the research was to explore the social and academic experiences of first-year students at a peri-urban university in South Africa. Eighteen students (females = 50%, mean age = 19.88 years), participated in focus group discussions on their... -
Political economy of decentralising HIV and AIDS treatment services to primary healthcare facilities in three Nigerian states
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Chinyere Mbachu --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Obinna Onwujekwe --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Nkoli Ezumah --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Nigeria Olayinka Ajayi --- , Nigeria Olusola Sanwo --- , Nigeria Benjamin Uzochukwu --- Health Policy Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, NigeriaDecentralisation is defined as the dispersion, distribution or transfer of resources, functions and decision-making power from a central authority to regional and local authorities. It is usually accompanied by assignment of accountability and responsibility for results. Fundamental to understanding decentralisation... -
Knee osteoarthritis and perceived social support amongst patients in a family medicine clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Temitope Ilori --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, Nigeria Modupe M Ladipo --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, Nigeria Adetola M Ogunbode --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Abimbola M Obimakinde --- Department of Preventive Medicine and Primary Care, NigeriaBackground: Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease affecting the lives of patients and their families, with the family characteristics moderating the illness course. The perceived social support received by a patient helps in determining the health and functionality of the... -
The intersection of antiretroviral therapy, peer support programmes, and economic empowerment with HIV stigma among HIV-positive women in West Nile Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nicole Coffey Kellett --- Department of Anthropology, USA Katherine Gnauck --- University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, USAHIV stigma remains a major problem of the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Women fear impending social stigma including blame, isolation and abuse. HIV infection and HIV stigma interact cyclically, creating and reinforcing economic and social exclusion for individuals living... -
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),... -
Experiences along the HIV care continuum: perspectives of Kenyan adolescents and caregivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Winnie K Luseno --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Bonita Iritani --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Susannah Zietz --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USA Suzanne Maman --- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, USA Isabella I Mbai --- School of Nursing, Kenya Florence Otieno --- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Barrack Ongili --- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Denise Dion Hallfors --- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), USATo be effective, HIV programmes should be responsive to the unique needs of diverse groups of infected adolescents. We highlight a range of adolescent perspectives on HIV services, including those who acquired HIV perinatally or sexually and those who were... -
Supervisor support, flourishing, and intention to leave in a higher education setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christine Janse van Rensburg --- Human Resource Department, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia, North-West University, South Africa Elsabé Diedericks --- Optentia, North-West University, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between supervisor support, flourishing at work, and intention to leave in a South African higher education setting. Participants comprised a convenience sample of 339 academic employees from three universities of technology. They completed the Supervisor... -
Exploring dual disclosures for men who have sex with men in Mpumalanga, South Africa: a report from the field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph Daniels --- Lehman College, USA Tim Lane --- University of California San Francisco, USA Kabelo Maleke --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Wini Mogos --- University of California Irvine, USA Ryan Assaf --- University of California Irvine, USA Helen Struthers --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa James McIntyre --- Anova Health Institute, South Africa Tom Coates --- University of California Los Angeles, USAWe explored to whom rural men who have sex with men (MSM) disclose their sexual identity and HIV status in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were recruited using a modified snowball sampling method in order to complete a questionnaire. Descriptive and... -
Managing HIV-positive sero-status in Ghana’s most HIV concentrated district: self-perceived explanations and theoretical discourse
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Adobea Y Owusu --- Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Ghana Amos Laar --- Department of Family and Population Health, School of Public Health, GhanaAs of December 2015 there were 37 million persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs), 70% of whom are in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana, which contributes a relatively small number to Africa’s HIV burden, has a generalised HIV epidemic. The current national prevalence... -
Grit and academic performance among first-year university students: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined grit and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 121, mean age = 19.55, SD = 1.77, female = 57.85%). Data were collected using the Grit Scale and academic performance was assessed... -
Pathways to violence propensity: Results from a two-wave study of young males in urban South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ian Edelstein --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to model pathways to violence propensity and violent behaviour among boys and young men in a high-violence community in South Africa. To that end, 284 young males (11 to 23 years old) from Khayelitsha,... -
Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Kathrin Wolf --- Institute of Management & Organization, Germany Michael Frese --- Institute of Management & Organization, GermanyThis article seeks to advance our understanding of successful women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by examining how husbands contribute to women's entrepreneurial activity and performance. Little is known about husbands’ influence in this region, although sub-Saharan women entrepreneurs are deeply... -
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,... -
School-based care and support for the intellectually disabled learners at risk for sexual abuse: South African teacher carer perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Alfred Mdikana --- Department of Inclusive Education, South Africa Nareadi Tlakale Phasha --- Department of Inclusive Education, South AfricaThis study examined the functionality of a school-based care and support program for the intellectually disabled learners who have a history of sexual abuse. Participants were 28 teachers from four special educational needs schools in the Gauteng Province, South Africa... -
Parents of children with Down Syndrome: Do resilience and social support matter to their experience of carer stress?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maria Chidi C. Onyedibe --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Leonard I. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Philip, C. Mefoh --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Christiana Onuiri --- Department of Psychology, NigeriaThe study investigated personal resilience influences on the relationship between social support and parenting-stress among parents of children with Down syndrome (DS) in a Nigerian sample. One hundred and ninety three parent-carers of children with DS participated in the study... -
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... -
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... -
An automated framework for business enterprise performance evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. O. Anyaeche --- Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Nigeria D. E. Ighravwe --- Department of Mechanical Engineering, NigeriaThe evaluation of the performance of business enterprises has continued to pose challenges to business managers. Many approaches have been developed to address this problem, but most have been either input or output oriented, while some focus on specific tasks... -
Social support effects on diabetes management by South African emerging adults: A replication and extension study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elné Visagie --- Compres, School for Psychosocial Health, South Africa Esmé van Rensburg --- Compres, School for Psychosocial Health, South Africa Elmarí Deacon --- Optentia, School for Psychosocial Health, South AfricaThis study aimed to explore and describe the role of social support in successful living with type 1 diabetes. Informants were eight emerging adults with well-controlled type 1 diabetes (females = 5; white = 7, African = 1; mean time since diagnosis = 8.5 years, SD time since... -
Wives’ career progression among dual-career ethno-cultural couples: Husbands’ perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaiyah Fuad Mohamed --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study explored the perspectives of husbands regarding the participation of their wives in professional occupations. The participants included nine South African Indian men in dual-career marriages (ages ranging from 25 to 54 years old). The completed semi-structured, life-story interviews... -
Factors that enhance academic learning and study behaviours: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis exploratory study examined students’ conceptions of factors that enhance the use and application of academic learning and study strategies (LSS). A qualitative approach was used to explore the conceptions of 23 first-year university students (female = 14; age range... -
Predictors of life satisfaction among multicultural African families in South Korea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Il-young Choi --- School of Management, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Jeong-hee Lim --- Research Institute Multicultural Community, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Jae-kyeong Kim --- School of Management, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South KoreaThe aim of this study was to predict perceived life satisfaction of multicultural African families living in South Korea in terms of their fluency in the Korean language, government support for education, and the experience of discrimination. A total of... -
Effect of counselling on the family function of intimate partner violence victims attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Akor --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LA Moses --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria ND Baamlong --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LL Shedul --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AS Haruna --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria JM Abu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OU Chira --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria NR Ripiye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria RA Abdulkareem --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground and aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem. Family dysfunction is an integral characteristic of IPV homes. However, not much has been done regarding restoration of these families. The aim of this study was to explore the... -
Caring for children with an intellectual disability: An exploratory qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tshimangadzo Getrude Sadiki --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Solomon Mashegoane --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored family caregiver experiences of children with an intellectual disability in a rural South African day-care centre. The family caregivers (N = 15; mothers = 60%; age range = 35 to 68 years) completed in-depth interviews regarding their... -
Socio-economic and Institutional Factors Influencing Uptake of Improved Sorghum Technologies in Embu, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: EL Chimoita --- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kenya CM Onyango --- Department of Crop Science and Protection, Kenya JP Gweyi-Onyango --- Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, Kenya JW Kimenju --- Department of Crop Science and Protection, KenyaFarmers’ socio-economic status and institutional support play a complementary role in influencing adoption of various improved agricultural value chain technologies. Despite considerable research efforts towards improving sorghum production and commercialisation to improve farmers’ socio-economic wellbeing in Kenya, a marginal number... -
Psychosocial resources, support, and career satisfaction among professional women: A South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study examined the role psychosocial resources play in enhancing perceptions of support and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women from South Africa (white = 61.8%, black = 19.9%, Indian =... -
Personal growth initiative: Relation to Hedonia and Eudaimonia happiness among South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between personal growth initiative (PGI) and hedonic and eudaimonic happiness among a sample of South African university students (N = 235; mean age = 20.38, SD = 1.55; female = 61.70%). Students completed measures on... -
Homicide–suicide: practical implications for risk reduction and support services at primary care level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Kotzé --- Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital/Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South Africa JL Roos --- Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital/Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South AfricaHomicide–suicide (HS) has been defined as homicide committed by a person who subsequently commits suicide within one week of the homicide. In most cases it occurs within 24 hours. HS is a public health problem, victimising not only those directly... -
The nature and preliminary outcomes of a Four-dimensional Accounting Student Support (FASS) programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Corlia Janse van Vuuren --- Dean’s office (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Lizelle Bruwer --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Annari Muller --- Dean’s office (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaA traditional student-support approach to Accounting, which involved tutoring and case-study-based independent learning, was redesigned to create a Four-dimensional Accounting Student Support (FASS) programme. The redesign was necessitated by continued poor module success rates, low graduation rates and limited engagement... -
Awareness and usage of work-life balance policies, cognitive engagement and perceived organizational support: A multi-level analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Felicity Asiedu-Appiah --- Human Resource and Organisational Development, Ghana David B. Zoogah --- Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, USAUnderpinned by boundary management and social exchange theories, the study tested a multi-level model that examined the effect of collective employee awareness and usage of organizational work-life balance (WLB) policies on employees’ perceived organizational support. Results of multisource data obtained... -
Community beliefs, HIV stigma, and depression among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Scholastic Ashaba --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Christine E Cooper-Vince --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Dagmar Vořechovská --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Samuel Maling --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda Alexander C Tsai --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaThe availability of and increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV. As a result, perinatally infected youth are increasingly able to reach adolescence. There is limited information about the psychosocial challenges... -
“Inbox me, please”: Analysing comments on anonymous Facebook posts about depression and suicide
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lane Tao --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Liezille Jacobs --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored Facebook posts for receptive disclosure and discussion of depression and suicidality among contributors. We utilised an existing data set of Facebook commentary from 445 comments made on 156 anonymous Facebook posts. A Chi-square analysis revealed that Facebook... -
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... -
Mapping distribution of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Rwanda using multispectral remote sensing imagery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA Mukarugwiro --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES), South Africa SW Newete --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES), South Africa E Adam --- School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies (GAES), South Africa F Nsanganwimana --- African Center of Excellence for Innovative Teaching & Learning Mathematics & Science, Rwanda KA Abutaleb --- Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, South Africa MJ Byrne --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences (APES), South AfricaWater hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (C. Mart) Solms (Pontederiaceae), is an invasive aquatic macrophyte with major negative economic and ecological impacts in Rwanda and other East African countries since its establishment in the region in the 1960s. Reliable estimates of water... -
Mediation effect of perceived organisational and social support in the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study examined whether perceived organisational support (POS) and social support mediated the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women (62% = white, 20% = black African,... -
Perceived organisational support, job stress, and turnover intention: The moderation of affective commitments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Tetteh --- School of Management, China Cisheng Wu --- School of Management, China Christian Narh Opata --- School of Management, Ghana Gloria Nana Yaa Asirifua Agyapong --- School of Economics, China Richard Amoako --- School of Management, China Frank Osei-Kusi --- School of Management, ChinaThe current study examined the role of affective commitment in the relationship between perceived organisational support (POS), job stress, and quitting intention of mining sector employees. The participants were 407 employees of a mining company in Ghana (females = 41.8%,... -
Work-life and social support influences on the mental health of security personnel for internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in Nigeria: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kehinde Clement Lawrence --- Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, South AfricaThis study explored work-life experiences and social support as correlates of mental health among security personnel for internally displaced persons’ (IDP) camps in Nigeria. The security personnel (n = 500; male = 62.2% and females = 37.8%; age range =... -
Academic demands and mental health among undergraduate students in full-time employment: The moderating role of perceived social support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha --- Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaThis study investigated the moderating role of perceived social support in the relationship between academic demands (measured as perceived academic stress) and mental health of undergraduate students in full-time employment. Participants were a purposive sample of 320 undergraduate Open Distance... -
First-time mothers’ perceptions of workplace social support: An exploratory qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zamandlovu Sizile Makola --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Elizabeth Cornelia Rudolph --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Yvonne Trijntje Joubert --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThe goal of this study was to explore the perceptions of first-time mothers regarding the social support received from the workplace during pregnancy, maternity leave, and upon returning to work. The participants included 19 first-time mothers (ages 18 to 40... -
The moderating effect of social support on the relationship between burnout, intention to drop out, and satisfaction with studies of first-year university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karina Mostert --- , South Africa Jaco Pienaar --- , SwedenThis study investigated the relationships between student burnout, intention to drop out, and satisfaction with studies, considering their self-reported social support from parents and significant others. First-year black African students from a peri-urban South African university campus (n = 452;... -
Addressing community-level stigma toward key populations: communication insights from action research in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Warren Parker --- , USA Joan Schubert --- , Ghana Serwaa Owusu-Ansah --- , Ghana Kwadwo Asante-Afari --- , Ghana Samuel Edem Assisi --- , Ghana Emmauel D Adiku --- , Ghana Thad Pennas --- , USA Saul Evans Williams --- , GhanaBackground: Global HIV response emphasises improving the uptake of HIV testing, providing access to antiretroviral therapy and sustaining viral suppression with a view to curtailing the pandemic by 2030. Stigma and discrimination impede this response by limiting engagement with the... -
Experiences of grandmothers caring for female adolescents living with HIV in rural Manzini, Eswatini: a caregiver stress model perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bonisile S Nsibandze --- , South Africa Charlene Downing --- , South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- , South Africa Chris PH Myburgh --- , South AfricaThe HIV pandemic has immense effects on the Eswatini population. The burden of caregiving rests on women, typically grandmothers who are elderly and dealing with chronic diseases themselves. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences... -
PMTCT Option B+ 2012 to 2018 — Taking stock: barriers and strategies to improve adherence to Option B+ in urban and rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel King --- , USA Joyce Namale Matovu --- , Uganda Joseph Rujumba --- , Uganda Priscilla Wavamunno --- , Uganda Alexander Amone --- , Uganda Grace Gabagaya --- , Uganda Mary Glenn Fowler --- , Uganda Jaco Homsy --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , UK Philippa Musoke --- , UgandaSince 2012, PMTCT Option B+ has been recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce vertical transmission but numerous adherence challenges remain. We conducted a qualitative study at baseline using six focus group discussions and 14 in-depth interviews to explore... -
Mediating role of meaningful work and vocational identity on the relationship between perceived family supportive supervisor behaviour and career satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Niya Chen --- , China Leigang Zhang --- , ChinaThis study examined meaningful work and vocational identity influences on the relationship between perceived family supportive supervisor behaviour (FSSB) and career satisfaction among educators. Participants were a convenience sample of 492 public school teachers from eight secondary schools in China... -
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)... -
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 -
Creative leadership and employee work wellness: Supervisor support as a mediator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marita M. Heyns --- , South Africa Sean McCallaghan --- , South Africa Charlene E. Roos --- , South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate creative leadership, perceived supervisor support, and flourishing and burnout amongst agricultural employees. Participants were employees of a South African agricultural organisation (n = 253; male = 51.8%; 40–49 years old = 33.0%; white = 80%)... -
Supervisor support and work engagement: The mediating role of psychological safety in a post-restructuring business organisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marita M. Heyns --- , South Africa Sean McCallaghan --- , South Africa OW Senne --- , South AfricaThe present study aimed to examine employee perceptions of supervisor support, psychological safety, and work engagement in a restructuring mining organisation. Participants were 253 employees of a South African mining organisation (male = 65%; African = 57%; skilled supervisory technicians... -
Academic attitude and subjective norms effects on international doctoral students’ academic performance self-perceptions: A moderated-mediation analysis of the influences of knowledge- seeking intentions and supervisor support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Waqas Khuram --- , China Yanqing Wang --- , China Salim Khan --- , China Aisha Khalid --- , ChinaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between international students’ academic attitude and subjective norms on the one hand, and academic self-perception on the other hand in the context of student’s perception of their knowledge- seeking intention and supervisor support... -
Grit and its relation to well-being among first-year South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- , South AfricaThis mixed methods study explored grit and well-being among South African first-year university students (N = 405, female = 57.10%; mean age = 20.59, SD = 1.65 years). The students self-reported their grit and well-being. A small subsample of the... -
Perceived information communication and technology (ICT) demands and psychological well-being among Gabon civil servants: The moderating role of social support and organisational support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Medzo-M’engone --- , FranceThis study examined the role of social and organisationnal support in the relationship between emloyee perceptions of information communication and technology (ICT) demands and psychological well-being. Civil service employees (N = 162) in a large public institution in Gabon were... -
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... -
Social anxiety, maladaptive cognition, mobile phone addiction, and perceived social support: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hui-Ling Zhou --- , China Huai-Bin Jiang --- , China Bin Zhang --- , China Han-Yu Liang --- , ChinaThis study tested the mediation effect of maladaptive cognition in the association between social anxiety and mobile phone addiction, and the moderating role of perceived social support in that relationship. A sample of 468 Chinese university students (female = 43.6%;... -
Food security status of farming households in Bangladesh: A comparison of recipients and non-receivers of institutional support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdullah Al-Zabir --- , Bangladesh Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa --- , Ghana Md. Ariful Islam --- , Bangladesh Md. Nur Mozahid --- , BangladeshThis study examined the difference in food security status of recipients and non-receivers of institutional support living under similar socioeconomic conditions. The study used data collected from 160 farming households in five upazilas in Sylhet district using stratified sampling. Descriptive... -
Analysis of farmers’ food price volatility and Nigeria’s growth enhancement support scheme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Joseph I. Uduji --- , Nigeria Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi --- , Nigeria Simplice Anutechia Asongu --- , CameroonFood prices in Nigeria have become significantly higher and more volatile since 2012. The purpose of this research was to find out what affects farmers’ participation in the growth enhancement support scheme (GESS) in the country. We determined the effect... -
Emotion regulation mediates the relationship between college students’ perceived social support and social anxiety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huifang Yang --- , China Junqing Li --- , China Xiaoqing Qiu --- , China Yuling Zheng --- , China Xin Song --- , ChinaWe investigated the role of emotional regulation in the relationship between perceived social support and social anxiety. Participants were 547 college students (female = 69%; freshmen = 33%; mean age = 21.13 years, SD = 1.12 years). For the measures,... -
Perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange in cultivating innovative behaviour in South African organizations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rose B. Mathafena --- , South Africa Anton Grobler --- , South AfricaSouth Africa, as a developing and emerging economy, needs to participate in innovative, creative and entrepreneurial activities. In this context, it is necessary to study the effects of perceived organizational support and leader-member exchange on innovative behaviour in South African... -
Exploring the psychological well-being of postgraduate accounting students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Corlia Janse van Vuuren --- , South Africa Karen Bodenstein --- , South Africa Marsha Oberholzer --- , South AfricaThe challenges associated with higher education studies can impact significantly on the psychological well-being of students and can influence their academic success, even leading to anxiety, stress and depression. Factors influencing academic success in postgraduate accounting students have been well... -
Risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms among the youth living with HIV in Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Eveline Ndinelao Kalomo --- , USA Dasha Shamrova --- , USA Jung Sim Jun --- , USA Mgori Nuru Kaddu --- , Namibia Amy Kalb --- , USA -
Case study: nutritional considerations in the head and neck cancer patient
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nathaniël Van Wyk --- , South AfricaHead and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) involves cancer of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx. By virtue of the tumour location, nutrition support in this patient cohort can be extremely challenging. A 48-year-old male presented with a two-month... -
Psychosocial well-being of child orphans: The influence of current living place
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Beneyam Lake Yimer --- , EthiopiaWhen children lose one or both their parents/care givers, they may present with profound and lifelong psychosocial well-being problems. This study aimed to examine the association between current living place and the psychosocial well-being of child orphans. A proportional stratified... -
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,... -
Mindfulness and mental health in medical staff in the COVID-19 period: Mediating role of perceived social support and sense of security
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jundong Liao --- Sichuan Normal University, China Xinlong Sun --- Sichuan Normal University, China Xiaohao Mai --- , China Yuhui Du --- Sichuan Normal University, China Fang Li --- Sichuan Normal University, ChinaThis study examined the association between mindfulness and the mental health outcomes of medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak period. We also explored the perceived social support and sense of security as mediators in this relationship. The participants were 400... -
Helly-type results for 3-disjoint families of convex bodies in the plane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Zokhrab Mustafaev --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA Jamesley Norvil --- University of Houston-Clear Lake, USAIn this note, we prove that a family of non-overlapping, 3-disjoint convex bodies in the plane with the property S(n) will also have the property S(n + 1) for n ≥ 5. This result leads confirming the conjecture of Revenko-Soltan. -
Organisational justice and workplace deviance behaviour among bank workers in Nigeria: the role of perceived organisational support as a moderator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eze C. Ifeanyichukwu --- , Nigeria Ike O. Obinna --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Obiageli Omeje --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigeria Ejike Okonkwo --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigeria Attamah Ikechukwu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chinwendu M. Okoro --- Coal City University, NigeriaThe study investigated the relationship between organisational justice (OJ: distributive, interactive, and procedural) and work-place deviance (WPD) behaviours and the role of perceived organisational support (POS) in that relationship. Participants were bank workers from South-east Nigeria (n = 482; male... -
Organisational support: Associations with psychological contracts and turnover intention in the South African food manufacturing industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Loudwick Mathebula --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe study examined the role of employee perceived organisational support (POS) in the relationship between employee psychological contract (PC) and turnover intention (TUI). The participants comprised employees in a South African (SA) food manufacturing company (n= 385 employees; female =... -
COVID-related stressors on career insecurity: The moderating effects of family support and openness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yinan Tian --- , China Yuxiang Luan --- , China Nan Wang --- North Minzu University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and individuals’ career insecurity and the moderating effect of family support and openness to experience on that relationship. Participants were 207 young Chinese employees (female = 52.2%; mean age = 25.5 years, SD... -
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 -
Development of structured support groups for HIV-positive women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Jonathan Mundell --- University of Pretoria, Annelize de Villiers --- MRC Unit for Maternal and Infant Care Strategies, University of Pretoria, Kathleen Sikkema --- Epidemiology and Public Health, Psychiatry and Psychology, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridget Jeffery --- Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria and Kalafong Hospital,Women living with HIV in a stigmatising community need support to cope with their HIV status. In a process of action research, a structured support group programme was designed to meet the needs of women to cope with their diagnosis... -
Social support and health behaviour in women living with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bernhard Gaede --- Emmaus Hospital, Sisana Majeke --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Rugira Regis Marie Modeste --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Joanne Rachel Naidoo --- School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mokete Joseph Titus --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, Leana R Uys --- College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The article explores the relationship between social support and health behaviour of rural and urban women who are living with HIV in South Africa. Our study was a descriptive survey of a group of pregnant and non-pregnant women living with... -
HIV/AIDS through the lens of Christianity: Perspectives from a South African urban support group
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Khumbulani Hlongwana --- South African Medical Research Council (MRC), Malaria Research Programme, Sibongile Sylvia Mkhize --- Research Programme of Health Systems Trust (HST),HIV is one of the most obscure viruses that humankind has had to face in recent times. Compounding this obscurity are often contesting perspectives on what it means to be HIV infected, and these perspectives are largely constituted by people's... -
HIV/AIDS prevention through peer education and support in secondary schools in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria,The implementation and evaluation of a peer education and support programme in secondary schools to prevent and reduce high-risk sexual behaviour amongst adolescents is discussed. The aims of the programme were to provide accurate information about HIV/AIDS, discuss and reconsider... -
Establishing support groups for HIV-infected women: Using experiences to develop guiding principles for project implementation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Jonathan Mundell --- Kalafong Hospital,HIV-infected women need support to deal with their diagnosis as well as with the stigma attached to HIV. As part of their practical training, Master's-level psychology students negotiated with the staff of four clinics in townships in Tshwane, South Africa,... -
Modelling level, trend and geographical variations in stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Samson B Adebayo --- Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Society for Family Health, Richard Fakolade [B0002] Jennifer Anyanti --- Society for Family Health, Bright Ekweremadu --- Society for Family Health, Olaronke Ladipo --- Society for Family Health, Augustine Ankomah --- Applied Population Research, University of Exeter, UKPeople living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) often face stigma and discrimination. Stigma is a powerful tool for social control and PLHA are to varying degrees stigmatised against. Consequences of stigma and discrimination against PLHA may result in low turn-out... -
The social construction of identity in HIV/AIDS home-based care volunteers in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Thirusha Naidu [d128e18] Yvonne Sliep Wenche DageidHome-based care volunteer (HBCV) identity and how it is shaped was the main focus of the study. Fifteen HBCVs were interviewed about their work and personal life stories and then interviewed reflectively using a narrative interviewing style. Specific attention was... -
Measuring change in vulnerable adolescents: Findings from a peer education evaluation in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sharlene Swartz [d63e18] Charles Deutsch Mokhantšo Makoae Barbara Michel James Hamilton Harding Gabrielle Garzouzie Amanda Rozani Toby Runciman Ingrid Van der HeijdenIntroduction: In the context of poverty and HIV and AIDS, peer education is thought to be capable of providing vulnerable youth with psychosocial support as well as information and decision-making skills otherwise limited by scarce social and material resources. As... -
Parental HIV disclosure in Burkina Faso: Experiences and challenges in the era of HAART
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Georges Tiendrebeogo [d318e18] Fabienne Hejoaka Edwige Mireille Belem Pascal Louis Germain Compaoré Liezel Wolmarans André Soubeiga Nathalie OuangraouaIncreasingly parents living with HIV will have to confront the dilemmas of concealing their lifelong treatment or disclosing to their children exposed to their daily treatment practices. However, limited data are available regarding parental HIV disclosure to children in Burkina... -
The duty to disclose in Kenyan health facilities: a qualitative investigation of HIV disclosure in everyday practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Eileen Moyer [d338e14] Emmy Kageha Igonya Rosalijn Both Peter Cherutich Anita HardonDisclosure of HIV status is routinely promoted as a public health measure to prevent transmission and enhance treatment adherence support. While studies show a range of positive and negative outcomes associated with disclosure, it has also been documented that disclosing... -
Influence of the home environment on the prevention of mother to child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune-deficiency syndrome in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. Sewnunan --- , , South Africa L.M. Modiba --- , , South AfricaThe human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune-deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still a ‘family crises’ which marks the beginning of the deterioration of the family unit and the trauma in the emotional, psychological and material lives of both the mother and... -
A case study of school support and the psychological, emotional and behavioural consequences of HIV and AIDS on adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Olubusayo Aduke Asikhia --- , , South Africa Kesh Mohangi --- , , South AfricaVarious studies have reported a huge increase in the numbers of orphaned adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa and its effects on their psychological, emotional and behavioural development. Yet, their needs are seldom recognised or adequately addressed in policy and programmes.This article... -
Youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of peer educators and patron teachers in Western Uganda on stressors and supports
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Emmanuel Kimera --- , , Uganda Sofie Vindevogel --- , , Belgium John Rubaihayo --- , , Uganda Didier Reynaert --- , , Belgium Jessica De Maeyer --- , , Belgium Anne-Mie Engelen --- , , Belgium Johan Bilsen --- , , BelgiumAs Youth Living With HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) continue to survive and live with HIV chronically due to effective Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), it is paramount to work toward maximising their psychosocial wellbeing. The school where these YLWHA are expected to spend most... -
Hope and its relation to grit and subjective well-being among first-year South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between hope (agency and pathways thinking), grit, and subjective well-being (life satisfaction and positive and negative emotions) among South African first-year university students (n = 210; mean age = 20.35 years, SD = 1.49 years;... -
How does organisational support improve job satisfaction? A moderated mediation analysis based on evidence from a global survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ye Tian --- China University of Geosciences, China Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, ChinaWe tested a moderated mediation model that examines the mediating role of personal accomplishment and the moderating role of work interest in the relationship between organisational support and job satisfaction among post-doctoral students/fellows. Our sample comprised 6 575 post-doctoral students/fellows... -
Telecommuting and job performance during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of psychological detachment from work
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jinkai Cheng --- Renmin University of China, China Chao Zhang --- Fuzhou University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of psychological detachment from work and the moderating influence of perceived organisational telework task support in the relationship between the extent of telecommuting and the job performance of employees. Using a time-lag study design,... -
Attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients: Mediation of body esteem and social support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Li Yanyan --- Southwest University, China Chen Xu --- Southwest University, ChinaThis study aimed to explore the mediation of body esteem and social support in the relationship between attachment and general well-being in breast cancer patients. We collected data from 150 women with breast cancer and 150 healthy women. Employing bootstrap... -
Social support and health-related quality of life in Nigerian cancer patients: Role of cancer-related stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South Africa Desmond Uchechukwu Onu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Maria-Chidi Christiana Onyedibe --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Lawrence E Ugwu --- North-West University, South AfricaWe investigated the mediating influence of cancer-related stress (CRS) in social support health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Nigerian cancer patients. Nigerian cancer patients (n = 316; female = 64.6%; mean age = 50.16 years, SD = 13 years) completed... -
Strengths-based human resource system and organisational citizenship behaviour: Mediation by organisational support and moderation by tenure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- North China Electric Power University, China Meng Zhang --- North China Electric Power University, China Enhai Yu --- North China Electric Power University, ChinaThis study explored perceived organisational support (POS) mediation and the role of organisational tenure moderation in the relationship between the perceived strengths-based human resource (HR) system and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB). We collected data from 216 Chinese employees in different... -
Strengths use and deficit improvement of first-year university students: A structural model for social support and student outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karina Mostert --- North-West University, South Africa Charlize Du Toit --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study aimed to examine first-year students’ proactive behaviour towards strengths use (PBSU) and deficit improvement (PBDI), their relationship with students’ social support and essential student outcomes (student burnout, student engagement, life satisfaction, satisfaction with studies, study–course fit and intention... -
Exploring the infant feeding experiences of mothers living in selected Tshwane informal settlements: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tshegofatso Betty Mohlala --- University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Sithabile Nombulelo Mathunjwa --- University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Heather Modiehi Legodi --- University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa Mamakwa Sanah Mataboge --- ,Objective: The study aimed to explore and describe the infant feeding experiences of mothers of children aged 3 to 24 months, living in two selected informal settlements in Tshwane, South Africa. -
Resilient learning experiences of university students: Exploring positive future orientations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Barend J. van Wyk --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaThis qualitative study explored the resilient learning experiences of 68 first-year university students (female = 36.76%, age range = 18–23 years). Data were collected using narrative sketches. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed three themes: the wish, peaks and valleys, and from... -
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... -
The ℓp -metrization of functors with finite supports
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Taras Banakh --- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine Viktoria Brydun --- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lesia Karchevska --- , Ukraine Mykhailo Zarichnyi --- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, UkraineLet p ∈ [1, ∞] and F : Set → Set be a functor with finite supports in the category Set of sets. Given a non-empty metric space (X, dX), we introduce the distance on the functor-space FX as the... -
Supported approach spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: E. Colebunders --- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, België R. Lowen --- Universiteit Antwerpen, BelgiëIn this paper we work in the category of approach spaces with contractions [14], the objects of which are sets endowed with a numerical distance between sets and points. Approach spaces are to be considered a simultaneous generalization of both... -
Perioperative nutritional management of a Whipple’s patient
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Safiyah Hasson --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South AfricaPancreatic cancers comprise one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the world.1,2 A 70-year-old male presenting with a head of pancreas malignant mass was referred for nutritional optimisation as... -
Servant leadership and clinical nurses’ work engagement: The mediating role of emotional support and frustration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- School of Nursing, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, China --- School of Nursing, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, China --- School of Nursing, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, China --- School of Nursing, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, ChinaThe present study aimed to investigate the influence of emotional support and frustration on the relationship between servant leadership and clinical nurses’ work engagement. The survey sample consists of 1 127 clinical nurses from six hospitals in China (female =... -
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)... -
Integration of nutrition support using the FIGO nutrition checklist in the Bukhali trial: a dietitian’s perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lethabo Mogashoa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Khuthala Mabetha --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Larske Soepnel --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Catherine E Draper --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe burden of malnutrition experienced globally, coupled with the increasing rate of micronutrient deficiencies, compromises the health and well-being of women during their reproductive years. Obesity places young South African women at particular risk during pregnancy, and increases obesity risk... -
Social support and work readiness of Chinese final-year nursing students: The moderating role of psychological resilience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Huan Ma --- , China Chang-Ping Huang --- , China Jin-Mei Zou --- , China Ying Zhong --- , ChinaWe explored the relationships among perceived social support, psychological resilience, and work readiness of final-year nursing students. Participants included 376 Chinese final-year nursing students (female = 83.8%; mean age = 20.24 years, SD = 1.37 years). They completed the Multidimensional... -
Perceived teacher support and student engagement: The chain mediating effect of basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning drive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiuni Xu --- Long Dong University, China Zhen Wu --- Tianjin University of Technology and Education, China Dongpo Wei --- Shandong Huayu University of Technology, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between perceived teacher support and student engagement, and the influence of the basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning drive in this relationship. We sampled 1 136 Chinese higher vocational students, and 1 031 students’ questionnaires... -
Perceived social support and academic persistence among undergraduate students: Mediation of sense of belonging and intrinsic motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bongani V. Mtshweni --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the mediating effect of sense of belonging and intrinsic motivation on the relationship between perceived social support and academic persistence among undergraduate students. The sample comprised 489 undergraduate students from a South African university (female = 71.2%;... -
LovesCompany: evaluating the safety and feasibility of a mental health-focused online community for adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Anna Van Meter --- New York University Langone Health, USA Neha Agrawal --- Yeshiva University, USABackground: Adolescents are at risk for mental health (MH) disorders but are unlikely to seek services and may be reluctant to talk about their MH. An anonymous, online MH-focused community could help reduce suffering. However, online forums can also promote... -
Sense of belonging and academic persistence among undergraduate university students: The chain mediation effect of emotional and academic adjustment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bongani V. Mtshweni --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between sense of belonging and academic persistence, as mediated by emotional and academic adjustment. A total of 955 South African undergraduate students were participants (female = 71.7%; black = 44.8%; mean age = 27.80 years,... -
Examining the mediating role of support resources in the self-efficacy and career satisfaction relationship among professional women in a developing economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study explored the mediating role of perceived organisational support and social support in the relationship between self-efficacy and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants comprised a non-probability sample of 606 professional women (white = 62%; black women of... -
The effect of digital leadership on employees' radical creativity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jian Zhu --- Xiangtan University, China Yi Luo --- Xiangtan University, China Hui Wang --- Xiangtan University, ChinaDrawing on social information processing theory, this study examined the mediating role of perceived leader expectations (PLE) for creativity and perceived leader support (PLS) for creativity on the relationship between digital leadership (DL) and employees’ radical creativity (RC). A total... -
Purposeful rumination on childhood trauma and post-traumatic growth among college students: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Caiping Zhou --- Hunan University of Finance and Economics, China Liu Ning --- Hunan Normal University, China Haibin Li --- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, ChinaThis study explored the role of cognitive reappraisal and perceived social support in the relationship between purposeful rumination and post-traumatic growth among college students who experienced childhood trauma. A total of 811 college students with childhood trauma exposure (female =... -
To move or not? Tourists’ perceptions and management considerations of a beached whale carcass in a South African national park and marine protected area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MKS Smith --- , South Africa GS Penry --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MM Mokhatla --- , South AfricaThe handling of beached cetacean carcasses requires social, legal, financial, ecological and logistical considerations. However, limited research on the topic hinders informed decision-making. A large humpback whale carcass that washed ashore at a South African marine protected area (MPA) provided... -
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... -
Role of distress tolerance, meaning in life and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among Nigerian cancer patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chinenye Joseph Aliche --- North-West University, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- North-West University, South AfricaWe examined the moderating roles of distress tolerance, meaning in life, and social support in the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among cancer patients. Participants included 301 cancer outpatients randomly selected from the oncology unit... -
Perceived social support and sense of belonging: The mediating role of academic anxiety among first-generation students at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bongani V. Mtshweni --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the role of academic anxiety in the relationship between perceived social support and a sense of belonging of first-generation university students. The sample consisted of 240 undergraduate first-generation students (FGS) at a South African university (female =... -
How textual and picture cues influence motor skill learning in short instructional videos: Evidence from eye-tracking experiments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yue Hu --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Fang Qi --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Yanling Wu --- Tianjin University of Sport, China Pengpeng Yang --- Häme University of Applied Sciences, FinlandThree eye-tracking experiments were designed to determine the influence of textual and graphic cues on motor skill learning in short instructional videos. Experiment 1 (n = 45) manipulated the colour of picture cues (red arrows, white arrows, and without cue)... -
Understanding the impact of innovation and other business support interventions on SMEs’ development – Lessons from sub-Saharan Africa from an evidence-based review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Portia Adade Williams --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Gordon Akon-Yamga --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Justina Adwoa Onumah --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Mavis Akuffobea-Essilfie --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Wilhemina Quaye --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Ghana Adelaide Agyemang --- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, GhanaSmall, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play significant roles in economic growth, development, and job creation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study employed a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach to identify empirical evidence on the impact of innovation and business support... -
Reconceptualising success in hospitality internships: a new perspective on students’ achievement factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nicole Vermolen --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article examines the challenges and factors influencing student success during hospitality internships, particularly those organised by a hotel management school in collaboration with international host companies. A previous study on the topic highlights that only 21% of students... -
A two-day professional development workshop on advanced nutrition support increased Ghanaian nutrition and dietetic professionals’ self-efficacy and practical knowledge of enteral and parenteral nutrition support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ruthfirst EA Ayande --- Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA Percival D Agordoh --- University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Vanessa J Salino --- Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA Clarisa Webster-Ariyan --- Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA Lindsay Collier --- Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA Matilda Asante --- University of Ghana, Ghana Elena T Carbone --- University of Massachusetts Amherst, USAAims: Enteral and parenteral nutrition support (NS) improves clinical outcomes in critically ill patients, yet evidence from a needs assessment indicates that Ghanaian clinical nutrition practitioners (CNPs) have low self-efficacy in administering NS, especially parenteral nutrition. This study aimed to... -
Examining breastfeeding self-efficacy as a mediator between maternal food insecurity and breastfeeding practices in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Claire Hart --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Rachana Desai --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Lauren Stuart --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Alessandra Prioreschi --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Public attitudes towards responsibilities and actions to curb obesity in South Africa: Second South African Human Development Pulse Survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Ashleigh Craig --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Gudani Mukoma --- University of Venda,, South Africa Witness Mapanga --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Asanda Mtintsilana --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Siphiwe N Dlamini --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Lisa K Micklesfield --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Shane A Norris --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
The added value of community-based organisations in retaining people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the continuum of care in Mali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marion Di Ciaccio --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Mariam Yebedie --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Kanuya Coulibaly --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Diane Dondbzanga --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Djénébou Traoré --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Mamadou Cissé --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Bintou Dembélé --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Laura Rouane --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Rosemary M Delabre --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Daniel Simões --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Daniela Rojas Castro --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Luis Sagaon-Teyssier --- Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, ISSPAM, FranceBackground: Retention in care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a crucial public health issue in Mali. Several barriers to retention have been highlighted, including socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, HIV-related stigma, as well as organisational and structural barriers,... -
Impact of financial support on the intensity of innovation practices within SMEs – Case of Morocco
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Abdelghani Koura --- University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Morocco Mohamed Oudgou --- University Sultan Moulay Slimane, Morocco Abdeslam Boudhar --- University Sultan Moulay Slimane, MoroccoInnovation is at the heart of economic growth and societal progress. It’s a driving force that keeps businesses competitive and economies thriving. However, Moroccan SMEs often struggle with financial barriers that limit their innovative capabilities. Despite government initiatives offering subsidies... -
Adolescents’ school experiences: Understanding the needs of young people post COVID-19
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Pamela Marie Patrick --- Monash University, Australia Sarah Pamflett --- Monash University, AustraliaBackground: During the COVID-19 pandemic, students in Victoria, Australia, completed two years of virtual schooling, which has been reported to contribute to many academic, social, and mental health impacts. Thus, it is important to capture the voices of the students... -
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cindy A. Crusto --- , USA Samantha Pittenger --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Jessica Costeines --- Yale University School of Medicine, USA Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha --- Tufts University School of Medicine, USA Anna Kydd --- SHM Foundation, UK Maretha Visser --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Thu Do --- Gilead Sciences, USA Andrea Dean --- Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, USA Brian Forsyth --- Yale University School of Medicine, USAAlthough advances have been made in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, social and psychological factors associated with learning of an HIV diagnosis and living with HIV during pregnancy can impact medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile technology... -
Psychosocial predictors and gender differences in the mental well-being of adolescents living with HIV in Ibadan, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ezekiel O. Aruoture --- University of Ibadan, Nigeria Abel C. Obosi --- University of Ibadan, NigeriaBackground: The psychosocial vulnerability of adolescents living with HIV, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where structural and psychosocial stressors are prevalent, is an important public health concern. While several studies have investigated some psychosocial factors as they predict mental well-being among... -
Nutritional management of a patient with a small bowel neuroendocrine tumour and obstruction: a South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Kirsten E Drake --- Groote Schuur Hospital, South AfricaSmall bowel neuroendocrine tumours (SBNETs) arise from enterochromaffin cells, most commonly in the terminal ileum. Functional tumours may secrete hormones, which can lead to carcinoid syndrome, whereas non-functional tumours often present later with symptoms of mechanical obstruction. Malnutrition is common...
