Pub Date : 2023-06-20DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2195709
Shejun Niu
This study explored the role of self-control and physical exercise on the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression. College students (n = 514, female = 56.8%, mean age = 18.43 years, SD = 0.72 years) completed the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, the Self-control Scale, the Physical Activity Rating Scale, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Following moderated mediation analysis, the results showed that self-control mediated the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression. Furthermore, physical exercise moderated the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression so that those reporting higher levels of physical activity were at less risk for both mobile phone addiction and depression. The results support the social replacement and depression monoamine hypotheses that physical activity is an important protective factor of depression on mobile phone addiction. Interventions to reduce mobile phone addiction and depression in college students should improve their level of self-control and physical exercise.
{"title":"Mobile phone addiction, self-control, physical exercise, and depression: A moderated mediation model","authors":"Shejun Niu","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2195709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2195709","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored the role of self-control and physical exercise on the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression. College students (n = 514, female = 56.8%, mean age = 18.43 years, SD = 0.72 years) completed the Mobile Phone Addiction Scale, the Self-control Scale, the Physical Activity Rating Scale, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Following moderated mediation analysis, the results showed that self-control mediated the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression. Furthermore, physical exercise moderated the relationship between mobile phone addiction and depression so that those reporting higher levels of physical activity were at less risk for both mobile phone addiction and depression. The results support the social replacement and depression monoamine hypotheses that physical activity is an important protective factor of depression on mobile phone addiction. Interventions to reduce mobile phone addiction and depression in college students should improve their level of self-control and physical exercise.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"235 - 240"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48623797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-20DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2195708
Xiaohao Mai, Fang-Ying Li, Biyun Wu, Junfang Wu
The current study aimed to investigate self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy as mechanisms for mindfulness and meaning in life in a community pandemic experience. Participants were 538 Chinese college students (female = 70.40%, mean age = 20.01 years, SD = 1.31 years). The students completed the following measures: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Self-concept Clarity Scale, Coping Self-efficacy Scale, and Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Following path analyses, results showed that mindfulness was significantly and positively related to meaning in life. Mediation analysis revealed that self-concept clarity, as well as coping self-efficacy, played a mediating role between mindfulness and meaning in life, increasing meaning in life. In terms of self-concept and coping self-efficacy, coping self-efficacy had a stronger effect on the relationship between mindlessness and meaning in life, accounting for 33.0% and 64.3% of the total effect, respectively. The findings suggest that gains in mindfulness predicted greater meaning in life through both self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy.
{"title":"Mindfulness and meaning in life: The mediating effect of self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Xiaohao Mai, Fang-Ying Li, Biyun Wu, Junfang Wu","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2195708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2195708","url":null,"abstract":"The current study aimed to investigate self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy as mechanisms for mindfulness and meaning in life in a community pandemic experience. Participants were 538 Chinese college students (female = 70.40%, mean age = 20.01 years, SD = 1.31 years). The students completed the following measures: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Self-concept Clarity Scale, Coping Self-efficacy Scale, and Meaning in Life Questionnaire. Following path analyses, results showed that mindfulness was significantly and positively related to meaning in life. Mediation analysis revealed that self-concept clarity, as well as coping self-efficacy, played a mediating role between mindfulness and meaning in life, increasing meaning in life. In terms of self-concept and coping self-efficacy, coping self-efficacy had a stronger effect on the relationship between mindlessness and meaning in life, accounting for 33.0% and 64.3% of the total effect, respectively. The findings suggest that gains in mindfulness predicted greater meaning in life through both self-concept clarity and coping self-efficacy.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"263 - 269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43527427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aimed to explore the types of psychological abuse and their relationship with internalising and externalising behaviours among Chinese junior middle school students (n = 619; male = 49.1%, female = 50.9%; mean age = 13.5 years, SD = 1.152 years). Latent profile analysis revealed four psychological abuse profiles: low, medium-low, medium-high, and high. Those students with high psychological abuse profiles also reported high internalising and externalising behaviours compared to those with lower psychological abuse profiles. Multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that gender and school grade differences had a significant impact on psychological abuse profiles. This finding suggested that boys were more likely to have a high psychological abuse profile than girls, and students in Grade 8 were more likely to have a high psychological abuse profile than students in Grade 9. Our findings underscore the importance of designing and implementing psychological abuse treatment interventions by profiles of the children for higher efficacy in reducing the risk of internalising and externalising behaviours.
{"title":"Psychological abuse, internalising, and externalising behaviours of students: A latent profile analysis","authors":"Jing Shuai, Guoying Cai, Liping Guo, Mingming Huang","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2207399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2207399","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to explore the types of psychological abuse and their relationship with internalising and externalising behaviours among Chinese junior middle school students (n = 619; male = 49.1%, female = 50.9%; mean age = 13.5 years, SD = 1.152 years). Latent profile analysis revealed four psychological abuse profiles: low, medium-low, medium-high, and high. Those students with high psychological abuse profiles also reported high internalising and externalising behaviours compared to those with lower psychological abuse profiles. Multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that gender and school grade differences had a significant impact on psychological abuse profiles. This finding suggested that boys were more likely to have a high psychological abuse profile than girls, and students in Grade 8 were more likely to have a high psychological abuse profile than students in Grade 9. Our findings underscore the importance of designing and implementing psychological abuse treatment interventions by profiles of the children for higher efficacy in reducing the risk of internalising and externalising behaviours.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"199 - 206"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43498705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2207393
E. Idemudia, D. U. Onu, M. C. Onyedibe, L. E. Ugwu
We 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 measures of perceived social support, CRS, and HRQoL. Structural model data analysis revealed social support was associated with lower HRQoL. CRS (intrusive domain) mediated the association between social support and HRQoL, such that social support was linked to reduced cancer distress which in turn resulted in improved HRQoL. These findings suggest a need to improve HRQoL, employing cognitive-based therapy aimed at reducing CRS in cancer patients.
{"title":"Social support and health-related quality of life in Nigerian cancer patients: Role of cancer-related stress","authors":"E. Idemudia, D. U. Onu, M. C. Onyedibe, L. E. Ugwu","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2207393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2207393","url":null,"abstract":"We 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 measures of perceived social support, CRS, and HRQoL. Structural model data analysis revealed social support was associated with lower HRQoL. CRS (intrusive domain) mediated the association between social support and HRQoL, such that social support was linked to reduced cancer distress which in turn resulted in improved HRQoL. These findings suggest a need to improve HRQoL, employing cognitive-based therapy aimed at reducing CRS in cancer patients.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"248 - 256"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42409929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2195714
Yuping Wu, Leishan Shi, Yanfang Zhou, Qi Zhang
This study examined the relationship between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour in primary school pupils and the role perceived responsibility and sex played in this relationship. Participants included 1 310 pupils from Chinese primary schools attending Grades 4 to 6 (boys = 47.7%, girls = 52.3%; mean age = 10.97 years, SD = 0.98 years, age range = 8 to 14 years). Participants completed the Defender Self-Efficacy Scale, the Perceived Responsibility Scale, and the Participant Role Behaviour Scale, respectively. Following structural equation modelling, the results indicated that bullying defender self-efficacy directly predicted bullying defender behaviour in the school pupils. Perceived responsibility strengthened the association between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour partly in boys, while the association between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour was higher in girls rather than boys. These findings show that prosocial behaviour of primary school children from a collectivist culture is influenced by gender, so that gender is an important factor to consider when designing anti-bullying interventions for improved school citizenship.
{"title":"Defender self-efficacy and defender behaviour in school bullying of primary school pupils: The role of perceived responsibility and sex","authors":"Yuping Wu, Leishan Shi, Yanfang Zhou, Qi Zhang","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2195714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2195714","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the relationship between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour in primary school pupils and the role perceived responsibility and sex played in this relationship. Participants included 1 310 pupils from Chinese primary schools attending Grades 4 to 6 (boys = 47.7%, girls = 52.3%; mean age = 10.97 years, SD = 0.98 years, age range = 8 to 14 years). Participants completed the Defender Self-Efficacy Scale, the Perceived Responsibility Scale, and the Participant Role Behaviour Scale, respectively. Following structural equation modelling, the results indicated that bullying defender self-efficacy directly predicted bullying defender behaviour in the school pupils. Perceived responsibility strengthened the association between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour partly in boys, while the association between bullying defender self-efficacy and bullying defender behaviour was higher in girls rather than boys. These findings show that prosocial behaviour of primary school children from a collectivist culture is influenced by gender, so that gender is an important factor to consider when designing anti-bullying interventions for improved school citizenship.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"215 - 220"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44671677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in the Cameroonian education system. A sample of 700 in-service teachers (female = 54.8%; mean age = 36 years, SD = 15.41 years) who completed leadership, management, or Information Communication Technology (ICT) training were the participants. Following confirmatory factor analysis, test of the measurement invariance, and measurement of the latent mean difference across participant sex of the instrument, results provided support for the hypothesised 16-factor structure. Empirical support for discriminant and convergent validity was strong. Additionally, we found significant latent mean differences between male and female teachers in terms of the constructs peer support, supervisor sanction, and training design. The LTIS appears to yield valid and reliable scores for measuring learning transfer of Cameroonian teachers following in-service training.
{"title":"Validation of Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in Cameroon teachers: Measurement invariance and latent mean difference across sex","authors":"Bekolo Ngo’a Celestin, Tchouchu Emmanuel, Kouame Dangui Dorcas","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2175957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2175957","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Learning Transfer Inventory System (LTIS) in the Cameroonian education system. A sample of 700 in-service teachers (female = 54.8%; mean age = 36 years, SD = 15.41 years) who completed leadership, management, or Information Communication Technology (ICT) training were the participants. Following confirmatory factor analysis, test of the measurement invariance, and measurement of the latent mean difference across participant sex of the instrument, results provided support for the hypothesised 16-factor structure. Empirical support for discriminant and convergent validity was strong. Additionally, we found significant latent mean differences between male and female teachers in terms of the constructs peer support, supervisor sanction, and training design. The LTIS appears to yield valid and reliable scores for measuring learning transfer of Cameroonian teachers following in-service training.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"276 - 285"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48172734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2195712
Si-Ru Qian, Ke Ma, Siqi Guo
Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee knowledge-sharing behaviour, including the roles organisational trust and exchange quality play in that relationship. Survey data were collected from 364 full-time employees from three information technology services companies in China (female = 258; mean age = 30.5 years, SD = 5.6 years) in a two-wave longitudinal design. Following moderated mediation analysis, our study showed that employees who perceive their organisations to be socially responsible are more likely to trust their organisations and share knowledge with colleagues. Furthermore, when employees perceived a high level of organisation exchange relationship, the positive effect of perceived CSR on organisational trust was stronger. Our findings indicate that perceived CSR matters when it comes to employee knowledge sharing.
{"title":"Corporate social responsibility and employee knowledge sharing: The roles of organisational trust and exchange quality","authors":"Si-Ru Qian, Ke Ma, Siqi Guo","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2195712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2195712","url":null,"abstract":"Drawing on the social exchange theory, this study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee knowledge-sharing behaviour, including the roles organisational trust and exchange quality play in that relationship. Survey data were collected from 364 full-time employees from three information technology services companies in China (female = 258; mean age = 30.5 years, SD = 5.6 years) in a two-wave longitudinal design. Following moderated mediation analysis, our study showed that employees who perceive their organisations to be socially responsible are more likely to trust their organisations and share knowledge with colleagues. Furthermore, when employees perceived a high level of organisation exchange relationship, the positive effect of perceived CSR on organisational trust was stronger. Our findings indicate that perceived CSR matters when it comes to employee knowledge sharing.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"241 - 247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44610659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2207397
K. Peltzer
Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is associated with negative health consequences. The goal of the study was to assess HED among the general adult population in Central African Republic (CAR). In a cross-sectional survey in CAR (Bangui city and Ombella M’Poko region), 3 301 people (range = 25 - 64 years) completed structured interview questions, including on alcohol use, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were taken. Logistic regression was used to assess associations between sociodemographic indicators, health factors, and past-month HED. Results indicated that 33.0% of participants reported HED (26.4% in women and 44.4% in men), and among past 12-month drinkers 63.1% reported HED. In the final logistic regression model, male sex, aged 35 to 44 years, ten or more years of education, current tobacco smoking, current smokeless tobacco use, second-hand smoke exposure, and having four or more meals outside the home in the past week increased the odds of HED. One-third of the study population reported HED, suggesting a need for population-level interventions to reduce HED.
严重的间歇性饮酒(HED)与负面的健康后果有关。该研究的目的是评估中非共和国(CAR)普通成年人的HED。在中非共和国(班吉市和Ombella M 'Poko地区)进行的横断面调查中，有3 301人(年龄范围= 25 - 64岁)完成了结构化访谈问题，包括酒精使用问题，并进行了人体测量和血压测量。使用逻辑回归来评估社会人口指标、健康因素和过去一个月的HED之间的关系。结果表明，33.0%的参与者报告了HED(女性26.4%，男性44.4%)，在过去12个月的饮酒者中，63.1%报告了HED。在最后的logistic回归模型中，男性、年龄在35岁到44岁之间、受教育年限在10年及以上、目前吸烟、目前使用无烟烟草、接触二手烟以及在过去一周内在室外用餐4次及以上增加了患HED的几率。三分之一的研究人群报告了HED，这表明需要采取人群层面的干预措施来减少HED。
{"title":"Heavy episodic alcohol use among adults: Prevalence and correlates in Central African Republic","authors":"K. Peltzer","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2207397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2207397","url":null,"abstract":"Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is associated with negative health consequences. The goal of the study was to assess HED among the general adult population in Central African Republic (CAR). In a cross-sectional survey in CAR (Bangui city and Ombella M’Poko region), 3 301 people (range = 25 - 64 years) completed structured interview questions, including on alcohol use, and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were taken. Logistic regression was used to assess associations between sociodemographic indicators, health factors, and past-month HED. Results indicated that 33.0% of participants reported HED (26.4% in women and 44.4% in men), and among past 12-month drinkers 63.1% reported HED. In the final logistic regression model, male sex, aged 35 to 44 years, ten or more years of education, current tobacco smoking, current smokeless tobacco use, second-hand smoke exposure, and having four or more meals outside the home in the past week increased the odds of HED. One-third of the study population reported HED, suggesting a need for population-level interventions to reduce HED.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"286 - 292"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60353859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2207403
Dudu Mkhwanazi, N. Dhanpat
The study explored job crafting (task, cognitive, and relational crafting) and work engagement (vigour, absorption, and dedication) among support staff within a financial services call centre in the Gauteng province, South Africa. The participants (n = 213; female = 54.9%; black individuals = 48.4%) varied by job role (52.6% technology; 23.9% human resources; 21.6% finance; and 1.9% legal department). The participants completed the Job Crafting Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement 9-item scale. Multiple regression results indicated that employees engaging in job crafting experienced higher levels of engagement, whereby task crafting best predicted vigour and absorption, and cognitive crafting best predicted dedication. Older employees remained absorbed in their work, whilst employees with greater experience engaged in relational crafting and had increased levels of work engagement. The findings suggest that call centre support staff alter their work boundaries, ensuring increased vigour, absorption, and dedication.
{"title":"Call centre support staff job crafting and employee engagement: Controlling the effects of sociodemographic characteristics","authors":"Dudu Mkhwanazi, N. Dhanpat","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2207403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2207403","url":null,"abstract":"The study explored job crafting (task, cognitive, and relational crafting) and work engagement (vigour, absorption, and dedication) among support staff within a financial services call centre in the Gauteng province, South Africa. The participants (n = 213; female = 54.9%; black individuals = 48.4%) varied by job role (52.6% technology; 23.9% human resources; 21.6% finance; and 1.9% legal department). The participants completed the Job Crafting Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement 9-item scale. Multiple regression results indicated that employees engaging in job crafting experienced higher levels of engagement, whereby task crafting best predicted vigour and absorption, and cognitive crafting best predicted dedication. Older employees remained absorbed in their work, whilst employees with greater experience engaged in relational crafting and had increased levels of work engagement. The findings suggest that call centre support staff alter their work boundaries, ensuring increased vigour, absorption, and dedication.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"229 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60353896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2182018
K. Peltzer, R. Phaswana-Mafuya
The study aimed to assess the prevalence by type of psychosocial associations with healthy ageing among older adults by HIV status in South Africa. We analysed data from the 2017 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour, and Communication Survey. This was a national cross-sectional household survey, including 7 596 older adults (≥ 50 years, median age = 60 years). Results indicated that the prevalence of healthy ageing was 25.9%, 19.9% among HIV-positive and 26.8% among HIV-negative persons. Of the participants, 49.1% self-reported no major disease and 93.0% reported no disability. Furthermore, 63.9% of the participants reported to be in good mental health, and 65.9% reported good overall health. Male sex and higher education were positively associated. Further, an HIV-positive status, older age, widowed, African black population group, and urban residence were negatively associated with overall healthy ageing. The study found a lower prevalence of healthy ageing among older persons with HIV compared to persons without HIV, which was associated with poorer mental health self-perceptions among those living with HIV.
{"title":"Physical and psychosocial aspects of healthy ageing and HIV status among older adults in South Africa","authors":"K. Peltzer, R. Phaswana-Mafuya","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2182018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2182018","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to assess the prevalence by type of psychosocial associations with healthy ageing among older adults by HIV status in South Africa. We analysed data from the 2017 South African National HIV Prevalence, Incidence, Behaviour, and Communication Survey. This was a national cross-sectional household survey, including 7 596 older adults (≥ 50 years, median age = 60 years). Results indicated that the prevalence of healthy ageing was 25.9%, 19.9% among HIV-positive and 26.8% among HIV-negative persons. Of the participants, 49.1% self-reported no major disease and 93.0% reported no disability. Furthermore, 63.9% of the participants reported to be in good mental health, and 65.9% reported good overall health. Male sex and higher education were positively associated. Further, an HIV-positive status, older age, widowed, African black population group, and urban residence were negatively associated with overall healthy ageing. The study found a lower prevalence of healthy ageing among older persons with HIV compared to persons without HIV, which was associated with poorer mental health self-perceptions among those living with HIV.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":"33 1","pages":"177 - 182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47846499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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