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":null,"pages":null},"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}
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":null,"pages":null},"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: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2195714
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":null,"pages":null},"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}
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":null,"pages":null},"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。
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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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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}
Pub Date : 2023-03-04DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2181927
H. Mason
This 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; female = 55.71%). Data were collected using the Adult Hope Scale (AHS), Grit Scale (GS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS), and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). Regression analyses indicated hope predicted higher grit, satisfaction with life, and positive emotions. Female students reported significantly higher agency and negativity scores, whereas males reported scores on the pathways dimension. Hope is essential in student development and support programmes and may buffer students experiencing academic-related challenges.
{"title":"Hope and its relation to grit and subjective well-being among first-year South African university students","authors":"H. Mason","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2181927","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2181927","url":null,"abstract":"This 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; female = 55.71%). Data were collected using the Adult Hope Scale (AHS), Grit Scale (GS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS), and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). Regression analyses indicated hope predicted higher grit, satisfaction with life, and positive emotions. Female students reported significantly higher agency and negativity scores, whereas males reported scores on the pathways dimension. Hope is essential in student development and support programmes and may buffer students experiencing academic-related challenges.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45395722","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 investigate the association between self-esteem and cyberbullying via the mediating role of catharsis and moderating role of sex. The sample consisted of 665 Chinese adolescents (317 girls; mean age = 14.56 years, SD = 0.96 years), who voluntarily participated in this study. Participants completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Catharsis Scale, and the Cyberbullying Scale. Following a PROCESS regression analysis, results showed that lower self-esteem was associated with higher cyberbullying perpetration. Catharsis played a mediating role in the relationship between self-esteem and cyberbullying, specifically increasing the risk for perpetration. Boys were more likely to engage in cathartic behaviours associated with cyberbullying compared to girls. This study’s findings contribute to the improved understanding of the correlates of cyberbullying among adolescents from a collectivistic cultural setting.
{"title":"Low self-esteem and cyberbullying perpetration among Chinese adolescents: Mediation by catharsis and moderation by sex","authors":"Xianliang Zheng, Lijuan Huang, Zhihua Xie, Linlu Peng","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2182026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2182026","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed to investigate the association between self-esteem and cyberbullying via the mediating role of catharsis and moderating role of sex. The sample consisted of 665 Chinese adolescents (317 girls; mean age = 14.56 years, SD = 0.96 years), who voluntarily participated in this study. Participants completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Catharsis Scale, and the Cyberbullying Scale. Following a PROCESS regression analysis, results showed that lower self-esteem was associated with higher cyberbullying perpetration. Catharsis played a mediating role in the relationship between self-esteem and cyberbullying, specifically increasing the risk for perpetration. Boys were more likely to engage in cathartic behaviours associated with cyberbullying compared to girls. This study’s findings contribute to the improved understanding of the correlates of cyberbullying among adolescents from a collectivistic cultural setting.","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46037885","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: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2190223
Huai-Bin Jiang, Hanyu Liang, Bing Li, Anxie Tuo
The current study explored the mediating role of boredom and anxiety on the relationship between alexithymia and mobile phone addiction among Chinese college students. Participants (n = 354; female = 49.7%, mean age = 19.30 years, SD = 1.28 years) completed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Boredom Proneness Scale-Short Form, the Symptom Check List 90, and the Mobile Phone Addiction Index. Regression analysis showed that higher alexithymia was a risk for mobile phone addiction (MPA). Boredom proneness and anxiety mediated the relationship between alexithymia and mobile phone addiction. There were no significant sex differences in the mediating pathways between alexithymia, boredom proneness, anxiety and MPA. The current findings are consistent with the compensatory internet use theory. College student support services should formulate student social engagement interventions to improve healthy mobile phone use and reducing the risk for MPA.
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