Journal of Psychology in Africa

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Hope and its relation to grit and subjective well-being among first-year South African university students

Mason, Henry D.

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2181927

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%)....

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College students’ aesthetic affection and prosocial behaviour: The role of empathy

Shen, Quanwei; Wu, Yuanyuan; Li, Xu; Lu, Jiamei

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2182022

Two studies were conducted to explore the influence of college students’ aesthetic affection on prosocial behaviour and the role of empathy. In Study 1, 343 college students completed the Chinese College Students Aesthetic Affection Questionnaire (CCSAAQ), the Interpersonal Reactivity Index...

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College students’ loneliness and problematic mobile phone use: Mediation by fear of missing out

Zheng, Qishan; Liu, Sisi; Zheng, Jianhong; Gu, Maojin; He, Wuming

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2182033

This study examined the relationship between loneliness and problematic mobile phone use among university students, as well as the mediating role of fear of missing out in that relationship. College undergraduates (n = 233; female = 51.1%; first-year students = 12.9%; mean age = 22.50 years, SD...

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Identity processing styles and personal growth initiative in college students: The mediating role of cultural tightness–looseness

Moakamela, Precious Lucille; Khumalo, Itumeleng P.

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2190224

Cultural norms and their regulation in society account for individual behaviour and related psychological processes. This study investigated if and how cultural norm regulation mediated the relationship between identity processing styles and intentional personal growth. A sample of 613 students...

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Alexithymia and mobile phone addiction among college students: Mediation by boredom proneness and anxiety

Jiang, Huaibin; Liang, Hanyu; Li, Bing; Tuo, Anxie

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2190223

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...

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How does organisational support improve job satisfaction? A moderated mediation analysis based on evidence from a global survey

Tian, Ye; Guo, Yungui

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2190227

We 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...

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Preliminary revision and validation of the Human Resource Attributions Scale

Zheng, Haitao; Lin, Xinqi; Ding, He; Su, Weilin

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2182032

This study aimed to revise and validate the Human Resources Attributions (HRAs) scale for use in a Chinese context. 480 Chinese employees from a financial organisation completed the survey (female = 55.3%; bachelor’s degree = 70%; mean age = 36.4 years, SD = 8.513 years). Exploratory factors...

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Core self-evaluations and job embeddedness: Influences on career adaptability and work engagement in Nigerian public sector employees

Okorie, Cornelius O.; Nwankwo, Felix M.; Iwuala, Harrison O.; Agudiegwu, Moses O.; Nnadi, Samuel O.;

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2182011

This study examined the mediation effect of job embeddedness and the moderating effect of core self-evaluation in the relationship between career adaptability and work engagement among a sample of 387 employees of 12 local government areas of Nigeria (female = 42.89%, male = 57.11%; with...

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Work engagement and job-related well-being: The moderation by public service work motivation

Li, Zhi; Chen, Ni

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2195700

This study examined the relationship between civil servants’ work engagement and job-related well-being, and how it is moderated by work motivation. Participant were 496 Chinese civil servants (female = 41.7%; mean age = 40.5 years, SD = 14.14 years, 93.3% were 26-55 years old; managers =...

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Self-efficacy and career resilience: The mediating role of professional identity and work passion in kindergarten teachers

Zhou, Yanfang; Chen, Shuzhen; Deng, Xiaojie; Wang, Sihui; Shi, Leishan

2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa

doi:10.1080/14330237.2023.2207052

We aimed to examine the mediating role of kindergarten teachers’ professional identity and work passion in the relationship between self-efficacy and career resilience. A sample of 662 kindergarten teachers from 30 kindergartens in China completed online surveys (female = 99.2%; mean age = 29.38...

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