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A psychological perspective on God–belief as a source of well–being and meaning
(AOSIS, 2010)This article reports on a qualitative exploration of the well-being and meaning that second- and third-generation Christians from an African context experience because of their integration of religion in their life and ... -
A psychological perspective on the source and function of religion
(AOSIS [OpenJournals Publishing/ © 2009. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attrib], 2010)This article explored psychological perspectives on the following: the reasons for humans' religiousness, the influence of religion on people's perspective on life and the importance of understanding the impact of religion ... -
Psychological violence and the bane of cyber-harassment against women: an experiential inquest on Facebook
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)Cyber-harassment on social media platforms is a perennial issue among social workers, psychologists, policy makers, social scientists and enforcement agents in any modern society. The increasing incidences of cyber-harassment ... -
Psychological well-being of families in a South African context: a prospective multifactorial model
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2013)This study investigated the psychosocial well-being of a group of South African families by determining the prevalence of psychosocial well-being indicators. A cross-sectional survey design and a purposive, voluntary ... -
Psychometric properties of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Abuse Short Form (ACE-ASF) among Romanian high school students
(Elsevier, 2017)Child abuse is a major public health problem. In order to establish the prevalence of abuse exposure among children, measures need to be age-appropriate, sensitive, reliable and valid. This study aimed to investigate the ... -
Psychometric validation of the Flourishing-at-Work Scale - Short Form (FWS-SF): results and implications of a South African study
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The aim of this study was to validate the Flourishing-at-Work Scale Short Form (FWS-SF) in a South African fast-moving consumable goods industry. Participants were a stratified random sample of 779 employees of an alcoholic ... -
The psychosocial challenges of people living with HIV/AIDS in North-West Province of South Africa
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)The present study investigated psychological and social challenges facing PLWHA in Northwest Province of South Africa. 728 participants were sampled for the study; there were 319 (43.8%) female and 409 (56.2%) male, with ... -
The psychosocial challenges of people living with HIV/AIDS in North-West Province of South Africa
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2014)The present study investigated psychological and social challenges facing PLWHA in Northwest Province of South Africa. 728 participants were sampled for the study; there were 319 (43.8%) female ... -
Psychosocial predictors of family values among undergraduate students in a South African University
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)This study investigated the psychosocial predictors of family values among undergraduate students in a South African University. Studies have shown that family values among Africans generally vary from one family to the ... -
Psycho–socio–emotional well–being of workers in a high–stress occupation: Are men and women really so different?
(Research Gate, 2014)Correctional work is stressful, and the job of correctional officers, in particular, has been rated as one of the most stressful of all occupations. Closely connected to the level of work related-stress is the ... -
PTSD symptom trajectories in disaster volunteers: the role of self-efficacy, social acknowledgement, and tasks carried out
(Wiley, 2016)Millones de voluntarios responden después de un desastre, con 24% a 46% en riesgo de desarrollar TEPT. No está claro cuáles trayectorias de síntomas se desarrollan y de qué manera difieren entre voluntarios permanentes ... -
Public administration and transdisciplinarity: a modalistic approach toward knowledge co-construction
(SAGE, 2014)As an applied social science discipline, Public Administration is a highly diverse field of scientific enquiry that is evolving rapidly. With the emergence of the so-called Mode 2 of knowledge production, the realization ... -
Public administration in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Public administration reform in Central African countries: the way forward
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)The paper observes the transformation of the political system from a single political to a multi-political party. The essence of this transformation was to accommodate another political culture within the system of governance ... -
Public administration teaching and interdisciplinarity: considering the consequences
(SAGE, 2014)Public Administration is a highly diverse and evolving field of scientific inquiry. The study domain is characterised further by often-competing paradigmatic perspectives and seemingly endless teaching modalities. There ... -
Public management and disaster risk reduction: potential interdisciplinary contributions
(Sabinet, 2009)This article investigates the interdisciplinary nature of Disaster Risk Reduction as an emerging field of study. The development of this field of study is interpreted within the context of the evolution of Public Management ... -
Public service (mis)management of the gifts: travesty to fostering integrity and preventing corruption
(SAAPAM, 2014)This paper seeks to analyse South Africa’s regulatory frameworks relating to the receipt of gifts in the Public Service in order to assess the mechanisms for management of this practice in Sedibeng District Municipality ... -
Purpose and meaning in career development applications
(Sage Publications Inc, 2015)Purpose and meaning in career development is a rapidly growing, crossdisciplinary area of research and practice in which counseling and vocational psychology aligns with positive psychology to yield promising applications ... -
The pursuit of African continental governance: the stone that the builders "forgot"
(SAAPAM, 2014)The African Union is an inter-governmental arrangement aimed at fostering democratic ideals and development on the African continent. The metamorphosis of inter-governmental arrangements has led to the need for the inclusion ... -
Putting the audience in the picture: Mise-en-shot and psychological immersion in audio described film
(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2016)Audio description (AD) often emphasises the visual elements of a film rather than the way these elements are presented. However, what is seen and the way it is shown are equally important for creating meaning in film. The ...