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Lulu Mtimkulu, Paul J. P. Fouché*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.081834
Abstract This psychobiography aimed to uncover the characteristics of optimal personality functioning (OPF) across the lifespan of Chabani Manganyi (1940–2024), the first Black South African clinical psychologist. The methodology used in this study encompassed an existential Franklian scholarly psychobiography. Sources of data on Manganyi included only publicly available primary and secondary data. Primary sources included Manganyi’s own writings, such as his autobiography, as well as his academic publications, including the biographies he wrote on creative individuals such as Gordimer, Sekoto and Mphahlele. Secondary sources included scholarly publications by academics and colleagues who knew him, as well… More >
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Chengcheng Sha*, Manyuan Li, Xiaolei Pan*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.074832
Abstract This study explores how authentic leadership reduces workplace deviance behavior in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) through a chain mediation mechanism involving positive psychological capital and organizational identification. The sample comprised 619 business professionals who regularly used AI tools in their work (52% male; M = 34 years, 20.7% from the service education). The results revealed a significant workplace deviance behavior to be lower with authentic leadership. Organizational identification mediated the relationship between authentic leadership and workplace deviance behavior for lower workplace deviance. Although positive psychological capital alone did not mediate this relationship, it More >
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Yunsheng Ruan*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.079487
Abstract The study examined the role of proactive personality in influencing academic performance among Chinese university students, with a focus on the mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and learning engagement. A total of 378 Chinese undergraduate students (females = 49.7%, juniors = 26.5%) participated in the study. Data on proactive personality, academic self-efficacy, and learning engagement were collected using standardized scales, and academic performance was measured via self-reported Grade Point Averages. Structural equation modelling with bootstrap resampling results indicated that proactive personality had a significant direct effect on academic performance, accounting for 63.28% of the total More >
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Jie Yang1,#, Wenhui Ma2,#, Yan Tang3,*, Bin Gao4,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.078648
Abstract Previous research has indicated heterogeneity in Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) profiles in college students. However, longitudinal evidence regarding the stability and transition patterns of IGD subgroups among college students remains limited. This two-wave longitudinal study, with a one-year interval, included 343 Chinese undergraduate students (57.7% female; mean age = 18.28 years, SD = 1.14) who participated in both surveys. Latent profile analysis identified three distinct IGD subgroups—High, Moderate, and Low IGD—which were consistent across both time points. Regression analyses indicated that male gender, greater gaming time, loneliness, and depression were associated with higher IGD severity. More >
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Rosemary C. Muomah1, Theclar O. Iyidobi1, Sampson K. Nwonyi2, JohnBosco C. Chukwuorji3,4, Tobias C. Obi5,*, Jaclyn I. Odinka6, Kennedy U. Amadi1, Paul C. Odinka1
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.079145
Abstract Traumatic experiences are known to have impacts on well-being; however, factors that may shape or moderate these effects remain underexplored, particularly within caregiving contexts. This study investigated the association between secondary traumatic stress and life satisfaction among informal caregivers in subacute hospital care, as well as the moderating role of positive religious coping and gender in this relationship. A total of 194 informal caregivers (68 males, 126 females; aged 15–70 years, M = 31.5, SD = 8.9) of inpatients at a Nigerian orthopaedic hospital participated in the study. Data were collected using the Secondary Traumatic Stress… More >
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Liang Hou, Jing Zhou, Siqi Li*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.067829
Abstract This study examined the relationship between age-inclusive HR practices (AIHRP) and employees’ career satisfaction, focusing on the mediating role of job crafting and the moderating effect of employee age. Data were obtained from 244 employees at three time points. At Time 1, participants reported on AIHRP; at Time 2, they completed measures of job crafting; and at Time 3, they indicated their career satisfaction. Results of path analyses showed that AIHRP were associated with higher employee career satisfaction. Moreover, job crafting mediated this relationship, making it stronger and more pronounced among younger employees. These findings More >
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Zhong Li1, Chicheng Wang1, Liyao Wang1, Xixi Chu2,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.073364
Abstract This study investigates the psychological mechanisms through which AI literacy is associated with reduced employment anxiety in university students. Drawing on the Conservation of Resources Theory and the Career Construction Theory, we tested a model where career adaptability mediates the relationship between AI literacy and employment anxiety. Data were collected from 424 Chinese university students (mean age = 22.2 years; 73.82% female; 58.96% undergraduates; and 44.95% studying humanities and social sciences) through a two-wave survey. The results showed that AI literacy was negatively associated with employment anxiety. Furthermore, career adaptability significantly mediated this relationship. The More >
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Ting Wang1,#, Yixin Yuan1,#, Minxuan Zhang1,#, Sanrong Xiao2,*, Xiangyang Zhang3,4,5,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.073403
Abstract Schizophrenia is associated with a substantially elevated lifetime risk of suicide. Although cognitive impairment has been widely recognized as a core clinical feature of this disorder, the relationship between cognitive dysfunction and suicidal ideation (SI) remains inadequately understood. The present study investigated the prevalence of cognitive impairment and explored its associated risk factors among patients with schizophrenia who reported SI. A total of 812 participants were enrolled in the study. Suicidal ideation was evaluated using the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), while cognitive functioning was assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the… More >
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