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Rwaa Omer Ali Ahmed¹, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet^2,*, Ayman Mohamed Taha Abdelaziz Ahmed¹, FadlAlMawla AbdulRadi¹, Ismael Salamah Albursan³
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 431-439, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070057 - 17 August 2025
Abstract The study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence–Third Edition (WPPSI-III) scores in a sample of kindergarten and lower primary pupils from Khartoum State, Sudan. It also aims to examine whether test’s factor structure in this sample replicated that of the original WPPSI-III. The study sample consisted of 384 kindergarten and primary school children in Khartoum State (females = 50% mean age = 4.14, SD = 1.37), selected using stratified random sampling across its seven localities: Khartoum, Jebel Awliya, Khartoum Bahri, East Nile, Omdurman, Ombada, Karari.… More >

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Chris T. G. Jacobs^1,*, Cobus Gerber¹, Xander van Lill^2,3, Rinet van Lill⁴
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 441-450, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.067167 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study aimed to confirm the hierarchical factor structure and the criterion validity of the Brief Mental Flexibility Questionnaire (BMFQ) in the South African context. Three hundred and eighty-five employees from a public institution in South Africa participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis affirmed the structural validity of the measure, comprising a general factor of mental flexibility and six distinct processes consistent with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): cognitive, affective, perceptual, attentional, motivational, and behavioral flexibility. Multiple regression analysis revealed differential predictive weights of these dimensions for general mental health, with cognitive flexibility as More >

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Kang-won Bae^1,#, Joon-ho Kim², Ja-young Sul^3,#,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 451-461, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.068037 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study examined the relationships among workplace spirituality, mindfulness, mental well-being, and organizational commitment in professional female dancers. A total of 424 dancers from the United States participated in the survey. Structural equation modeling indicated that workplace spirituality was positively associated with both mental well-being and organizational commitment, whereas mindfulness was significantly related only to organizational commitment. Mental well-being was a significant predictor of organizational commitment and mediated the relationship between workplace spirituality and organizational commitment, but not between mindfulness and commitment. These results suggest that workplace spirituality functions as a psychological resource that enhances More >

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Shunying Zhao^1,2,*, Baojuan Ye^2,*, Min Rao², Yulan Guo¹
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 463-470, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070060 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study investigated how components of threat-related attentional biases are associated with levels of sense of control. Utilizing a using a spatial-cueing paradigm, 36 college students with a high sense of control (females = 22, M_age = 19.44, SD = 1.36) and 35 with a low sense of control (females = 15, M_age = 19.77, SD = 1.40) were assigned to task featuring different cue-target intervals (i.e., 50 and 800 ms). The student participants completed the Control Sense Scale, the GAD-7 Anxiety Scale, and the PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire. Data from employing spatial-cueing task procedure, would provide… More >

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Xia Hu¹, Zhu Li², Yawen Shi¹, Xiaopei Xing^1,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 471-480, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070062 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This longitudinal study examined the association between parental autonomy support and school-aged children’s adjustment across four major domains of school functioning, as well as the mediating role of children’s executive function. Participants were 476 school-aged children (girl: 49.2%, M_age = 10.49 years, SD = 1.32 years), who completed the Psychological Autonomy Support Scale, the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function–2, and the Primary School Students’ Psychological Suzhi Scale at baseline and at two subsequent follow-up assessments. Results from unconditional latent growth curve models and structural equation modeling indicated that paternal autonomy support was a significant predictor… More >

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Huan Ma¹, Jinmei Zou^1,*, Ying Zhong²
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 481-487, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070066 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study explored the role of learning engagement in the relationship between academic self-efficacy and self-directed learning ability among nursing students. Participants were 328 Chinese nursing students (male = 11.3%, female = 88.7%; mean age = 20.86 years; SD = 1.75 years). The participants completed surveys on academic self-efficacy (Academic Self-efficacy Scale), learning engagement (Learning Engagement Scale), and self-directed learning ability (Self-directed Learning Instrument). Hayes regression-based PROCESS macro analysis revealed that learning engagement mediated the relationship between academic self-efficacy and self-directed learning ability. The hierarchical regression analysis showed higher academic self-efficacy to be associated with More >

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Ziyuan Meng, Yongjun Chen, Hui Wang^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 489-496, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070068 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study tested a multilevel model of the workplace territorial behaviors and employees’ knowledge sharing relationship, with team identification serving as a mediator and task interdependence as a moderator. Data were collected from 253 employees (females = 128, mean age = 28.626, SD = 6.470) from 40 work teams from different industries in China. Path analysis results indicated that workplace territorial behaviors were associated with lower employee knowledge sharing. Team identification enhanced employee knowledge sharing and partially mediated the relationship between workplace territorial behaviors and employee knowledge sharing. Task interdependence enhanced knowledge sharing and strengthened More >

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Qing Wang¹, Haiyan Xu², Xuhuan Wang^2,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 497-503, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070069 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study investigated the relationship between parental cognitive ability and child logical reasoning ability, and the role of academic expectation and family environment in that relationship. Based on the 2020 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data, 1491 children (girls ratio = 53.78%; average grade = 6.023 years, school grade standard deviation = 1.825 years). Results following multiple regression model (OLS) show that the higher the parental cognitive ability, the higher the children’s logical reasoning ability. Secondly, parental academic expectation serves as a mediator between their cognitive ability and children’s logical reasoning ability for higher logical More >

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Anthony Frank Obeng, Yongyue Zhu^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 505-512, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070121 - 17 August 2025
Abstract The study examined work engagement and coping strategies in the relationship between abusive supervision and helping behaviors among hospitality employees. Participants were 386 frontline hospitality employees (50.8% females; 38.9% with 1–5 years of experience; 78.3% in the 18–40 age range). They self-reported coping strategies, abusive supervision, work engagement, and helping behaviors. Structural equation model results showed that abusive supervision to be associated with lower employee helping behaviors. Work engagement was higher with employees’ helping behaviors. Engaged employees would unleash helping behaviors. Work engagement mediated the relationship between abusive supervision and helping behaviors, lowering the abusive More >

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Zhiying Sun¹, Guolong Zhao^2,3, Feng Hu^1,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 513-521, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070126 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study examined the relationship between transformational leadership and employee bootleg innovation through the mediating role of creative self-efficacy and the moderating role of leader-member exchange (LMX). Data were collected from 279 employees and 56 matched supervisors within a large Chinese digital transformation group. A moderated mediation model analysis found that transformational leadership predicts higher employee bootleg innovation. Creative self-efficacy mediated the positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee bootleg. Additionally, leader-member exchange significantly moderated the relationship between transformational leadership and creative self-efficacy, for a further enhancement of bootleg innovation. These findings underscore the importance More >

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Bowei Go, Xianli An^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 523-533, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070123 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study investigated the impact of problematic mobile phone use (PMPU) on emotion recognition. The PMPU levels of 150 participants were measured using the standardized SAS-SV scale. Based on the SAS-SV cutoff scores, participants were divided into PMPU and Control groups. These participants completed two emotion recognition experiments involving facial emotion stimuli that had been manipulated to varying emotional intensities using Morph software. Experiment 1 (n = 75) assessed differences in facial emotion detection accuracy. Experiment 2 (n = 75), based on signal detection theory, examined differences in hit and false alarm rates across emotional expressions. More >

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Huifang Yang^1,*, Peixuan Kuang²
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 535-540, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070124 - 17 August 2025
Abstract The study investigated the effects of monetary rewards and punishments on the behavioral inhibition in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tendencies. The present study adopted the signal stopping task paradigm, with 66 children with ADHD tendencies as the research subjects. A mixed design of 2 (reward and punishment type: reward, punishment) × 2 (stimulus type: monetary stimulus, social stimulus) was used. The analysis applied a between intervention group (with reward and punishment type variables) and within type of reward approach (by stimulus type as intra subject variables). The results showed that monetary punishment More >

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Yuan Yuan¹, Yanfei Yang^2,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 541-548, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.069551 - 17 August 2025
Abstract This study examined the impact of teacher-student relationship quality on students’ risk of bullying victimization and the mediating roles of student-student relationships and student engagement in this relationship. A total of 656 Chinese junior high school students (females = 361, mean age = 13.75, SD = 0.98) completed validated measures of teacher-student relationship quality, student-student relationship quality, student engagement, and bullying victimization. Regression analysis results indicated that higher teacher-student relationship quality predicted a lower risk of student bullying victimization. Serial mediating effect testing of the student-student relationship quality and student engagement revealed that these factors More >

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Junyi Wang^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.35, No.4, pp. 549-555, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.070065 - 17 August 2025
Abstract The transition to university life presents unique challenges, increasing the risk of mental health issues among first-year students. This study evaluated the efficacy of an eight-week structured mental health education course in enhancing resilience among first-year college students and reducing their stress levels. Utilizing a cluster-randomized controlled trial, a total of 509 first-year students (age range 18–20 years) were allocated to either an intervention group receiving the mental health education course (n = 252), or a control group with no intervention (n = 257) over an 8 week period. They completed self-reported measures of resilience… More >

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