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Boqiang Zong¹, Yungui Guo^2,*, Ningwei Cai³
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 311-319, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.078831 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study investigated the role of perceived insider status and responsible behavior in the relationship between servant leadership and task performance in the manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. Self-reported survey data were collected from 667 employees across multiple Chinese organizations (females = 52.2%, predominantly aged 26–45 72.0%) and were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results of testing a sequential mediation model showed that servant leadership is associated with higher task performance. Responsible behavior acts as a partial independent mediator, accounting for 57.24% of the total effect. Importantly, perceived insider status and responsible behavior were found More >

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Zhipeng Ye^1,2,*, Eng Hoe Wee², Jiajian Wang³, Xiang Li¹, Dake Lin⁴
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 321-328, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.073646 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study investigated the mediating role of goal orientation and the moderating role of business insights in the relationship between entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention. Survey data were collected from 1097 Chinese undergraduates (68.5% female; M_age = 20.13, SD = 1.14) using psychometrically validated instruments. Conditional process analyses were performed via the SPSS PROCESS macro (Model 14; 5000 bootstrap iterations). Results revealed that entrepreneurship education enhanced entrepreneurial intention both directly and indirectly through goal orientation, supporting partial mediation. Notably, business insights moderated the goal orientation–entrepreneurial intention relationship to be weaker, such that the indirect effect was More >

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Xiaoyuan Chu^1,#, Alafate Litifu^1,#, Zhaoyi Zhu², Qing Tan¹, Shihao Ma¹, Jingyue Yu^1,3, Lipeng Yin⁴, Li Lei⁵, Si Han^6,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 329-340, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.076401 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study examined the mediating role of perceived supervisor–student relationship quality and the moderating role of student extraversion in the relationship between supervisor conscientiousness and graduate students’ professional identity. A total of 450 graduate students completed surveys of supervisor conscientiousness, perceived supervisor–student relationship quality, professional identity, and extraversion. Results of a moderated mediation model testing showed that supervisor conscientiousness was associated with higher graduate students’ professional identity. Perceived supervisor–student relationship quality mediated this association, with higher supervisor conscientiousness linked to better perceived supervisor–student relationship quality, which in turn related to higher levels of professional identity. More >

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Chengcheng Sha^*, Manyuan Li, Xiaolei Pan^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 341-349, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.074832 - 30 June 2026
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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Liang Hou, Jing Zhou, Siqi Li^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 351-359, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.067829 - 30 June 2026
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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Lulu Mtimkulu, Paul J. P. Fouché^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 361-370, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.081834 - 30 June 2026
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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Siqi Wang¹, Fang Li^1,2,*, Yuedong Qiu¹, Biyun Wu³
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 371-380, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.073976 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study investigated the relation of perceived social adversity to online trolling in college students. Participants were 1047 Chinese university students (51.0% female; mean age = 19.93 years, SD = 1.38) who completed self-report questionnaires assessing perceived social adversity, depressive symptoms, online trolling, and perceived social support. Regression analyses controlling for gender, age, and grade indicated that perceived social adversity positively predicted online trolling. Further analyses showed that depressive symptoms accounted for this association, whereas perceived social support attenuated the direct effect only at lower levels of perceived social adversity. Consistent with the I³ model, perceived More >

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Dan Wang^*, Zahari Ishak
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 381-396, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.079557 - 30 June 2026
Abstract Academic stress remains a major concern for college students in China in the post-COVID-19 context. This study examined the effectiveness of an eight-week Social Emotional Learning (SEL) intervention in reducing academic stress and enhancing selected social-emotional competencies among first-year students in a Chinese higher education institution. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design was employed. Participants were 196 first-year students assigned to an experimental group (n = 98) and a control group (n = 98) in a quasi-experimental study. Quantitative data were collected through validated pre- and post-intervention measures of academic stress, self-esteem, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving… More >

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Rosemary C. Muomah¹, Theclar O. Iyidobi¹, Sampson K. Nwonyi², JohnBosco C. Chukwuorji^3,4, Tobias C. Obi^5,*, Jaclyn I. Odinka⁶, Kennedy U. Amadi¹, Paul C. Odinka¹
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 397-404, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.079145 - 30 June 2026
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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Fengjin Zhou^1,*, Zhen Wei²
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 405-415, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.074759 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study examined parental career-related behaviors and adolescents’ career adaptation and the role of personal growth initiative and future work self salience in that relationship. Survey data were from 794 college students (female ratio = 46.85%; age = 21.22 ± 0.75), attending three universities in Central China. Results following structural equation modeling show that higher parental career-related behavior is associated with higher adolescents’ career adaptation. However, parental interference and lack of engagement are associated with lower adolescents’ career adaptation. Moreover, parental supportive behaviors are associated with adolescents’ career adaptation through adolescents’ personal growth initiative and More >

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Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek¹, Salaheldin Farah Attallah Bakhiet^2,*, Habab A. Osman³, Intisar Abunagma Mohamed Saad⁴, David Lester⁵
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 417-423, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.071085 - 30 June 2026
Abstract Research on the relationship between self-esteem and the Big-Five personality traits has focused on Western populations. However, it is crucial to explore this relationship in non-Western contexts to better understand cultural variations in personality and self-perception. This study examined the associations between the Big-Five personality traits and self-esteem in a sample of 583 Sudanese university students (299 men, 284 women). The Big-Five traits were measured using the Arabic Big-Five Personality Inventory (ABFPI), and self-esteem was assessed with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Both instruments have demonstrated good psychometric properties in previous studies. Results indicated that all… More >

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Jinliang Guan¹, Yuanyuan Xie¹, Mengying Huang¹, Liyang Sixu¹, Mengran Gao¹, Wangyan Ma^2,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 425-432, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.079806 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study explored the mediating role of maladaptive cognitive-emotional regulation strategies in the association between life events and short-video addiction, as well as the moderating role of social support in that relationship. Participants were 501 college students from universities in Anhui Province, China (females = 39.72%, undergraduates = 100%, mean age = 18.89, SD = 0.98). They completed the Maladaptive Cognitive-Emotional Regulation Strategies Scale, College Students’ Life Events Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, and Short-Video Addiction Scale. Results following Structure Equation Modelling (SEM) analyses indicated that stressful life events were associated with short-video addiction. Maladaptive More >

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Boris Tachom Waffo^1,2,*, Denis Hauw²
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 433-441, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.067520 - 30 June 2026
Abstract The Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence (PCDEs) are psycho-behavioral skills enabling talented athletes to excel in achievement-based contexts. Although Africa overflows with talented footballers struggling to develop locally, no study has investigated the PCDEs in African footballers yet. This study aimed to test the reliability of the Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence Questionnaire-Short Version (PCDEQ-SV) across three African football nations (Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon) and to assess and compare psycho-behavioral skills in academy footballers. Participants (n = 506) aged 10 to 23 completed the PCDEQ-SV. Results from factor analyses and Kruskal–Wallis testing support a More >

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Zhiyong Sun^*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 443-454, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.079179 - 30 June 2026
Abstract Guided by a salutogenic framework, this study examined within-group changes in perceived stress, emotion regulation, digital emotional safety and psychological well-being following participation in a 10-week AI-assisted reflective writing program. A single-group quasi-experimental pre–post mixed-methods design was employed with 114 undergraduate students participating. Quantitative data were analysed using structural equation modelling and qualitative data were examined through thematic analysis of weekly reflective journals. Results showed that participants reported lower perceived stress and higher psychological well-being after the programme. Perceived stress was negatively associated with psychological well-being, while digital emotional safety showed a positive association. Emotion… More >

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Yan Zhou¹, Wenqian Ding¹, Heyuan Wang^2,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 455-467, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.077016 - 30 June 2026
Abstract In the post-pandemic era, college students’ well-being has become a key indicator of higher education quality. Although existing studies highlight individual, social, and school-level factors, their findings remain fragmented. This study conducted a meta-analysis of empirical research published between 2020 and 2024 to compare the relative effects of these three dimensions and examine whether sample source or publication type moderates the relationships. Results indicate that students’ happiness is primarily shaped by individual traits and cognitive mechanisms, while social connection and support exert additional positive effects. In contrast, structural factors at the school level show relatively More >

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Huaruo Chen^1,#, Zhentao Peng^1,#, Gefan Wang^1,#, Yanyan Zhang¹, Chenyu Shangguan¹, Hancai Qiu¹, Hui Ma¹, Ruihan Liu², Feng Liu¹, Wanru Song^1,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 469-478, 2026, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2026.075180 - 30 June 2026
Abstract This study explored the efficacy of a career group counseling intervention for students with low career maturity for their improved career maturity, self-efficacy, and mental health. Participants included two groups: 548 Chinese college students survey study (female = 31.93%, mean age = 20.836, SD = 1.215 years), and 30 college students with low career maturity for the intervention study (female = 50.00%) selected from the first group. The participants completed surveys on career maturity, self-efficacy, and mental health. Results from Hayes regression-based PROCESS with Amos 26.0 for structural equation modeling revealed that career maturity is… More >

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