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Beauty and materiality: Subjective social class mediation of self-perceived physical attractiveness and materialism in Chinese college students 美与物质性:中国大学生自我感知外表吸引力与物质性的主观社会阶层中介作用

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2258005

Baoyan Yang, Xiaoyue Zhao, Mengmeng Zhu, Yiting Wang, Qiaoqiao Du

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Cross-Cultural Cognitive Test Norms: An Advanced Collation from Africa Cross-Cultural Cognitive Test Norms: An Advanced Collation from Africa , Ann Shuttleworth-Edwards and Sharon Truter, inter-Ed, 2023, ISBN 9780620982146 (hard cover), pp. 681 跨文化认知测试规范:来自非洲的高级整理，Ann Shuttleworth-Edwards和Sharon Truter, inter-Ed, 2023, ISBN 9780620982146(精装)，第681页

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2258006

Cheryl D. Foxcroft

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Linking servant leadership to work strains: The mediating effect of strengths use 仆人式领导与工作压力的关联:优势运用的中介效应

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2264587

Nan Wang, Yuxiang Luan, Rui Ma

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Self-esteem mediation of perceived social support and depression in university first-year students: A longitudinal study 自尊对大一新生感知社会支持与抑郁的中介作用:一项纵向研究

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2257076

Pei Jiang, Zhihui Zhang

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Prevalence and psychological correlates of anxiety symptoms in subthreshold depressive adolescents with a high level of rumination response style 高反刍反应型阈下抑郁青少年焦虑症状的患病率及心理相关因素

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-09-03 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2258008

Xingzhi Mao, Qi Li, Fangfang Shangguan, Jing Xiao

{"title":"Prevalence and psychological correlates of anxiety symptoms in subthreshold depressive adolescents with a high level of rumination response style","authors":"Xingzhi Mao, Qi Li, Fangfang Shangguan, Jing Xiao","doi":"10.1080/14330237.2023.2258008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2023.2258008","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThis study examined between anxiety symptoms in subthreshold depressive (SD) adolescents with rumination and their personal predispositions. A total of 371 SD adolescents were enrolled in the study (females 55.26%, mean age = 16.34, SD = 0.96). The adolescents completed the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), Center for Epidemiological Survey-Depression Scale (CES-D), Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), Individualism-Collectivism Scale (ICS), and Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC). Results following univariate analysis, logistic regression (backward: Wald), and the area under the receiver operating characteristics (AUROC) revealed a pattern among individuals with subthreshold depression and high levels of rumination. The SD adolescents with a high level of rumination scored higher on vertical individualism, which values independence, autonomy, competitiveness, and a desire for high status. Additionally, they also exhibited higher athletic competence, a self-esteem dimension related to one’s perceived skill, ability, and confidence in physical activities and sports. The combination of vertical individualism and athletic competence differentiated SD adolescents from those without anxiety symptoms. Our results suggest high vertical individualism and high athletic competence likely contribute to anxiety symptoms in SD adolescents with a high level of rumination.Keywords: subthreshold depressionanxietyrumination response styleadolescencegender differencesrisk factors Data availability statementThe data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.AcknowledgementsThe authors are indebted to all participants to attend our study. This research was supported by the Key Project of Beijing Education Science Planning, Reevaluation and Cognitive Training to treat college students with Internet addiction (BEAA21046), and Beijing Digital Education Research (BDEC2023619098).","PeriodicalId":46959,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Psychology in Africa","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134949350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Strengths use and deficit improvement of first-year university students: A structural model for social support and student outcomes 大学一年级学生的优势使用和劣势改善：社会支持和学生成绩的结构模型

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2233205

K. Mostert, Charlize Du Toit

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How loneliness influences the city identity of Chinese migrant children: A moderated mediation model 孤独感对流动儿童城市认同的影响:一个有调节的中介模型

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2219584

Yanmei Tang, H. Zhou, Shuangzhou Chen

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Liberate or obliterate: Women’s leadership in academia 解放还是毁灭:女性在学术界的领导地位

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2219574

M. Coetzee, M. Moosa

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Influence of career orientations and career guidance need on students’ employability attributes 职业取向和职业指导需求对学生就业能力属性的影响

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2240107

M. Coetzee, M. Ngope

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Work engagement mediation of job security, job embeddedness, and turnover intention within the South African mining sector 南非矿业部门工作保障、工作嵌入性和离职意向的工作投入中介作用

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Journal of Psychology in Africa Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2023.2219541

Janet Joubert, Melissa Jacobs, L. D. de Beer

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