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South African fathers’ experiences with healthcare providers during their partners’ medically high-risk pregnancy and childbirth 南非父亲在其伴侣医学上高风险的怀孕和分娩期间与医疗保健提供者的经历

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231207511

Pascal Richardson, Michelle Andipatin

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The well-being correlates of religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students 在南非和肯尼亚学生中，幸福感与宗教信仰相关

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231199960

Itumeleng P Khumalo, Sahaya G Selvam, Angelina Wilson Fadiji

{"title":"The well-being correlates of religious commitment amongst South African and Kenyan students","authors":"Itumeleng P Khumalo, Sahaya G Selvam, Angelina Wilson Fadiji","doi":"10.1177/00812463231199960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231199960","url":null,"abstract":"Religious commitment is a prominent feature in the lives of many students in Africa. The present study investigated the well-being correlates (emotional well-being, social contribution, and depression) of religious commitment, and compared them across sex. A cross-sectional sample of 471 students from South Africa and Kenya (men = 244; women = 227; with an average age of 22.8 years) completed the Religious Commitment Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, Social Well-being Scale, and Mental Health Continuum Short-Form. Structural equation modelling in Mplus was used to estimate direct effects of religious commitment on emotional well-being, social contribution and depression, and comparison across sex. The results showed significant direct effects, attesting to the association of religious commitment with higher emotional well-being and social contribution, and lower depression, with no significant sex differences. In addition to insight into positive and negative intra- and interpersonal well-being correlates of religious commitment, the absence of sex differences shows uniformity in how religious commitment is related to well-being for male and female students.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136280514","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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Interviewing older men at an interdisciplinary pain clinic: the journey to chronic pain and treatment experience 在跨学科疼痛诊所采访老年男性:慢性疼痛的旅程和治疗经验

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231198059

David Blackbeard, Colleen Aldous

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What motivates South African students to attend university? A cross-sectional study on motivational orientation 是什么激励南非学生上大学？动机取向的横断面研究

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231196297

Kyle Jackson, B. Faroa, Nicolaas Adriaan Augustyn, A. Padmanabhanunni

{"title":"What motivates South African students to attend university? A cross-sectional study on motivational orientation","authors":"Kyle Jackson, B. Faroa, Nicolaas Adriaan Augustyn, A. Padmanabhanunni","doi":"10.1177/00812463231196297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231196297","url":null,"abstract":"Students’ reasons for attending university are likely to impact their participation, academic engagement, and learning outcomes. This study aims to investigate undergraduate students’ motivations for attending a South African university and its association with specific socio-demographic factors. The study used a cross-sectional survey design. Participants were undergraduate students ( N = 220) who completed a socio-demographic survey and the Student Motivations for Attending University Questionnaire-Revised scale. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and analysis of variance were used to determine associations between the study variables. The reasons for attending university were significantly related to racial identity, student generational status, parental educational status, and family characteristics. Students in their first and second years of study were motivated to attend university to prove their self-worth. Students who identified as Black as well as those coming from a single- or double-parent household and students whose parents had a school-level education were more likely to attend university to help their families. The findings suggest that students are motivated beyond the immediate benefits of employment and personal earnings and that the upliftment of their families is a central reason for attending university. For universities striving to connect with their students, understanding students’ motivational orientation can inform intervention efforts aimed at enhancing retention and throughput.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46025327","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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Perceptions of causes and treatment of mental illness among traditional health practitioners in Johannesburg, South Africa. 南非约翰内斯堡传统保健从业者对精神疾病原因和治疗的认识

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-13 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231186264

Michael Galvin, Lesley Chiwaye, Aneesa Moolla

{"title":"Perceptions of causes and treatment of mental illness among traditional health practitioners in Johannesburg, South Africa.","authors":"Michael Galvin, Lesley Chiwaye, Aneesa Moolla","doi":"10.1177/00812463231186264","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00812463231186264","url":null,"abstract":"Mental disorders are among the most poorly treated illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that 70%-80% of South Africans consult traditional health practitioners for the treatment of psychological ailments. As traditional health practitioners maintain a strong role in assessing and treating patients with mental illness in this context, this study contributes to the burgeoning research literature on the topic. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 18 traditional health practitioners in Johannesburg, South Africa, between January and May 2022. Interviews were transcribed and translated into English. The data were managed using NVivo 12 software and thematically analysed. Traditional health practitioners interviewed generally perceived mental illness to be of supernatural causation, either as a result of bewitchment, a calling for patients to become THPs themselves, due to displeased ancestors, or due to natural causes. Traditional health practitioners identified eight primary treatments that they use for treating mental illness. Among these were throwing of bones (tinhlolo) to start communicating with ancestors, steaming (ukufutha) to start a cleansing process, sneezing (umbhemiso) to forcefully dispel the spirit causing the illness, induced vomiting (phalaza), and the administration of laxatives (mahlabekufeni) to remove the spirits poisoning the body as well as animal sacrifice to purge spirits and communicate with ancestors. This is all followed by cutting (ukucaba), which is the final part of the treatment and ensures that the evil spirit cannot return. Due to the ubiquity of traditional health practitioner usage for mental illness in sub-Saharan Africa, it is essential to understand what conceptions traditional health practitioners have of the aetiology of these disorders as well as their modalities for administering treatment.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10688254/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44145871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Experiences of Xhosa women providing Kangaroo mother care in a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa 科萨妇女在南非西开普省一家三级医院为袋鼠妈妈提供护理的经验

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231193167

Sibongile Mpongwana-Ncetani, R. Roomaney, A. Lachman

{"title":"Experiences of Xhosa women providing Kangaroo mother care in a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa","authors":"Sibongile Mpongwana-Ncetani, R. Roomaney, A. Lachman","doi":"10.1177/00812463231193167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231193167","url":null,"abstract":"Kangaroo mother care has been recognized as an intervention to improve preterm birth outcomes by the World Health Organization. Kangaroo mother care requires high user engagement and consists of continuous skin-to-skin contact between the mother and infant and exclusive breastfeeding. We conducted a qualitative study of Xhosa women ( n = 10) practicing Kangaroo mother care in a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa. All interviews were conducted in isiXhosa, audio-recorded, and transcribed. The transcribed data were analysed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged: (1) Kangaroo mother care, a beneficial but foreign concept; (2) distress in the Kangaroo mother care ward; (3) the missing umbilical cord: cultural experiences of mothers in the Kangaroo mother care ward; and (4) the Kangaroo mother care village: interpersonal relations in the ward. Our study showed that cultural practices still pose a challenge to fully accepting Kangaroo mother care. We suggest more studies on cultural sensitivity to encourage acceptance of interventions that affect culturally diverse groups.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46592588","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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Fertility preservation among women diagnosed with cancer in South Africa 南非被诊断为癌症妇女的生育能力保护

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-08-05 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231191437

Charlene Purdy, R. Roomaney

{"title":"Fertility preservation among women diagnosed with cancer in South Africa","authors":"Charlene Purdy, R. Roomaney","doi":"10.1177/00812463231191437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231191437","url":null,"abstract":"There is a growing trend worldwide to offer fertility preservation to newly diagnosed cancer patients, but little research exploring the experience of fertility preservation among this population exists. Our aim was to explore fertility preservation among female cancer survivors in South Africa. We conducted interviews with 10 women who received fertility preservation at fertility clinics in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Interviews lasted between 38 and 76 min and were audio recorded, transcribed, and then entered into ATLAS.ti. We analysed the interviews using reflexive thematic analysis. Four themes were constructed, namely (1) entering fertility preservation: motivation and risk, (2) an emotional rollercoaster, (3) needing more information, and (4) a costly source of hope. Participants reflected on choosing between cancer treatment and delaying the cancer treatment to accommodate for fertility preservation, with the importance of biological motherhood reported as a key factor. Both the cancer diagnosis and hormones taken as part of treatment resulted in participants feeling highly emotional. Participants expressed a need for more information on fertility preservation. Finally, even though the process was costly, participants reported that it was a worthwhile endeavour as it instilled in them a sense of hope. Our findings indicate that there is a need to increase awareness of fertility preservation in South Africa. Moreover, considering the pressure that patients are under, their emotional states, and their lack of adequate information, it is important for healthcare professionals to pay careful attention to the needs of patients throughout the process and provide patients with referrals to psychological services when needed. Our findings also indicate gaps in the informed consent process between patients and healthcare professionals that must be addressed by the latter.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42113177","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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Repetitive negative thinking mediates the relationship between experiential avoidance and emotional distress among South African university students 南非大学生重复消极思维在经验回避与情绪困扰之间起中介作用

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231186340

Kimberley Munsamy, S. Walker, L. McHugh

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An exploration of risk factors in a community sample of low socioeconomic status youth in South Africa 南非低社会经济地位青年社区样本的风险因素探讨

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-12 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231186390

Lingum G Pillay, B. Pillay, W. Kliewer, W. Sibanda

{"title":"An exploration of risk factors in a community sample of low socioeconomic status youth in South Africa","authors":"Lingum G Pillay, B. Pillay, W. Kliewer, W. Sibanda","doi":"10.1177/00812463231186390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231186390","url":null,"abstract":"Youth in low socioeconomic status communities experience multiple risks which disrupts their emotional, cognitive, and psychological development. In South Africa, there is a tacit acceptance of risk constructs as researched globally. This study examines risk occurrence with the aim of identifying and examining the uniqueness of risks in a community sample of youth. Data were collected from youth and their maternal caregivers through interviews and standardized instruments. Youth from grade 7 and grade 10, 9 to 18 years (M = 13.11; SD = 1.54) were recruited. Sixty-five percent were female. Thirty-five frequent risk factors were identified using a z-test for proportion of means. Five risk factors, namely, low household income, race, English not being the primary home language of the parent, low maternal self-esteem, and low dyadic satisfaction, emerged as significant risks. Other risk factors (e.g., single-parent household), which feature prominently in international studies, did not emerge as significantly present. While risk occurrence in our sample shares commonalities with international trends, our study further highlights how risk is underscored and shaped by South Africa’s socioeconomic and political history. We argue that traditional concepts, like family, race, and language require conceptual review when undertaking research and developing policies and interventions that are relevant to South African communities.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49039943","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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A systematic exploratory review investigating the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation: implications for working memory training 研究工作记忆与情绪调节关系的系统探索性综述：对工作记忆训练的启示

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South African Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2023-07-12 DOI: 10.1177/00812463231186347

Tarryn L Papé, David J. F. Maree

{"title":"A systematic exploratory review investigating the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation: implications for working memory training","authors":"Tarryn L Papé, David J. F. Maree","doi":"10.1177/00812463231186347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463231186347","url":null,"abstract":"Working memory training (WM-T), as an intervention strategy to improve emotion regulation (ER), has become popular in cognitive psychology. However, it poses many different challenges for researchers, and far-transfer effects on subsequent ER have been debated. This systematic exploratory review investigates how the WM-ER dyad is implicated in WM-T as an intervention strategy for improving ER. Systematic review protocols were followed for the selection of studies investigating the relationship between WM and ER, and WM-T to improve ER. An electronic database search following the PRISMA statement was conducted in which 15 studies were considered eligible. The studies were assessed for quality control using an adapted Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool for quantitative studies. Studies were analysed using the PVO (population, variables, and outcomes) strategy for systematic exploratory reviews. Five studies included psychological disorders and one study used brain imaging. From a neural perspective, the coupling of the prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex over the amygdala was involved in the WM-ER dyad. Although there was a lack of evidence of far-transfer effects of WM-T to improve ER, the mechanisms of reward-enhancing effects in WM-T, as well as dopamine release (involved in brain-reward circuitry), should be explored further. This will allow researchers to re-evaluate the direction that the investigation is taking. More concerningly, there is a need for quality control in WM-T studies due to several studies lacking ethical consideration and standardisation. Future WM-T studies must ensure that research is founded on quality evidence.","PeriodicalId":47237,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45719820","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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