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A. O. Onwudiwe, C. I. Onyemaechi*, S. C. Achebe, P. O. Philip, O. A. Ugwu
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.069734
Abstract Despite high burden of mental disorders in Nigeria, access to care remains critically limited, with stigma, inadequate infrastructure, and economic constraints posing significant barriers. Integration of mental health and technology offers unprecedented opportunities to bridge this treatment gap. This paper explores the potential of digital mental health interventions like mobile applications and teletherapy, as viable solutions through which mental health services could be expanded. Leveraging Nigeria’s growing digital ecosystem and mobile phone penetration, these innovations can provide scalable, cost-effective, and culturally relevant interventions, particularly in underserved areas. However, challenges such as digital literacy gaps, socio-cultural More >
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Liezille Jacobs*, Miché Adolph
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.065787
Abstract This scoping review aimed to synthesise literature on problematic internet use and substance use disorder, including how they affect men, given that prior research has predominantly focused on women. The search included Web of Science, Psych Info, Science Direct, and Scopus spanning over the period 2014–2023. Studies were included for the review if they focused on Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) among men, were peer-reviewed, and were written in English. Opinions, discussions, and theoretical papers were excluded. Sixteen studies were included in this review. Data were synthesised through thematic analysis. Emergent More >
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Masefako Andronica Gumani*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.065776
Abstract This study explored law enforcement members’ empathetic engagements with primary survivors of trauma. Informants were 15 South African Police Service members from a rural district of the Limpopo (females = 26.6%; constables = 13.3%). Unstructured open-ended and follow-up telephone interviews, field notes, and diaries were used as data-collection methods. Data were analysed following the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis guidelines. Emergent themes indicated that law enforcement members engage in three types of empathy, namely affective, cognitive, and cognitive-affective empathy when called upon to help survivors of trauma. Their affective empathy involved police members’ emotional connection with the More >
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Gengan Wu1,#, Anqi Jiang1,#, Zihan Chen2, Xinwei Su3,4,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.073822
Abstract This study examined the role of role clarity and safety cognition in shaping mountain climbers’ participation motivation and safety behavior. The study sample comprised 454 participants (males = 58.8%, mean age = 32 years, SD = 9.31). They completed measures on five participation motivation dimensions (achievement, interest, knowledge, socialization, and health) and safety participation. The results from structural equation modelling indicated that participant motivations in achievement, health, and knowledge significantly predicted safety participation behavior, such as risk avoidance, self-protection, and mutual assistance, more so than the motivations of interest and socialization. Role clarity moderated the More >
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Fan Deng*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.068735
Abstract This study investigated the relationship between customer-employee exchange (CEX) and employee work engagement (vigor, dedication, absorption), and the role of psychological safety and self-efficacy mediate that relationship. Survey data were collected from 329 Chinese hotel employees (females = 52.9%, tenure: 1–3 years = 50.5%). The results following ordinary least squares regression and the SPSS PROCESS macro indicate that higher customer-employee exchange is associated with employee vigor, dedication, and absorption. Psychological safety and self-efficacy mediate the relationship between customer-employee exchange and vigor and dedication to be stronger, while the work absorption mediating effect is not significant. More >
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Yungui Guo*, Xuan Fan
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.067238
Abstract This study examined the moderating role of employees’ learning orientation on the relationship between leaders’ artificial intelligence symbolization behavior (LAISB), employees’ attitude towards digital transformation (ATDT), and enterprise digital transformation. The sample consisted of 261 employees from five enterprises in China (female = 34.5%; primary industry includes the internet and transportation; mean age = 42.51 years, SD = 8.63 years; bachelor’s degree or above = 72.8%). The results of structural equation modeling and simple slope test indicated that LAISB predicted higher enterprise digital transformation, with ATDT partial mediation. Furthermore, employees’ learning orientation weakened the relationship More >
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Zhenhong Wang1,2, Hailong Wu3,*
Journal of Psychology in Africa, DOI:10.32604/jpa.2025.073522
Abstract We examined the direct relationship between childhood emotional abuse and depression in adolescents and the mediating roles of resilience and self-efficacy in that relationship. Using a cross-sectional study design, 636 Chinese adolescents (Girls = 48.6%, mean years of service = 15.8, SD = 1.9) completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Ego-Resiliency Scale (ERS), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Mediation analysis revealed that childhood emotional abuse significantly predicted higher levels of depression. Moreover, resilience and self-efficacy were found to mediate this relationship both independently and sequentially. Specifically, resilience accounted More >
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