An interbattery factor analysis of the Comrey personality scales and the 16 personality factor questionnaire.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Comrey personality scales , 16 Personality factor questionnaire , Inter-battery factor analysis , Big five personality factors , Extroversion , Neuroticism , Conscientiousness , Eysenchk's Psychoticism factor
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6576 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2876
- Description: The scores of 700 Afrikaans-speaking university students on the Comrey Personality Scales and the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire were subjected to an inter-battery factor analysis. This technique uses only the correlations between two sets of variables and reveals only the factors that they have in common. Three of the Big Five personality factors were revealed, namely Extroversion, Neuroticism and Conscientiousness. However, the Conscientiousness factor contained a relatively strong unsocialised component and in this regard it is similar to Eysenck’s Psychoticism factor.The results support the construct validity of the Comrey Personality Scales and the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. Implications for personality questionnaire design and validation are discussed.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Comrey personality scales , 16 Personality factor questionnaire , Inter-battery factor analysis , Big five personality factors , Extroversion , Neuroticism , Conscientiousness , Eysenchk's Psychoticism factor
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6576 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2876
- Description: The scores of 700 Afrikaans-speaking university students on the Comrey Personality Scales and the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire were subjected to an inter-battery factor analysis. This technique uses only the correlations between two sets of variables and reveals only the factors that they have in common. Three of the Big Five personality factors were revealed, namely Extroversion, Neuroticism and Conscientiousness. However, the Conscientiousness factor contained a relatively strong unsocialised component and in this regard it is similar to Eysenck’s Psychoticism factor.The results support the construct validity of the Comrey Personality Scales and the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. Implications for personality questionnaire design and validation are discussed.
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Construct validity of the career resilience questionnaire.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Lew, C.C.
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Career resilience questionnaire , Theoretical measurement , Derived measurement model
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6573 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2873
- Description: The construct validity of the Career Resilience Questionnaire (Fourie & Van Vuuren, 1998) was investigated by means of an oblique multiple groups factor analysis. The highest factor structure coefficients of several of the items did not coincide with the respective factors that the items were postulated to measure. In addition, the correlations among the factors cast doubt on the independence of some of the constructs. The conclusion is drawn that a measure of career resilience should be based on an explicit theoretical measurement model rather than on an empirically derived measurement model. It is further recommended that the test items should have high face validity and content-saturation.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Lew, C.C.
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Career resilience questionnaire , Theoretical measurement , Derived measurement model
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6573 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2873
- Description: The construct validity of the Career Resilience Questionnaire (Fourie & Van Vuuren, 1998) was investigated by means of an oblique multiple groups factor analysis. The highest factor structure coefficients of several of the items did not coincide with the respective factors that the items were postulated to measure. In addition, the correlations among the factors cast doubt on the independence of some of the constructs. The conclusion is drawn that a measure of career resilience should be based on an explicit theoretical measurement model rather than on an empirically derived measurement model. It is further recommended that the test items should have high face validity and content-saturation.
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Confirmatory factor analysis of the career development questionnaire and the career decision-making self-efficacy scale for South African high school students.
- De Bruin, G.P., Bernard-Phera, M.J.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Bernard-Phera, M.J.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Career development questionnaire , Career decision-making self-efficacy scale , Self-efficacy , Decision-making
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6574 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2874
- Description: This study investigated the construct validity of the Career Development Questionnaire and the Career Decision- Making Self-Efficacy Scale for Grade 12 students from a low socioeconomic area in South Africa. The results of confirmatory factor analyses provided support for the construct validity of the Career Development Questionnaire and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale as measures of career maturity and career decision-making self-efficacy respectively. In accordance with theoretical predictions, a moderate degree of overlap between the constructs measured by the two instruments was observed. It appears that a general factor, labelled General Career Decision-Making, underlies responses to the two questionnaires. In addition to the general factor, the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale also measures self-efficacy expectations regarding decision-making.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Bernard-Phera, M.J.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Career development questionnaire , Career decision-making self-efficacy scale , Self-efficacy , Decision-making
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6574 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2874
- Description: This study investigated the construct validity of the Career Development Questionnaire and the Career Decision- Making Self-Efficacy Scale for Grade 12 students from a low socioeconomic area in South Africa. The results of confirmatory factor analyses provided support for the construct validity of the Career Development Questionnaire and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale as measures of career maturity and career decision-making self-efficacy respectively. In accordance with theoretical predictions, a moderate degree of overlap between the constructs measured by the two instruments was observed. It appears that a general factor, labelled General Career Decision-Making, underlies responses to the two questionnaires. In addition to the general factor, the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale also measures self-efficacy expectations regarding decision-making.
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The relationship between personality traits and vocational interests.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Vocational interest , Personality traits , 19-Field interest inventory , 16 Personality factor questionnaire , Factor extension analysis
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6572 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2872
- Description: This study examined the relationship between vocational interests and basic personality traits.The interest fields of the 19-Field-Interest Inventory were related to the second order factors of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire by means of a factor extension analysis. The results showed that extroverts tend to be interested in ¢elds related to social contact and the influencing of other people. Emotionally sensitive individuals tend to be interested in the arts and languages. Independent individuals tend to be interested in creative thinking. The implications of the findings for career counselling are discussed.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Vocational interest , Personality traits , 19-Field interest inventory , 16 Personality factor questionnaire , Factor extension analysis
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6572 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2872
- Description: This study examined the relationship between vocational interests and basic personality traits.The interest fields of the 19-Field-Interest Inventory were related to the second order factors of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire by means of a factor extension analysis. The results showed that extroverts tend to be interested in ¢elds related to social contact and the influencing of other people. Emotionally sensitive individuals tend to be interested in the arts and languages. Independent individuals tend to be interested in creative thinking. The implications of the findings for career counselling are discussed.
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The structural validity of Holland's R-I-A-S-E-C model of vocational personality types for young black South African men and women.
- Authors: Du Toit, R. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Vocational interest , Cross-cultural , Hexagonal model , Vocational personality types , Structure of vocational interest , Circular order model
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6575 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2875
- Description: This study examined the validity of Holland’s circular order model of vocational personality types for young black South African men and women. The validity of the model was investigated for four groups, namely men and women from the Eastern Cape Province, and men and women from the North West Province. The randomization test of hypothesized order relations and the accompanying correspondence index suggested that the data of all four groups fit the circular order model poorly. The results of multidimensional scaling analyses also suggested poor fit. These results indicate that the circular order model may not be valid for black South African youths. Reasons for the unsatisfactory fit between the model and the observed data are discussed.
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- Authors: Du Toit, R. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Vocational interest , Cross-cultural , Hexagonal model , Vocational personality types , Structure of vocational interest , Circular order model
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6575 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2875
- Description: This study examined the validity of Holland’s circular order model of vocational personality types for young black South African men and women. The validity of the model was investigated for four groups, namely men and women from the Eastern Cape Province, and men and women from the North West Province. The randomization test of hypothesized order relations and the accompanying correspondence index suggested that the data of all four groups fit the circular order model poorly. The results of multidimensional scaling analyses also suggested poor fit. These results indicate that the circular order model may not be valid for black South African youths. Reasons for the unsatisfactory fit between the model and the observed data are discussed.
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Problems with the factor analysis of items: solutions based on item response theory and item parcelling.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2004
- Subjects: Factor analysis , Unidimensional scales , Non-linear relations , Rasch rating scale model , Locus of control inventory
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6570 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2870
- Description: The factor analysis of items often produces spurious results in the sense that unidimensional scales appear multi-dimensional. This may be ascribed to failure in meeting the assumptions of linearity and normality on which factor analysis is based. Item response theory is explicitly designed for the modelling of the non-linear relations between ordinal variables and provides a strong alternative to the factor analysis of items. Items may also be combined in parcels that are more likely to satisfy the assumptions of factor analysis than do the items. The use of the Rasch rating scale model and the factor analysis of parcels is illustrated with data obtained with the Locus of Control Inventory. The results of these analyses are compared with the results obtained through the factor analysis of items. It is shown that the Rasch rating scale model and the factoring of parcels produce superior results to the factor analysis of items. Recommendations for the analysis of scales are made.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2004
- Subjects: Factor analysis , Unidimensional scales , Non-linear relations , Rasch rating scale model , Locus of control inventory
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6570 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2870
- Description: The factor analysis of items often produces spurious results in the sense that unidimensional scales appear multi-dimensional. This may be ascribed to failure in meeting the assumptions of linearity and normality on which factor analysis is based. Item response theory is explicitly designed for the modelling of the non-linear relations between ordinal variables and provides a strong alternative to the factor analysis of items. Items may also be combined in parcels that are more likely to satisfy the assumptions of factor analysis than do the items. The use of the Rasch rating scale model and the factor analysis of parcels is illustrated with data obtained with the Locus of Control Inventory. The results of these analyses are compared with the results obtained through the factor analysis of items. It is shown that the Rasch rating scale model and the factoring of parcels produce superior results to the factor analysis of items. Recommendations for the analysis of scales are made.
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The factor structure of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale in a South African peri-urban settlement.
- De Bruin, G.P., Swartz, L., Tomlinson, M., Cooper, P., Molteno, C.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Swartz, L. , Tomlinson, M. , Cooper, P. , Molteno, C.
- Date: 2004
- Subjects: Edinburgh postnatal depression scale , EPDS , Factor analysis
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6571 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2871
- Description: The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) and similar instruments have received little attention in the literature. The researchers set out to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the EPDS amongst impoverished South African women. The EPDS was translated into isiXhosa (using Brislin’s back translation method)and administered by trained interviewers to 147 women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Responses were subjected to maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis. A single factor structure was found, consistent with the theory on which the EPDS was based. Internal consistency was satisfactory (a = 0.89).
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Swartz, L. , Tomlinson, M. , Cooper, P. , Molteno, C.
- Date: 2004
- Subjects: Edinburgh postnatal depression scale , EPDS , Factor analysis
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6571 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2871
- Description: The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale (EPDS) and similar instruments have received little attention in the literature. The researchers set out to investigate the construct validity and reliability of the EPDS amongst impoverished South African women. The EPDS was translated into isiXhosa (using Brislin’s back translation method)and administered by trained interviewers to 147 women in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Responses were subjected to maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis. A single factor structure was found, consistent with the theory on which the EPDS was based. Internal consistency was satisfactory (a = 0.89).
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Development of the sources of work stress inventory.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Taylor, N.
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Assessment , Job strain , Strain , Stress , Work load , Work stress , Work stress inventory , Work stress scale , Stress in workplace
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6569 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2869
- Description: This article describes the development of the Sources of Work Stress Inventory (SWSI). Factor analyses of the generated items produced (a) a General Work Stress Scale and (b) eight Sources of Work Stress scales, namely Bureaucracy/Autonomy, Relationships, Tools and Equipment, Workload, Role Ambiguity, Work/Home Interface, Job Security and Career Advancement. Rasch rating scale analyses supported the construct validity and reliability of the scales. A multiple regression analysis confirmed the expected strong relationship between the different sources of work stress and the experience of stress in the workplace. It is concluded that the SWSI shows promise as a measure of work stress in the South African context.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Taylor, N.
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Assessment , Job strain , Strain , Stress , Work load , Work stress , Work stress inventory , Work stress scale , Stress in workplace
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6569 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2869
- Description: This article describes the development of the Sources of Work Stress Inventory (SWSI). Factor analyses of the generated items produced (a) a General Work Stress Scale and (b) eight Sources of Work Stress scales, namely Bureaucracy/Autonomy, Relationships, Tools and Equipment, Workload, Role Ambiguity, Work/Home Interface, Job Security and Career Advancement. Rasch rating scale analyses supported the construct validity and reliability of the scales. A multiple regression analysis confirmed the expected strong relationship between the different sources of work stress and the experience of stress in the workplace. It is concluded that the SWSI shows promise as a measure of work stress in the South African context.
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Predictive validity of general intelligence and Big Five measures for adult basic education and training outcomes.
- De Bruin, K., De Bruin, G.P., Dercksen, S., Cilliers-Hartslieff, M.
- Authors: De Bruin, K. , De Bruin, G.P. , Dercksen, S. , Cilliers-Hartslieff, M.
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Predictive validity , Big five measures , Adult basic education , Training outcomes , Intelligence tests , Personality questionnaires
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/391290 , uj:6567 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2867
- Description: This study explored whether scores on intelligence tests and personality questionnaires can predict performance in an adult basic education and training (ABET) programme. Participants in ABET programmes often have limited English reading skills, which make the use of conventional assessment tools problematic. A proposed solution is to utilise instruments that make limited demands on the use of language. Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM), a well-established intelligence test, and the Five Factor-Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire (FF-NPQ) are both instruments that do not require any reading. The performance of 82 participants in the practical and academic components of an ABET programme was correlated with the RPM and the five traits of the FF-NPQ, namely, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, Neuroticism and Agreeableness. The RPM correlated significantly with both the practical (r = 0.47) and academic components (r = 0.35). The Agreeableness scale of the FF-NPQ correlated significantly with the practical component (r = 0.34). No personality scale correlated significantly with the academic component. The results show that non-verbal intelligence tests and personality inventories can be potentially useful in the prediction of performance in an ABET programme.
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- Authors: De Bruin, K. , De Bruin, G.P. , Dercksen, S. , Cilliers-Hartslieff, M.
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Predictive validity , Big five measures , Adult basic education , Training outcomes , Intelligence tests , Personality questionnaires
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/391290 , uj:6567 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2867
- Description: This study explored whether scores on intelligence tests and personality questionnaires can predict performance in an adult basic education and training (ABET) programme. Participants in ABET programmes often have limited English reading skills, which make the use of conventional assessment tools problematic. A proposed solution is to utilise instruments that make limited demands on the use of language. Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM), a well-established intelligence test, and the Five Factor-Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire (FF-NPQ) are both instruments that do not require any reading. The performance of 82 participants in the practical and academic components of an ABET programme was correlated with the RPM and the five traits of the FF-NPQ, namely, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, Neuroticism and Agreeableness. The RPM correlated significantly with both the practical (r = 0.47) and academic components (r = 0.35). The Agreeableness scale of the FF-NPQ correlated significantly with the practical component (r = 0.34). No personality scale correlated significantly with the academic component. The results show that non-verbal intelligence tests and personality inventories can be potentially useful in the prediction of performance in an ABET programme.
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Appreciating Johann Schepers.
- Crous, F., De Bruin, G.P., Roodt, G., Van Vuuren, L.J., Schoeman, W.J., Stuart, A.D.
- Authors: Crous, F. , De Bruin, G.P. , Roodt, G. , Van Vuuren, L.J. , Schoeman, W.J. , Stuart, A.D.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Appreciative inquiry , Expert leader , Pscyhometrics , Johann Schepers
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6395 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1137
- Description: As an expert leader in psychometrics, eminent scholar, gatekeeper, study leader and mentor, Johann M. Schepers has had a profound effect on the development of Psychology and Industrial Psychology in South Africa. By means of an appreciative inquiry the outstanding ability of this man has been highlighted in stories which resulted in a rich profile and a legacy that needs to be protected and nurtured.
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- Authors: Crous, F. , De Bruin, G.P. , Roodt, G. , Van Vuuren, L.J. , Schoeman, W.J. , Stuart, A.D.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Appreciative inquiry , Expert leader , Pscyhometrics , Johann Schepers
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6395 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1137
- Description: As an expert leader in psychometrics, eminent scholar, gatekeeper, study leader and mentor, Johann M. Schepers has had a profound effect on the development of Psychology and Industrial Psychology in South Africa. By means of an appreciative inquiry the outstanding ability of this man has been highlighted in stories which resulted in a rich profile and a legacy that needs to be protected and nurtured.
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Cannonical correlation analysis of the career attitudes and strategies inventory and the adult career concerns inventory.
- Authors: Lew, C.C. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Career concerns , Career strategies , Adult career concerns inventory , Career attitudes , Strategies inventory
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6565 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2865
- Description: This study investigated the relationships between the scales of the Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) and those of the Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI). The scores of 202 South African adults for the two inventories were subjected to a canonical correlation analysis. Two canonical variates made statistically significant contributions to the explanation of the relationships between the two sets of variables. Inspection of the correlations of the original variables with the first canonical variate suggested that a high level of career concerns in general, as measured by the ACCI, is associated with high levels of career worries, more geographical barriers, a low risk-taking style and a non-dominant interpersonal style, as measured by the CASI. The second canonical variate suggested that concerns with career exploration and advancement of one’s career is associated with low job satisfaction, low family commitment, high work involvement, and a dominant style at work.
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- Authors: Lew, C.C. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Career concerns , Career strategies , Adult career concerns inventory , Career attitudes , Strategies inventory
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6565 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2865
- Description: This study investigated the relationships between the scales of the Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) and those of the Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI). The scores of 202 South African adults for the two inventories were subjected to a canonical correlation analysis. Two canonical variates made statistically significant contributions to the explanation of the relationships between the two sets of variables. Inspection of the correlations of the original variables with the first canonical variate suggested that a high level of career concerns in general, as measured by the ACCI, is associated with high levels of career worries, more geographical barriers, a low risk-taking style and a non-dominant interpersonal style, as measured by the CASI. The second canonical variate suggested that concerns with career exploration and advancement of one’s career is associated with low job satisfaction, low family commitment, high work involvement, and a dominant style at work.
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The dimensionality of the general work stress scale: a hierarchical exploratory factor analysis.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: General work stress , Factor analysis , Work stress scale
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6564 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2864
- Description: This study examined the dimensionality or factor structure of the General Work Stress Scale (GWSS), which is a brief measure of subjectively experienced or felt work stress. The responses of two independent groups of adult workers were subjected to maximum likelihood factor analysis. In both groups a three factor solution provided the best fit with the data. A higher order factor analysis with an orthogonal Schmid-Leiman transformation showed that in both groups, responses to the items are dominated by a general factor, which might be labelled General Work Stress. Three minor group factors were identified: a motivational factor reflected by a desire to leave the organisation, an affective factor reflected by a tendency to worry, and a cognitive factor reflected by concentration and attentional difficulties. Overall, the results provide support for the construct validity of the GWSS as a measure of subjectively experienced work stress.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: General work stress , Factor analysis , Work stress scale
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6564 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2864
- Description: This study examined the dimensionality or factor structure of the General Work Stress Scale (GWSS), which is a brief measure of subjectively experienced or felt work stress. The responses of two independent groups of adult workers were subjected to maximum likelihood factor analysis. In both groups a three factor solution provided the best fit with the data. A higher order factor analysis with an orthogonal Schmid-Leiman transformation showed that in both groups, responses to the items are dominated by a general factor, which might be labelled General Work Stress. Three minor group factors were identified: a motivational factor reflected by a desire to leave the organisation, an affective factor reflected by a tendency to worry, and a cognitive factor reflected by concentration and attentional difficulties. Overall, the results provide support for the construct validity of the GWSS as a measure of subjectively experienced work stress.
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The job demand-control model of job strain across gender.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Taylor, N.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Job demand control , Job strain , Work stress inventory
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6568 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2868
- Description: This study investigated (a) the structural and measurement equivalence of measures of the job demand-control (JDC) model of job strain for men and women (as operationalised by the Sources of Work Stress Inventory), (b) whether a common or separate regression equations should be used for men and women in the JDC model, and (c) the strain and buffer hypotheses associated with the JDC model. These objectives were pursued by means of factor analysis, item response theory analysis, and moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results show that the use of a common regression equation might give biased results. The results also provided stronger support for the strain hypothesis than for the buffer hypothesis.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P. , Taylor, N.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Job demand control , Job strain , Work stress inventory
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6568 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2868
- Description: This study investigated (a) the structural and measurement equivalence of measures of the job demand-control (JDC) model of job strain for men and women (as operationalised by the Sources of Work Stress Inventory), (b) whether a common or separate regression equations should be used for men and women in the JDC model, and (c) the strain and buffer hypotheses associated with the JDC model. These objectives were pursued by means of factor analysis, item response theory analysis, and moderated hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results show that the use of a common regression equation might give biased results. The results also provided stronger support for the strain hypothesis than for the buffer hypothesis.
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The unemployed mid-career adult: stressors and support.
- Ribton-Turner, L., De Bruin, G.P.
- Authors: Ribton-Turner, L. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Unemployment , Retrenchment , Self adjustment
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/371365 , uj:6563 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2863
- Description: The high rate of unemployment in South Africa is of national concern yet the experience of being unemployed is little understood; not enough is known about the unemployed condition in South Africa. In this study eight unemployed mid-career adults who had been out of work for longer than six months were interviewed in order to explore their lived experience. A qualitative methodology was used and from the extensive interview data, using qualitative content analysis, themes relating to the unemployed condition emerged. Results support, to a large degree, the existing literature and studies on the stressors impacting on the unemployed. This study offers additional insight into the support structures available for the unemployed adult.
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- Authors: Ribton-Turner, L. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2006
- Subjects: Unemployment , Retrenchment , Self adjustment
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/371365 , uj:6563 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2863
- Description: The high rate of unemployment in South Africa is of national concern yet the experience of being unemployed is little understood; not enough is known about the unemployed condition in South Africa. In this study eight unemployed mid-career adults who had been out of work for longer than six months were interviewed in order to explore their lived experience. A qualitative methodology was used and from the extensive interview data, using qualitative content analysis, themes relating to the unemployed condition emerged. Results support, to a large degree, the existing literature and studies on the stressors impacting on the unemployed. This study offers additional insight into the support structures available for the unemployed adult.
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Examining the cheats: the role of conscientiousness and excitement seeking in academic dishonesty.
- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Academic dishonesty , Big five model , Cheating , Conscientiousness , Excitement seeking , Procrastination , Self-control
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6566 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2866
- Description: This study examines the relationships of the personality traits of conscientiousness and excitement seeking with self-reported frequency of premeditated cheating in tests and exams among university students. The results show that the two traits combine to account for a statistically and practically significant proportion of variance in academic cheating. It appears that a lack of effort and a need for high excitement seeking may serve as predisposing traits with regard to academic cheating. A model of the role that the two traits may play in explaining academic cheating is presented.
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- Authors: De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Academic dishonesty , Big five model , Cheating , Conscientiousness , Excitement seeking , Procrastination , Self-control
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6566 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2866
- Description: This study examines the relationships of the personality traits of conscientiousness and excitement seeking with self-reported frequency of premeditated cheating in tests and exams among university students. The results show that the two traits combine to account for a statistically and practically significant proportion of variance in academic cheating. It appears that a lack of effort and a need for high excitement seeking may serve as predisposing traits with regard to academic cheating. A model of the role that the two traits may play in explaining academic cheating is presented.
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The effects of test interpretation styles and the status of tests in career counseling.
- Authors: Frade, N. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Test interpretation , Directive test interpretation , Collaborative interpretation , Interpretation style
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6562 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2862
- Description: The effects of two styles of test interpretation, namely directive and collaborative, and clients’ perceptions of the technical status of tests, namely high and low, were compared for 32 postgraduate psychology students who served as career counseling clients. Clients who received a collaborative interpretation perceived their counselor as more attractive and trustworthy than did clients who received a directive test interpretation. Interpretation style did not have an effect on session impact. Clients’ perceptions of test status had a noticeable, but statistically non-significant effect on counselor evaluations and session impact. Implications for test-interpretation practice are discussed.
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- Authors: Frade, N. , De Bruin, G.P.
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Test interpretation , Directive test interpretation , Collaborative interpretation , Interpretation style
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6562 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2862
- Description: The effects of two styles of test interpretation, namely directive and collaborative, and clients’ perceptions of the technical status of tests, namely high and low, were compared for 32 postgraduate psychology students who served as career counseling clients. Clients who received a collaborative interpretation perceived their counselor as more attractive and trustworthy than did clients who received a directive test interpretation. Interpretation style did not have an effect on session impact. Clients’ perceptions of test status had a noticeable, but statistically non-significant effect on counselor evaluations and session impact. Implications for test-interpretation practice are discussed.
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The relation between conscientiousness, empowerment and performance.
- Sutherland, R., De Bruin, G.P., Crous, F.
- Authors: Sutherland, R. , De Bruin, G.P. , Crous, F.
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Personality , Empowerment , Conscientiousness , Job performance
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6454 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1393
- Description: This study examined the relationship between conscientiousness, empowerment and job performance among information technology professionals. An Employee Empowerment Questionnaire (EEQ), a Conscientiousness Scale and a Social Desirability Scale were administered to 101 information technology customer service engineers. Managers completed a Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) for each customer service engineer. The results indicated a significant relationship between conscientiousness and empowerment. A curvilinear relationship was found between empowerment and performance. The practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
- Full Text:
- Authors: Sutherland, R. , De Bruin, G.P. , Crous, F.
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Personality , Empowerment , Conscientiousness , Job performance
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6454 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1393
- Description: This study examined the relationship between conscientiousness, empowerment and job performance among information technology professionals. An Employee Empowerment Questionnaire (EEQ), a Conscientiousness Scale and a Social Desirability Scale were administered to 101 information technology customer service engineers. Managers completed a Performance Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) for each customer service engineer. The results indicated a significant relationship between conscientiousness and empowerment. A curvilinear relationship was found between empowerment and performance. The practical and theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.
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