We provide a comprehensive review of the field of subjective well-being in terms of its societal and individual benefits, demographic correlates, theories of origin, and relationship to culture. Interventions to increase well-being are also presented as well as the argument that national accounts of well-being for public policy should be instituted and utilized, alongside economic…
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South African Journal of Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Educational and Psychological Assessments, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Community Health and Development.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', South African Journal of Psychology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Educational and Psychological Assessments Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Community Health and Development Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology Resilience and Mental Health |
| ISSN | 0081-2463 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.82 |
| h-index | 71 |
| i10-index | 818 |
| Total citations | 32,591 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Journal website | search.epnet.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
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The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was tested as a predictor of entrepreneurial intent amongst final-year commerce students at two universities in the Western Cape ( n = 247). The theoretical sufficiency of the theory was examined by considering four additional factors that are believed to influence entrepreneurial intention (i.e. personality traits, situational factors, prior…
Both “emotional intelligence” and “positive psychology” are rapidly becoming very visible, popular and important areas within psychology. This article suggests that emotional intelligence should be considered an integral part of positive psychology. Empirical findings are presented that support this notion in addition to examining the way both disciplines have been described, defined and conceptualised over…
It is argued that Antonovsky's concept of ‘salutogenesis’, referring to the origins of health, should be broadened to ‘fortigenesis’, which refers to the origins of psychological strength in general. The argument is based on his own writings. A number of related constructs are referred to in which the metaphor of strength is also inherent. Research…
The aim of this study was to determine whether men and women differ with regard to aspects of psychological well-being. For the purposes of this study, a meta-analysis was performed on data from a trans-university project, involving a multicultural availability sample of 378. The participants each completed 13 scales that measure psychological well-being in affective,…