Browsing by Author "Jorgensen, Lené I."
Now showing items 1-8 of 8
-
An investigation into the factor structure of the Ryff Scales of psychological well-being
Henn, Carolina M.; Hill, Carin; Jorgensen, Lené I. (AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: South African studies investigating the factor structure of the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-being (RPWB) are needed to ensure that the instrument is valid and reliable within the South African context. ... -
Coping and work engagement in selected South African organisations
Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Jorgensen, Lené I.; Hill, Carin (AOSIS, 2011)Orientation: The coping strategies of their employees are amongst the activities that organisations should address to improve their employees’ work engagement. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate ... -
Efficacy evaluation of a leadership development assessment centre for managers
Jorgensen, Lené I.; Els, Bianca (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study evaluated the efficacy of a leadership development intervention using an assessment centre approach. Participants were 72 managers and peer workers (50%) with a steel manufacturing organisation from the ... -
Encounter group counsellor training with pre-service industrial psychologist: a pilot study
Jorgensen, Lené I. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study explored the efficacy of an encounter group counsellor training protocol to prepare pre-service industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologists as workplace counsellors. The participants included 48 master's degree ... -
The evaluation of a frame-of-reference training programme for intern psychometrists
Mulder, Gerdi; Jorgensen, Lené I.; Nel, J. Alewyn; Meiring, Deon (AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The use of assessment centres (ACs) has drastically increased over the past decade. However, ACs are constantly confronted with the lack of construct validity. One aspect of ACs that could improve the construct ... -
An evaluation of a helping skills training program for intern psychometrists
Du Preez, Jani; Jorgensen, Lené I. (Taylor & Francis, 2012)This study reports on the effectiveness of a helping skills training program for intern psychometrists. A randomised pretest–posttest comparison group design was used to evaluate the training program. Participants (N = 22; ... -
Job demands and resoures of workers in a South African agricultural organisation
Asiwe, Doris, N.; Hill, Carin; Jorgensen, Lené I. (AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: Understanding the job demands and resources experienced by workers in an agricultural organisation. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Adapted Job ... -
Training the industrial and organisational psychologist as counsellor: are we doing enough?
Barkhuizen, Hanri; Brink, Lizelle; Jorgensen, Lené I. (AOSIS, 2015)Orientation: Industrial and organisational (I-O) psychologists are responsible for workplace counselling. Workplace counselling requires specific skills and training for the I-O psychologist. Research purpose: The main ...