Andrew Thatcher
Biographic Data
| ID | 246817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Thatcher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Thatcher |
| SIGNATURE | THATCHER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5342-980X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
South African managers self-regulating their after-hours smartphone usage
In a prior quantitative study, we found that South African managers could be categorised into three different border-keeper groups to integrate or segment their work and home domains when receiving after-hours communications through their smartphone from work.In this study we investigated how these three groups of border-expanders, border-adapters, and border-enforcers regulated their after-hours smartphone usage for work purposes in the home env…
Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus
The field of ecopsychology focuses on the affective relationship between individuals and nature that is based on the premise that what individuals love and care for, they will protect. There is however a methodological gap within the field of ecopsychology that relates to the qualitative exploration of the human-nature nexus. Elicitation techniques are a popular method used for exploring subconscious processes or to engage participants in a subje…
Technological change and sociocultural models in China
China’s mobility turn has created the world’s largest public rail system, contributing extensively to citizens’ economic, social, and spatial mobility. Concurrently, this technological transformation has introduced many opportunities for individuation, which could potentially challenge the social, collectivistic, and Confucian foundations of China’s sociocultural and political ideology. While the notion that ‘mobility produces culture’ is readily…
Psychological assessment for redress in South African organisations
This article assesses the research on psychological assessment in post-apartheid South Africa from an organisational justice perspective. A search of peer-reviewed, published research on psychological assessment in organisations in South Africa was conducted from 2000 to March 2014. A total of 69 articles were found, of which the majority focused on the procedural justice of the instruments. Future research needs to focus on aspects of assessment…
The Relationship between Lecture Attendance and Academic Performance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
This article reports on a preliminary investigation into the impact of non-attendance at lectures on the performance of students in a second-year psychology class. Results suggest that the frequency of lecture attendance is significantly, but moderately, related to better academic performance and that ‘always’ attending lectures is the best indicator of academic performance. These results are discussed in relation to understanding lecture non-att…
Innovation in Teaching Undergraduate Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand
In this collection of short reports — the first such collection to be published in the South African Journal of Psychology — we introduce a range of innovations in the teaching of undergraduate psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand. Following as it does on the recent Teaching of Psychology in South Africa conference, we hope that this collection will help to maintain the renewed interest in and enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching in…
Using the World Wide Web to Support Classroom Lectures in a Psychology Course
Information and computing technology is pervasive in tertiary institutions and in the world of work. This short report critically evaluates two website development initiatives for undergraduate psychology modules, developed to support traditional face-to-face psychology lectures. In the first initiative, emphasis was placed on developing supplementary course material and exercises to complement lectures. Students expressed favourable attitudes to…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Internet use Questionnaire
Since the inception of the Internet, research has suggested that a small group of people have a tendency to abuse the Internet and thereby cause damage to their health, their personal life and/or their professional life. Numerous terms, including Internet Addiction Disorder and pathological Internet use, have been used to describe this behaviour and its consequences. More recently, the term, problematic Internet use, has been favoured to describe…
Defining the South African Internet ‘Addict’
Recent research findings indicate that some users of the Internet spend so much time on the Internet that their personal and/or professional lives suffer. The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has been used to describe a psychological disorder where individuals cannot resist engaging with the Internet, although an argument is made to use the term problematic Internet use in this study. This article reports on a descriptive, exploratory study…
The Relationship between Intention to Emigrate and Organisational Commitment
South Africa is currently experiencing one of the highest periods of emigration in its history. However, this phenomenon has received little research attention. This study examined the issue of emigration from an organisational psychology perspective by exploring the relationship between intention to emigrate and organisational commitment. To achieve this an Intention to Emigrate scale was developed in order to assess individuals' behavioural int…
The Relationship between Lecture Attendance and Academic Performance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
This article reports on a preliminary investigation into the impact of non-attendance at lectures on the performance of students in a second-year psychology class. Results suggest that the frequency of lecture attendance is significantly, but moderately, related to better academic performance and that ‘always’ attending lectures is the best indicator of academic performance. These results are discussed in relation to understanding lecture non-att…
Defining the South African Internet ‘Addict’
Recent research findings indicate that some users of the Internet spend so much time on the Internet that their personal and/or professional lives suffer. The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has been used to describe a psychological disorder where individuals cannot resist engaging with the Internet, although an argument is made to use the term problematic Internet use in this study. This article reports on a descriptive, exploratory study…
Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus
The field of ecopsychology focuses on the affective relationship between individuals and nature that is based on the premise that what individuals love and care for, they will protect. There is however a methodological gap within the field of ecopsychology that relates to the qualitative exploration of the human-nature nexus. Elicitation techniques are a popular method used for exploring subconscious processes or to engage participants in a subje…
Using the World Wide Web to Support Classroom Lectures in a Psychology Course
Information and computing technology is pervasive in tertiary institutions and in the world of work. This short report critically evaluates two website development initiatives for undergraduate psychology modules, developed to support traditional face-to-face psychology lectures. In the first initiative, emphasis was placed on developing supplementary course material and exercises to complement lectures. Students expressed favourable attitudes to…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Internet use Questionnaire
Since the inception of the Internet, research has suggested that a small group of people have a tendency to abuse the Internet and thereby cause damage to their health, their personal life and/or their professional life. Numerous terms, including Internet Addiction Disorder and pathological Internet use, have been used to describe this behaviour and its consequences. More recently, the term, problematic Internet use, has been favoured to describe…
The Relationship between Intention to Emigrate and Organisational Commitment
South Africa is currently experiencing one of the highest periods of emigration in its history. However, this phenomenon has received little research attention. This study examined the issue of emigration from an organisational psychology perspective by exploring the relationship between intention to emigrate and organisational commitment. To achieve this an Intention to Emigrate scale was developed in order to assess individuals' behavioural int…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Problematic Internet use Questionnaire
Since the inception of the Internet, research has suggested that a small group of people have a tendency to abuse the Internet and thereby cause damage to their health, their personal life and/or their professional life. Numerous terms, including Internet Addiction Disorder and pathological Internet use, have been used to describe this behaviour and its consequences. More recently, the term, problematic Internet use, has been favoured to describe…
Defining the South African Internet ‘Addict’
Recent research findings indicate that some users of the Internet spend so much time on the Internet that their personal and/or professional lives suffer. The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) has been used to describe a psychological disorder where individuals cannot resist engaging with the Internet, although an argument is made to use the term problematic Internet use in this study. This article reports on a descriptive, exploratory study…
The Relationship between Lecture Attendance and Academic Performance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
This article reports on a preliminary investigation into the impact of non-attendance at lectures on the performance of students in a second-year psychology class. Results suggest that the frequency of lecture attendance is significantly, but moderately, related to better academic performance and that ‘always’ attending lectures is the best indicator of academic performance. These results are discussed in relation to understanding lecture non-att…
Innovation in Teaching Undergraduate Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand
In this collection of short reports — the first such collection to be published in the South African Journal of Psychology — we introduce a range of innovations in the teaching of undergraduate psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand. Following as it does on the recent Teaching of Psychology in South Africa conference, we hope that this collection will help to maintain the renewed interest in and enthusiasm for undergraduate teaching in…
Using the World Wide Web to Support Classroom Lectures in a Psychology Course
Information and computing technology is pervasive in tertiary institutions and in the world of work. This short report critically evaluates two website development initiatives for undergraduate psychology modules, developed to support traditional face-to-face psychology lectures. In the first initiative, emphasis was placed on developing supplementary course material and exercises to complement lectures. Students expressed favourable attitudes to…
Psychological assessment for redress in South African organisations
This article assesses the research on psychological assessment in post-apartheid South Africa from an organisational justice perspective. A search of peer-reviewed, published research on psychological assessment in organisations in South Africa was conducted from 2000 to March 2014. A total of 69 articles were found, of which the majority focused on the procedural justice of the instruments. Future research needs to focus on aspects of assessment…
Technological change and sociocultural models in China
China’s mobility turn has created the world’s largest public rail system, contributing extensively to citizens’ economic, social, and spatial mobility. Concurrently, this technological transformation has introduced many opportunities for individuation, which could potentially challenge the social, collectivistic, and Confucian foundations of China’s sociocultural and political ideology. While the notion that ‘mobility produces culture’ is readily…
Using a Deductive Approach to Develop a Picture Elicitation Technique to Explore the Human-Nature Nexus
The field of ecopsychology focuses on the affective relationship between individuals and nature that is based on the premise that what individuals love and care for, they will protect. There is however a methodological gap within the field of ecopsychology that relates to the qualitative exploration of the human-nature nexus. Elicitation techniques are a popular method used for exploring subconscious processes or to engage participants in a subje…
South African managers self-regulating their after-hours smartphone usage
In a prior quantitative study, we found that South African managers could be categorised into three different border-keeper groups to integrate or segment their work and home domains when receiving after-hours communications through their smartphone from work.In this study we investigated how these three groups of border-expanders, border-adapters, and border-enforcers regulated their after-hours smartphone usage for work purposes in the home env…
Psychology (10 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Perspective (graphical) (3 works) · World Wide Web (3 works) · Addiction (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works)