Measuring dimensions of social climate among South African higher education students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15345866 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Myburgh (0000-0003-4182-4244, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author), Marie Poggenpoel (0000-0001-7515-8695, University of Johannesburg), Marie Hastings-Tolsma (University of Johannesburg), Marie Hastings‐Tolsma (0000-0002-4204-7566, Baylor University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 511-514 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2017.1399552 |
| OpenAlex | W2787275249 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
We investigated the structure of social climate among university students to characterise the relative importance of personal and interpersonal factors. Participants were 266 students from a school of education of a large South African university (females = 66.5%; black = 53.0%, white = 25.9%; coloured = 7.5%, Asian/Indian = 6.0%; mean age = 28.71 years, SD = 10.51 years). The students completed the Experience of Social Climate Questionnaire (ESCQ). Exploratory principal component factor analysis of the data yielded a three component structure of social climate comprising of (i) Constructive interpersonal relationships, (ii) Unloving towards self, and (iii) Aggression perceptions of self. Relationships and aggression appear to define social climate in a higher education student population
Aggression · Developmental psychology · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Perception · Population · Sociology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2019 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |