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ArticleCurrent psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)2023

The association between core job components, physical activity, and mental health in African academics in a post-COVID-19 context.

Nestor Asiamah, Faith Muhonja, Akinlolu Omisore, Frank Frimpong Opuni, Henry Kofi Mensah, Emelia Danquah, Simon Mawulorm Agyemang, Irene Agyemang, Sylvester Hatsu, Rita Sarkodie Baffoe and 2 more

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Article in Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 5 countries.

Nestor AsiamahSchool of Health and Care Professions, University of Portsmouth, Winston Churchill Ave, Portsmouth, PO1 2UP UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1157-6430
Faith MuhonjaSchool of Public Health, Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya.
Akinlolu OmisoreDepartment of Community Medicine, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.
Frank Frimpong OpuniDepartment of Marketing, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana.
Henry Kofi MensahHuman Resources and Organizational Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Emelia DanquahLogistics and Supply Chain Management, Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua, Ghana.
Simon Mawulorm AgyemangDepartment of Physical Education and Health, Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education, Abetifi, Ghana.
Irene AgyemangWest African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, Accra, Ghana.
Sylvester HatsuDepartment of Computer Science, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana.
Rita Sarkodie BaffoeSchool of Business, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana.
Eric EkuInstitute for Distance Education and E-learning, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
Christiana Afriyie ManuSchool of Business, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana.
Accra Technical University · GHAfrica Center · USKoforidua Technical University · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHMount Kenya University · KEOsun State University · NGPresbyterian University, Ghana · GHUniversity of Education, Winneba · GH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examined the association between core job components (i.e. teaching, research, and student assessment), physical activity (PA), and mental health in a post-COVID-19 context. An online questionnaire administered via Google Forms was used to gather data from 1064 African academics in four countries. A sensitivity analysis was applied to adjust for covariates. Data were analyzed with the hierarchical linear regression analysis. The average age of participants was 44 years. The study found that PA was positively associated with research but negatively associated with student assessment. Mental health was positively associated with onsite teaching but negatively associated with online teaching and research. PA did not predict mental health and mediate the relationship between the job components and mental health. It is concluded that PA may not increase mental health in African academics in a post-COVID-19 situation that required the resumption of work while observing social distancing protocols.

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AcademicsAfrica; assessment; neighborhood walkabilityMental healthPhysical activityResearchTeaching

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PMID34257498
PMCPMC8266165
OpenAlexW3179167578

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