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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Workplace Mental Health Status Among Academic Staff: Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Organisational Culture at a South African University.

Veena Abraham, Johanna C Meyer, Kebogile Elizabeth Mokwena, Edward Duncan

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Veena AbrahamDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3327-8653
Johanna C MeyerDepartment of Public Health Pharmacy and Management, School of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0462-5713
Kebogile Elizabeth MokwenaDepartment of Public Health, School of Healthcare Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria 0204, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0257-0520
Edward DuncanFaculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3400-905X

Funding

National Research Foundation 129898South African Medical Research Council 57009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental health challenges in academic settings are increasingly recognised, yet research on staff wellbeing remains limited, particularly within African universities. This study provides the first institution-wide assessment of psychological distress and burnout among academic staff at a South African university. A cross-sectional survey using validated tools, the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28 ) and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) was administered to 157 academic employees, and data were analysed using descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests, and ordinal regression. The median age of participants was 42 years (

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academic staffburnoutGlobal Southmental health promotionorganisational culturepsychological distressuniversity employeesworkplace mental health

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PMID41153200
PMCPMC12562238

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