Table 2.
Top 20 most cited studies.
| Authors | Year | Title | Journal | Total citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyes, C. L. M., Wissing, M., Potgieter, J. P., Temane, M., Kruger, A., and van Rooy, S. | 2008 | Evaluation of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) in Setswana-speaking South Africans | Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy | 513 |
| Ammar, A., Mueller, P., Trabelsi, K. Chtourou, H., Boukhris, O., Masmoudi, L., …. Hoekelmann, A. | 2020 | Psychological consequences of COVID-19 home confinement: The ECLB-COVID19 multicenter study | PLoS One | 206 |
| Delle Fave, A., Brdar, I., Wissing, M. P., Araujo, U., Solano, A. C., Freire, T., Hernández-Pozo, M. D. R., Jose, P., Martos, T., Nafstad, H. E., Nakamura, J., Singh, K., and Soosai-Nathan, L. | 2016 | Lay definitions of happiness across nations: The primacy of inner harmony and relational connectedness | Frontiers in Psychology | 185 |
| Bar-On, R. | 2010 | Emotional intelligence: An integral part of positive psychology | South African Journal of Psychology | 89 |
| van Woerkom, M., Oerlemans, W., and Bakker, A. B. | 2016 | Strengths use and work engagement: A weekly diary study | European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology | 106 |
| Pieterse, E. | 2010 | Cityness and African urban development | Urban Forum | 67 |
| Posel, D. R., and Casale, D. M. | 2011 | Relative standing and subjective well-being in South Africa: The role of perceptions, expectations and Income Mobility | Social Indicators Research | 64 |
| Schatz, E., Gómez-Olivé, X., Ralston, M., Menken, J., and Tollman, S. | 2012 | The impact of pensions on health and wellbeing in rural South Africa: Does gender matter? | Social Science & Medicine | 76 |
| Westaway, M. S. | 2006 | A longitudinal investigation of satisfaction with personal and environmental quality of life in an informal South African housing settlement, Doornkop, Soweto | Habitat International | 68 |
| Møller, V. | 2005 | Resilient or resigned? Criminal victimisation and quality of life in South Africa | Social Indicators Research | 63 |
| Field, L. K., and Buitendach, J. H. | 2011 | Happiness, work engagement and organisational commitment of support staff at a tertiary education institution in South Africa | SA Journal of Industrial Psychology | 143 |
| Cramm, J. M., Møller V., and Nieboer, A. P. | 2011 | Individual- and neighbourhood-level indicators of subjective well-being in a small and poor Eastern Cape township: The effect of health, social capital, marital status, and income | Social Indicators Research | 52 |
| Møller, V. | 1998 | Quality of life in South Africa: Post-apartheid trends | Social Indicators Research | 49 |
| Khumalo, I.P., Temane, Q.M. and Wissing, M.P. | 2012 | Socio-demographic variables, general psychological well-being and the mental health continuum in an African context | Social Indicators Research | 51 |
| Cheng, C., Jose, P. E., Sheldon, K. M., Singelis, T. M., Cheung, M. W. L., Tiliouine, H., Alao, A. A., Chio, J. H. M., Lui, J. Y. M., Chun, W. Y., Golec de Zavala, A., Hakuzimana, A., Hertel, J., Liu, J.-T., Onyewadume, M., and Sims, C. | 2011 | Sociocultural differences in self-construal and subjective well-being: A test of four cultural models | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology | 44 |
| Botha, F. | 2014 | Life satisfaction and education in South Africa: Investigating the role of attainment and the likelihood of education as a positional good | Social Indicators Research | 26 |
| Botha, F., and Booysen, F. | 2014 | Family functioning and life satisfaction and happiness in South African households | Social Indicators Research | 44 |
| de Bruin, G. P., and du Plessis, G. A. | 2015 | Bifactor analysis of the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) | Psychological Reports | 46 |
| Rao, N., Singh, C., Solomon, D., Camfield, L., Sidiki, R., Angula, M., … Lawson, E. T. | 2020 | Managing risk, changing aspirations and household dynamics: Implications for wellbeing and adaptation in semi-arid Africa and India. | World Development, 125, 104,667. | 45 |
| Schlebusch, L., Dada, S., and Samuels, A. E. | 2017 | Family quality of life of South African families raising children with autism spectrum disorder. | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | 44 |
| Edwards, S. | 2006 | Physical exercise and psychological well-being | South African Journal of psychology | 44 |