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The reader should keep the following in mind: • The editorial style as well as the references in this mini-dissertation follows the format prescribed by the Publication Manual (5th edition) of the American Psychological Association (APA). This practice is in line with the policy of the Programme in Industrial Psychology of the North-West University (Potchefstroom) to follow APA style in all scientific documents as from January 1999. • The mini-dissertation is submitted in the form of a research article. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I hereby express my gratitude to the following people, without whom this research would not have been possible: • My Heavenly Father, my Creator and Lord, who gave me the talent and the opportunity to study. • Prof. S. Rothmann, Prof. D. Meiring, and Prof F. van de Vijver for assistance, help, and interest. • My wife, Johanne. Thank you for always loving me and encouraging me when I needed it most. • ' My daughter, Monique. Thank you for all the precious hours spends away from you. • The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation (NRF) towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the National Research Foundation. • Mr S. Zulu for the translation of the Zulu data