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The reader is reminded of the following: The references as well as the editorial style as prescribed by the Publication Manual (4Ih edition) of the American Psychological Association (APA) were followed in this thesis. This practice is in line with the policy of the Programme in Industrial Psychology at the North-West University. This mini-dissertation is submitted in the form of a research article. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to express my sincere gratitude to various individuals who supported me throughout the completion of this mini-dissertation. First and foremost, I am deeply grateful to my Creator and God, who blessed me with the ability and opportunity to complete this research. A very special word of thanks to Mr M.W. Stander, for his expert guidance, motivation and support. Thanks to Dr J. Bosman and Mrs A. Oosthuizen, for their support and advice regarding the statistical processing. I would also like to express my gratitude to the management of the participatin