Browsing Research Publications by Author "Padmanabhanunni, Anita"
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Anxiety in brief: Assessment of the five-item trait scale of the state-trait anxiety inventory in South Africa
Pretorius, Tyrone B.; Padmanabhanunni, Anita (MDPI, 2023)The current study examined the psychometric properties of a short form of the trait scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Participants consisted of a convenience sample of students (n = 322) who completed ... -
Behaviour is the key in a pandemic: The direct and indirect effects of Covid-19-related variables on psychological wellbeing
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone (SAGE Publications, 2021)The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of three COVID-19-related variables (i.e., risk perception, knowledge, and behaviour) on four indices of pandemicrelated mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression, ... -
Behaviour is the key in a pandemic: The direct and indirect effects of Covid-19-related variables on psychological wellbeing
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone (SAGE Publications, 2021)The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of three COVID-19-related variables (i.e., risk perception, knowledge, and behaviour) on four indices of pandemicrelated mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression, ... -
The beneficial effects of professional identity: The mediating role of teaching identification in the relationship between role stress and psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic
Pretorius, Tyrone Brian; Padmanabhanunni, Anita (MDPI, 2022)At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers and students rapidly transitioned to remote teaching and learning. In South Africa, this initial transition was followed by periods of reopening and closing of schools ... -
The cost of caring : secondary traumatic stress and burnout among lay trauma counsellors in the Western Cape Province
Padmanabhanunni, Anita (South African journal of psychology, 2020)The psychological and emotional risks associated with providing care to traumatized populations have been largely overlooked in the literature on non-professional trauma counselling in South Africa. Non-professional or lay ... -
Derailed by a sugar daddy: An investigation of the failed treatment of an adolescent township rape survivor with PTSD
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Edwards, David J.A. (South African Society on the Abuse of Children (SAPSAC), 2016)This study investigates the transportability of an evidence-based psychological intervention to local contexts by documenting the treatment process with an isi-Xhosa speaking Black South African adolescent. She was sexually ... -
Deriving meaning from chaos: the mediating role of the sense of coherence in the serial relationships among fear of Covid-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfaction
Pretorius, Tyrone B.; Padmanabhanunni, Anita (MDPI, 2022)The current study focused on the role of the sense of coherence (SOC) in the serial relationships among the fear of COVID-19, indices of psychological distress, and life satisfaction. It examined the hypothesis that an ... -
The dynamics of appraisal II: a meta-analysis of the relationship between fortitude and the indices of psychological well-being
Pretorius, Tyrone B; Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Isaacs, Serena Ann (SAGE Publications Inc., 2023)Identifying the factors that contribute to differential vulnerability in the face of adversity is key to psychology fulfilling its mandate as a helping profession. One such factor, fortitude, which is described as the ... -
The dynamics of Appraisal II: a meta-analysis of the relationship between fortitude and the indices of psychological well-being
Pretorius, Tyrone Brian; Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Isaacs, Serena Ann (SAGE Publications [Commercial Publisher], 2023)dentifying the factors that contribute to differential vulnerability in the face of adversity is key to psychology fulfilling its mandate as a helping profession. One such factor, fortitude, which is described as the ... -
The dynamics of appraisal: a review of 20 years of research using the Fortitude Questionnaire
Pretorius, Tyrone B.; Padmanabhanunni, Anita (South African Journal of Psychology, 2021-03)Fortitude refers to the psychological strength to manage adversity and stay well. It is derived from adaptive cognitive appraisals of self, family, and social supports and has consistently been identified as a protective ... -
An evaluation of a low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy mhealth-supported intervention to reduce loneliness in older people
Jarvis, Mary Ann; Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Chipps, Jennifer (MDPI, 2019)There is a high prevalence of loneliness among older people, especially in residential care settings. Loneliness is often accompanied by maladaptive cognitions which can a ect the maintenance and establishment of meaningful ... -
An examination of the psychometric properties and dimensionality of the Aggression-Problem Behavior Frequency Scale in a sample of Black South African adolescents
Padmanabhanunni, Anita (Sage Journals, 2019)Advancing research into aggressive behaviour in South Africa necessitates a range of suitable measuring instruments. The Aggression-Problem Behavior Frequency Scale is one such instrument that has been extensively used in ... -
Facing your fear of Covid-19: Resilience as a protective factor against burnout in South African teachers
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone B.; Bouchard, Jean-Pierre (Elsevier, 2022)Frontline workers have been distinctively impacted by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers, as frontline employees in the educational system, had to contend with unprecedented changes to their work role, ... -
The factor structure of the Normative Beliefs about Aggression Scale as used with a sample of adolescents in low socio-economic areas of South Africa
Padmanabhanunni, Anita (SAGE Publications, 2017)The issue of adolescent aggression and violence has received significant attention in the literature. Normative beliefs about the acceptability of aggressive behaviour have been identified as central in influencing aggression. ... -
From fear and vulnerability to fortitude: sustaining psychological well-being in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone B (SAGE Publications Inc, 2023)Despite the societal increase in mental health disorders during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals were able to cope effectively with new mental health challenges. The heterogeneity in responses ... -
The health-sustaining, moderating, and mediating roles of sense of coherence in the relationship between fear of Covid-19 and burnout among South African teachers
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone Brian; Kagee, Ashraf (MDPI, 2022)The current study focuses on the interrelationship between fear of COVID-19, sense of coherence, and burnout. Participants (n = 355) were school teachers from across all provinces in South Africa who completed the Fear ... -
“I teach, therefore i am”: The serial relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of Covid-19, teacher identification and teacher satisfaction
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone (MPDI, 2021)In early 2020, school closures were implemented globally to curb the spread of the COVID19 pandemic. In South Africa, emergency remote teaching was not sustainable, and conventional teaching resumed in the context of the ... -
Identity matters: Validation of the professional identifcation scale in a sample of teachers in South Africa during the Covid 19 pandemic
Pretorius, Tyrone B.; Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Isaacs, Serena Ann (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022)Professional identity has been linked to organizational outcomes such as job performance and commitment, as well as health and well-being indices such as burnout and depression. Professional identity is a powerful mechanism ... -
Job satisfaction goes a long way: The mediating role of teaching satisfaction in the relationship between role stress and indices of psychological well-being in the time of Covid-19
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone Brian (MDPI, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures has resulted in drastic changes in the educational landscape. Teachers had to rapidly adapt to shifts in their work-related roles and responsibilities. This situation ... -
The loneliness–life satisfaction relationship: The parallel and serial mediating role of hopelessness, depression and ego-resilience among young adults in south Africa during Covid-19
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone (MDPI, 2021)Recently, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several lockdown and stay-at-home regulations have been implemented worldwide. In this regard, loneliness has been identified as the signature mental health consequence ...