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A looming mental health pandemic in the time of COVID-19? Role of fortitude in the interrelationship between loneliness, anxiety, and life satisfaction among young adults
(SAGE, 2021)
This study investigates loneliness, anxiety, and life satisfaction among a sample of young adults in
South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the role of fortitude in the interrelationship
between these ...
Behaviour is the key in a pandemic: The direct and indirect effects of Covid-19-related variables on psychological wellbeing
(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, ...
A looming mental health pandemic in the time of covid-19? Role of fortitude in the interrelationship between loneliness, anxiety, and life satisfaction among young adults
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
This study investigates loneliness, anxiety, and life satisfaction among a sample of young adults in
South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the role of fortitude in the interrelationship
between these ...
Validation of the Connor-Davidson resilience scale-10 in South Africa: Item response theory and classical test theory
(Dove Press, 2022)
During times of crisis, and in particular during the current COVID-19 pandemic, resistance resources, such as resilience, are
key to managing the negative impacts of the crisis. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 has ...
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
(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 ...
Toward a positive life beyond covid-19: Problem-solving appraisal as a resistance resource in the relationship between stress and well-being in students
(MDPI, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major global stressor that has been associated with elevated
risk of negative mental health symptoms. As a helping profession, our main task should be identifying
factors that may shield ...
Anxiety in brief: Assessment of the five-item trait scale of the state-trait anxiety inventory in South Africa
(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 ...