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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 ...
Depression among health care students in the time of COVID-19: The mediating role of resilience in the hopelessness–depression relationship
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
COVID-19 spread rapidly across the world, and by March 2020, the first case of COVID-19
was identified in South Africa. Lockdown-related measures such as restricted movement and
isolation were implemented to contain the ...
Leading with heart: Academic leadership during the COVID-19 crisis
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every sphere of life. It has brought into sharp focus
not only the critical role that leaders have to play in taking charge of their organisations and
employees, but the complexity of ...
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
(MPDI, 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 ...
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, ...
Do state and trait measures measure states and traits? The case of community-dwelling caregivers of older adults
(SAGE, 2021)
Spielberger’s state and trait anxiety and anger scales are widely used and documented, but there is little or no direct evidence that they actually measure their respective state and trait aspects as was intended. We ...
The structure of children's subjective well being
(Researchgate, 2021-06)
Research on children’s quality of life and subjective well-being has advanced over
the past decade largely as a result of developments in childhood theory, children’s
rights legislation, and the shift toward positive ...
Prevalence of bullying victimisation among primary school children in South Africa: a population-based study
(BMC Research Notes, 2021)
Objectives: Bullying victimisation (BV) among children in South Africa has been identified as a major public health concern. While several studies report on the prevalence rates of BV, there is currently a dearth of research ...
The role of fortitude, loneliness, and depression in the association between risk perception of contracting COVID-19 and life satisfaction: Serial mediation analysis
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has been found to have a negative impact on both physical
wellbeing and mental health. Increased risk perception of contracting the virus has been associated
with adverse psychological ...
The dynamics of appraisal: A review of 20 years of research using the Fortitude Questionnaire
(SAGE, 2021)
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 ...