Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Isaacs, Serena Ann"
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The development of a familyresilience-strengthening programme for familiesin a South African rural community
Isaacs, Serena Ann; Roman, Nicolette V.; Savahl, Shazly (Wiley, 2018)The aim of this study was to develop a contextually based family resilience program. Also presented here is a literature review of family resilience interventions suggesting that these 3 processes are the basis for effective ... -
Fostering family resilience: A community participatory action research perspective
Isaacs, Serena Ann; Roman, Nicolette Vanessa; Carlson, Shantay (Taylor & Francis, 2020)Theoretically, increasing family resilience, may contribute to an increase the resilience of communities. However families in South Africa experience challenges to their resilience, often owing to a variety of historic, ... -
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 ... -
Perceived vulnerability to disease and the relationship with teacher satisfaction in South Africa during Covid-19: The serial role of burnout, role conflict, and ambiguity
Pretorius, Tyrone Brian; Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Isaacs, Serena Ann (MDPI, 2022)Teachers’ work roles and responsibilities have changed dramatically because of the COVID-19 pandemic. These unprecedented changes have the potential to generate role stress and burnout and reduce teachers’ job satisfaction. ... -
We Are Not Islands: The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Perceived Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress
Padmanabhanunni, Anita; Pretorius, Tyrone B; Isaacs, Serena Ann (MDPI, 2023)COVID-19 containment measures, including social distancing, quarantine, and confinement, significantly impacted social connectedness and contributed to heightened levels of perceived stress. Prior research has established ...