A5040953367- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Sex work and related issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Education Methods and Practices
- Media Influence and Health
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Social Representations and Identity
University of Amsterdam
2024
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2024
North-West University
2013-2023
Pathways Behavioral Services
2023
University of the Witwatersrand
2023
Health Sciences North
2023
International Center for Public Health
2014
Implementation of health education programs is often inadequately considered or not at all in planning, developing and evaluating interventions. With the focus being predominantly on adoption stage, little known about factors influencing implementation continuation stages diffusion process. This study contributes to understanding that promote impede each stage process school setting using sex program Long Live Love (LLL) as an example. A survey integrating different diffusion-related...
Abstract Qualitative studies of lay people’s perspectives on facets well-being are scarce, and it is not known how the people with high low levels dovetail or differ. This research explored experiences high/flourishing versus low/languishing positive mental health in three cross-sectional survey design studies. Languishing flourishing participants were selected each study based quantitative data from Mental Health Continuum - Short Form as reported by Keyes et al. ( Journal Social Behavior...
Meaning in life is a key indicator of subjective well-being and quality life. Further developments understanding enhancing the construct will depend inter alia on sound measurement thereof. This study at forefront applying modern psychometric techniques to Life Questionnaire, scale widely used assess meaning The Rasch rating model was applied Presence Search subscales Questionnaire using sample 601 adults from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. subscale insensitive high levels presence...
Afrocentric paradigms reflect assumptions of the overarching importance interconnectedness and social bonds in meaningful experiences. It is, however, not known if types relatedness vary as meaning sources subjective experiences laypeople, or what reasons are that they ascribe to relationships. The empirical theoretical substantiation philosophical is needed provide a scientific basis for appropriate well-being interventions African contexts. Therefore, this study aimed empirically explore...
Background There is growing evidence that positive psychology interventions (PPIs) enhance mental health and lead to a decrease in symptoms of psychopathology. This study examines the effectiveness 10‐week multicomponent PPI (the Inspired Life Program ; ILP) promoting reducing depression negative affect sample rural poor adults Ghana. Methods Using quasi‐randomized controlled trial design, participants from four communities were randomly allocated intervention ( n = 40) or control 42)...
The aim of this study was to explore the structural and external validity recently developed Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being (QEWB), scrutinising parcelling approach used by Waterman colleagues confirm unidimensional structure scale. A multicultural South African student sample (n = 325) used. Parcel- item-level confirmatory factor analysis exploratory were conducted scale's validity. External examined via attenuation corrected correlations with scores on criterion measures. On...
Spirituality and meaning in life are important pathways to well-being. Research has conceptually empirically linked spirituality, religiousness life. The present study was concerned with investigating presence of (MLQ-P) search for (MLQ-S) as mediators between spirituality (religious existential well-being) hedonic eudaimonic A multi-cultural sample 326 South African students completed the Meaning Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), Eudaimonic (QEWB) Mental Health...
The Mental Health Continuum Short Form measures both the private and public aspects of overall positive mental health. This study explored factor structure English (n = 324), Afrikaans 476), Setswana 258) versions scale among culturally diverse South African students. A bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling model displayed superior fit, with but not subscales attaining sufficient reliability. “social integration” contribution” items appeared to provide a better representation...
Background Mental health is considered an integral part of human health. Reliable and valid measurement instruments are needed to assess various facets mental in the native language people involved. This paper reports on five studies examining evidence for factorial validity Twi versions well-being instruments: Affectometer-2 (AFM-2); Automatic Thought Questionnaire–Positive (ATQ-P); Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSEs); Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9); Satisfaction with Life (SWLS)...
Abstract The Meaning in Life Questionnaire assesses presence of and search for meaning life. Although the questionnaire has shown promising psychometric properties samples from different countries, scale’s measurement invariance across a large number nations yet to be assessed. This study is aimed at addressing this gap, providing insight into how life constructed experienced countries extent which cross-country comparisons can made. A total 3867 adult participants 17 aged 30–60, balanced by...
: There is growing evidence that group-based mental health intervention programmes can encourage the development of peer support, psychosocial skills, and collaborative therapeutic relationships with longer lasting effects. This study explored participants' experiences of, perceived benefits recommendations to improve a 10-session multicomponent positive psychology (mPPI)-the
The dimensionality of the Questionnaire for Eudaimonic Well-Being (QEWB) has been a topic debate and divergent findings in literature up to date. This study investigated factor structure measurement invariance QEWB four culturally diverse South African samples using confirmatory analysis (CFA), bifactor CFA, exploratory structural equation modelling (ESEM), ESEM. Three student completed English ( n = 326), Afrikaans 478), or Setswana 260) version QEWB. An adult sample 262) version....
Although there has been extensive research on the phenomenon of stress, is still a lack assessment tools, especially in South African context, that have strong theoretical underpinnings, tapping into both internal depletion resources and excessive external demands from environment measurement stress. The aim this study was to validate Setswana version original 30-item long form Stress Overload Scale as well 10-item short (Stress Scale–Short Form), evaluating experienced personal...
Abstract Although several theories and studies have explored human strengths mental well‐being at the global level, these insights are rarely tested translated into practice in sub‐Saharan Africa. This study aims to describe development of a 10‐session multicomponent positive psychology intervention, Inspired Life Program (ILP), designed promote health reduce symptoms depression negative affect rural adults Ghana. Guided by Medical Research Council's framework for developing complex...
The aim of this study was to validate the English version Basic Psychological Needs Scale with subscales Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness in a South African student sample. participants were nonprobability sample 322 students from university. Confirmatory factor analysis used examine scale’s factorial validity. Neither one-factor nor three-factor model fitted original 21-item scale. After problematic items removed, 17-item negatively worded method effect data best, but fit inadequate....