Validation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 in South Africa: Item Response Theory and Classical Test Theory

Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: Volume 15, P. 1235 - 1245

Published: May 1, 2022

Purpose: During times of crisis, and in particular during the current COVID-19 pandemic, resistance resources, such as resilience, are key to managing negative impacts crisis. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 has been extensively used assess resilience. In study, we examined reliability, validity dimensionality this instrument using Rasch analysis, Mokken analysis classical test theory. Using both item response theory provides a more comprehensive overview psychometric properties Scale-10. Participants Methods: School teachers from South Africa (N = 355) constituted sample for study they completed following scales: Scale-10, Center Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait Beck Hopelessness Sense Coherence Scale. Results: Both provided strong evidence reliability addition, analyses support considering scale essentially unidimensional. Conclusion: obtained results provide additional validity, samples diverse contexts. Keywords: exploratory factor confirmatory sense coherence, depression, hopelessness, anxiety

Language: Английский

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Assessing the Relationships between Internet Addiction, Depression, COVID-19-Related Fear, Anxiety, and Suspicion among Graduate Students in Educational Administration: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(9), P. 5356 - 5356

Published: April 29, 2022

This study aims to examine the relationships between Internet addiction, depression, COVID-19-related fear, anxiety, and suspicion in graduate students. A total of 482 students pursuing a master’s degree educational administration participated study, which was designed according relational survey model. The data were collected using online questionnaires, proposed hypotheses tested analyzed structural equation modeling (SEM). results revealed that positively significantly predicted fear anxiety. In this context, increased due COVID-19 also their possibility they would exhibit depressive behaviors. However, positive significant relationship found depression. result confirms participant led an increase depression scores. SEM have shown anxiety related students’ levels increases addiction levels. addition, has negligible indirect effect on addiction. conclusion, hypothetical model is confirmed after having examined among suspicion.

Language: Английский

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Assessing the cognitive component of subjective well-being: Revisiting the satisfaction with life scale with classical test theory and item response theory

African Journal of Psychological Assessment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: July 19, 2022

Life satisfaction is generally regarded as the cognitive component of subjective well-being, opposed to positive and negative affect, which are affective components. This topic has been extensively studied worldwide linked a variety outcomes related work context well psychological well-being. In this study, we examine psychometric properties Satisfaction with Scale (SWLS), one most widely used measures life satisfaction, using three different approaches: classical test theory, Rasch analysis Mokken analysis. Combining these approaches provides more comprehensive validation an instrument. schoolteachers (n = 355) completed SWLS, trait scale State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Beck Hopelessness University California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale. The confirmed reliability, validity unidimensional nature thus supporting its continued use measure in South African context.

Language: Английский

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Sense of coherence, social support, satisfaction with life, and resilience as mediators between fear of COVID-19, perceived vulnerability to disease and depression

South African Journal of Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 54(3), P. 300 - 313

Published: June 12, 2024

We tested the role of sense coherence, social support, satisfaction with life, and resilience, as resources in association between fear COVID-19, perceived vulnerability to disease, depression. Data from 804 students were collected at three South African universities 2022 2023 by means an electronic survey analysed using structural equation modelling. found that higher levels COVID-19 hopelessness associated depression among sample. Satisfaction support had significant negative relationships depression, indicating these represent potential protective resources. Perceived disease a positive relationship support. While significantly impacted it did not show other mental well-being measures, such or Hopelessness showed strong correlation, only resilience but also making critical factor well-being. acted mediator both life mediated coherence related pervasive feelings robust predictors depressive symptoms, factors emerged

Language: Английский

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The relationship between loneliness and internalizing disorders among young adults: the mediating and moderating role of ego-resilience

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Jan. 3, 2025

The relationship between loneliness and internalizing disorders has been well established in psychological research. This study aims to build on existing research by exploring how different components of loneliness-isolation, relational connectedness, collective connectedness-interact with ego-resilience influence anxiety, depression, hopelessness. participants were young adults (n = 337) who completed the University California-Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, Ego Resilience Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression State-Trait Anxiety Beck Hopelessness Scale. A regression-based moderation mediation analysis was used investigate relationships loneliness, ego-resilience, disorders. results correlational demonstrated that zero-order correlations isolation, one hand, disorders, other all significant. Mediation analyses found partly mediated connectedness isolation Further, moderated respectively, highlights central role mediating effects facets Understanding moderating can inform therapeutic approaches interventions aimed at reducing impact mental health.

Language: Английский

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The Role of E-Learning Crack-Up Perception and Fear of Academic Year Loss in Students’ Psychological Distress and Academic Performance

OBM Neurobiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 09(01), P. 1 - 20

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

This study examines the effect of e-learning crack-up perception (ECUP) and fear academic year loss (FAYL) on psychological distress (PD). The also explores impact PD students' performance (AP). It uses a quantitative method based data collected from Egyptian medical university students using convenience sampling. utilized 313 cases to get final results. Using path analysis through moment structures (AMOS) software, confirmed positive ECUP FAYL (β = 0.061; CR 3.069; p < 0.01) 0.098; 2.840; 0.01). Moreover, 0.181; 3.910; 0.01), demonstrates negative AP -0.008; 0.348; > study's findings assist policymakers authorities in reducing among by burden pressure, failure, diminishing problems that exist during online or process. should be enhanced getting rid PD, anxiety stress students, particularly which results is produced use systems. Finally, contribute literature psychology, management, business, science, specifically terms AP, mental problems.

Language: Английский

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Changes in perceived vulnerability to disease, resilience, and disgust sensitivity during the pandemic: A longitudinal study

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(27), P. 23412 - 23424

Published: March 26, 2024

Language: Английский

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The Resilience of South African School Teachers in the Time of COVID-19: Coping with Risk of Infection, Loneliness, and Anxiety

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(4), P. 3462 - 3462

Published: Feb. 16, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated an overall increase in the global prevalence of mental health disorders and psychological distress. However, against this backdrop, there was also evidence adaptation coping, which suggested influence protective factors. current study aims to extend previous research on role factors by investigating health-sustaining mediating roles resilience relationship between perceived vulnerability disease, loneliness, anxiety. Participants consisted a convenience sample schoolteachers (N = 355) who completed Perceived Vulnerability Disease Questionnaire, short form Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, University California, Los Angeles Loneliness trait scale Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety through online link created with Google Forms. results path analysis indicated significant negative associations both loneliness These indicate resilience. In addition, mediated relationships germ aversion infectability, one hand, anxiety, other hand. findings confirm that can play substantial counteracting impact health.

Language: Английский

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Toward a Positive Life beyond COVID-19: Problem-Solving Appraisal as a Resistance Resource in the Relationship between Stress and Well-Being in Students

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(3), P. 350 - 350

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major global stressor that has been associated with elevated risk of negative mental health symptoms. As helping profession, our main task should be identifying factors may shield individuals from the consequences stress, rather than only focusing on causes and symptoms stress. One such factor, identified in literature, an individual's perception their problem-solving skills. In this study we investigate role appraisal association between perceived stress psychological well-being. Participants were students (n = 322) who completed Problem Solving Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, short forms trait scale State-Trait Anxiety Beck Hopelessness Scale. results demonstrate health-sustaining benefits appraisal, as all dimensions (problem-solving confidence, approach-avoidance style, control) directly hopelessness anxiety. stress-buffering respect to was demonstrated through interaction appraisal. However, did not buffer effects findings indicate important protective resource could beneficial for coping other events experiences beyond COVID-19. implications these interventions are discussed.

Language: Английский

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Facing Your Fear of COVID-19: Resilience as a Protective Factor Against Burnout in South African Teachers

Annales Médico-psychologiques revue psychiatrique, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 181(2), P. 119 - 127

Published: May 11, 2022

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