Sebastiaan Rothmann

Biographic Data

ID194233
NAMESebastiaan Rothmann
GIVEN NAMESSebastiaan
FAMILY NAMERothmann
SIGNATUREROTHMANN S
AFFILIATIONSNorth-West University
ORCID0000-0001-6065-4338
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS71
TOTAL CITATIONS99
AUTHOR COUNT71
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX5

  • Psychometric validation of the self-compassion scale and the link of self-compassion to managerial flourishing in South Africa

    Open AccessMari Ford, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2025

    Neff's self-compassion scale is valid and reliable and should be retained in its original form. Self-compassion is closely linked with managers' flourishing and should be included in all management development programs to improve well-being. This may be an essential way to promote flourishing in organizations

  • The study demands and resources scale

    Open AccessLlewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl, Rébecca Shankland et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2024

    The Study Demands and Resources Scale (SDRS) has shown promise as a valid and reliable measure for measuring students’ specific study demands and -resources. However, there is no evidence as to its psychometric properties outside of the original context in which it was developed. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the SDRS in a cross-national student population through examining its longitudinal factorial validity, internal…

  • The academic task performance scale

    Open AccessLlewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl, Jeffrey Klibert et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2024

    Academic task performance (TP) refers to the proficiency with which students perform in academic tasks through making the right choices and completing core tasks central to their academic studies, on time and to specification. We adapted Koopmans et al.’s task performance scale (TPS) for use within tertiary education and investigated its psychometric properties, internal consistency and measurement invariance across age, gender and national group…

  • Social support and well-being of adolescent learners

    Open AccessKalashni Narainsamy, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2024Cited by: 1References: 35

    This study focused on identifying adolescent learners’ social support profiles based on their self-reports regarding three sources of social support (parental, teacher, and close friend support) and associations of such profiles with their well-being. A biographical questionnaire, the Social Support Scale for Children, and the Mental Health Continuum – Short Form were administered to 770 Grades 10 and 11 learners from previously disadvantaged sch…

  • What matters more for daily well- and ill-being? The dual pathways of daily need satisfaction and frustration

    Open AccessLynelle Coxen, Leoni Van Der Vaart et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2023

  • Intergroup contact is reliably associated with reduced prejudice, even in the face of group threat and discrimination

    Jasper Van Assche, Hermann Swart et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist2023Cited by: 32References: 5

    Intergroup contact provides a reliable means of reducing prejudice. Yet, critics suggested that its efficacy is undermined, even eliminated, under certain conditions. Specifically, contact may be ineffective in the face of threat, especially to (historically) advantaged groups, and discrimination, experienced especially by (historically) disadvantaged groups. We considered perceived intergroup threat and perceived discrimination as potential mode…

  • Motivational Profiles in Unemployment

    Open AccessLeoni Van Der Vaart, Anja Van Den Broeck et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    In general, being unemployed has negative implications for the individual and the mental health of the public as a collective. One way to escape this situation is to search for a job. However, following self-determination theory (SDT), unemployed people's different reasons (i.e., their motivation) for engaging in a job search influence their well-being, attitudes, and behaviors for better or worse. Some research has already supported the associat…

  • Grit Across Nations

    Open AccessLlewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl, Babet Heijenk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Happiness Studies2022

    Despite its popularity in practice, the Grit-O Scale has shown inconsistent factorial structures and differing levels of internal consistency in samples outside the USA. The validity of the Grit-O Scale in different contexts is, therefore, questionable. As such, the purpose of this paper was to determine whether the Grit-O Scale could be used as a valid and reliable measure to compare grit across different nations. Specifically, the aim was to in…

  • Differential Adaptation to Adversity

    Open AccessL Theron, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2022

    Using person-centered latent profile analyses, this article reports two distinct sub-groups—nominal versus robust cultural allegiance—that characterize how a sample of 14- to 24-year-olds from stressed environments in South Africa ( n = 576, n females = 314, n males = 257) and Canada ( n =V481; n females = 270, n males = 211) engage with four cultural resources (spirituality, religiosity, family tradition, and community tradition). It considers h…

  • Multi-trait, multi-method talent assessment through a digital platform

    Frederick W Stander, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2022

  • A framework for digital talent assessment

    Frederick W Stander, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2022

  • Perceived stress, coping and mental health of teachers

    Vasti Marais-Opperman, Chrizanne van Eeden et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2021

    This study aimed to identify teachers’ stress profiles from their perceived stress responses, and to determine the relationships between their stress profiles, coping strategies, and mental health. Participants were a convenience sample of teachers (n = 209) in the Sedibeng East District in South Africa (female = 80.4%; mean age = 41.59 years, SD = 12.35 years). The teachers responded to the Perceived Stress Scale, the Brief COPE Inventory, and t…

  • Profiling the unemployed from selected communities in South Africa based on their experiences, commitment to employment, and job search behaviour

    Open AccessIvan Putter, Leoni Van Der Vaart et al.ARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2021References: 26

    Unemployment has negative consequences for individuals’ psychological well-being. Consequently, interventions should be designed and implemented to alleviate the psychological burden of unemployment. The design of these interventions should, however, be approached with care, as ‘the unemployed’ may not be a homogeneous group. The aim of the study was to determine whether the four already identified (the optimists, the desperate, the discouraged, …

  • Investigating the relation among disturbed sleep due to social media use, school burnout, and academic performance

    Open AccessKaterina Evers, Sufen Chen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2020

    INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have revealed the significant influence of electronic devices, especially social media use, on sleep difficulties among adolescents. In this study, disturbed sleep due to social media use (DSSM) was defined as reduced or troubled sleep caused by nighttime-specific behaviors such as waking to check updates, being notified by incoming messages, or postponed bedtime because of social media activities. Inadequate and di…

  • Work beliefs, work-role fit, and well-being of judges in South Africa

    Elna Rossouw, Sebastiaan RothmannARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2020

    This study explored work beliefs, work-role fit, well-being, intention to leave, and organisational citizenship behaviour in a sample of judges in South Africa. We employed an exploratory, multi-method design to survey South African judges (n = 25 for the qualitative study and n = 28 for the quantitative study). Findings from qualitative analyses indicated that most judges were flourishing in their roles, with a strong calling orientation to thei…

  • Mental Health, Work Engagement and Meaningful Work-Role Fit of Industrial Psychologists

    Open AccessLlewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEPsychological Studies2020

    The purpose of this study was to identify distinctive mental health profiles for industrial psychologists based on the Mental Health Continuum. Further, it aimed to determine how these profiles differ with respect to work-role fit, meaningfulness and work engagement. It also aimed to investigate whether industrial psychologists within managerial or specialist differ in respect of different types of mental health. An online cross-sectional survey …

  • Strength use, training and development, thriving, and intention to leave

    Open AccessFathima Essop Mahomed, Sebastiaan RothmannARTICLESouth African Journal of Psychology2020References: 40

    This study investigated the relationships among strength use, training and development, psychological need satisfaction, thriving, and intention to leave of academics in higher education institutions. A cross-sectional survey design was used, with a convenience sample of 276 academic employees from three universities of technology in South Africa. The Strength Use Scale, the High-Performance Human Resource Practices questionnaire, the Basic Psych…

  • Cultural, National,and Individual Diversity and their Relationship to the Experience of Meaningful Work

    Sebastiaan Rothmann, Laura Wei et al.CHAPTEROxford Handbook of Meaningful Work2019

    This chapter explores cultural, national, and individual diversity, and their relationships with meaningful work. Most studies relevant to meaningful work have originated in Western cultures and developed countries. Few studies have focused on the relationship between cultural and national diversity and meaningful work. The study of relationships between meaningful work, values, and organizational practices on individual, organizational, and nati…

  • Pathways to flourishing among pharmacy students

    Mariëtta Basson, Mariëtta J Basson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2019

    This study investigated possible pathways to flourishing among pharmacy students attending a South African university (N = 799; females = 81.6%; Afrikaans-speakers = 84.7%, mean age = 20.42 years, SD = 2.25 years). The students completed the Mental Health Continuum – Short Form (MHC-SF) and an Overload and Lecturer Support Survey. Of the 779 pharmacy students, 40.3% self-reported as flourishing, with high mean scores on workload and lecturer supp…

  • Mental health and individual and organisational outcomes

    Molandri Möller, Sebastiaan RothmannARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2019

    This study aimed to identify latent mental health profiles for managers in agribusinesses. Additionally, we aimed to investigate how these profiles differed regarding the managers’ job satisfaction, organisational citizenship behaviour, and intention to leave. Managers (N = 507) from agribusinesses in South Africa participated in the study. The managers self-reported their demographic information and completed the Mental Health Continuum – Short …

  • Experiences, Attitudes, and Behaviors of the Unemployed

    Open AccessLeoni Van Der Vaart, Anja Van Den Broeck et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2019

    Alleviating the psychological burden of unemployment and preventing the unemployed from withdrawing from the labor market remains a priority for unemployment researchers and practitioners alike. Job search motivation and the differential relationships with experienced psychological need satisfaction (and need frustration) potentially induce different well-being (i.e., experiences), attitudinal outcomes (i.e., employment commitment), and behaviora…

  • Hope, religiosity, and subjective well-being

    Werner Nell, Sebastiaan RothmannARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2018

    This study explored the relationship between religiosity, hope, and subjective well-being among 430 South African university students (n = 324) and their family members (n = 104) (70.2% female; 88.4% black; 8.4% white). Data were gathered utilising measures of religiosity, hope, satisfaction with life, and affect balance. We applied structural equation modelling to examine both the direct effects of religiosity on hope, as well as the indirect ef…

  • Unemployment experiences in context

    Melinda Du Toit, Hans De Witte et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2018

    This study aimed to explore the unemployment experience of residents of a historically disadvantaged South African neighbourhood. Informants were twelve black community members (females = 75%; age ranges: 20 to 29 = 58.3%, and 30 to 39 = 33.3%). Individual interviews were conducted with the participants. Thematic analysis of the data revealed that participants valued employment despite their present unemployment. They indicated that being unemplo…

  • Job demands and resources

    Christine Janse van Rensburg, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychology in Africa2018

    We investigated the extent to which perceived job demands and resources influenced work-related flourishing and job performance among academic staff in South African universities of technology. Participants were 339 lecturers from three universities of technology (female = 53.8%; junior lecturers = 15.7%; mean age = 45 years, SD = 10 years; job tenure = 77.3% more than five years). Lecturers completed job demands, job resources, flourishing at wo…

  • Flourishing-at-Work

    Open AccessKleinjan Redelinghuys, Sebastiaan Rothmann et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2018

    The first aim of the study was to investigate the effects of flourishing at work (as measured by the Flourishing-at-Work Scale-Short Form) on intention to leave, performance, and organizational citizenship behavior. The second aim was to determine the prevalence of workplace flourishing and to examine differences in the perceived flourishing levels of teachers based on the positive practices they experience in their organization. A sample of 258 …