About myself
I am a professor in Industrial/Organisational Psychology at the North-West University (Vanderbijlpark Campus). My research journey started with the topics of stress, burnout and work engagement and has evolved towards prospering and flourishing of people in work and organisational contexts. People who prosper in work and organisational contexts are satisfied with their jobs, experience positive emotions, are energetic, learning and dedicated, experience satisfaction of their autonomy, competence and relatedness needs, find meaning and purpose in their work, experience harmony and relate positively.
I research the prospering of people at work, the antecedents and outcomes thereof, and intervention programmes that could contribute to prospering of individuals and organisations.
Recent work
May, 2012
Engaging in work even when it is meaningless: Positive affective disposition and meaningful work interact in relation to work engagement
Journal of Career Assessment
May, 2012
Burnout of registered nurses in South Africa
Journal of Nursing Management
May, 2012
Secondary traumatic stress, psychological well-being, and life satisfaction of social workers in Namibia
Journal of Psychology in Africa
May, 2012
Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa
Journal of Personality
Recent news
May 12th, 2012 - News During the period 26-29 June 2012, I will (together with Dr Hannes Swart) present a paper at the 6th Europ...
Paper at ECPP in Russia
May 3rd, 2012 - News
Symposium: 30th ICP
A symposium with the title "Positive Psychology in the Workplace" was accepted for the 30th ICP which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from ...Read more
May 3rd, 2012 - News
Symposium: 21st IACCP
I have been invited to organise a symposium at the 21st International Association of Cross-Cutural Psychology Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. T...Read more