Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl
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| Born | October 25, 1985 Kemptonpark, South Africa |
| 🏳️ Nationality | South African |
| 🏫 Education | North-West University (B.comm) North-West University (B.comm Hons) North-West University (M.comm) North-West University (Ph.D.) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | North-West University |
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| Known for | Positive psychological interventions Psychological Assessments |
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Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl (born October 25, 1985) is a South African born positive psychologist, published author and academic researcher employed at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands:[1] and holds an Extraordinary Professorship with the Optentia Research Programme at the North-West University in South Africa[2]. Van Zyl specialises in the development, implementation and evaluation of positive psychological intervention strategies aimed at optimizing the potential of people [3][4].
Van Zyl was the previous co-editor of the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology (2012-2019)[5][6] and the youngest past president of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology of South Africa (2014-2016)[7]. He also holds honorary life membership with the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology of South Africa [8] for his contribution to the advancement of the discipline. Further, he is classified as a C2 Rated Researcher with the National Research Foundation in South Africa [9] and is academically associated with the Department of Social Psychology at Goethe University in Germany [10] and the Human Resource Management Department at the University of Twente in the Netherlands [11].
Education and career[edit]
Van Zyl completed high school in 2003 from H.T.S Vereeniging in South Africa[12] and subsequently attended the North-West University. He graduated with a Bachelor in Behavioural Sciences (2008), Honours in Industrial Psychology (2009) and Masters in Industrial Psychology (2010) at the top of his class at the North-West University in South Africa [13][4]. In 2012, under the supervision of Prof. dr. Sebastiaan Rothmann, he successfully defended his PhD Thesis in Positive Organisational Psychology at the North-West University [14].
During his Ph.D process, Van Zyl completed his training and internship in industrial and organisational psychology under Prof. Marius Stander and registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a psychologist (category: industrial)[15]. In 2012, Van Zyl was employed as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Industrial Psychology at the University of South Africa and was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor in 2013. At 28, Van Zyl was appointed as the youngest co-editor of the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology and at 29 as the youngest president-elect of the Society of Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa [16]. Van Zyl was then appointed as an Associate Professor at the North-West University where he lead the Optimizing Performance Research programme within the Optentia Research Focus Area (2015 to 2017) [17]. During this time he was recruited as a senior researcher / assistant professor with the Human Resource Management and Positive Psychology and Technology Departments at the University of Twente in the Netherlands [18]. In 2017, Van Zyl resigned from his role as Associate Professor at the North-West University and was subsequently appointed as an Extraordinary Professor in Positive Organisational Psychology with the Optentia Research Focus Area at the same institution.
Currently, Van Zyl holds an Assistant Professorship within the Human Performance Management Department at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands [19]. He is also formally attached to the Department of Social Psychology at Goethe University in Germany [20] and the Human Resource Management Department at the University of Twente in the Netherlands [21] as an external faculty member / associate.
Research focus and scientific contributions[edit]
Van Zyl is an applied positive psychological researcher with a specific focus on the development, implementation and evaluation of positive psychology interventions aimed at the optimisation of human potential.[4] He has published over 35 scientific articles, 6 scientific books, 24 peer-reviewed chapters and 37 conference proceedings on broad topics relating to the measurement and management of positive psychological interventions [22] [23].
His most notable work pertains to the development of the Positive Psychological Coaching framework that provides coaches with a sequential developmental model to aid clients to discover, use and optimse their character strengths and virtues in life and at work[24]. This approach specifically focuses on enhancing what already works well (strengths) rather than trying to correct deviant behaviour or to proverbially 'fix what is wrong'[24]. Development is positioned as a function of enhancing clients' positive states, capabilities and behaviours through Socratic goalsetting and the employment of evidence-based positive psychological tools and techniques during the coaching process[24][25].
Further, Van Zyl provided structured guidelines on the design, development, implementation, interpretation and evaluation of positive psychological interventions[26] [27] [28]. He argued that the effectiveness positive psychological interventions are largely dependent upon poor intervention design, a lack in structure in terms of participant recruitment and retention, flaws in intervention fidelity, and poor evaluation processes/practices[26]. The guidelines provided by Van Zyl and colleagues provided means to standardized the design of positive psychological interventions.[26]
Van Zyl also developed and validated a range of scalable, easy to use, self-administered positive psychological interventions such as discovering the sources of meaning in life through photography [29] [30] and using positive journalling to enhance psychological well-being [31].
Editorial board memberships[edit]
Van Zyl has served on a number of scientific journals' editorial boards[32] [33][34] [35][36]
| Date | Position | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-Present | Associate Editor | Frontiers in Psychiatry (Public Mental Health) |
| 2020-Present | Editorial Board Member | South African Journal of Industrial Psychology |
| 2019-Present | Associate Editor | Frontiers in Psychology (Organizational Psychology) |
| 2017-Present | Editorial Board Member | International Coaching Psychology Review |
| 2016-Present | Editorial Board Member | International Journal for Human Resource Management |
| 2014-2016 | Editorial Board Member | Journal for Corporate Responsibility and Leadership |
| 2013-2019 | Co-Editor | South African Journal of Industrial Psychology |
| 2012-2017 | Editorial Board Member | Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies |
| 2011-2013 | Section Editor | South African Journal of Industrial Psychology |
Awards[edit]
Van Zyl has been presented with various academic and professional awards for his contribution to the profession and discipline of positive psychology: [37][38][39][40]
- 2017: Extraordinary Professorship, Optentia Research Programme, ZA
- 2017: Category C2 Rated Researcher, National Research Foundation, ZA
- 2016: Young Alumni Award for Excellence, North-West University, ZA
- 2016: Lifetime Honorary Membership, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology of South Africa, ZA
- 2013: Academic Citizenship Award, University of South Africa, ZA
- 2012: SIOPSA Presidential Award, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology of South Africa, ZA
- 2009: Top Academic Performer in a Master’s Degree, North-West University, ZA
- 2009: Honorary Colours for Academic Achievement: Masters, North-West University, ZA
- 2008: Honorary Colours for Academic Achievement: B.com Hons, North-West University, ZA
- 2007: Top Academic Performer Across All Faculties, North-West University, ZA
- 2007: Honorary Colours for Academic Achievement: B.com, North-West University, ZA
recent publications[edit]
Scientific books[edit]
- Van Zyl, L. E., Olckers, C., & van der Vaart, L. (2020). Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Grit: Contemporary Theories, Assessments, Applications and Critiques. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
- Van Zyl, L. E., & Rothmann, S. (2019). Evidence-based Positive Psychological Intervention Practices in Multicultural Contexts. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
- Van Zyl, L. E., & Rothmann, S. (2019). Positive Psychological Intervention Design and Protocols for Multi-Cultural Contexts. New York, NY. Springer
- Van Zyl, L. E., & Rothmann, S. (2019). Theoretical Approaches to Multi-cultural Positive Psychological Interventions. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
- Olckers, C., Van Zyl, L. E., & Van Der Vaart, L. (2017). Theoretical Orientations and Practical Applications of Psychological Ownership. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
- Van Zyl, L. E., Stander, M. W., & Odendaal, A. (2016). Coaching psychology: Meta-theoretical perspectives and applications in multi-cultural contexts. New York, NY. Springer.
Journal articles[edit]
- Van Zyl, L.E., Roll, L.C., Stander, M. W., & Richter, S. (2020). Positive Psychological Coaching Definitions and Models: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 793 Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00793
- Van Zyl, L.E., Olckers, C., & Roll, L.C. (2020). The psychometric properties of the Grit-O scale within the Twente Region in the Netherlands: An ICM-CFA vs. ESEM Approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 796 Doi:/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00796
- Kelders, S., Van Zyl, L.E. & Ludden, G. (2020). The concept and components of engagement in different domains applied to eHealth: A systematic scoping review. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 926. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00926
- Van Zyl, L. E., Rothmann, S., & Nieman, C. (2020). Mental health, work engagement, and meaningful work-role fit: A latent profile analysis. Psychological Reports Doi: 10.1007/s12646-019-00544-9
- Van Zyl, L. E., Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, M. A. J., Dickens, L. R., & Hulshof, I. (2020). Exploring Meaning In Life Through A Brief Photo-Ethnographic Intervention Using Instagram: A Bayesian Growth Modelling Approach. International Review of Psychiatry. Doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1809357
References[edit]
- ↑ "Staff Profile: Llewellyn van Zyl". Eindhoven University of Technology. Eindhoven University of Technology. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "List of Extraordinary Professors at Optentia". Optentia Research Focus Area. North-West University. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus; Rothmann, Sebastiaan, eds. (2019). Positive Psychological Intervention Design and Protocols for Multi-Cultural Contexts. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20020-6. ISBN 978-3-030-20019-0. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Frontiers Editor Profiles: Llewellyn E. van Zyl". Frontiers. Frontiers Media.
- ↑ "Journal Information". South African Journal of Industrial Psychology. AOSIS Media. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "Editorial Board Members of SAJIP". Sceilo Publishers. Scientific Electronic Library Online. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "SIOPSA Presidency". Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa.
- ↑ "Fellow and Honorary Life Members of SIOPSA". Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa.
- ↑ "NRF Rated Scientists at the NWU". North-West University.
- ↑ "Associated and Former Members". Goethe University.
- ↑ "HRM Staff". University of Twente.
- ↑ "LinkedIn". LinkedIn.com.
- ↑ "Llewellyn Van Zyl TU/e Profile". Eindhoven University of Technology.
- ↑ "PhD Thesis: Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl". North-West University.
- ↑ "HPCSA Directory of Psychologists". Health Professions Council of South Africa.
- ↑ "Youngest SIOPSA President from UNISA". University of South Africa. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015.
- ↑ "NWU Profile". North-West University.
- ↑ "UTwente Employee Profile: L.E van Zyl". University of Twente.
- ↑ "Llewellyn Van Zyl TU/e Profile". Eindhoven University of Technology.
- ↑ "Associated and Former Members". goethe-university-frankfurt.de.
- ↑ "HRM Staff". University of Twente.
- ↑ "Llewellyn van Zyl's Academic Publications". Eindhoven University of Technology.
- ↑ "Llewellyn van Zyl's Google Scholar Profile". Google Scholar.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus (2020-05-06). "Positive Psychological Coaching Definitions and Models: A Systematic Literature Review". Frontiers in Psychology. 11: 793. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00793. PMC 7218139 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32435218 Check|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "Positive Psychological Coaching Tools and Techniques". ResearchGate.net.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus (1 December 2020). Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus; Rothmann, Sebastiaan, eds. Positive psychological intervention design and protocols for multi-cultural contexts. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International. p. 1–448. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20020-6. ISBN 9783030200206. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus (1 December 2020). Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus; Rothmann, Sebastiaan, eds. Theoretical approaches to multi-cultural positive psychological interventions. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International. p. 1–679. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20583-6. ISBN 978-3-030-20582-9. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus (1 December 2020). Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus; Rothmann, Sebastiaan, eds. Evidence-based positive psychological intervention practices in multicultural contexts. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International. p. 1–360. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20311-5. ISBN 978-3-030-20310-8. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Search this book on
- ↑ "An Online Photographic Meaningful-Moments Intervention". Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20311-5_3.
- ↑ "Exploring Meaning In Life Through A Brief Photo-Ethnographic Intervention Using Instagram: A Bayesian Growth Modelling Approach". Springer International Publishing.
- ↑ Hayes, Megan Christine; Van Zyl, Llewellyn Ellardus (2019). Positive Journal Writing Across Multicultural Contexts: A Protocol for Practice. Springer International Publishing. pp. 415–433. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-20020-6_19. ISBN 978-3-030-20019-0. Search this book on
- ↑ "Llewellyn van Zyl's Editorial Board Memberships". Eindhoven University of Technology.
- ↑ "Llewellyn van Zyl's Editor Profile: Frontiers in Psychology". Frontiers Media.
- ↑ "Editorial Board Members: SAJIP". scielo.org.za.
- ↑ "SA Journal of Industrial Psychology Historical Overview". sajip.co.za.
- ↑ "Editorial Board Members". International Journal of Human Resource Management. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "Llewellyn van Zyl's Academic Awards". Eindhoven University of Technology.
- ↑ "Llewellyn van Zyl's Alumni Award". North-West University.
- ↑ "SIOPSA Annual Report 2017" (PDF). SIOPSA.org.za.
- ↑ "NRF Rated Scientists at the NWU". North-West University.
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