Research

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Take a look at my most recent scientific contributions to the field of positive psychology, wellbeing, and human-centered artificial intelligence.

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Applied Psychology: Health and Well-BeingAustralian Journal of PsychologyBMJ OpenCurrent PsychologyDepression and AnxietyEuropean Journal of Mental HealthFrontiers in PsychiatryFrontiers in PsychologyInternational Journal of WellbeingInternational Review of PsychiatryJournal of Positive PsychologyJournal of Happiness StudiesPsychologica BelgicaPsychological StudiesSA Journal of Industrial PsychologySocial Indicators ResearchJournal of Psychoeducational AssessmentJournal of Nursing ManagementApplied Psychology: Health and Well-BeingAustralian Journal of PsychologyBMJ OpenCurrent PsychologyDepression and AnxietyEuropean Journal of Mental HealthFrontiers in PsychiatryFrontiers in PsychologyInternational Journal of WellbeingInternational Review of PsychiatryJournal of Positive PsychologyJournal of Happiness StudiesPsychologica BelgicaPsychological StudiesSA Journal of Industrial PsychologySocial Indicators ResearchJournal of Psychoeducational AssessmentJournal of Nursing Management
Research Expertise

Research Spanning Five Domains

Citations Over Time
Annual and cumulative citation growth
2025 peak: 1,025 citations

Positive Psychology & Wellbeing

Examining the science of flourishing, meaning, work engagement, and wellbeing across cultures and career contexts.

Wellbeing Interventions

Design and evaluation of evidence-based positive psychological interventions, from brief protocols to multi-week coaching programmes, tested in clinical, academic, and organisational settings.

Psychometrics & Organisational Diagnostics

Development and cross-cultural validation of measurement instruments for wellbeing, self-efficacy, and organisational constructs using ESEM, ICM-CFA, and longitudinal invariance frameworks.

AI & Technology

Examining how artificial intelligence reshapes psychological practice: the competence paradox, unintended consequences, and the AI-IARA framework for cultivating human agency.

Meta-science & Critique

Methodological contributions to the discipline: systematic reviews of positive psychology's criticisms, reproducibility standards, and grand challenge statements for the field.

Research

Publications

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Showing 6 of 162 publications

2026
journal-article

The competence paradox: when psychologists overestimate their understanding of Artificial Intelligence

AI & SOCIETY

Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl

2025
preprint

The Unintended Negative Consequences of Artificial Intelligence Use for Psychologists

Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl

2025
journal-article

Beyond Universal Prescriptions: Toward A Person-Centered, Bottom-Up Science of Wellbeing

International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology

Authors: Llewellyn E. van Zyl, Bryan J. Dik

2025
journal-article

Cracks in the JD-R model? The failure of strengths use, job crafting, and home-work spillover to support wellbeing during COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychology

Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl, Menno A. Cornelisse, Sebastiaan Rothmann

2025
journal-article

The Identification and Structure of Strengths within the LGBTQIA+ Community: A Qualitative and Empowered Thematic Investigation

International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology

Authors: Jeffrey J. Klibert, Nikki DiGregorio, Hayley Houseman, Michaela Shields, Donovan Edward, Ellen Murphy, Llewellyn van Zyl

2025
journal-article

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

BMC Psychology

Authors: Mari Ford, Sebastiaan Rothmann, Llewellyn van Zyl

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Output across 17 years of research

Research Domains

Distribution across 5 domains

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