Frederick Anyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 757799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frederick Anyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frederick |
| FAMILY NAME | Anyan |
| SIGNATURE | ANYAN F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0339-3263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA)
Resilience refers to the ability to adapt and recover from adversity, influenced by intrapersonal and social factors. Given the prevalence of mental health problems, understanding and accurately measuring resilience in diverse populations has become a pressing priority in health and clinical psychology. The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) is widely used to assess protective factors. Although several cross-cultural studies have supported the RSA…
Do dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs contribute to interpersonal distress beyond interpersonal styles, parental bonds, depression and anxiety? A prospective within-person study
These findings suggest that targeting metacognitions could be relevant to alleviate interpersonal distress, potentially independent of parental bonds, interpersonal style configuration and within-person fluctuations in emotional disorder symptoms
Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana
Introduction: This study examines the overall levels and effects of corruption perception on mental health while controlling for the effect of interpersonal trust as a routine covariate in studies of corruption. Methods: = 3.66) were invited to answer a cross-sectional survey. Group mean difference tests and network analysis were performed. Results: Women, urban dwellers, and those who showed moderate religiosity, and lower nationality reported t…
Is mental regulation related to self-esteem? Testing a basic metacognitive model
Individual differences in global self-esteem are associated with general psychological functioning and well-being, and lower self-esteem could be a target for prevention and treatment interventions. Traditionally, self-esteem is assumed to be influenced by the content of self-beliefs, but the metacognitive model of psychological disorders presents an alternative. It emphasizes mental regulation over the content in self-beliefs and suggests a role…
Metacognitive strategies mediate the association between metacognitive beliefs and perceived quality of life
Quality of life may be understood as a multidimensional evaluation of life circumstances in relation to values, expectations, and perceived well‐being. Quality of life is thus dependent on the subjective perception of the current life situation, not only objective circumstances. According to metacognitive theory, metacognition guides the appraisal of inner experiences (i.e., thoughts and feelings) and influences how one relates to external stress…
Problematic anger among military personnel after combat deployment
Background Problematic anger, characterized by excessive frequency, intensity, and duration of anger which causes substantial emotional distress and functional interference, poses a marked challenge in military populations. Despite its importance, research on this topic is limited. This study contributes to the literature by exploring problematic anger in a large sample of Norwegian military personnel who served in NATO missions in Afghanistan. M…
Posttraumatic growth and depreciation in military veterans
A person may experience posttraumatic depreciation in one life domain, and at the same time growth in another. Male and female veterans differ in their unique profiles of posttraumatic change. Awareness of idiosyncratic profiles of growth and depreciation may improve postdeployment support and intervention strategies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Testing the longitudinal effect of metacognitive beliefs on the trajectory of work ability
There is increasing need to identify factors that contribute to poor work ability with an aim to prevent work related problems such as sick leave and disability pension. In the Metacognitive Control System model, dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs are seen as an underlying factor in psychological vulnerability beyond disorder, and recent studies have reported that metacognitions are associated with work ability and work status. In the present st…
Co-creation and regional adaptation of a resilience-based universal whole-school program in five European regions
The co-creation of educational services that promote youth resilience and mental health is still scarce. UPRIGHT (Universal Preventive Resilience Intervention Globally implemented in schools to improve and promote mental Health for Teenagers) is a research and intervention program in the Basque Country (Spain), Trentino (Italy), Low Silesia (Poland), Denmark and Reykjavik (Iceland). UPRIGHT implemented a co-creation research process whose results…
The network structure of dysfunctional metacognition
The Metacognitive Control System (MCS) model gives central importance to maladaptive metacognition in psychological vulnerability and disorder. The metacognitions questionnaire 30 (MCQ-30) is widely used to assess such metacognitions and to establish their effects. Previous studies consistently demonstrate that the MCQ-30 consists of five latent factors, with some factors showing wide-ranging positive associations with symptoms and some demonstra…
Resilience patterns of Swiss adolescents before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study investigated resilience patterns and predictors of these patterns (i.e. gender and migration background) among Swiss early adolescents in times of COVID-19. A total of 317 pupils participated at two time points. We conducted two separate latent class analyses and a latent transition analysis using mental health issues and protective factors as indicators. The results revealed three groups: resilient (high mental health issues, high pro…
Loneliness in social relationships
To expand evidence for the nature and related mechanisms underlying loneliness measured by Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S), several hypotheses were developed and tested to map the nomological network of loneliness. Tests included examining the structure of the multidimensional experiences of loneliness, concurrent and prospective relations between loneliness, sociodemographic variables, worry, rumination, metacognition,…
Housing first, connection second
The findings underscore the role of professional helping relationships, as distinct from services, in major interventions for highly disadvantaged populations, and draws new attention to the temporal patterns of responses to both the quality of relationship and targeted interventions
Resilience Moderates Negative Outcome from Stress during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Resilience refers to an individual's healthy coping abilities when encountering adverse life events. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a situation with a high amount of stress exposure, which in turn may be associated with negative emotional outcome like depressive symptoms. The current study investigated if resilience moderated the effect of stress on symptoms of depression and if anxiety symptoms mediated this association. An adult sample of com…
Development and validation of the theory-driven School Resilience Scale for Adults
Resilience is the ability of an individual or community to adapt to life challenges or adversities while maintaining mental health and well-being. In the multi-systemic resilience paradigm, human development and resilience is embedded in adaptive systems and in their interactions. Although the relationship between school systems and adolescents' mental wellbeing is established, there is no agreement on how to recognize and evaluate the most relev…
UPRIGHT, a resilience-based intervention to promote mental well-being in schools
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03951376 . Registered 15 May 2019
The Coping Mechanisms and Strategies of Hypertension Patients in Ghana
Adolescent stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression
The Influence of Power Shifts in Data Collection and Analysis Stages
This paper analyzes the power relation between the interviewer and the interviewee in the qualitative research interview methodology. The paper sets out to grapple with the extent to which the dynamisms in power shifts influence data collection and analysis in the interview methodology. The exploration of power shifts in the qualitative research interview facilitates comprehensive understanding of the nuances of the data by providing more informa…
The Influence of Power Shifts in Data Collection and Analysis Stages
This paper analyzes the power relation between the interviewer and the interviewee in the qualitative research interview methodology. The paper sets out to grapple with the extent to which the dynamisms in power shifts influence data collection and analysis in the interview methodology. The exploration of power shifts in the qualitative research interview facilitates comprehensive understanding of the nuances of the data by providing more informa…
Loneliness in social relationships
To expand evidence for the nature and related mechanisms underlying loneliness measured by Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S), several hypotheses were developed and tested to map the nomological network of loneliness. Tests included examining the structure of the multidimensional experiences of loneliness, concurrent and prospective relations between loneliness, sociodemographic variables, worry, rumination, metacognition,…
The Influence of Power Shifts in Data Collection and Analysis Stages
This paper analyzes the power relation between the interviewer and the interviewee in the qualitative research interview methodology. The paper sets out to grapple with the extent to which the dynamisms in power shifts influence data collection and analysis in the interview methodology. The exploration of power shifts in the qualitative research interview facilitates comprehensive understanding of the nuances of the data by providing more informa…
Adolescent stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression
The Coping Mechanisms and Strategies of Hypertension Patients in Ghana
UPRIGHT, a resilience-based intervention to promote mental well-being in schools
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03951376 . Registered 15 May 2019
Resilience Moderates Negative Outcome from Stress during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Resilience refers to an individual's healthy coping abilities when encountering adverse life events. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a situation with a high amount of stress exposure, which in turn may be associated with negative emotional outcome like depressive symptoms. The current study investigated if resilience moderated the effect of stress on symptoms of depression and if anxiety symptoms mediated this association. An adult sample of com…
Development and validation of the theory-driven School Resilience Scale for Adults
Resilience is the ability of an individual or community to adapt to life challenges or adversities while maintaining mental health and well-being. In the multi-systemic resilience paradigm, human development and resilience is embedded in adaptive systems and in their interactions. Although the relationship between school systems and adolescents' mental wellbeing is established, there is no agreement on how to recognize and evaluate the most relev…
Housing first, connection second
The findings underscore the role of professional helping relationships, as distinct from services, in major interventions for highly disadvantaged populations, and draws new attention to the temporal patterns of responses to both the quality of relationship and targeted interventions
Co-creation and regional adaptation of a resilience-based universal whole-school program in five European regions
The co-creation of educational services that promote youth resilience and mental health is still scarce. UPRIGHT (Universal Preventive Resilience Intervention Globally implemented in schools to improve and promote mental Health for Teenagers) is a research and intervention program in the Basque Country (Spain), Trentino (Italy), Low Silesia (Poland), Denmark and Reykjavik (Iceland). UPRIGHT implemented a co-creation research process whose results…
The network structure of dysfunctional metacognition
The Metacognitive Control System (MCS) model gives central importance to maladaptive metacognition in psychological vulnerability and disorder. The metacognitions questionnaire 30 (MCQ-30) is widely used to assess such metacognitions and to establish their effects. Previous studies consistently demonstrate that the MCQ-30 consists of five latent factors, with some factors showing wide-ranging positive associations with symptoms and some demonstra…
Resilience patterns of Swiss adolescents before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study investigated resilience patterns and predictors of these patterns (i.e. gender and migration background) among Swiss early adolescents in times of COVID-19. A total of 317 pupils participated at two time points. We conducted two separate latent class analyses and a latent transition analysis using mental health issues and protective factors as indicators. The results revealed three groups: resilient (high mental health issues, high pro…
Loneliness in social relationships
To expand evidence for the nature and related mechanisms underlying loneliness measured by Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S), several hypotheses were developed and tested to map the nomological network of loneliness. Tests included examining the structure of the multidimensional experiences of loneliness, concurrent and prospective relations between loneliness, sociodemographic variables, worry, rumination, metacognition,…
Testing the longitudinal effect of metacognitive beliefs on the trajectory of work ability
There is increasing need to identify factors that contribute to poor work ability with an aim to prevent work related problems such as sick leave and disability pension. In the Metacognitive Control System model, dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs are seen as an underlying factor in psychological vulnerability beyond disorder, and recent studies have reported that metacognitions are associated with work ability and work status. In the present st…
Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana
Introduction: This study examines the overall levels and effects of corruption perception on mental health while controlling for the effect of interpersonal trust as a routine covariate in studies of corruption. Methods: = 3.66) were invited to answer a cross-sectional survey. Group mean difference tests and network analysis were performed. Results: Women, urban dwellers, and those who showed moderate religiosity, and lower nationality reported t…
Is mental regulation related to self-esteem? Testing a basic metacognitive model
Individual differences in global self-esteem are associated with general psychological functioning and well-being, and lower self-esteem could be a target for prevention and treatment interventions. Traditionally, self-esteem is assumed to be influenced by the content of self-beliefs, but the metacognitive model of psychological disorders presents an alternative. It emphasizes mental regulation over the content in self-beliefs and suggests a role…
Metacognitive strategies mediate the association between metacognitive beliefs and perceived quality of life
Quality of life may be understood as a multidimensional evaluation of life circumstances in relation to values, expectations, and perceived well‐being. Quality of life is thus dependent on the subjective perception of the current life situation, not only objective circumstances. According to metacognitive theory, metacognition guides the appraisal of inner experiences (i.e., thoughts and feelings) and influences how one relates to external stress…
Problematic anger among military personnel after combat deployment
Background Problematic anger, characterized by excessive frequency, intensity, and duration of anger which causes substantial emotional distress and functional interference, poses a marked challenge in military populations. Despite its importance, research on this topic is limited. This study contributes to the literature by exploring problematic anger in a large sample of Norwegian military personnel who served in NATO missions in Afghanistan. M…
Posttraumatic growth and depreciation in military veterans
A person may experience posttraumatic depreciation in one life domain, and at the same time growth in another. Male and female veterans differ in their unique profiles of posttraumatic change. Awareness of idiosyncratic profiles of growth and depreciation may improve postdeployment support and intervention strategies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA)
Resilience refers to the ability to adapt and recover from adversity, influenced by intrapersonal and social factors. Given the prevalence of mental health problems, understanding and accurately measuring resilience in diverse populations has become a pressing priority in health and clinical psychology. The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) is widely used to assess protective factors. Although several cross-cultural studies have supported the RSA…
Do dysfunctional metacognitive beliefs contribute to interpersonal distress beyond interpersonal styles, parental bonds, depression and anxiety? A prospective within-person study
These findings suggest that targeting metacognitions could be relevant to alleviate interpersonal distress, potentially independent of parental bonds, interpersonal style configuration and within-person fluctuations in emotional disorder symptoms
Psychology (16 works) · Clinical Psychology (12 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Psychological resilience (6 works)