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Overview

Ana V. Nikčević is affiliated with Kingston University in the United Kingdom and specializes primarily in the field of Psychology, with a focus on clinical and experimental subfields. Their research covers a broad spectrum of psychological topics and has a strong emphasis on anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment approaches, and cognitive processes.

The main subjects of their work include:

  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions

Their publication record extends predominantly across clinical psychology and psychiatry-related journals. Frequent publication venues comprise:

  • Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Addictive Behaviors Reports

Significant recent papers by Ana V. Nikčević include:

  • "Modelling the contribution of the Big Five personality traits, health anxiety, and COVID-19 psychological distress to generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "The COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale: Development and psychometric properties," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "The COVID-19 anxiety syndrome and selective attentional bias towards COVID-19-related stimuli in UK residents during the 2020-2021 pandemic," 2021, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • "The relationship between fear of COVID-19 and health anxiety among families with COVID-19 infected: The mediating role of metacognitions, intolerance of uncertainty and emotion regulation," 2021, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • "The Italian COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale: Investigation of the COVID-19 anxiety syndrome and its association with psychological symptoms in an Italian population," 2022, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy

Ana V. Nikčević frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Marcantonio M. Spada
  • Daniel C. Kolubinski
  • Giovanni Mansueto
  • Sara Palmieri
  • Mehdi Akbari

The research interests extend into subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Cognitive Neuroscience. The incorporation of COVID-19 related mental health challenges is a notable aspect of the scholar's recent research trajectory, reflecting trends in contemporary psychological inquiry and public health concerns.

Best Publications

  • Modelling the contribution of the Big Five personality traits, health anxiety, and COVID-19 psychological distress to generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Ana V. Nikčević;Claudia Marino;Daniel C. Kolubinski;Dawn Leach

  • Metacognition, perceived stress, and negative emotion

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Ana V. Nikčević;Giovanni B. Moneta;Adrian Wells;Adrian Wells

  • Metacognition in addictive behaviors

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Gabriele Caselli;Ana V. Nikčević;Adrian Wells

  • The role of metacognitions in problematic Internet use

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Benjamin Langston;Ana V. Nikčević;Giovanni B. Moneta

  • Metacognitions, emotions, and procrastination

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Kalliopi Hiou;Ana V. Nikcevic

  • The COVID-19 anxiety syndrome scale: Development and psychometric properties.

    Ana V. Nikčević;Marcantonio M. Spada

  • Metacognition as a mediator of the relationship between emotion and smoking dependence

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Ana V. Nikčević;Giovanni B. Moneta;Adrian Wells;Adrian Wells

  • The influence of medical and psychological interventions on women's distress after miscarriage

    Ana V. Nikčević;Andrzej R. Kuczmierczyk;Kypros H. Nicolaides

  • Metacognition as a Mediator of the Effect of Test Anxiety on a Surface Approach to Studying

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Ana V. Nikcevic;Giovanni B. Moneta;Judy Ireson

  • Investigation of the cause of miscarriage and its influence on women's psychological distress.

    Ana V. Nikcevic;Sarah A. Tinkel;Andrzej R. Kuczmierczyk;Kypros H. Nicolaides

  • Personality, motives and metacognitions as predictors of problematic Facebook Use in university students

    Claudia Marino;Claudia Marino;Alessio Vieno;Antony C. Moss;Gabriele Caselli

  • A Metacognitive model of procrastination

    Bruce A. Fernie;Bruce A. Fernie;Zinnia Bharucha;Ana V. Nikčević;Claudia Marino

  • Early Childhood Experiences and Current Emotional Distress: What Do They Tell Us About Aspiring Psychologists?

    Ana V. Nikčević;Jana Kramolisova-Advani;Marcantonio M. Spada

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of CBT interventions based on the Fennell model of low self-esteem.

    Daniel C. Kolubinski;Daniel Frings;Ana V. Nikčević;Jacqueline A. Lawrence

  • Psychological outcomes following missed abortions and provision of follow-up care

    A. V. Nikcevic;S. A. Tunkel;K. H. Nicolaides

  • Metacognitions, Emotions, and Procrastination

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  • Parental overprotection and metacognitions as predictors of worry and anxiety.

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Gabriele Caselli;Chiara Manfredi;Daniela Rebecchi

  • Personality and alcohol metacognitions as predictors of weekly levels of alcohol use in binge drinking university students

    Ailsa Clark;Cathy Tran;Alexander Weiss;Gabriele Caselli

  • Desire Thinking as a Predictor of Problematic Internet Use

    Marcantonio M. Spada;Gabriele Caselli;Manuel Slaifer;Ana V. Nikčević

  • The COVID-19 anxiety syndrome and selective attentional bias towards COVID-19-related stimuli in UK residents during the 2020-2021 pandemic.

    Ian P Albery;Marcantonio M Spada;Ana V Nikčević

  • Emotion Regulation and Desire Thinking as Predictors of Problematic Facebook Use

    Claudia Marino;Claudia Marino;Gabriele Caselli;Michela Lenzi;Maria Grazia Monaci

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcantonio M. Spada
Marcantonio M. Spada London South Bank University
Gabriele Caselli
Gabriele Caselli London South Bank University
Adrian Wells
Adrian Wells University of Manchester
Alessio Vieno
Alessio Vieno University of Padua
Alexander Weiss
Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh

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