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Overview

Ann Frisén is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, and Education.

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Ann Frisén has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Identity
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • Body Image
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • Developmental Psychology

Recent papers include:

  • "Embodiment: Cultural and gender differences and associations with life satisfaction" (2020, Body Image)
  • "Ethnic-racial identity in Europe: Adapting the identity project intervention in five countries" (2022, European Journal of Developmental Psychology)
  • "Identity development in early adulthood." (2020, Developmental Psychology)
  • "Ta Det Onda Med Det Goda (Accepting the Bad that Comes with the Good) - A Cultural Framework for Identity Narratives of Difficult Experiences in Sweden" (2020, Identity)
  • "Disordered eating through the lens of positive psychology: The role of embodiment, self-esteem and identity coherence" (2021, Body Image)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • C. Philip Hwang
  • Moin Syed
  • Sofia Berne
  • Py Liv Eriksson
  • Linda P. Juang

Best Publications

  • The nature of cyberbullying, and strategies for prevention

    Robert Slonje;Peter K. Smith;Ann FriséN

  • Cyberbullying Definition Among Adolescents: A Comparison Across Six European Countries

    Ersilia Menesini;Annalaura Nocentini;Benedetta Emanuela Palladino;Ann Frisén

  • What characterizes early adolescents with a positive body image? A qualitative investigation of Swedish girls and boys.

    Ann Frisén;Kristina Holmqvist

  • Cyberbullying assessment instruments: A systematic review

    S. Berne;A. Frisén;A. Schultze-Krumbholz;H. Scheithauer

  • ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTION OF BULLYING: WHO IS THE VICTIM? WHO IS THE BULLY? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO STOP BULLYING?

    Ann Frisen;Anna-karin Jonsson;Camilla Persson

  • "I bet they aren't that perfect in reality:" Appearance ideals viewed from the perspective of adolescents with a positive body image

    Kristina Holmqvist;Ann Frisén

  • From negative to positive body image: Men’s and women’s journeys from early adolescence to emerging adulthood

    Kristina Holmqvist Gattario;Ann Frisén

  • 13‐year‐olds’ perception of bullying: definitions, reasons for victimisation and experience of adults’ response

    Ann Frisén;Kristina Holmqvist;Daniel Oscarsson

  • Body dissatisfaction across cultures: Findings and research problems

    Kristina Holmqvist;Ann Frisén

  • Systematic review of body image measures.

    Johanna Kling;Linda Kwakkenbos;Phillippa C. Diedrichs;Nichola Rumsey

  • Processes of cyberbullying, and feelings of remorse by bullies: A pilot study

    Robert Slonje;Peter K Smith;Ann Frisén

  • How is men’s conformity to masculine norms related to their body image? Masculinity and muscularity across western countries

    Kristina Holmqvist Gattario;Ann Frisén;Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz;Lina A. Ricciardelli

  • Measuring health-related quality of life in adolescence

    Ann Frisén

  • Is peer victimization related to body esteem in 10-year-old girls and boys?

    Carolina Lunde;Ann Frisén;Carl Philip Hwang

  • What actually makes bullying stop? Reports from former victims

    Ann Frisén;Tove Hasselblad;Kristina Holmqvist

  • Ten-year-old girls’ and boys’ body composition and peer victimization experiences: Prospective associations with body satisfaction

    Carolina Lunde;Ann Frisén;C. Philip Hwang

  • Identity and the body: Trajectories of body esteem from adolescence to emerging adulthood.

    Sarah C. Nelson;Johanna Kling;Maria Wängqvist;Ann Frisén

  • Emerging Adults in Sweden: Identity Formation in the Light of Love, Work, and Family

    Ann Frisén;Maria Wängqvist

  • Identity development in the late twenties: a never ending story.

    Johanna Carlsson;Maria Wängqvist;Ann Frisén

  • Health-related quality of life and bullying in adolescence.

    Ann Frisén;Sofia Bjarnelind

Frequent Co-Authors

Lina A. Ricciardelli
Lina A. Ricciardelli Deakin University
Phillippa C. Diedrichs
Phillippa C. Diedrichs University of the West of England
Rachel F. Rodgers
Rachel F. Rodgers Northeastern University
Moin Syed
Moin Syed University of Minnesota
Peter K. Smith
Peter K. Smith Goldsmiths University of London
Linda Smolak
Linda Smolak Kenyon College
Kate C. McLean
Kate C. McLean Western Washington University
Niva Piran
Niva Piran University of Toronto
Heather Thompson-Brenner
Heather Thompson-Brenner Boston University

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