Oli Ahmed

Contacts

Contact email:Oli.Ahmed@anu.edu.au
Location:Room 2.19, Building 54
Centre:Department of Health Economics Wellbeing and Society
PhD Candidate

Biography

Oli is a PhD candidate at the Research School of Population Health at the Australian National University.

He awarded both Master of Science and Bachelor Science Degrees in Psychology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Before commencing his PhD, Oli worked at the Department of Psychology, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh for more than three years. His research interests are – problematic social media use, mental health, and applied psychometrics. He co-authored several papers that focused on mental health during COVID-19 pandemic.

His research at the RSPH aims to assess the efficiency of smartphone application-based intervention to control problematic social media use and its negative effects on mental health. 

Research

Research interests

  • Problematic Social Media Use
  • Mental Health
  • Psychometrics
  • Personality

Groups

Projects

Publications

- Ahmed, O., Griffiths, M. D., & Hossain, M. A. (2022). Psychometric Assessment of the 18-Item Bangla Mental Health Inventory (Bangla MHI-18). Psychological Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-022-00645-y

- Uddin, M. K., Islam, M. N., & Ahmed, O. (2022). COVID-19 Concern and Stress in Bangladesh: Perceived Social Support as a Predictor or Protector. Trends in Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-022-00158-7

- Wang, J., Guan, X., Yin, S., Shen, S., Li, X., Ahmed, M. Z., Jobe, M. C., & Ahmed, O. (2022) The Influence of Body Investment on Depression in Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediating Effect. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 22(1), 39-50. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019635

- Sawicki, A. J., Zemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Balcerowska, J. M., Sawicka, M. J., Piotrowski, J., Sedikides, C., Jonason, P. K., Maltby, J., Adamovic, M., Agada, A. M. D., Ahmed, O., Al-Shawaf, L., Appiah, S. C. Y., Ardi, R., Babakr, Z. H., Baltatescu, S., Bonato, M., Cowden, R. G., Chobthamkit, P., . . . Zand, S. (2022). The fear of COVID-19 scale: Its structure and measurement invariance across 48 countries. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001102

- Moraleda-Cibrián, M., Ahmed, O., Albares-Tendero, J., & Chung, S. (2022). Validity and Reliability of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 (SAVE-6) Scale to Measure Viral Anxiety of Healthcare Workers in Spain During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Brief Research Report]. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.796225

- Kang, T., Li, Y., Guo, J., Ma, X., Hiramoni, F. A., Ahmed, M. Z., Jobe, M. C., & Ahmed, O. (2022). The Relationship between College Graduate’s Dual Self-Consciousness and Job Search Clarity: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 24(2), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019745

- Ikizer, G., Kowal, M., Aldemir, İ. D., Jeftić, A., Memisoglu-Sanli, A., Najmussaqib, A., Lacko, D., Eichel, K., Turk, F., Chrona, S., Ahmed, O., Rasmussen, J., Kumaga, R., Uddin, M. K., Reynoso-Alcántara, V., Pankowski, D., & Coll-Martín, T. (2022). Big Five traits predict stress and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence for the role of neuroticism. Personality and Individual Differences, 190, 111531. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111531

- Hiramoni, F. A., & Ahmed, O. (2022). Reliability and validity assessment of the Mental Health Continuum – Short Form for Bangladeshi adults. Heliyon, 8(1), e08814. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08814

- Faisal, R. A., Jobe, M. C., Ahmed, O., & Sharker, T. (2022). Replication analysis of the COVID-19 Worry Scale. Death Studies, 46(3), 574-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1815104

- Ahmed, O., Sultana, T., Alam, N., Griffiths, M. D., & Hiramoni, F. A. (2022). Problematic Social Media Use, Personality Traits, and Mental Health Among Bangladeshi University Students. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-021-00235-1

- Ahmed, O., Hossain, K. N., Hiramoni, F. A., Siddique, R. F., & Chung, S. (2022). Psychometric Properties of the Bangla Version of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 Items Scale Among the General Population in Bangladesh [Brief Research Report]. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.804162

- Ahmed, O., Faisal, R. A., Sharker, T., Lee, S. A., & Jobe, M. C. (2022). Adaptation of the Bangla Version of the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20(1), 284-295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00357-2

- Ahmed, O., Faisal, R. A., Alim, S. M. D. A. B. U. H. M., Sharker, T., & Hiramoni, F. A. (2022). The psychometric properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) Bangla version. Acta Psychologica, 223, 103509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103509

- Li, X., Yin, K., Ahmed, O., Jobe, M. C., & Hiramoni, F. A. (2021). How Urban Public Service Affects the Well-Being of Migrant Workers: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Theoretical Perspective of Social Comparison Theory. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2022.019734

- Lieberoth, A., Lin, S.-Y., Stöckli, S., Han, H., Kowal, M., Gelpi, R., Chrona, S., Tran, T. P., Jeftić, A., Rasmussen, J., Cakal, H., Milfont, T. L., Lieberoth, A., Yamada, Y., Han, H., Rasmussen, J., Amin, R., Debove, S., Gelpí, R., . . . Dubrov, D. (2021). Stress and worry in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic: relationships to trust and compliance with preventive measures across 48 countries in the COVIDiSTRESS global survey. Royal Society Open Science, 8(2), 200589. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200589

- Zhou, A., Guan, X., Ahmed, M. Z., Ahmed, O., Jobe, M. C., & Hiramoni, F. A. (2021). An Analysis of the Influencing Factors of Study Engagement and Its Enlightenment to Education: Role of Perceptions of School Climate and Self-Perception. Sustainability, 13(10), 5475. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105475

- Yamada, Y., Ćepulić, D.-B., Coll-Martín, T., Debove, S., Gautreau, G., Han, H., Rasmussen, J., Tran, T. P., Travaglino, G. A., Blackburn, A. M., Boullu, L., Bujić, M., Byrne, G., Caniëls, M. C. J., Flis, I., Kowal, M., Rachev, N. R., Reynoso-Alcántara, V., Zerhouni, O., . . . Consortium, C. O. G. S. (2021). COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific Data, 8(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00784-9

- Siddique, R. F., Ahmed, O., & Hossain, K. N. (2021). Relationship between the fear of COVID-19 disease and sleep quality: the mediating role of stress. Heliyon, 7(5), e07033. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07033

- Shen, S., Wang, S., Ahmed, M. Z., Hiramoni, F. A., Sha, J., Yan, X., & Jobe, M. C. (2021). Protective Factors for Loneliness among Adolescents during COVID-19: Role of the Interpersonal Relationships and Sibling Status. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 23(4), 499-511. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2021.018661

- Liu, J., Ahmed, M. Z., Ahmed, O., Griffiths, M. D., & Chen, L. (2021). Development and Psychometric Assessment of the Problematic QQ Use Scale among Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), 6744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136744

- Li, M., Ahmed, M. Z., Hiramoni, F. A., Zhou, A., Ahmed, O., & Griffiths, M. D. (2021). Mental Health and Personality Traits during COVID-19 in China: A Latent Profile Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8693. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168693

- Faisal, R. A., Jobe, M. C., Ahmed, O., & Sharker, T. (2021). Mental Health Status, Anxiety, and Depression Levels of Bangladeshi University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00458-y

- Alam, N., Ahmed, O., Naher, L., & Hiramoni, F. A. (2021). The psychometric properties of Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) short form-Bangla. Heliyon, 7(8), e07801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07801

- Ahmed, O., Nayeem Siddiqua, S. J., Alam, N., & Griffiths, M. D. (2021). The mediating role of problematic social media use in the relationship between social avoidance/distress and self-esteem. Technology in Society, 64, 101485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101485

- Ahmed, O., Hossain, K. N., Siddique, R. F., & Jobe, M. C. (2021). COVID-19 fear, stress, sleep quality and coping activities during lockdown, and personality traits: A person-centered approach analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 178, 110873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110873

- Ahmed, M. Z., Ahmed, O., & Hiramoni, F. A. (2021). Prevalence and nature of bullying in schools of Bangladesh: A pilot study. Heliyon, 7(6), e07415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07415

- Kowal, M., Coll-Martín, T., Ikizer, G., Rasmussen, J., Eichel, K., Studzińska, A., Koszałkowska, K., Karwowski, M., Najmussaqib, A., Pankowski, D., Lieberoth, A., & Ahmed, O. (2020). Who is the Most Stressed During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Data From 26 Countries and Areas. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 12(4), 946-966. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12234

- Ahmed, O., Naher, L., Islam, R., Akter, M., & Deb, S. (2020). Psychometric analyses of the Bangla version of the Dark Triad Dirty Dozen. Heliyon, 6(11), e05341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05341

- Ahmed, O., Ahmed, M. Z., Alim, S. M. A. H. M., Khan, M. D. A. U., & Jobe, M. C. (2020). COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh and associated psychological problems: An online survey. Death Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1818884

- Ahmed, M. Z., Ahmed, O., Aibao, Z., Hanbin, S., Siyu, L., & Ahmad, A. (2020). Epidemic of COVID-19 in China and associated Psychological Problems. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 102092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102092

- Ahmed, O. (2018). Relationship Between Loneliness and Mental Health Among First- Year Undergraduate Students: Mediating Role of Timeline Browsing and Chatting on Facebook. International Journal of Contemporary Education, 1(2), 86-94. https://doi.org/10.11114/ijce.v1i2.3625