Hubert Annen

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Hubert Annen (* 1963 ) is a Swiss psychologist , military scientist and colonel in the Swiss Army . Since 1999 he has headed the lectureship for military psychology and military education at the military academy at ETH Zurich .

Professional career

Hubert Annen initially worked as a primary school teacher. This was followed by a degree in psychology , pedagogy and neuropsychology at the University of Zurich , which he graduated in 1996. In the same year he became a lecturer for leadership at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and assistant at the lectureship for leadership and communication at the Military Academy at the ETH Zurich (MILAK).

In December 1999 the doctorate to Dr. phil in psychology at the University of Zurich with a dissertation on personnel appraisal. Annen was also appointed lecturer for military psychology and education at MILAK. From 2008 to 2013 he was also head of research and teaching at the same institution.

Annen completed two research stays in the USA:

Research priorities

Hubert Annen deals with various aspects of military psychology and education in his scientific work. The focus of his research lies in the areas of personnel assessment and selection, stress and resilience research as well as the basics of military psychology and education.

Basics of military psychology and education

  • Military Education - Possibilities and Limits
  • Motivation, job satisfaction and commitment in a military context
  • Dealing with authority, power, and obedience
  • Values ​​and virtues

Personnel assessment and selection

  • Quality criteria in the assessment process
  • Assessment errors and countermeasures
  • Feedback

Stress and resilience

  • Stress in the workplace
  • Stress in Military Training
  • Resilience - factors of psychological resistance and measures to strengthen it

Military career

Hubert Annen went through the following stations as a militia officer in the Swiss Army:

  • 1985 - 1996: Officer of the cycling troops
  • 1996 - 1999: Captain, Military Scientific Working Group of the Kdt Heer (MWA)
  • 1999 - 2003: Major, TID Of Stab Inf Rgt 6
  • 2004 - 2006: Head of Media Ter Reg 4
  • 2007 - 2008: Lieutenant Colonel, Of zur Vf Kdt Inf Br 4
  • Since 2008: Colonel, Head of Research, PPD

further activities

In addition to his role as a lecturer at MILAK, Hubert Annen is active in various institutions and associations in Germany and abroad:

National:

Swiss Army

  • Scientific director of the Assessment Center for prospective professional officers (ACABO), professional non-commissioned officers (ACABU), defense attachés (ACAVA) and general staff officers (AC Gst Of) of the Swiss Army
  • Chairman of the Psychology Expert Committee in the Swiss Army

Assessment Center Switzerland working group

  • 2006-2012: President
  • Since 2012: Head of the Quality Commission
  • Since 2013: honorary member

Founding member of the Swiss Positive Psychology Association (SWIPPA)

Guest lecturer at the Universities of Friborg & Lucerne and at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland

International:

International Military Testing Association (IMTA) : Member of the Steering Committee since 2003, Chairman of the Management Board since 2016, Chairman of the IMTA annual conferences 2010 & 2017, recipient of the Harry Greer Award

International Applied Military Psychology Symposium (IAMPS) : Chairman 2013, Co-Chair 2014

Publications (selection)

Journal article (selection)

  • Goldammer, Ph., Annen, H., Stöckli, P., & Jonas, K. (in press). Careless responding in questionnaire measures: Detection, impact, and remedies. The Leadership Quarterly .
  • Nakkas, C., Annen, H., & Brand, S. (2019). Somatization and Coping in Ethnic Minority Recruits. Military Medicine , 184, 680-685.
  • Eggimann, N. & Annen, H. (2018). The value culture of the Swiss Army under the microscope. General Swiss Military Journal, 9 , 42-43.
  • La Marca, R., Boesch, M., Sefidan, S., Annen, H., & Ehlert, U. (2017). Inverse effects of optimism and resilience on the acute stress reactivity of the autonomic nervous system . Psychoneuroendocrinology, 83 , 15-16.
  • Annen, H., Nakkas, C., Bahmani, DS, Gerber, M., Holsboer-Trachsler, E., & Brand, S. (2017). Vulnerable narcissism as key link between Dark Triad traits, mental toughness, sleep quality and stress. European Psychiatry , 41 , 261.
  • Wissmath, B., Schneider, A., & Annen, H. (2016). Mental training to prepare for extreme situations. General Swiss Military Journal , 182 (6) , 40-41.
  • Nakkas, C., Annen, H., & Brand, S. (2016). Psychological distress and coping in military cadre candidates. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment 12 , 2237-2243.
  • Annen, H., Goldammer, Ph., & Szvircsev Tresch, T. (2015). Longitudinal Effects of OCB on Cadre Selection and Pursuing a Career as Militia Cadre in the Swiss Armed Forces. Military Psychology, 27 , 9-21.
  • Annen, H. (2013). Psychological know-how as a success factor. General Swiss military magazine , 10/2013 .
  • Annen, H., & Goldammer, Ph. (2013). Recruitment and selection of militia cadres. General Swiss military journal , 01/02/2013 , 36-37.
  • Proyer, RT, Annen, H., Eggimann, N., Schneider, A., & Ruch, W. (2012). Assessing the "Good Life" in a Military Context: How Does Life and Work-Satisfaction Relate to Orientations to Happiness and Career-Success Among Swiss Professional Officers? Social Indicators Research, 106 (3) , 577-590.
  • Annen, H. (2012). The other side of the coin. When rituals become an end in themselves. Consider - Knowledge - Ethics, 23/2012 (2), 176-177.
  • Annen, H. (2012). Mental fitness in the army. psychoscope, 3/2012 , 8-11.
  • Annen, H., Seiler, S., & Jonas, K. (2010). Military Psychology in Switzerland: A Short Story With A Long History. Swiss Journal of Psychology , 69 , 75-82.

Books and book chapters l (selection)

  • Jalili, D., & Annen, H. (Eds,). (2019). Professional Military Education - A Cross-Cultural Survey . Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
  • Matthews, MD, Lerner, RM, & Annen, H. (2019). Noncognitive Amplifiers of Human Performance: Unpacking the 25/75 Rule. In Matthews, MD, & Schnyer, DM (Eds.), Human Performance Optimization: The Science and Ethics of Enhancing Human Capabilities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Annen, H., Nakkas, C., & Gehring, TM (2017). "What If?" The Swiss Armed Forces' Approach to Military Psychology. In Bowles, SV, & Bartone, PT (Eds.), Handbook of Military Psychology. Basel: Springer International Publishing.
  • Annen, H. (2017). The Impact of Selection and the Assessment Center Method on Leader Development. In Clark, M., Gruber, MG, & Craig, W. (Eds), Leader Development Deconstructed. Basel: Springer International Publishing.
  • Annen, H. (2016). Imagine it's coaching and nobody goes ... In Wegener, R., Loebbert, M., & Fritze, A. (Eds.). To differentiate between fields of action in coaching . Wiesbaden: VS publishing house for social sciences.
  • Annen, H., Nakkas, C., & Mäkinen, J. (Eds.). (2013). Thinking and acting in military education. In Jung, H., & Royl, W. (Eds.) . Studies for military pedagogy, military science & security policy , 12 . Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
  • Annen, H., & Royl, W. (Eds,). (2010). Educational challenges regarding military action . In Jung, H. & Royl, W. (Eds.). Studies for military pedagogy, military science & security policy, 11 . Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
  • Annen, H., & Ebert, J. (2010): Assessment-Center. More security in the career test . Zurich: Orell Füssli.

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personal data
SURNAME Annen, Hubert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1963