Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society

Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society is based in Masaryk University, Brno, the Czech Republic. Our members carry out research related to the social, psychological, sociological and political implications of the use of information and communication technologies. We co-organize the annual international conference Cyberspace and publish Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace.

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Research interests

ICT and well-being

impacts on psychological, social and physical well-being

Online risks

excessive internet use • cyberbullying • cyberhate • harmful contents

Children & adolescents online

parental mediation • online socializing • digital skills

Human-computer interaction

ICT security • adoption of new technologies

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Current research projects

DigiWELL

Research of Excellence on Digital Technologies and Wellbeing

DigiWELL is an interdisciplinary project that brings together excellent researchers from eight partner institutions to focus on the broad area of digital technology use in the context of physical, mental, and social wellbeing of populations.

PACC

Perceived anonymity in computer-mediated communication

This project focuses on adults' perception of anonymity online, aiming to provide a new perspective on the concept of perceived anonymity in the online environment and illuminate its role in online social interactions.

PARKA

Parental Knowledge of Early Adolescents’ Online Social Lives: The role of Parental Mediation

In the PARKA project, we investigate how parental mediation (i.e., parenting strategies aimed at regulating children's and adolescents' use of digital technologies) relates to parents' knowledge of what their adolescent children do online.

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Latest news

October 2024

Blog: 10th European Communication Conference ECREA

The 10th European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) took place at the end of September in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Many of our team members attended and presented their research. See this page for their full presentations and profiles!

September 2024

Blog: Bias-based cyberaggression related to origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and weight

Bias-based cyberaggression, which includes hateful and prejudiced content shared through digital platforms, is a common experience for young internet users. This kind of online behaviour can have harmful effects on both individuals and society as a whole. We conducted a systematic review of research dealing with young people's experiences, risk and protective factors and consequences of bias-based cyberaggression.

30 May

Cyberspace 2024: Call for papers

Cyberspace 2024 conference held in Brno on the 29th and 30th of November is now open for paper submission. You can send your abstracts by July 31st.

16 May

Do smartphones really cause mental illness among adolescents? Ten problems with Jonathan Haidt’s book

“The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness”, a new book by Jonathan Haidt, quickly found an audience. For www.parenting.digital, Michaela Lebedíková, Michal Tkaczyk, Vojtěch Mýlek and David Smahel share 10 ways in which they disagree with the way Haidt builds his argument based on their own studies of the impact of technology on adolescents’ wellbeing.

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Cyberpsychology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established and managed by IRTIS members.

It focuses on publishing psychosocial research of information and communications technology.

More about the journal Cyberpsychology website

2.4

WOS Impact Factor (2023)

0.685

SCImago Journal Rank (2023)

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We are happy to invite you to Cyberspace 2024, an international conference, that focuses on law and social aspects of cyberspace.

Where: Brno, Czech Republic
When: 29-30 November 2024

Cyberspace website CALL FOR PAPERS

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