Members
Basic information
Adéla Švestková (née Lokajová), M.A. is a PhD student of psychology at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University. In her work for IRTIS, she focuses on internet use and digital technologies related to health. Additionally, she works on literature review of the impact of ICTs on adolescent well-being.
Publications
Reports
2022
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Gulec, H., Lokajová, A., & Smahel, D. (2022). Effects of digital technology on adolescents' well-being: An integrative model (iMEW). (CO:RE Short Report Series on Key Topics). Hamburg: Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | HansBredow-Institut (HBI); CO:RE - Children Online: Research and Evidence. https://doi.org/10.21241/ssoar.83155
- Lokajová, A., & Šmahel, D. (2022). Use of mHealth applications among teens. Research report. [Research Report]. Brno: Masaryk University.
Conferences
2023
- Svestkova, A., Kvardova, N., & Smahel, D. (2023, September 4-8). Health anxiety in adolescents: the roles of online health information seeking and parental health anxiety. [Poster presentation]. Presented at the 37th Annual Conference of European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), Bremen, Germany. Available here.
2022
- Šmahel, D., Güleç, H., Lokajová, A., Dědková, L., & Macháčková, H. (2022, October 19-22). The integrative model of ICT effects on adolescents’ well-being: The synthesis of theories. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
Popularizations
2022
- Lokajová, A., Güleç, H., & Šmahel, D. (2022, December 6). Growing up in a tech-heavy era: How online activities relate to adolescents’ well-being? CO:RE Evidence. [blogpost] Available here.
- Šmahel, D. & Lokajová, A., in press release. Muni.cz (2022, February 7). Víc než polovina mladistvých používá aplikace zaměřené na zdraví. MUNI - Masarykova univerzita. Available here. [Czech]
Adéla Švestková, M.A.
E-mail: adel.lokajova@gmail.com
Research interests
- ICTs and adolescent well-being
- literature review and theory synthesis
- digital health