2024

• Blahošová, J., Tancoš, M., Cho, Y. W., Šmahel, D., Elavsky, S., Chow, S. & Lebedíková, M. (2024). Examining the Reciprocal Relationship Between Social Media Use and Perceived Social Support Among Adolescents: A Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Media Psychology. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2024.2310834 https://osf.io/hnsrj
• Kruzikova, A., Muzik, M., Knapova, L., Dedkova, L., Smahel, D. & Matyas, V. (2024). Two-factor authentication time: How time-efficiency and time-satisfaction are associated with perceived security and satisfaction. Computers & Security, 132, 103667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2023.103667
• Lacko, D., Machackova, H. & Smahel, D. (2024). Does violence in video games impact aggression and empathy? A longitudinal study of Czech adolescents to differentiate within- and between-person effects. Computers in Human Behavior, 159, 108341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108341

• Lebedíková, M., Araujo, R., Mýlek, V., Šmahel, D., & Dědková, L. (2024). The reciprocal relationship between consensual sexting and peer support among adolescents: A three-wave longitudinal study. Computers in Human Behavior, 152, 108048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.108048 https://osf.io/4pdyh/

• Machackova, H., Jaron Bedrosova, M., Muzik, M., Zlamal, R., Fikrlova, J., Literova, A., Dufkova, E., Smahel, D., Boomgaarden, H., Song, H., Tolochko, P., d'Haenens, L., Joris, W., Kalmus, V., Tikerperi, M.-L., Opermann, S., Napp, M., Soidla, I., Uibos, A., Soo, K., ... & Helsper, E. J. (2024). Digital skills among youth: A dataset from a three-wave longitudinal survey in six European countries. Data in Brief, 54, 110396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110396
• Tkaczyk, M., Tancoš, M., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S. & Plhák, J. (2024). (In)accuracy and convergent validity of daily end-of-day and single-time self-reported estimations of smartphone use among adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior, 158, 108281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108281

2023

• Cino, D., Lacko, D., Mascheroni, G., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Predictors of children’s and young people’s digital engagement in informational, communication, and entertainment activities: findings from ten European countries. Journal of Children and Media 17(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2022.2123013 https://osf.io/mbkwq/
• Lokajová, A., Šmahel, D., & Kvardová, N. (2023). Health-related social media use and COVID-19 anxiety in adolescence: health anxiety as covariate and moderator. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1079730
• Mýlek, V., Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2023). Information sources about face-to-face meetings with people from the Internet: Gendered influence on adolescents’ risk perception and behavior. New Media & Society, 25(7), 1561–1579. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211014823
• Smahel, D., Gulec, H., Lokajova, A., Dedkova, L., & Machackova, H. (2023). The integrative model of ICT effects on Adolescents’ well-being (iMEW): The synthesis of theories from developmental psychology, media and communications, and health. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 20(6), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2022.2135501

• Svestkova, A., Kvardova, N., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Health anxiety in adolescents: The roles of online health information seeking and parental health anxiety. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02689-8

• Tkaczyk, M., Lacko, D., Elavsky, S., Tancoš, M., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Are smartphones detrimental to adolescent sleep? An electronic diary study of evening smartphone use and sleep. Computers in Human Behavior, 149, 107946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107946

2022

• Gulec, H., Kvardova, N., & Smahel, D. (2022). Adolescents' disease- and fitness-related online health information seeking behaviors: The roles of perceived trust in online health information, eHealth literacy, and parental factors. Computers in Human Behavior, 134, 107318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107318
• Bedrosova, M., Machackova, H., Serek, J., Smahel, D., & Blaya, C. (2022). The relation between the cyberhate and cyberbullying experiences of adolescents in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. Computers in Human Behavior, 126, 107013, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107013
• Dedkova, L., Smahel, D., & Just, M. (2022). Digital security in families: The sources of information relate to the active mediation of internet safety and parental internet skills. Behaviour & Information Technology, 41(5), 1052-1064. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2020.1851769
• Drtilova, H., Smahel, D., & Smahelova, M. (2022). Advantages and disadvantages of Internet use: The perspective of women with eating disorders experience. Health Communication, 37(7), 791–801. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1868076
• Elavsky, S., Blahošová, J., Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., Tancos, M., Plhák, J., Sotolář, O., & Smahel, D. (2022). Researching the links between smartphone behavior and adolescent well-being with the FUTURE-WP4 (Modeling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being Work package 4) project: Protocol for an ecological momentary assessment study.
  JMIR Research Protocols, 11(3), e35984. https://doi.org/10.2196/35984
• Gulec, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). Individual and Parental Factors of Adolescents’ mHealth App Use: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10(12), e40340. https://doi.org/10.2196/40340
• Knapová, L., Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., & Matyas, V. (2022). Comparing nonresponders and responders of online intercept surveys: A large-scale experimental ICT security-related study. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3107621. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3107621
• Kruzikova, A., Knapova, L., Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., & Matyas, V. (2022). Usable and secure? User perception of four authentication methods for mobile banking. Computers & Security, 115, 102603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2022.102603
• Kvardova, N., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). A moderated mediation model for body-positive online content and body image among adolescents. Body Image, 42, 370-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.07.002 https://osf.io/pv53r
• Lebedíková, M., Mýlek, V., Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2022). Exposure to sexually explicit materials and feelings after exposure among adolescents in nine European countries: The role of individual factors and social characteristics. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02401-9
• Mascheroni, G., Cino, D., Mikuška, J., & Smahel, D. (2022). Explaining inequalities in vulnerable children’s digital skills: The effect of individual and social discrimination. New Media & Society, 24(2), 437–457. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211063184
• Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., Kraus, L., Matyas, V., & Stavova, V. (2022). Investigating Installers of Security Software in 20 Countries: Individual-and Country-Level Differences. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 1230344. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1230344

2021

• Knapova, L., Kruzikova, A., Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2021). Who is smart with their smartphones? Determinants of smartphone security behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(9), 584-592.​ http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0599
• Kvardova, N., Smahel, D., Machackova, H., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2021). Who is exposed to harmful online content? The role of risk and protective factors among Czech, Finnish, and Spanish adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50, 2294-2310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01422-2

2020

• Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2020). Online parental mediation: Associations of family members’ characteristics to individual engagement in active mediation and monitoring. Journal of Family Issues, 41(8), 1112-1136. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19888255
• Elavsky, S., Knapová, L., Klocek, A., & Smahel, D. (2020). Mobile health interventions for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep in adults aged 50 years and older: A systematic literature review. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 27(4), 565-593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2017-0410
• Kvardova, N., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2020). The direct and indirect effects of online social support, neuroticism, and web content internalization on the drive for thinness among women visiting health-oriented websites. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072416
• Mikuska, J., Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., Staksrud, E., Mascheroni, G., & Milosevic, T. (2020). Social relational factors of excessive internet use in four European countries. International Journal of Public Health, 65(8), 1289-1297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01484-2

2019

• Almenara, C. A., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2019). Sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral correlates of using nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites: An online survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(4), e10189. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10189
• Helsper, E. J., & Smahel, D. (2019). Excessive internet use by young Europeans: Psychological vulnerability and digital literacy? Information, Communication & Society, 23(9), 1255-1273. http://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1563203
• Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., & Machackova, H. (2019). Functions of mHealth applications: A user’s perspective. Health informatics journal, 25(3), 1065-1075. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458217740725
• Šmahelová, M., Čevelíček, M., Nehybková, E., Šmahel, D., & Čermák, I. (2019). Is it important to talk about technologies with eating disorder clients? The health care professional perspective. Health Communication, 34, 31-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1384354
• Smahelova, M., Drtilova, H., Smahel, D., & Cevelicek, M. (2019). Internet usage by women with eating disorders during illness and recovery. Health Communication, 35(5), 628-636. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1582135

2018

• Cernikova, M, Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2018). Youth interaction with online strangers: Experiences and reactions to unknown people on the Internet. Information, Communication & Society, 21, 94-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1261169
• Cernikova, M, Smahel, D., & Wright, M. F. (2018). Children’s experiences and awareness about impact of digital media on health. Health Communication, 33, 664-673. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1298197
• Cevelicek, M., Smahelova, M., & Smahel, D. (2018). Professionals’ reflections about the impact of digital technologies on eating disorders. Basic And Applied Social Psychology, 40, 125-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2018.1446833
• Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2018). The perceived importance of credibility cues for the assessment of the trustworthiness of online information by visitors of health-related websites: The role of individual factors. Telematics and Informatics, 35, 1534-1541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2018.03.021
• Stavova, V., Dedkova, L., Matyas, V., Just, M., Smahel, D., & Ukrop, M. (2018). Experimental large-scale review of attractors for detection of potentially unwanted applications. Computers & Security, 76, 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2018.02.017

2017

• Elavsky, S., Smahel, D., & Machackova, H. (2017). Who are mobile app users from healthy lifestyle websites? Analysis of patterns of app use and user characteristics. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7, 891–901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-017-0525-x
• Smahelova, M., Juhová, D., Cermak, I., & Smahel, D. (2017). Mediation of young children’s digital technology use: The parents’ perspective. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 11(3), article 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2017-3-4

2016

• Almenara, C. A., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2016). Individual differences associated with exposure to ‘‘ana-mia’’ websites: An examination of adolescents from 25 European countries. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19, 475-480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0098

2015

• Smahel, D., Wright, M. F., & Cernikova, M. (2015). The impact of digital media on health: Children’s perspectives. International Journal of Public Health, 60, 131-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0649-z

2014

• Green, L., Smahel, D., & Barbovschi, M. (2014). Contextualizing children’s problematic situations online. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, 39(3), 225–231. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0109
• Linkov, V., Smerk, P., Li, B., & Smahel, D. (2014). Personality perception in instant messenger communication in the Czech Republic and People's Republic of China. Studia Psychologica, 56, 287-300. http://dx.doi.org/10.21909/sp.2014.04.667
• Smahel, D., Wright, M. F., & Cernikova, M. (2014). Classification of online problematic situations in the context of youths’ development. Communications: European Journal of Communication Research, 39, 233–260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0111. Available here.

2013

• Sevcikova, A., Serek, J., Machackova, H. & Smahel, D. (2013). The extent matters: Exposure to sexually explicit materials among Czech adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence, 33, 1048-1071. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431613483004. Available here.

2012

• Blinka, L., Subrahmanyam, K., Smahel, D., & Seganti, F. R. (2012). Differences in the teen blogosphere: Insights from a content analysis of English- and Czech-language weblogs. Young, 20, 277-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/110330881202000304.
• Ševčíková, A., Šmahel, D., & Otavová, M. (2012).The perception of cyberbullying in adolescent victims. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 17, 319-328. Available here.
• Smahel, D., Brown, B., & Blinka, L. (2012). Associations between online friendship and Internet addiction among adolescents and emerging adults. Developmental Psychology, 42, 381-388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027025. Available here.
• Vazsonyi, A. T., Machackova, H., Sevcikova, A., Smahel, D., & Cerna, A. (2012). Cyberbullying in context: Direct and indirect effects by low self-control across 25 European countries. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9, 210-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.644919. Available here.
• Vondráčková, P., & Šmahel, D. (2012). Motivation of MMORPG players with addictive behaviour in relation to internet use. Adiktologie, 12, 56-66.

2011

• Seganti, F. R., & Smahel, D. (2011). Finding the meaning of emo in youths’ online social networking. A qualitative study of contemporary Italian emo. First Monday, 16(7). http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v16i7.3197.

2009

• Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2009). Fourteen is fourteen and a girl is a girl: Validating the identity of adolescent bloggers. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 735-739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2009.0044. Available here.
• Černá, A., &  Šmahel, D. (2009). Sebepoškozování v adolescenci: Kontext reálného versus virtuálního prostředí a subkultur Emo a Gothic [Self-harm in adolescence: The context of the real versus virtual environment and Emo and Gothic subcultures]. E-psychologie, 3(4), 26-44. Available here.
• Černá, A., & Šmahel, D. (2009). Sebepoškozování v adolescenci: Blog jako prostředek vytváření komunity [Self-injury in adolescence: Blog as an agent in creating community]. Československá psychologie, 53, 492-504.
• Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2009). Online harassment and cyberbullying in the Czech Republic: Comparison across age. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 217, 227-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0044-3409.217.4.227.

2008

• Koubalíková, S., & Šmahel, D. (2008). Fenomén lhaní v prostředí internetu [Phenomenon of lying on the internet]. Československá psychologie, 52, 289-301.
• Lusková, E., Blinka, L., & Šmahel, D. (2008). Blog jako cesta k porozumění dospívajícím [Blog as a way to understand adolescents]. E-psychologie, 2(3), 1-15.  Available here.
• Smahel, D., Blinka, L. & Ledabyl, O. (2008). Playing MMORPGs: Connections between addiction and identifying with a character. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11, 715-718. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.0210.
• Štětka, V., & Šmahel, D. (2008). Attributes of participation in online communities among Czech internet users. Observatorio, 2(3), 39-52.

2007

• Blinka, L., & Šmahel, D. (2007). “Role-playing” hry v kontextu analytické psychologie [The role-playing games in context of analytical psychology]. Československá psychologie, 51, 169-182.
• Galácz, A., & Smahel, D. (2007). Information society from a comparative perspective: Digital divide and social effects of the Internet. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 1(1), article 1. Available here.
• Smahel, D., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2007). “Any girls want to chat press 911”: Partner selection in monitored and unmonitored teen chat rooms. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 346–353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2006.9945.

2006

• Šmahel, D., & Veselá, M. (2006). Interpersonální atraktivita ve virtuálním prostředí [Interpersonal attraction in virtual environment]. Československá psychologie, 50, 174-186.
• Subrahmanyam, K., Smahel, D., & Greenfield, P. (2006). Connecting developmental constructions to the internet: Identity presentation and sexual exploration in online teen chat rooms. Developmental Psychology, 42, 395–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.3.395.

2003

• Šmahel, D. (2003). Komunikace adolescentů v prostředí internetu [Communication of adolescents in the internet environment]. Československá psychologie, 2003, 144-156.

2001

• Šmahel, D. (2001). Specifika elektronické komunikace [Electronic communication and its specifics]. Československá psychologie, 2001(3), 252-257.

2018

• Šmahel, D., Macháčková, H., Šmahelová, M., Čevelíček, M., Almenara, C. A., & Holubčíková, J. (2018). Digital technology, eating behaviors, and eating disorders. New York: Springer.

2015

• Lorentz, P., Metykova, M., Smahel, D., & Wright, M. (Eds.). (2015). Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participation in politics. Brno: Masaryk University Press. Available here.

2014

• Ševčíková, A. (Ed.) (2014). Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada.

2013

• Černá, A., Dedkova, L., Macháčková, H., Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2013). Kyberšikana: Průvodce novým fenoménem [Cyberbullying: A guide to a new phenomenon]. Praha: Grada.

2011

• Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2011). Digital youth: The role of media in development. New York: Springer.

2003

• Šmahel, D. (2003). Psychologie a internet: Děti dospělými, dospělí dětmi [Psychology and internet: Children becoming adults, adults becoming children]. Praha: Triton.

2022

• Dedkova, L., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). Information and communication technologies and well-being. In D. Lemish (Ed.), The Routledge international handbook of children, adolescents, and media (2nd ed., pp. 185-193). Routledge.

2018

• Vondrackova, P., & Smahel, D. (2018). Internet addiction in context. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of information science and technology, fourth edition (pp. 4223-4233). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch366

2015

• Machackova, H., Cernikova, M., Smahel, D., & Ocadlikova, Z. (2015). Children’s privacy management on social network sites. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 95-109). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
• Vondráčková, P., & Šmahel, D. (2015). Internet addiction. In L. Rosen, N. A. Cheever, & M. Carrier (Eds.), The Wiley handbook of psychology, technology, and society (pp. 469-485). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

2014

• Paus-Hasebrink, I., Kulterer, J., Šmahel, D., & Kontríková, V. (2014). On the role of media in socially disadvantaged families. In N. Carpentier, K. C. Schrøder, & L. Hallett (Eds), Audience transformations: Late modernity’s shifting audience positions (pp. 47-62). Oxon: Routledge.
• Šmahel, D. (2014). Děti na internetu [Children on the Internet]. In A. Ševčíková (Ed.), Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada publishing.
• Šmahel, D., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2014). Adolescent sexuality on the Internet: A developmental perspective. In F. M. Saleh, A. Grudzinaskas, & A. Judge (Eds.), Adolescent sexual behavior in the digital age: Considerations for clinicians, legal professionals and educators (pp. 62-85). New York: Oxford University Press.

2012

• Smahel, D., & Blinka, L. (2012). Excessive internet use among European children. In S. Livingstone, L. Haddon, & A. Görzig (Eds.), Children, risk and safty on the internet (pp. 191-203). Bristol: The Policy Press.
• Vondráčková, P., & Šmahel, D. (2012). Internet addiction. In Encyclopedia of cyber behavior (pp. 754-767). Hershey: IGI Global.

2011

• Uhls, Y. T., Espinoza, G., Greenfield, P., Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2011). Internet and other interactive media. In B.A. Brown & M. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence (pp. 160-168). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
• Uhls, Y. T., Espinoza, L., Greenfield, P., Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2011). Internet use and electronic technology. In Encyclopedia of adolescence (pp. 160-168). New York: Academic Press.

2010

• Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2010). Addiction to online role-playing games. In Internet addiction: A handbook and guide to evaluation and treatment (pp. 73-90). Hoboken: Wiley.
• Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2010). Konstrukce virtuální identity u dospívajících uživatelů internet [The construction of virtual identity among adolescent internet users]. In M. Tyrlík, P. Macek, & J. Širůček (Eds.), Sebepojetí a identita: Sociální a kulturní context [Self-concept and identity: social and cultural context] (pp. 113-130). Brno: Masarykova univerzita.

2009

• Šmahel, D., Ševčíková, A., Blinka, L., & Veselá, M. (2009). Abhangigkeit und Internet-Applikationen: Spiele, Kommunikation und Sex-Webseiten [Addiction and internet applications]. In B. Stetina & I. Kryspin-Exner (Eds.), Gesundheit und Neue Medien [Health and New Media: Psychological aspects of interaction with information and communication technologies] (pp. 235-260). Berlin: Springer.
• Smahel, D., Vondrackova, P.,  Blinka, L., & Godoy-Etcheverry, S. (2009). Comparing addictive behaviour on the Internet in the Czech Republic, Chile and Sweden. In World Wide Internet: Changing Societies, Economies and Cultures (pp. 544-582). Macao: University of Macau. Available here.

2008

• Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2008) Czech adolescents on the Internet: Creating identity and risk behavior. In M. Barbovski & M. Diaconescu (Eds.), Teenagers’ action and interaction online in Central and Eastern Europe (pp. 41-54). Cluj-Napoca: Cluj University Press. Available here.

2004

• Šmahel, D., Divínová, R. & Vybíral, Z. (2004). Dospívání ve virtuální realitě – adolescenti a internet [Growing up in virtual reality – adolescents and the internet]. In P. Mareš (Ed.), Society, reproduction, and contemporary challenges (pp. 169–188). Brno: Barrister & Principal.

2024

• Blahošová, J., Terčová, N., Švestková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2024). Artificial intelligence and health: How do Czech adults use AI? [Research report.] Brno: Masaryk University.

2023

• Blahošová, J., Lebedíková, M., Tancoš, M., Plhák, J., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., Tkaczyk, M., & Sotolář, O. (2023). How are Czech adolescents using their phones? Analysis using objective smartphone data.  Brno: Masaryk University.
• Kardefelt Winther, D., Stoilova, M., Büchi, M., Twesigye, R., Smahel, D., Bedrosova, M., Kvardova, N., & Livingstone, S. (2023). Children’s exposure to hate messages and violent images online. UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight. 
• Smahel, D., Mascheroni, G., Livingstone, S., Helsper, E. J., van Deursen, A., Tercova, N., Stoilova, M., Georgiou, M., Machackova, H., & Alho, K. (2023). Theoretical Integration of ySKILLS: Towards a New Model of Digital Literacy. KU Leuven: ySKILLS. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10090717

2022

• 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.

2021

• Vokál, D., Šmahel, D., & Dedkova, L. (2021). Excesivní používání internetu českými dospívajícími: Srovnání před a během pandemie Covid-19. [Excessive Internet use by Czech adolescents: A comparison before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research report]. Brno: Masaryk University.

2020

• Kardefelt-Winther, D., Twesigye, R., Zlámal, R., Saeed, M., Smahel, D., Stoilova, M., & Livingstone, S. (2020). Digital Connectivity During COVID-19: Access to vital information for every child, Innocenti Research Briefs no. 2020-12, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence
• Kružíková, A., Knapová, L., Gabrhelík, O., Šmahel, D., Dědková, L., Matyáš, V., Doležal, P., & Šmahelová, M. (2020). User Testing of Mobile Banking Authentication Methods: UX Testing, User Interviews, and Quantitative Survey. Brno: Masaryk University. 
• Machackova, H., Blaya, C., Bedrosova, M., Smahel, D., & Staksrud, E. (2020). Children’s experiences with cyberhate. EU Kids Online. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.zenkg9xw6pua
• Mascheroni, G., Cino, D., Mikuska, J., Lacko, D. & Smahel, D. (2020). Digital skills, risks and wellbeing among European children : Report on (f)actors that explain online acquisition, cognitive, physical, psychological and social wellbeing, and the online resilience of children and young people. Leuven: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4274602
• Smahel, D., Machackova, H., Mascheroni, G., Dedkova, L., Staksrud, E., Ólafsson, K., Livingstone, S., & Hasebrink, U. (2020). EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries. EU Kids Online. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.47fdeqj01ofo
• Zlamal, R., Machackova, H., Smahel, D., Abramczuk, K., Ólafsson, K., & Staksrud, E. (2020). EU Kids Online 2020: Technical report. EU Kids Online. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.04dr94matpy7

2019

• Kvardová, N., Valkovičová, N., & Šmahel, D. (2019). Do Mobile Phone Bans Work? Rules and the use of technology in school in relation to adolescents' behavior. Research report from primary and secondary schools. Brno: Masaryk University.

2018

• Bedrošová, M., Hlavová, R., Macháčková, H., Dedkova, L., & Šmahel, D. (2018). Czech children on the internet: Report from a survey at primary and secondary schools. Project EU Kids Online IV – the Czech Republic. Brno: Masaryk University.
• Nehybková, E., Šmahelová, M., Čevelíček, M., Šmahel, D., Drtilová, H., & Macháčková, H. (2018). Digitální technologie a poruchy příjmu potravy. Výzkumná zpráva [Digital technology and eating disorders. Research report.] Brno: Masaryk University. Available here.

2017

• Macháčková, H., & Šmahel, D. (2017). Zdraví a internet: Co lidé dělají na online stránkách o stravování a cvičení? [Health and the internet: What people do on websites about eating and exercise?] Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Available here.

2016

• Kaspersky Lab & Smahel, D. (2016). Digital Parenting: Fathers are crucial for digital security in parenting [report]. Kaspersky Lab. Available here.

2015

• Šmahel, D., Kontríková, V., & Černíková, M. (2015). Once upon a time, there was a tablet: Young children (0-8) and digital technology. In S. Chaudron (Ed.), Young children (0-8) and digital technology: A qualitative exploratory study across seven countries. Joint Research Centre science and policy reports (Annex II). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Available here.

2014

• Černíková, M., & Smahel, D. (2014). Aggressive communication, harassment, cyberbullying and related feelings. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 22-25). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.
• Černíková, M., Smahel, D., & Wright, M. (2014). Other problematic situations: commercials, health problems, technical problems and related feelings. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 35-39). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.
• Smahel, D., & Wright, M. (2014). The meaning of online problematic situations for children: Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries. London: EU Kids Online. Available here.
• Vandoninck, S., D’Haenens, L., & Smahel, D. (2014). Preventive measures: How youngsters avoid online risks. London: EU Kids Online. Available here.
• Wright, M., Smahel, D., & Černíková, M. (2014). Summary: linking online problematic situations and children’s development. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 40-42). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.

2012

• Smahel, D., Helsper, E., Green, L., Kalmus, V., Blinka, L., & Ólafsson, K. (2012). Excessive internet use among European children. London: EU Kids Online. Available here.

2008

• Lupač, P., & Šmahel, D. (2008). The Internet in the Czech Republic 2008: Four years of WIP in the Czech Republic. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.

2007

• Lupač, P., & Šmahel, D. (2007). World Internet Project – The Czech Republic: The Internet in the Czech Republic 2006. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.

2024

• Güleç, H., Mužík, M., Šmahel, D. & Dědková, L. (2024, September 24-27). The Reciprocal Associations between Adolescents’ mHealth App Use, Body Dissatisfaction and Physical Self Worth: A Three Wave Longitudinal Study. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.
• Lacko, D., Blahošová, J., Lebediková, M., Tkaczyk, M., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., & Tancoš, M. (2024). Utilizing dynamic structural equation modeling on intensive longitudinal data: The inspiration for digital media use effects research. International Meeting of Psychometric Society 2024. Prague, Czech Republic.
• Lacko, D., Blahošová, J., Lebediková, M., Tkaczyk, M., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., & Tancoš, M. (2024). The reciprocal associations between smartphone use and affective well-being among adolescents: Results of an EMA study. Society for Ambulatory Assessment 2024. Ann Arbor, Michigan, the United States of America.
• Lacko, D., Macháčková, H., & Šmahel, D. (2024, September 24-27). Within- and between-person effects of violence in video games on aggression and empathy. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.
• Šaradín Lebedíková, M., Olveira Araujo, R., Šmahel, D. & Kaveri Subrahmanyam (2024, September 24-27). Individual factors of expected and unexpected sexting and the subsequent feelings: A nationally representative study in adolescents. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.
• Švestková, A., Šmahel, D. & Dědková, L. (2024, September 24-27). Insight into the vicious circle: A longitudinal study of health anxiety and health-related internet use in adolescents. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.
• Tancoš, M., Blahošová, J. & Šmahel, D. (2024, September 24-27). Daily excessive internet use symptoms in adolescents. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.
• Tkaczyk, M., Ksinan, A. J. & Šmahel, D. (2024, September 24-27). Longitudinal associations between screen time, bedtime and daytime sleepiness among adolescents: A three-wave panel study. Presented at the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Available here.

2023

• Blahošová, J., Tancoš, M., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., Chow, S., Cho, Y., & Lebedíková, M. (2023, May 26). Examining the Reciprocal Relationship between Social Media Use and Perceived Social Support among Adolescents: A Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Available here.
• Lebedíková, M., Šmahel, D. , & Macháčková, H. (2023, July 13). The Role of Digital Skills in Wanted and Unwanted Sexting Among European Adolescents. Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference - IAMCR2023 in Lyon, France. Available here.
• 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.
• Terčová, N., & Šmahel, D. (2023, May 26). Digital Skills’ Role in Intended and Unintended Exposure to Harmful Online Content Among European Adolescents. Presented at the 73rd Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Available here.

2022

• Blahošová, J., Tancoš, M., Šmahel, D., Elavsky, S., Cho, Y. W., Chow, S. M., & Lebedíková, M. (2022, October 19-22). Examining reciprocal relationship between social media use and perceived social support among adolescents: A smartphone ecological momentary assessment study. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
• Dědková, L., & Šmahel, D. (2022, October 19-22). Publishing practices in media studies and communications. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
• Lebedíková, M., Tancoš, M., Šmahel, D., Elavsky, S., Cho, Y. W., & Chow, S. M. (2022, October 19-22). The role of social networking and instant messaging apps in adolescent exposure to sexually explicit materials: A 14-day window into adolescent smartphone usage. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
• 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.

2021

• Bedrosova, M., Machackova, H., Serek, J., Smahel, D., Blaya, C., Izrael, P., Holdos, J., & Pyzalski, J. (2021, September). The cyberhate and cyberbullying experiences of children in Czechia, Poland and Slovakia: Testing the bifactor model. Presented at the 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA), online.
• Blahošová, J., Tkaczyk, M., & Šmahel, D. (2021, November). Gender differences in online conversation topics and self-disclosure: Content analysis of Czech adolescents´ instant messaging conversations. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
• Cino, D., Lacko, D., Mascheroni, G., & Šmahel, D. (2021, September). How different types of digital skills predict different online activities. 8th European Communication Conference 2021, online.
• Drtilová, H., Šmahel, D., & Šmahelová, M. (2021, November). Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet Use: The Perspective of Women with Eating Disorders Experience. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
• Gulec, H., Kvardová, N., & Šmahel, D. (2021, November). The Roles of Trust, E-health Literacy and Parental Influence in Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors of Adolescents. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
• Kvardova, N., Smahel, D., Machackova, H., Garmendia, M., Kotilainen, S., & Okkonen, J. (2021, September). Who is exposed to harmful online content? The role of risk and protective factors among Czech, Finnish, and Spanish adolescents. Presented at the 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA), online.
• Lebedikova, M., Smahelova, M., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., Plhak, J., Sotolar, O., Schejbal, M. (2021, November). Testing innovative methods for research on children’s technology usage. Presented at the 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA), online.

2020

• Mikuška, J., Šmahel, D., Dědková, L. A., Mascheroni, G., Milosevic, T. & Staksrud, E. (2020, September). Social environment factors of excessive internet use in four European countries. Presented at the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2020 (Online) Conference - Adolescence in a rapidly changing world, Porto, Portugal.

2019

• Knapová, L.,  Dědková, L., Kružíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2019, November). NFC Token vs. Card-Reader: A Large-Scale Study of Preferences in Smartphone Authentication. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
• Knapová, L.,  Kružíková, A., Dědková, L., & Šmahel, D. (2019, November). User Perceptions of Usability and Security of Authentication Methods for Mobile Banking on Smartphones. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
• Valkovicova, N., Kvardova, N., Smahel, D., & Machackova, H. (2019, November). Do Mobile Phone Bans Work? An Analysis of Phone-use Rules in Czech Schools. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.
  

2018

• Bedrošová, M., Macháčková, H., & Šmahel, D. (2018, November). Cyberhate in the context of online risk experiences among youth. Presented at the 7th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Lugano, Switzerland. 
• Dedkova, L., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2018, October). České děti online. Výsledky výzkumu EU KIDS Online 2018 [Czech children online. Findings from EU KIds Online 2018]. Presented at conference Praha bezpečně online, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Dedkova, L., Smahel, D., & Machackova, H. (2018, May). Parental monitoring of children‘s online activities in families with 5-17 year old children. Presented at ICA preconference: Trust, control, and privacy: Mediatisation of childhood and adolescence in the digital age, Prague, Czech Republic.

2017

• Šmahel, D., Černíková, M., & Čevelíček, M. (2017, May). Eating disorders and digital technologies. Presented at the conference International Conference on Eating Disorders, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Šmahelová, M., Šmahel, D., Juhová, D., & Čermák, I. (2017, November). Mediation strategies of parents with 7-8 years old children. Presented at the conference Cyberspace, Brno, Czech Republic.
• Šmahelová, M., Šmahel, D., & Wright, M. (2017, November). Children’s perspectives: Perceived impacts of digital media on health. Poster presented at the III International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents, Seville, Spain.

2016

• Cernikova, M., Dědková, L., & Šmahel, D. (2016, November). Youth’s experiences with online strangers: Developmental perspective. Presented at the 6th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Prague, Czech Republic.
• Černíková, M., Wright, M., & Šmahel, D. (2016, September). Children’s experiences and awareness about impact of digital media on health. Presented at the conference 15th biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), La Barrosa, Cádiz, Spain.
• Machackova, H., Dedkova, L. & Smahel, D. (2016, November). Parental worries about the bullying of their children. Presented at the conference 21th Workshop on Aggression, Oradea, Romania.
• Šmahel, D., Černíková, M., & Kontríková, V. (2016, February). Byl jednou jeden tablet: Děti do 6 – 8 let a digitální technologie. Presented at Kvalitativní přístup a metody ve vědách o člověku, Bratislava, Slovenská Republika.

2015

• Dedkova, L., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2015, November). The role of user characteristics in detecting potentially unwanted applications in internet security software. Presented at Cyberspace conference, Brno, Czech Republic.

2011

• Černá, A., Vazsonyi, A.T., Šmahel, D., Ševčíková, A., & Macháčková, H. (2011, August). Cyberbullying in Context: Direct and Indirect Effects by Low Self-Control Across 25 European Countries. Preliminary results. Presented at European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway.

2023

• Plhák, J., Sotolář, O., Lebedíková, M., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Classification of Adolescents’ Risky Behavior in Instant Messaging Conversations. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) 2023. Valencia, Spain. PMLR: Volume 206. https://proceedings.mlr.press/v206/plhak23a/plhak23a.pdf

2022

• Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., & Šmahel, D. (2022). Constructing Datasets from Dialogue Data. In Horák, Rychlý, Rambousek (Eds.). Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing, RASLAN 2022. Brno: Tribun EU.

2021

• Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., & Šmahel, D. (2021). Towards personal data anonymization for social messaging. In: K. Ekštein, F. Pártl & M. Konopík (Eds.), Text, Speech, and Dialogue. TSD 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 281-292). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83527-9_24
• Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., Tkaczyk, M., Lebedíková, M., & Šmahel, D. (2021). Detecting Online Risks and Supportive Interaction in Instant Messenger Conversations using Czech Transformers. In Horák, Rychlý, Rambousek (Eds.). Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing, RASLAN 2021 (pp. 19-28.). Brno: Tribun EU.

2012

• Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2012). Predictors of adolescents’ excessive internet use: A comparison across European countries . In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology proceedings (pp. 273-241). Bologna, Italy: Medimond. Available here.
• Šmahel, D., Helsper, E. J., Barbovschi, M., & Dědková, L. (2012). Meeting Online Strangers among European Children. In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology proceedings (pp. 419-422). Bologna, Italy: Medimond.

2011

• Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2011). Predictors of Adolescents' Excessive Internet Use: A Comparison across European Countries. In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (pp. 337-341). Bergen, Norway: Medimond.

2008

• Blinka, L, & Šmahel, D. (2008). Matching reality and virtuality: Are adolescents lying on their weblogs? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008 (pp. 457-561). Murdoch:  School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. Available here.
• Šmahel, D. (2008). Attending online communities: Culture of youth? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008 (pp. 446-451). Murdoch:  School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. Available here.

2006

• Šmahel, D., & Machovcová, K. (2006). Internet use in the Czech Republic: Gender and age differences. In F. Sudweeks, H. Hrachovec, & Ch. Ess (Eds), Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2006 (pp. 521-533). Murdoch:  School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. Available here.
• Veselá, M. & Šmahel, D. (2006). Virtual attractivity and partner selection on the Internet. In R. Polčák, M. Škop, & D. Šmahel (Eds.), Cyberspace 2005 (pp. 261-268). Brno: Masaryk University. Available here.

2005

• Šmahel, D. (2005). Czech internet report: The rise of the internet generation? In R. Polčák, M. Škop, & D. Šmahel (Eds.), Cyberspace 2005 (pp. 261-268). Brno: Masaryk University.

2024

• Lebedíková, M., Mýlek, V., Šmahel, D. & Tkaczyk, M. (2024). [Review of the book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by J. Haidt]. E-psychologie, 18(1), 64-68. https://doi.org/10.29364/epsy.498

2024

• Lebedíková, M., Mýlek, V., Šmahel, D., & Tkaczyk, M. (2024). The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness [Book review]. E-psycholog 1(18), 64-68. Available here. [Czech]
• Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., Mýlek. V. & Šmahel, D. Do smartphones really cause mental illness among adolescents? Ten problems with Jonathan Haidt’s book (2024, May). Blog Parenting for a Digital Future. [blogpost] Available here. [English]

2023

• Šmahel, D., in panel discussion. (2023, February 7). Debata: Podpůrná skupina pro příznivce sebeřízeného vzdělávání. Aliance pro sebeřízené vzdělávání.
• Šmahel, D., in a TV interview. Česká televize. (2023, March 14). Studio ČT24: Psycholog Šmahel ke kyberšikaně na základních a středních školách. Studio ČT24. Available here. [Czech]
• Šmahel, D., in magazine article. Filipková, K. (2023, April 2). Duševní zdraví dospívajících se zhoršilo po nástupu mobilů a Instagramu. Ty ale nemusejí být na vině. iROZHLAS.cz. Available here. [Czech]
• Šmahel, D. (2023, February 22). Host Libora Magdoně: vývojový psycholog profesor David Šmahel. Kultura FM, Národní dům Frýdek-Místek. [lecture]
• Šmahel, D., in radio interview. Pavlíček, T. (2023, March 13). Commentary on the link of social media usage and well-being for Ranní plus. Český rozhlas Plus. Available here. [Czech]
• Šmahel, D., in a podcast. Skalický, M., & Filipová, K. (2023, April 3). Většina páťáků má profil na sociálních sítích, mluvme o tom s nimi co nejdřív. Vinohradská 12. Available here. [Czech]

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., in newspaper article & TV coverage. Zelený, P. & Škoda, J. (2022, February 22). Úřad pro kyberbezpečnost varuje před podvodnými telefonáty. Lidé mohou přijít o citlivá data či hesla. ČT24 - Česká televize. Available here. [Czech]
• Šmahel, D., in TV coverage. Poláková, K. (2022, April 8). Vliv sociálních sítí na psychiku adolescentů. Česká televize, Studio 6. Available here. [Czech]
• Šmahel, D. (2022, April 8). Beseda Děti a digitální technologie. Masarykova základní škola Ždánice. [lecture for primary school].
• Šmahel, D. (2022, March 16). Vyškovsko má talent: prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D. Knihovna Karla Dvořáčka. [lecture].
• 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]