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Michaela Lebedíková, M. A. is a doctorate student of Media and journalism studies at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. Her main research focus are digital intimacies (mainly exposure to sexually explicit materials and sexting) and its effects on well-being, especially of adolescents. She is also interested in methodologies surrounding analysis of pornography and adolescents' use of technology with regard to their sexual lives and development.
AWARDS
- 2018 - Dean's prize for the best B. A. level student
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University - 2019 - Rector's grant for outstanding diploma thesis
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University - 2020 - Stipend for excellent students
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
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2020 - ongoing
ySKILLS
Youth Skills Project
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2020 - 2022
CO:RE
Children Online: Research and Evidence
Journal articles
2023
- Lebedíková, M. (2023). Good servant, bad master: How eighty women perceive the influence of pornography on sexual scripts. Culture, Health & Sexuality, Online First, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2155707
2022
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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 -
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
2019
- Lebedíková, M. (2019). Between Sexual Objectification and Sexual Agency: the Most Watched Porn Videos in the Czech Republic. AG About Gender: International Journal of Gender Studies, 8(16). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15167/2279-5057/AG2019.8.16.1105
Reports
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.
Conferences
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., Mýlek, V., & Lebedíková, M. (2022, October 19-22). The impact of parental mediation on children’s online activities: Two-wave panel study. 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.
2021
- 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.
2019
- Lebedíková, M. (2019, May). Between Sexual Objectification and Sexual Agency: the Most Watched Porn Videos in the Czech Republic. Presented at 3rd Sexual Cultures Conference: PLAY, Turku, Finland.
Proceedings
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., 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.
Popularizations
2023
- Bedrošová, M., & Lebedíková, M., in podcast interview. Zúbek, M. (2023, January 15). Kybernenávist a pornografie na internetu. Podcast My lidé. Available here. [Czech]
- Lebedíková, M., in podcast interview. Söderholm, E. (2023, January 1). Rethink Impact: podcast series from the ECREA 2022 conference. European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). Available here.
- Lebedíková, M., & Terčová, N. (2023, February 7). Safer Internet Day: Better Internet for Kids? A Closer Look at Adolescents’ Experiences with Cyberhate and Online Disinformation. IRTIS blog. [blogpost] Available here.
2022
- Bedrošová, M., & Lebedíková, M. (2022, April 21). Digitální blízkost | Specifika online komunikace: anonymita a odosobnění v kontextu nenávistných projevů a romantických vztahů. National Gallery Prague. [lecture]
- Lebedíková, M. (2022, April 8). Porn Studies: Digitální intimita optikou sociálních věd. Katedra filosofie a dějin přírodních věd Univerzity Karlovy. [lecture].
- Lebedíková, M. (2022, November 28). Adolescenti a sexting: rizika a příležitosti. Spoločnosť pre plánované rodičovstvo (INTYMYTA) & Univerzita Komenského v Bratislavě. [lecture]
- Lebedíková, M., in panel discussion (2022, November 28). Účast v panelu Podpora rozvoje digitálního wellbeingu: příklady dobré praxe! Konference Digitální wellbeing dětí u příležitosti českého předsednictví v Radě evropské unie.
- Terčová, N., Bedrošová, M., & Lebedíková, M. (2022, September 9). Marie Bedrošová & Michaela Lebedíková talk about The Czech Republic's contribution (in Czech). ySKILLS EU YouTube channel. [popularization video] Available here. [Czech]

Michaela Lebedíková, M.A.
E-mail: m.lebedikova@mail.muni.cz
ResearchGate: Michaela Lebedíková
LinkedIn: Michaela Lebedíková
ORCiD: 0000-0003-0493-1286
ResearcherID: CAF-0145-2022
Scopus Author Identifier: 57211296802
Research interests
- adolescents' use of pornography
- sexual scripts
- digital technologies in the context of sexuality
- methodological innovations
- sexting