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Vojtěch Mýlek, Ph.D., is a researcher at IRTIS, Faculty of Social Sciences, Masaryk University. In his dissertation research, he investigated adolescents' interactions with people they know only from the internet. His academic interests further include online communication and self-disclosure, risk perception, open science, and quantitative data analysis.
At IRTIS, Vojtěch has participated primarily in the FUTURE project. Notably, he was closely involved in preparing a national longitudinal survey about ICT risks and benefits for adolescents. He has also collaborated with his IRTIS colleagues and researchers from abroad on research about digital parenting, sexting, or cyberhate. Apart from research, Vojtěch works as an editorial assistant for the prestigious journal Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace.
During his doctoral studies, Vojtěch has attended several summer schools (e.g., GESIS, Utrecht Summer School) focused on longitudinal survey design, structural equations modeling, or longitudinal data analysis (e.g., RI-CLPM). He spent two semesters at the University of Haifa in Israel, where he collaborated with Prof. Gustavo Mesch on an article about in-person meetings between adolescents and individuals they met online.
Vojtěch's research on adolescents' online social interactions has been published in several top-tier journals, including New Media & Society or the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. He has also presented his findings at international conferences, including the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA). His academic achievements have earned him the Rector's Award for the Best Students in Doctoral Programmes (2023).
AWARDS
- 2023 - Rector's Award for outstanding doctoral students
Masaryk University - 2018 - I. A. Bláha Award for excellent bachelor's thesis
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
Journal articles
2024
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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
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2023
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Bedrošová, M., Mylek, V., Dedkova, L., & Velicu, A. (2023). Who is searching for cyberhate? Adolescents’ characteristics associated with intentional or unintentional exposure to cyberhate. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(7), 462–471. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0201 https://osf.io/3u8th/
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Dedkova, L., & Mýlek, V. (2023). Parental mediation of online interactions and its relation to adolescents’ contacts with new people online: The role of risk perception. Information, Communication & Society 26(16). https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2146985
- Geržičáková, M., Dedkova, L., & Mýlek, V. (2023). What do parents know about children’s risky online experiences? The role of parental mediation strategies. Computers in Human Behavior, 141, 107626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107626
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Mýlek, V., Dedkova, L., & Mesch, G. S. (2023). Czech adolescents’ face-to-face meetings with people from the internet: The role of adolescents’ motives and expectations. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01697-z https://osf.io/ub5sn/
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Mýlek, V., Dedkova, L., & Schouten, A. P. (2023). Adolescents’ online communication and self-disclosure to online and offline acquaintances: Differential effects of social anxiety and depressed moods. Journal of Media Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000383 https://osf.io/b9kwy/
- 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
2022
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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
2020
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Mýlek, V., Dedkova, L., & Machackova, H. (2020). Factors influencing interactions between adolescents and unknown people from the internet: Findings from five European countries. Children and Youth Services Review, 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105038
Book chapters
2016
- Glaserová, K. & Mýlek, V. (2016). Work demands, workload. In M. Vaculík, J. Procházka, M. Leugnerová & M. Součková (Eds.), Encyklopedie psychologie práce (pp. 138-139). Brno: Masarykova Univerzita.
Reports
2024
2023
- Mýlek, V., Dědková, L., Šestauber, J., & Macháčková H. (2023). Adolescents’ face-to-face meetings with online acquaintances. Brno: Masaryk university.
Conferences
2023
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Jaron Bedrosova, M., Mylek, V., & Dedkova, L. (2023). (Cyber)victimization among Czech youth: Comparing experiences of non-heterosexual and heterosexual adolescents. Presented at the 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (MediaPsych 2023), Belval, Luxembourg. Available here.
- Mylek, V., & Dedkova, L. (2023). Adolescents’ interactions with people from the internet and the quality of their offline friendships. Presented at the 13th Conference of the Media Psychology Division (MediaPsych 2023), Belval, Luxembourg. Available here.
2022
- 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.
- Geržičáková, M., Dědková, L., & Mýlek, V. (2022, October 19-22). Does momma know best? Parental characteristics and their association to parents' knowledge about children's online risks [Poster presentation]. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
- Mýlek, V., & Dědková, L. (2022, October 19-22). Why, with whom, and what was the outcome? Face-to-face meetings between adolescents and people from the internet. Presented at the 9th European Communication Conference (ECREA), Aarhus, Denmark. Available here.
2021
- Dedkova, L. & Mylek, V. (2021, September). Parental mediation of online interactions and its association with adolescents' contacts with online strangers. Presented at 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA) 2021 (Online).
- Mýlek, V., & Dědková, L. (2021, September). How risky are meetings with online strangers? The role of information sources in adolescent’s risk perception. Presented at the 8th European Communication Conference (ECREA), online.
2020
- Mýlek, V., & Dědková, L. (2020, September). Who is upset after face-to-face meetings with online strangers? The role of individual characteristics among European adolescent. Presented at the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2020 (Online) Conference - Adolescence in a rapidly changing world, Porto, Portugal.
2019
- Mýlek, V. & Dědková, L. (2019, October). Adolescents' Interactions with Online Strangers in the Context of Risk-Taking Behavior and Developmental Needs. Presented at the conference (Re-)Connecting Perspectives on Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction (ICSI 2019), Tilburg, Netherlands.
2016
- Gabrhel, V., Gottfried, J., Ježek, S., Bernatová, K., Blažková, H., Farkasová, K., Farkašová, S., Chvojková, E., Janů, A., Knapová, L., Kratochvíl, T., Mýlek, V., Novák, O., Palíšek, P., Prachařová, K., Rečka, K., Rosická A. M., Rudecký, T., Šmejkalová, K., & Vašek, D. (2016). Replikovatelnost českého psychologického výzkumu. Presented at the konference Psychologické dny 2016.
Proceedings
2014
- Sedláková, J., Mýlek, V., Čapková, K. Procházka, J., Vaculík, M., & Ježek, S. (2014). Parental control of child as a predictor of academic procrastination. In M. Houška, I. Krejčí, & M. Flégl (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education 2014 (pp. 694-702). Prague: Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.
Book reviews
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
Popularizations
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
- Dědková, L., & Mýlek, V. (2023, February 22). How effective are parenting strategies when it comes to meeting people online? [blogpost] Available here.
2022
Courses taught
Spring 2025 at Faculty of Social Studies
Full teaching history
Courses taught
Spring 2025 at Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024 at Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024 at Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2023 at Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022 at Faculty of Social Studies
- Psychology of an everyday life (PSYb1280)
Spring 2022 at Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2021 at Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2021 at Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020 at Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020 at Faculty of Social Studies
- Psychology and the Internet (PSYb1740)
Vojtěch Mýlek, Ph.D.
E-mail: mylek@fss.muni.cz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3370-9705
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Background: Psychology
Research interests
- Adolescents’ interactions with people from the internet
- Online communication and self-disclosure
- ICT usage and adolescent well-being
- Structural equations modeling
- Longitudinal data analysis