Members
Basic information
Vojtěch Mýlek, M.A. is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Masaryk University with a research focus on adolescents' interactions with unknown people from the internet. He completed his master's studies in psychology at the Faculty of Social Studies.
AWARDS
- 2017 - I. A. Bláha Award for excellent bachelor's thesis
Publications
Journal articles
2023
- 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
2022
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Dedkova, L., & Mýlek, V. (2022). Parental mediation of online interactions and its relation to adolescents’ contacts with new people online: The role of risk perception. Information, Communication & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2146985
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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
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Mýlek, V., Dedkova, L., & Mesch, G. S. (2022). Czech adolescents’ face-to-face meetings with people from the internet: The role of adolescents’ motives and expectations. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01697-z
2021
- Mýlek, V., Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2021). Information sources about face-to-face meetings with people from the Internet: Gendered influence on adolescents’ risk perception and behavior. New Media & Society. Online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211014823
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.
Conferences
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.
Popularizations
2023
- Dědková, L., & Mýlek, V. (2023, February 22). How effective are parenting strategies when it comes to meeting people online? [blogpost] Available here.
2022
Teaching
Courses taught
Academic year 2022–2023
Spring 2023 at Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022 at Faculty of Social Studies
- Psychology of an everyday life (PSYb1280)
Full teaching history
Courses taught
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, M.A.
E-mail: mylek@fss.muni.cz
ORCID: 0000-0003-3370-9705
ResearchGate: Vojtěch Mýlek
Background: Psychology
Research interests
- interactions between adolescents and unknown people from the internet
- ICTs and adolescent well-being
- quantitative data analysis