Do adolescents learn cyberhate? How should parents handle conflicts with their children about internet use? Why do children feel ashamed to confide in their parents about their experiences with sexual harassment in the online world? These and many other questions were addressed in the presentations by researchers from the Brno-based IRTIS team at the 14th annual international MediaPsych Conference 2025 in Duisburg, Germany.
One of Germany’s largest higher education institutions, the University of Duisburg-Essen, hosted the 14th annual international MediaPsych Conference 2025 this September. Among the more than 230 participants from 21 countries were also members of the Brno-based research team IRTIS. The main themes of the conference included the promotion of media literacy and the regulation of technologies. At the same time, the conference provided an opportunity to explore shared solutions for the relationship between humans and the ever-evolving world of digital technologies. Below you can find the full presentations and author profiles.
Learning to hate? Exploring long-term effects of adolescents’ cyberhate exposure
Marie Jaroň Bedrošová, Vojtěch Mýlek, Hana Macháčková
Parental mediation and disputes about adolescent’s online use – Longitudinal relation of active and restrictive parental mediation and ICT disputes across four waves among early and middle adolescents
Jan S. Pfetsch, Vojtěch Mýlek, Lenka Dědková
Impact of Parental Mediation on Parental Awareness of Adolescents' Online Activities: Findings from a 3-Wave RI-CLPM
Lenka Dědková, Vojtěch Mýlek, Barbora Lisztwan Honusová
Does Resilience Buffer the Links Between Appearance Activity on Social Media and Negative Body Image in Adolescents?
Nikol Kvardová, Hana Macháčková, Michaela Juchelková (KPSY), Petr Macek (KPSY)
The effect of manipulated and perceived anonymity in computer-mediated communication on the evaluation of trustworthiness and social attractiveness among adolescents
Hana Macháčková, David Lacko, Tereza Hálová, Marie Jaroň Bedrošová, Lenka Dědková
“It would be awkward”: Why Adolescents Do Not Confide in Their Parents About Online Sexual Solicitation
Barbora Lisztwan Honusová, Lenka Dědková, Vojtěch Mýlek
Meeting online acquaintances face-to-face: Longitudinal effects of perceived risks and benefits
Vojtěch Mýlek, Lenka Dědková
The Effect of Communication Modalities and Self-Disclosure on Perceived Anonymity of Others Online
Tereza Hálová, Nikol Kvardová, Hana Macháčková
How much time do children spend on their phones, and what do parents know about their online social lives? This question is among the key topics researched by Lenka Dědková, who has been included in this year’s Forbes Top Women in Science 2025 list.
At the end of June, we participated in an international conference in Budapest, where we presented the first results of the Perceived anonymity in computer-mediated communication (PACC) project along with other research activities. Interested in what we presented? Detailed information and the full texts of our talks can be found below!
