News
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New job opening for full-time postdoctoral researcher
We are seeking a highly motivated researcher for a full-time postdoctoral position in media psychology / communication / media studies for IRTIS at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
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New research report: Online behavior of adolescents with epilepsy
We published a new research report focusing on adolescents with epilepsy in collaboration with the Clinic of children's neurology.
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Online on the phone: Czech children’s internet use
A survey of 2,825 Czech children showed that 84% access the internet daily using their mobile phones and only 45% use a computer. Even the youngest children aged 9 to 10 years use predominantly their phones to go online (64% use it daily), while 29% of all children say that they are online on their mobile ‘almost all the time’. How does this affect their experiences and exposure to risk?
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New article about Czech GPs’ perspectives on eHealth use
Our team published an article "GPs’ perspectives on eHealth use in the Czech Republic: a cross-sectional mixed-design survey study" in BJGP Open
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Cyberpsychology published new summer issue
Cyberpsychology is happy to present a summer issue with seven new and exciting articles covering a wide range of topics.
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New special issue on digital advertising and consumer empowerment
Cyberpsychology published a new special issue about the timely topic of digital advertising and consumer empowerment.
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Rector's award for our team member
IRTIS’s member Martina Šmahelová received Rector’s award for the best students in doctoral programmes at Masaryk University.
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New article about users of nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites
Our team published an article "Sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral correlates of using nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites: An online survey" in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
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A breakthrough year for Cyberpsychology: More citations, more submissions – and more impact
How was the year 2018 for Cyberpsychology journal? Who were our readers and which articles were the most viewed? You can read this and more in Editorial for the first 2019 issue.
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Protecting Children’s Data Online
Preliminary results of the EU Kids Online survey for Safer Internet Day 2019 were released.
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New report: Czech children and adolescents on the internet
We published a new quantitative research report on children's and adolescents' online activities and experience with online risks. The report is available in English and Czech language.
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Cyberpsychology published a new special issue on bystanders of online aggression
Cyberpsychology published a new issue - a special issue on an extremely timely topic: bystanders in online aggression.
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New position: Data Manager and Analyst for the international project "EU Kids Online IV"
We are looking for a new team member for the position of data manager and analyst for the international project EU Kids Online IV.
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We are looking for new researchers for junior positions
We are looking for two to three new researchers for junior positions for the new project "Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent's well-being (FUTURE)" .
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New project: Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being (FUTURE)
We are happy to announce that our team succeeded in the hard grant competition EXPRO (funded by the Czech Grant Agency). We received money for a 5-year long project: “Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being (FUTURE)”.
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New report: Digital technology and eating disorders
We published a new research report about digital technology and eating disorders. The report is available in Czech language.