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9 Nov 2022

Visiting the Advertising and Media Psychology Research Group in Vienna

Our postdoc Lenka Dedkova is back in Brno! She spent her October with the Advertising and Media Psychology Research Group (AdMe). Read more about her journey in the full article.

24 Oct 2022

9th European Communication Conference by ECREA

Many of our team members attended and presented their research on the 9th ECREA conference. See their full presentations and profiles in the article!

13 Oct 2022

Inaugural conference of the National Institute for Research on the Socioeconomic Impact of Disease and Systemic Risk

Yesterday at the Scala University Cinema, the Rector of Masaryk University, Martin Bareš, inaugurated the work of the National Institute for Research on the Socioeconomic Impact of Diseases and Systemic Risks (SYRI), in which many of our members participate.

11 Oct 2022

Hayriye Gulec appointed as scientist responsible for implementation of European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD) in Turkey

Turkey has become a member of EAAD with the financial support of the Puma Sports Company, and will establish a long-lasting collaboration with the EAAD for prevention of depression and suicidal behavior. Our post-doc researcher Hayriye Gulec, PhD has become the responsible scientist for the implementation of the EAAD concept in Turkey!

6 Oct 2022

New semester - new colleagues!

The start of the fall semester also means two new colleagues for us! This time we welcome Alena Sobolieva-Tereshchenko from Ukraine and PhD student Rubén Olveira Araujoz from Spain. Discover more about them in the article!

27 Sep 2022

New research report: Cyberhate in Czech families

We publish a new research report that maps cyberhate experiences of Czech adolescents and their parents’ and caregivers’ knowledge based on a sample of 3,087 Czech households collected in 2021. The authors of the report are Marie Bedrosova, Eliska Dufkova, Nataliia Dembytska, Michaela Gerzicakova, and Lenka Dedkova.

12 Sep 2022

Natálie Terčová collaborates on the Erasmus+ project Media Parents

Natálie Terčová began cooperation on the Erasmus+ project Media Parents.

11 Aug 2022

IRTIS team joins the SYRI project

SYRI focuses on researching current trends and needs in VaVaI in relation to the emergence of major systemic health risks, such as the covid-19 pandemic, and their associated social and economic impacts. Our members Hana Macháčková, David Šmahel, Eliška Dufková, Hayriye Güleç and Adéla Lokajová will be part of the project research team.

8 Aug 2022

New study: Association between viewing body-positive content online and body image

The study investigates the indirect association between the self-reported frequency of viewing body-positive online content and body satisfaction through body appreciation and the moderating roles of body-ideal internalization, self-esteem, intentional searching, and gender. The authors of this research are Nikol Kvardová, Hana Macháčková and David Šmahel.

8 Mar 2022

Professor Sy-Miin Chow at Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

On March 17, 2022, Professor Sy-Miin Chow will give a lecture at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University in Brno. The lecture is entitled: Understanding within-person dynamics and interindividual differences using ecological momentary assessments and other intensive longitudinal data.

7 Mar 2022

New study: Czech Adolescents and mHealth Applications

On the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2022, we publish a new research report that maps adolescents' use of mHealth applications. A total of 2484 Czech children aged 11-16 participated in this research. The authors of this research report are Adéla Lokajová and Prof. David Šmahel.

14 Feb 2022

New study: Explaining inequalities in vulnerable children’s digital skills

A new study published in the Journal of New Media & Society examines the effect of individual and social discrimination on digital skills of vulnerable children. The authors of this study are Giovanna Mascheroni, Davide Cino, and IRTIS members Jakub Mikuška and David Smahel.

7 Jan 2022

Natalia Waechter and several members of IRTIS team at Cyberspace 2021

The Cyberspace 2021 conference, co-organized by the IRTIS team, took place in Brno, but this time in hybrid form. The conference began with a presentation by the keynote speaker Natalia Waechter, an expert on the impact of technology on young people.

7 Jul 2021

Cyberpsychology: New impact factor and other exciting news

New journal metrics reflecting the Cyberpsychology journal’s performance in 2020 were published. Cyberpsychology gained a new impact factor of 2.905 and SCImago Journal Rank is now 0.85, which is both a great improvement from the last year.

4 Jun 2021

Cyberspace 2021: Call for papers

Cyberspace 2021 conference held in Brno on the 26^th and 27^thof November is now open for paper submission. You can send your abstracts by July 31st.

25 Mar 2021

New study: Who Is Exposed to Harmful Online Content?

In a new study published in the Journal Youth and Adolescence, we examine the risk and protective factors of adolescents' exposure to harmful online content. The study was authored by N. Kvardová, H. Macháčková and D. Šmahel from IRTIS and K. Subrahmanyam from California State University.