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2025

Tercova, N. , Muzik, M., Dedkova, L. & Smahel, D. (2025). The Reciprocal Relationship Between Parental eHealth Literacy Mediation and Adolescents’ eHealth Literacy: Three-Wave Longitudinal Study. J Med Internet Res 2025, 27, e67034. doi:10.2196/67034
Šaradín Lebedíková, M., Olveira-Araujo, R., Subrahmanyam, K. & Šmahel, D. (2025). Individual factors of expected and unexpected sexting and the subsequent feelings: A nationally representative study in adolescents. New Media & Society, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2025, Pages 2552-2574. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251333731
Gulec, H., Muzik, M., Smahel, D. & Dedkova, L. (2025). Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ mHealth App Use, Body Dissatisfaction, and Physical Self-Worth: Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Study. JMIR Ment Health, 12, e60844. doi:10.2196/60844
Jaron Bedrosova, M., Tercova, N., De Coninck, D., Pyżalski, J., Waechter, N., & Machackova, H. (2025). Adolescents’ intentional and unintentional cyberhate exposure in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal: The role of perceived discrimination and digital literacy. Journal of Children and Media, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2025.2480091
Kvardova, N., Machackova, H., Maes, Ch. & Vandenbosch, L. (2025). Navigating Beauty Standards on Social Media: Impact of Appearance Activity on Adolescents’ Body Dissatisfaction. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02159-y
Tercova, N. & Smahel, D. (2025). Digital Skills' Role in Intended and Unintended Exposure to Harmful Online Content Among European Adolescents. Media and Communication, Vol 13, Article 8963. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8963

2024

Blahošová, J., Tancoš, M., Cho, Y. W., Šmahel, D., Elavsky, S., Chow, S. & Lebedíková, M. (2024). Examining the Reciprocal Relationship Between Social Media Use and Perceived Social Support Among Adolescents: A Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Media Psychology. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2024.2310834 https://osf.io/hnsrj
Jaron Bedrosova, M., Dufkova, E., Machackova, H., Huang, Y., & Blaya, C. (2024). Bias-based cyberaggression related to origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and weight: Systematic review of young people’s experiences, risk and protective factors, and the consequences. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241275971
Knedlíková, L., Dědková, L., Kolář, S., Česká, K., Vyhnalová, M., Stroupková, L., Pejčochová, J., Pavel, T., Lacko, D., Horák, O., Ošlejšková, H., & Danhofer, P.: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress and coping in parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Plos One (November 7, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313426
Kruzikova, A., Muzik, M., Knapova, L., Dedkova, L., Smahel, D. & Matyas, V. (2024). Two-factor authentication time: How time-efficiency and time-satisfaction are associated with perceived security and satisfaction. Computers & Security, 132, 103667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2023.103667
Kvardova, N., Maes, C., & Vandenbosch, L. (2024). BoPo online, BoPo offline? Engagement with body positivity posts, positive appearance comments on social media, and adolescents’ appearance-related prosocial tendencies. Computers in Human Behavior, 162, 108471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108471
Lacko, D., Machackova, H. & Slavík, L. (2024). Adolescents' perceptions of the credibility of informational content on fitness and dietary supplements: The impact of banner and native advertising. Journal of Adolescence (August 2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12394
Lacko, D., Machackova, H. & Smahel, D. (2024). Does violence in video games impact aggression and empathy? A longitudinal study of Czech adolescents to differentiate within- and between-person effects. Computers in Human Behavior, 159, 108341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108341
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 https://osf.io/4pdyh/
Machackova, H., Jaron Bedrosova, M., Muzik, M., Zlamal, R., Fikrlova, J., Literova, A., Dufkova, E., Smahel, D., Boomgaarden, H., Song, H., Tolochko, P., d'Haenens, L., Joris, W., Kalmus, V., Tikerperi, M.-L., Opermann, S., Napp, M., Soidla, I., Uibos, A., Soo, K., ... & Helsper, E. J. (2024). Digital skills among youth: A dataset from a three-wave longitudinal survey in six European countries. Data in Brief, 54, 110396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110396
Tkaczyk, M., Tancoš, M., Smahel, D., Elavsky, S. & Plhák, J. (2024). (In)accuracy and convergent validity of daily end-of-day and single-time self-reported estimations of smartphone use among adolescents. Computers in Human Behavior, 158, 108281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108281

2023

Bedrosova, M., Kvardova, N., & Machackova, H. (2023). Bystanders’ Victim Blaming and Minimizing Consequences of Weight-Based Cyberhate Attacks: The Roles of anti-Fat Attitudes, Body-Positive Online Content, and Gender. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(9-10), 6915-6941. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221140037 https://osf.io/sxkg4
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/
Cino, D., Lacko, D., Mascheroni, G., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Predictors of children’s and young people’s digital engagement in informational, communication, and entertainment activities: findings from ten European countries. Journal of Children and Media 17(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2022.2123013 https://osf.io/mbkwq/
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
Görzig, A., Blaya, C., Bedrosova, M., Audrin, C., & Machackova, H. (2023). The amplification of cyberhate victimisation by discrimination and low life satisfaction: Can supportive environments mitigate the risks? The Journal of Early Adolescence, 43(1), 5–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316221078826
Horák, F., Antoš, M., Sklenář, D., & Lacko, D. (2023). Proporcionalita, integrační účinek a legitimita volebního systému do Poslanecké sněmovny: Simulační studie dopadů D’Hondtova dělitele, Imperialiho kvóty a Hareovy kvóty. Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review. Online first. https://doi.org/10.13060/csr.2023.017 https://osf.io/4jeka/
Kvardová, N., Lacko, D. & Machackova, H. (2023). The validity of the Czech version of Body Appreciation Scale-2 for adolescents. Journal of Eating Disordorders, 11(176), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-023-00897-7 https://osf.io/ybkvn/
Kvardova, N., Macháčková, H., & Güleç, H. (2023). ‘I wish my body looked like theirs!’: How positive appearance comments on social media impact adolescents’ body dissatisfaction. Body Image, 47, 101630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101630 https://osf.io/upxjn/ https://osf.io/4gjky
Lacko, D., Machackova, H., & Dufková, E. (2023). Does aggressive commentary by streamers during violent video game affect state aggression in adolescents? New Media & Society. Online first. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231182620 https://osf.io/d29xc/ https://osf.io/anhsg
Lebedíková, M. (2023). Good servant, bad master: How eighty women perceive the influence of pornography on sexual scripts. Culture, Health & Sexuality, Online First, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2155707
Lokajová, A., Šmahel, D., & Kvardová, N. (2023). Health-related social media use and COVID-19 anxiety in adolescence: health anxiety as covariate and moderator. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1079730
Meskó, N., Kowal, M., Láng, A., Kocsor, F., Bandi, S., Putz, Á., Sorokowski, P., Frederick, D. A., García, F. E., Durán, L. a. A., Studzińska, A., Tan, C., Gjoneska, B., Milfont, T. L., Bulut, M. T., Grigoryev, D., Aavik, T., Boussena, M., Mattiassi, A. D. A., . . . Lacko, D., . . . Han, H. (2023). Exploring Attitudes toward “Sugar relationships” across 87 countries: A global perspective on exchanges of resources for sex and companionship. Archives of Sexual Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02724-1
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/
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
Smahel, D., Gulec, H., Lokajova, A., Dedkova, L., & Machackova, H. (2023). The integrative model of ICT effects on Adolescents’ well-being (iMEW): The synthesis of theories from developmental psychology, media and communications, and health. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 20(6), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2022.2135501
Svestkova, A., Kvardova, N., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Health anxiety in adolescents: The roles of online health information seeking and parental health anxiety. Journal of Child and Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02689-8
Tkaczyk, M., Lacko, D., Elavsky, S., Tancoš, M., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Are smartphones detrimental to adolescent sleep? An electronic diary study of evening smartphone use and sleep. Computers in Human Behavior, 149, 107946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107946

2022

Gulec, H., Kvardova, N., & Smahel, D. (2022). Adolescents' disease- and fitness-related online health information seeking behaviors: The roles of perceived trust in online health information, eHealth literacy, and parental factors. Computers in Human Behavior, 134, 107318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107318
Bedrosova, M., Machackova, H., Serek, J., Smahel, D., & Blaya, C. (2022). The relation between the cyberhate and cyberbullying experiences of adolescents in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia. Computers in Human Behavior, 126, 107013, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107013
Dedkova, L., Smahel, D., & Just, M. (2022). Digital security in families: The sources of information relate to the active mediation of internet safety and parental internet skills. Behaviour & Information Technology, 41(5), 1052-1064. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2020.1851769
Drtilova, H., Machackova, H., & Smahelova, M. (2022). Evaluation of web-based health information from the perspective of women with eating disorders: Thematic analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(6). https://doi.org/10.2196/31148
Drtilova, H., Smahel, D., & Smahelova, M. (2022). Advantages and disadvantages of Internet use: The perspective of women with eating disorders experience. Health Communication, 37(7), 791–801. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1868076
Elavsky, S., Blahošová, J., Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., Tancos, M., Plhák, J., Sotolář, O., & Smahel, D. (2022). Researching the links between smartphone behavior and adolescent well-being with the FUTURE-WP4 (Modeling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being Work package 4) project: Protocol for an ecological momentary assessment study.
JMIR Research Protocols, 11(3), e35984. https://doi.org/10.2196/35984
Gulec, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). Individual and Parental Factors of Adolescents’ mHealth App Use: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 10(12), e40340. https://doi.org/10.2196/40340
Gulec, H., Torun, T., Prado, A. D. S., Bauer, S., Rummel-Kluge, C., & Kohls, E. (2022). Eating attitudes and depressive symptoms in a LGBTIQ sample in Turkey. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1014253
Knapová, L., Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., & Matyas, V. (2022). Comparing nonresponders and responders of online intercept surveys: A large-scale experimental ICT security-related study. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 3107621. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3107621
Kruzikova, A., Knapova, L., Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., & Matyas, V. (2022). Usable and secure? User perception of four authentication methods for mobile banking. Computers & Security, 115, 102603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2022.102603
Kvardova, N., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). A moderated mediation model for body-positive online content and body image among adolescents. Body Image, 42, 370-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.07.002 https://osf.io/pv53r
Lebedíková, M. (2022). How much screaming is an orgasm: the problem with coding female climax. Porn Studies, 9(2), 208–223. https://doi.org/10.1080/23268743.2022.2034523
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
Mascheroni, G., Cino, D., Mikuška, J., & Smahel, D. (2022). Explaining inequalities in vulnerable children’s digital skills: The effect of individual and social discrimination. New Media & Society, 24(2), 437–457. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211063184
Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., Kraus, L., Matyas, V., & Stavova, V. (2022). Investigating Installers of Security Software in 20 Countries: Individual-and Country-Level Differences. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 1230344. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1230344
Wright, M. F., Wachs, S., Yanagida, T., Ševčíková, A., Dědková, L., Bayraktar, F., Aoyama, I., Kamble, S. V., Macháčková, H., Li, Z., Soudi, S., Lei, L., & Shu, C. (2022). Coping with Public and Private Face-to-Face and Cyber Victimization among Adolescents in Six Countries: Roles of Severity and Country. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14405. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114405

2021

Galbava, S., Machackova, H., & Dedkova, L. (2021). Cyberostracism: Emotional and behavioral consequences in social media interactions. Comunicar, 29(67). https://doi.org/10.3916/C67-2021-01
Knapova, L., Kruzikova, A., Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2021). Who is smart with their smartphones? Determinants of smartphone security behavior. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(9), 584-592. http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0599
Kvardova, N., Smahel, D., Machackova, H., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2021). Who is exposed to harmful online content? The role of risk and protective factors among Czech, Finnish, and Spanish adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50, 2294-2310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01422-2
Sevcikova, A., Vasek, D., Blinka, L., Machackova, H., & Jezek, S. (2021). Markers of sexual life and health in association with internet use for sexual purposes in Czechs aged 50 and older. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 18, 355-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00463-9

2020

Bai, S., Elavsky, S., Kishida, M., Dvorakova, K., & Greenberg, M. (2020). Effects of mindfulness training on daily stress response in college students: Ecological momentary assessment of a randomized controlled trial. Mindfulness, 11(6), 1433-1445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01358-x.
Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2020). Online parental mediation: Associations of family members’ characteristics to individual engagement in active mediation and monitoring. Journal of Family Issues, 41(8), 1112-1136. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19888255
Elavsky, S., Knapová, L., Klocek, A., & Smahel, D. (2020). Mobile health interventions for physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep in adults aged 50 years and older: A systematic literature review. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 27(4), 565-593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2017-0410
Kvardova, N., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2020). The direct and indirect effects of online social support, neuroticism, and web content internalization on the drive for thinness among women visiting health-oriented websites. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072416
Lakomy, M., Hlavova, R., Machackova, H., Bohlin, G., Lindholm, M., Bertero, M. G., & Dettenhofer, M. (2020). The motivation for citizens’ involvement in life sciences research is predicted by age and gender. PLOS ONE, 15(8), 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237140
Machackova, H. (2020). Bystander reactions to cyberbullying and cyberaggression: individual, contextual, and social factors. Current Opinion in Psychology, 36, 130-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.06.003
Machackova H., & Tkaczyk, M. (2020). The effect of media and political beliefs and attitudes on trust in political institutions: A multilevel analysis on data from 21 European countries. Communication Today, 11(2), 65-83. https://is.muni.cz/publication/1701858/05_MACHACKOVA_TKACZYK_CT-2-2020.pdf
Mikuska, J., Smahel, D., Dedkova, L., Staksrud, E., Mascheroni, G., & Milosevic, T. (2020). Social relational factors of excessive internet use in four European countries. International Journal of Public Health, 65(8), 1289-1297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01484-2
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
Riad, A., Huang, Y., Zheng, L., & Elavsky, S. (2020). COVID-19 induced anxiety and protective behaviors during COVID-19 outbreak: Scale development and validation. MedRxiv. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.05.20050419
Smahelova, M., Klocek, A., Knapova, L., & Elavsky, S. (2020). Vnímání ve zdravotnictví využitelných informačně-komunikačních technologií českými praktickými lékaři. Praktický lékař, 100(2), 92-99.
Knapova, L., Klocek, A., & Elavsky, S. (2020). The role of psychological factors in older adults’ readiness to use eHealth technology: Cross-sectional questionnaire Study. Journal of Medical Internet Reseach, 22(5), e14670. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/14670

2019

Almenara, C. A., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2019). Sociodemographic, attitudinal, and behavioral correlates of using nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites: An online survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(4), e10189. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/10189
Doležal, P., Dařbujanová, A., & Knapová, L. (2019). Jak uživatelé přemýšlejí o bezpečnosti v kontextu mobilního bankovnictví? [How users think about mobile banking security]. Data Security Management, 2, 11-15.
Görzig, A., Bedrosova, M., & Machackova, H. (2019). Do stereotypes of mental and developmental disorders predict bystander intentions in cyberbullying? An application of the stereotype content model. International Journal of Developmental Science, 13(3-4), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.3233/DEV-190270
Helsper, E. J., & Smahel, D. (2019). Excessive internet use by young Europeans: Psychological vulnerability and digital literacy? Information, Communication & Society, 23(9), 1255-1273. http://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1563203
Klocek, A., Šmahelová, M., Knapová, L., & Elavsky, S. (2019). GPs’ perspectives on eHealth use in the Czech Republic: a cross-sectional mixed-design survey study. BJGP Open, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101655
Lakomý, M., Hlavová, R., & Machackova, H. (2019). Open science and the science-society relationship. Society, 56, 246-255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-019-00361-w
Scott, Z., Šmahelová, M., & Macek, P. (2019). Our democracy: Czech adolescents talk about the meaning of democracy and attitudes toward immigrants. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 19(1), 104-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12175
Smahel, D., Elavsky, S., & Machackova, H. (2019). Functions of mHealth applications: A user’s perspective. Health informatics journal, 25(3), 1065-1075. https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458217740725
Šmahelová, M., Čevelíček, M., Nehybková, E., Šmahel, D., & Čermák, I. (2019). Is it important to talk about technologies with eating disorder clients? The health care professional perspective. Health Communication, 34, 31-38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1384354
Smahelova, M., Drtilova, H., Smahel, D., & Cevelicek, M. (2019). Internet usage by women with eating disorders during illness and recovery. Health Communication, 35(5), 628-636. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1582135

2018

Cernikova, M, Dedkova, L., & Smahel, D. (2018). Youth interaction with online strangers: Experiences and reactions to unknown people on the Internet. Information, Communication & Society, 21, 94-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1261169
Cernikova, M, Smahel, D., & Wright, M. F. (2018). Children’s experiences and awareness about impact of digital media on health. Health Communication, 33, 664-673. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1298197
Cevelicek, M., Smahelova, M., & Smahel, D. (2018). Professionals’ reflections about the impact of digital technologies on eating disorders. Basic And Applied Social Psychology, 40, 125-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2018.1446833
Daneback, K., Bjereld, Y., Macháčková, H., Ševčíková, A., & Dědková, L. (2018). Bullied online but not telling anyone: What are the reasons for not disclosing cybervictimization? Studia Paedagogica, 23(4), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.5817/SP2018-4-6
Macek, J., Macková, A., Pavlopoulos, V., Kalmus, V., Elavsky, C. M., & Šerek, J. (2018). Trust in alternative and professional media: The case of the youth news audiences in three European countries. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 15, 340-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2017.1398079
Machackova, H., Dedkova, L., Sevcikova, A., & Cerna, A. (2018). Bystanders’ supportive and passive responses to cyberaggression. Journal of School Violence, 17, 99-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2016.1222499
Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2018). The perceived importance of credibility cues for the assessment of the trustworthiness of online information by visitors of health-related websites: The role of individual factors. Telematics and Informatics, 35, 1534-1541. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2018.03.021
Orben, A. C., Mutak, A., Dablander, F., Hecht, M., Krawiec, J. M., Valkovičová, N., & Kosīte, D. (2018). From face-to-face to Facebook: Probing the effects of passive consumption on interpersonal attraction. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1163. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01163
Šerek, J., Machackova, H., & Macek, P. (2018). Who crosses the norms? Predictors of the readiness for non-normative political participation among Czech adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 62, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.11.001
Ševčíková, A., Blinka, L., & Daneback, K. (2018). Sexting as a predictor of sexual behavior in a sample of Czech adolescents. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 15, 426-437. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2017.1295842
Stavova, V., Dedkova, L., Matyas, V., Just, M., Smahel, D., & Ukrop, M. (2018). Experimental large-scale review of attractors for detection of potentially unwanted applications. Computers & Security, 76, 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2018.02.017
Stavova, V., Dedkova, L., Ukrop, M., & Matyas, V. (2018). A large-scale comparative study of beta testers and regular users. Communications of the ACM, 61(2), 64-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3173570
Wright, M. F., Yanagida, T., Macháčková, H., Dědková, L., Ševčíková, A., Aoyama, I., Bayraktar, F, ... Shu, C. (2018). Face-to-face and cyber victimization among adolescents in six countries: The interaction between attributions and coping strategies. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 11, 99-112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-018-0210-3

2017

Elavsky, S., Smahel, D., & Machackova, H. (2017). Who are mobile app users from healthy lifestyle websites? Analysis of patterns of app use and user characteristics. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 7, 891–901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13142-017-0525-x
Macháčková, H., & Šerek, J. (2017). Does ‘clicking’ matter? The role of online participation in adolescents’ civic development. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 11(4), article 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2017-4-5
Šerek, J., & Machackova, H. (2017). The role of school climate and personality in the development of Czech adolescents’ political self-efficacy. Applied Developmental Science, 23(3), 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2017.1364163
Šerek, J., Machackova, H., & Macek, P. (2017). The chicken or egg question of adolescents’ political involvement: Longitudinal analysis of the relation between adolescents’ political participation, efficacy, and political interest. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 225, 347-356. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000297
Smahelova, M., Juhová, D., Cermak, I., & Smahel, D. (2017). Mediation of young children’s digital technology use: The parents’ perspective. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 11(3), article 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2017-3-4
Wright, M. F., Yanagida, T., Aoyama, I., Dědková, L., Li, Z., Kamble, S. V., … & Shu, C. (2017). Differences in attributions for public and private face-to-face and cyber victimization among adolescents in China, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, India, Japan, and the United States. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 178, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221325.2016.1185083
Wright, M. F., Yanagida, T., Aoyama, I., Ševčíková, A., Macháčková, H., Dědková, L., … & Shu, C. (2017). Differences in severity and emotions for public and private face-to-face and cyber victimization across six countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 48, 1216-1229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022116675413

2016

Almenara, C. A., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2016). Individual differences associated with exposure to ‘‘ana-mia’’ websites: An examination of adolescents from 25 European countries. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19, 475-480. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0098
Cerna, A., Machackova, H., & Dedkova, L. (2016). Whom to trust: The role of mediation and perceived harm in support seeking by cyberbullying victims. Children & Society, 30, 256-277. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12136
Juhová, D., Macháčková, H., Šerek, J., & Macek, P. (2016). Vliv individuálních faktorů a školního prostředí na vnímaný přínos školních diskusí o celospolečenských tématech [The influence of individual characteristics and school environment on perceptions of the benefits of school discussions about civic issues]. E-psychologie, 10(3), 13-25.
Machackova, H., Dedkova, L., Sevcikova, A., & Cerna, A. (2016). Empathic responses by cyberbystanders: The importance of proximity. Journal of Youth Studies, 19, 793-804. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2015.1112882
Machackova, H., & Pfetsch, J. (2016). Bystanders’ responses to offline bullying and cyberbullying: The role of empathy and normative beliefs about aggression. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 57, 169–176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12277
Macková, A., Macháčková, H., Macek, J., & Šerek, J. (2016). When age matters: Patterns of participative and communicative practices in the Czech Republic. Communication Today, 7(2), 46-65.
Wright, M. F., Yanagida, T., Ševčíková, A., Aoyama, I., Dědková, L., Macháčková, H., … & Lei, L. (2016). Differences in coping strategies for public and private face-to-face and cyber victimization among adolescents in six countries. International Journal of Developmental Science, 10, 43-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DEV-150179

2015

Barbovschi M., Macháčková, H., & Ólafsson, K. (2015). Underage use of social network sites: It’s about friends. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18, 328-332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0553
Bayraktar, F., Machackova, H., Dedkova, L., Cerna, A., & Sevcikova, A. (2015). Cyberbullying: The discriminant factors among cyberbullies, cybervictims, and cyberbully-victims in a Czech adolescent sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30, 3192-3216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260514555006
Holubcikova, J., Kolarcik, P., Madarasová Gecková, A., van Dijk, J. P., & Reijneveld, S. A. (2015) Is subjective perception of negative body image among adolescents associated with bullying? European Journal of Pediatrics, 174(8), 1035-1041.
Holubcikova, J., Kolarcik, P., Madarasová Gecková, A., Reijneveld, S. A., & van Dijk, J. P. (2015) The mediating effect of daily nervousness and irritability on the relationship between soft drinks consumption and aggressive behaviour among adolescents. International Journal of Public Health, 60(6), 699-706.
Macek, J., Macková, A., & Kotišová, J. (2015). Participation or new media use first? Reconsidering the role of new media in civic practices in the Czech Republic. Medijske Studije, 6(11), 68-83.
Machackova, H., Dedkova, L., & Mezulanikova, K. (2015). Brief report: The bystander effect in cyberbullying incidents. Journal of Adolescence, 43, 96-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.010
Šerek, J., & Machackova, H. (2015). Predicting online and offline civic participation among young Czech Roma: The roles of resources, community perceptions and social norms. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 41, 2173-2191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2015.1049590
Ševčíková, A., Macháčková, H., Wright, M. F., Dědková, L., & Černá, A. (2015). Social support seeking in relation to parental attachment and peer relationships among victims of cyberbullying. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 25, 170-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2015.1
Ševčíková, A., Simon, L., Daneback, K., & Kvapilík, T. (2015). Bothersome exposure to online sexual content among adolescent girls. Youth & Society, 47, 486-501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X12469379. Available here.
Smahel, D., Wright, M. F., & Cernikova, M. (2015). The impact of digital media on health: Children’s perspectives. International Journal of Public Health, 60, 131-137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0649-z

2014

Dedkova, L., Cerna, A., Janasova, K., & Daneback, K. (2014). Meeting online strangers offline: The nature of upsetting experiences for adolescent girls. Communications. European Journal of Communication Research, 39, 327–346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0115
Green, L., Smahel, D., & Barbovschi, M. (2014). Contextualizing children’s problematic situations online. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, 39(3), 225–231. https://doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0109
Linkov, V., Smerk, P., Li, B., & Smahel, D. (2014). Personality perception in instant messenger communication in the Czech Republic and People's Republic of China. Studia Psychologica, 56, 287-300. http://dx.doi.org/10.21909/sp.2014.04.667
Macková, A., & Macek, J. (2014). ‘Žít Brno’: Czech online political activism from jokes and tactics to politics and strategies. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8(3), article 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-3-5
Šerek, J., & Machackova, H. (2014). Online only: Which Czech young adults prefer online civic participation? Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 8(3), article 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2014-3-6
Ševčíková, A., & Daneback, D. (2014). Online pornography use in adolescence: Age and gender differences. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 11, 674-686. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2014.926808
Ševčíková, A, Šerek, J., Barbovschi, M., & Daneback, K. (2014). The roles of individual characteristics and liberalism in intentional and unintentional exposure to online sexual material among European youth: A multilevel approach. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 11, 104-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-013-0141-6
Smahel, D., Wright, M. F., & Cernikova, M. (2014). Classification of online problematic situations in the context of youths’ development. Communications: European Journal of Communication Research, 39, 233–260. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0111. Available here.

2013

Machackova, H., Cerna, A., Sevcikova, A., Dedkova, L., & Daneback, K. (2013). Effectiveness of coping strategies for victims of cyberbullying. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 7(3), article 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CP2013-3-5
Macháčková, H., Dedkova, L., Sevcikova, A., & Cerna, A. (2013). Bystanders’ support of cyberbullied schoolmates. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 23, 25-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.2135
Macková, A., Fialová, M., & Štětka, V. (2013). Nová média jako nástroj politické kampaně v České republice: Případová studie krajských a senátních voleb 2012 [New media as a tool of political campaigns in the Czech Republic: A case study of the Regional Council and Senate elections 2012]. Politologický časopis, 13, 507-525.
Sevcikova, A., Serek, J., Machackova, H. & Smahel, D. (2013). The extent matters: Exposure to sexually explicit materials among Czech adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence, 33, 1048-1071. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431613483004. Available here.
Ševčíková, A., Vazsonyi, A. T., Širůček, J., & Konečný, Š. (2013). Predictors of online and offline sexual activities and behaviors among adolescents. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 16, 618-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0552

2012

Blinka, L., Subrahmanyam, K., Smahel, D., & Seganti, F. R. (2012). Differences in the teen blogosphere: Insights from a content analysis of English- and Czech-language weblogs. Young, 20, 277-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/110330881202000304.
Daneback, K., Sevcikova, A., Ross, M. W., & Mansson, S.-A. (2012). Outcomes of using the Internet for sexual purposes: Fulfillment of sexual desires. Sexual Health, 10, 26-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH11023
Perren, S., Corcoran, L, Cowie, H., Dehue, F., Garcia, D., Mc Guckin, C., . . . Völlink, T. (2012). Tackling cyberbullying: Review of empirical evidence regarding successful responses by students, parents and schools. International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 6, 283-292.
Ševčíková, A., Šmahel, D., & Otavová, M. (2012).The perception of cyberbullying in adolescent victims. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 17, 319-328. Available here.
Smahel, D., Brown, B., & Blinka, L. (2012). Associations between online friendship and Internet addiction among adolescents and emerging adults. Developmental Psychology, 42, 381-388. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027025. Available here.
Vazsonyi, A. T., Machackova, H., Sevcikova, A., Smahel, D., & Cerna, A. (2012). Cyberbullying in context: Direct and indirect effects by low self-control across 25 European countries. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9, 210-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.644919. Available here.
Vondráčková, P., & Šmahel, D. (2012). Motivation of MMORPG players with addictive behaviour in relation to internet use. Adiktologie, 12, 56-66.

2011

Macková, A. (2011). Prodlužující se soužití s rodiči jako odkládání dospělosti? [Prolonging children’s cohabitation with parents as adulthood postponement?]. Sociální studia, 8(4), 13-28.
Seganti, F. R., & Smahel, D. (2011). Finding the meaning of emo in youths’ online social networking. A qualitative study of contemporary Italian emo. First Monday, 16(7). http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/fm.v16i7.3197.
Sevcikova, A., & Daneback, K. (2011). Anyone who wants sex? Seeking sex partners on erotic contact websites. Sex and Relationship Therapy, 26, 170-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2011.567260. Available here.
Ševčíková, A., & Konečný, Š. (2011). An exploration of the relationship between real-world sexual experience and online sexual activity among 17 year old adolescents. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 5(1), article 3. Available here.

2010

Metykova, M. (2010). Only a mouse click away from home: Transnational practices of Eastern European migrants in the United Kingdom. Social Identities; Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, 16, 325-338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504630.2010.482418
Metykova, M. (2010). A Gypsy in Klenovec – Code Unknown/Gypsy Montage. City, 14, 658-660.
Moores, S., & Metykova, M. (2010). ‘I didn’t realize how attached I am’: On the environmental experiences of trans-European migrants. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 13, 171-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367549409352278

2009

Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2009). Fourteen is fourteen and a girl is a girl: Validating the identity of adolescent bloggers. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12, 735-739. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2009.0044. Available here.
Černá, A., & Šmahel, D. (2009). Sebepoškozování v adolescenci: Kontext reálného versus virtuálního prostředí a subkultur Emo a Gothic [Self-harm in adolescence: The context of the real versus virtual environment and Emo and Gothic subcultures]. E-psychologie, 3(4), 26-44. Available here.
Černá, A., & Šmahel, D. (2009). Sebepoškozování v adolescenci: Blog jako prostředek vytváření komunity [Self-injury in adolescence: Blog as an agent in creating community]. Československá psychologie, 53, 492-504.
Machackova, H. & Blinka, L. (2009). Význam členství v online fanouškovské komunitě pro adolescenty [Importance of online fan communities for adolescents]. Sociální studia, 6(2), 37-53. Available here.
Metykova, M., & Waschková Císařová, L. (2009). Changing journalistic practices in Eastern Europe: The cases of Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism, 10, 719-736. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464884909106541
Moores, S., & Metykova, M. (2009). Knowing how to get around: Place, migration and communication. Communication Review, 12, 313-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10714420903344428
Ševčíková, A. (2009). Etická dimenze genderu v poradenství a psychoterapii [The ethics and gender in counselling and psychotherapy]. Psychoterapie, 3(1), 7-12.
Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2009). Online harassment and cyberbullying in the Czech Republic: Comparison across age. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 217, 227-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0044-3409.217.4.227.

2008

Koubalíková, S., & Šmahel, D. (2008). Fenomén lhaní v prostředí internetu [Phenomenon of lying on the internet]. Československá psychologie, 52, 289-301.
Lusková, E., Blinka, L., & Šmahel, D. (2008). Blog jako cesta k porozumění dospívajícím [Blog as a way to understand adolescents]. E-psychologie, 2(3), 1-15. Available here.
Metykova, M. (2008). Drifting apart? European journalists and their audiences. Westminster Papers in Culture and Communication, 5(2), 42–59.
Smahel, D., Blinka, L. & Ledabyl, O. (2008). Playing MMORPGs: Connections between addiction and identifying with a character. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11, 715-718. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2007.0210.
Štětka, V., & Šmahel, D. (2008). Attributes of participation in online communities among Czech internet users. Observatorio, 2(3), 39-52.

2007

Blinka, L., & Šmahel, D. (2007). “Role-playing” hry v kontextu analytické psychologie [The role-playing games in context of analytical psychology]. Československá psychologie, 51, 169-182.
Galácz, A., & Smahel, D. (2007). Information society from a comparative perspective: Digital divide and social effects of the Internet. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 1(1), article 1. Available here.
Preston, P., Cawley, A., & Metykova, M. (2007). Broadband and rural areas in the EU: From technology to applications and use. Telecommunications Policy, 31, 389–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2007.04.003
Smahel, D., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2007). “Any girls want to chat press 911”: Partner selection in monitored and unmonitored teen chat rooms. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10, 346–353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2006.9945.

2006

Šmahel, D., & Veselá, M. (2006). Interpersonální atraktivita ve virtuálním prostředí [Interpersonal attraction in virtual environment]. Československá psychologie, 50, 174-186.
Subrahmanyam, K., Smahel, D., & Greenfield, P. (2006). Connecting developmental constructions to the internet: Identity presentation and sexual exploration in online teen chat rooms. Developmental Psychology, 42, 395–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.42.3.395.

2004

Metykova, M. (2004). Establishing public service broadcasting in the Slovak Republic (1993-2004): From state control to the European single market. Trends in Communication, 12, 223-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15427439tc1204_7

2003

Šmahel, D. (2003). Komunikace adolescentů v prostředí internetu [Communication of adolescents in the internet environment]. Československá psychologie, 2003, 144-156.

2001

Šmahel, D. (2001). Specifika elektronické komunikace [Electronic communication and its specifics]. Československá psychologie, 2001(3), 252-257.

Books

2018

Šmahel, D., Macháčková, H., Šmahelová, M., Čevelíček, M., Almenara, C. A., & Holubčíková, J. (2018). Digital technology, eating behaviors, and eating disorders. New York: Springer.

2015

Lorentz, P., Metykova, M., Smahel, D., & Wright, M. (Eds.). (2015). Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participation in politics. Brno: Masaryk University Press. Available here.

2014

Ševčíková, A. (Ed.) (2014). Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada.

2013

Černá, A., Dedkova, L., Macháčková, H., Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2013). Kyberšikana: Průvodce novým fenoménem [Cyberbullying: A guide to a new phenomenon]. Praha: Grada.

2011

Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2011). Digital youth: The role of media in development. New York: Springer.

2003

Šmahel, D. (2003). Psychologie a internet: Děti dospělými, dospělí dětmi [Psychology and internet: Children becoming adults, adults becoming children]. Praha: Triton.

Book chapters

2024

Kalmus, V., Batista, S., Opermann, S., Tercova, N., & Jaron Bedrosova, M. (2024). Child vulnerability in the digital world. In D. Kutsar, M. Beilmann, & O. Nahkur (Eds.), Child vulnerability and vulnerable subjectivity. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61333-3_8

2022

Dedkova, L., Machackova, H., & Smahel, D. (2022). Information and communication technologies and well-being. In D. Lemish (Ed.), The Routledge international handbook of children, adolescents, and media (2nd ed., pp. 185-193). Routledge.

2018

Vondrackova, P., & Smahel, D. (2018). Internet addiction in context. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of information science and technology, fourth edition (pp. 4223-4233). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch366

2016

Görzig, A. & Machackova, H. (2016). Cyberbullying in Europe: A review of evidence from cross-national data. In M. F. Wright (Ed.), A social-ecological approach to cyberbullying (pp. 295-326). Hauppauge: Nova Publishing.

2015

Barbovschi, M., & Velicu, A. (2015). “Fraped” selves: hacked, tagged, and shared without permission. The challenges of identity development for young people on Facebook. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 15-32). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Dedkova, L. (2015). Stranger is not always danger: The myth and reality of meetings with online strangers. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 78-94). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Macek, J. (2015). Social Media and Diffused Participation. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 196-209). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Machackova, H. (2015). Online communities and early adolescents. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 62-77). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Machackova, H., Cernikova, M., Smahel, D., & Ocadlikova, Z. (2015). Children’s privacy management on social network sites. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 95-109). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Macková, A. (2015). Czech politicians go online: Is this e-democracy or just a campaign move? In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 164-180). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Metykova, M. (2015). New media, old inequalities: Technological fixes, national containers, and the Roma. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 181-195). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Simon, L. E., Daneback, K., & Ševčíková, A. (2015). The educational dimension of pornography: Adolescents’ use of new media for sexual purposes. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright (Eds.), Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics (pp. 33-48). Brno: Muni Press. Available here.
Vondráčková, P., & Šmahel, D. (2015). Internet addiction. In L. Rosen, N. A. Cheever, & M. Carrier (Eds.), The Wiley handbook of psychology, technology, and society (pp. 469-485). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

2014

Ševčíková, A. (2014). Vystavení se sexuálním obsahům na internetu u nezletilých [Exposure to sexual content on the internet among underaged users]. In A. Ševčíková (Ed.), Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada publishing.
Dedkova, L. (2014). Navazování kontaktů online a setkávání se s neznámými lidmi z internetu [Seeking and meeting online strangers]. In A. Ševčíková (Ed.), Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use] (pp. 75-97). Praha: Grada.
Macháčková, H. (2014). Online komunity: v čem představují rizika pro dospívající? [Online communities: What are their risks for adolescents?]. In A. Ševčíková (Ed.), Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada.
Macháčková, H. (2014). Soukromí a sebe-odkrývání na online sociálních sítích [Privacy and self-disclosure on online social network sites]. In A. Ševčíková (Ed.), Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada.
Paus-Hasebrink, I., Kulterer, J., Šmahel, D., & Kontríková, V. (2014). On the role of media in socially disadvantaged families. In N. Carpentier, K. C. Schrøder, & L. Hallett (Eds), Audience transformations: Late modernity’s shifting audience positions (pp. 47-62). Oxon: Routledge.
Šmahel, D. (2014). Děti na internetu [Children on the Internet]. In A. Ševčíková (Ed.), Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu [Youth online: Selected risks of internet use]. Praha: Grada publishing.
Šmahel, D., & Subrahmanyam, K. (2014). Adolescent sexuality on the Internet: A developmental perspective. In F. M. Saleh, A. Grudzinaskas, & A. Judge (Eds.), Adolescent sexual behavior in the digital age: Considerations for clinicians, legal professionals and educators (pp. 62-85). New York: Oxford University Press.
Štětka, V., Macková, A., & Fialová, M. (2014). A winding road from “likes” to votes: The role of social media in the 2013 Czech presidential elections. In B. Patrut & M. Patrut (Eds.), Social media in politics. Case studies on the political power of social media (pp. 225-244). Cham: Springer International Publishing Switzerland.

2013

Metykova, M. (2013). The interests of citizens and consumers: The case of media and advertising. In Ch. Wharton (Ed.), Advertising as culture (pp. 191-205). Bristol: Intellect.

2012

Smahel, D., & Blinka, L. (2012). Excessive internet use among European children. In S. Livingstone, L. Haddon, & A. Görzig (Eds.), Children, risk and safty on the internet (pp. 191-203). Bristol: The Policy Press.
Vondráčková, P., & Šmahel, D. (2012). Internet addiction. In Encyclopedia of cyber behavior (pp. 754-767). Hershey: IGI Global.

2011

Lacinová, L., Michalčáková, R., Ševčíková, A., & Konečný, Š. (2011). Love and sex. In S. Ježek, L. Lacinová, & P. Macek (Eds.), Adolescent psychosocial development in Brno: ELSPAC study 2005-2011 (pp. 33-42). Brno: Masaryk University.
Uhls, Y. T., Espinoza, G., Greenfield, P., Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2011). Internet and other interactive media. In B.A. Brown & M. Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence (pp. 160-168). Oxford, UK: Elsevier.
Uhls, Y. T., Espinoza, L., Greenfield, P., Subrahmanyam, K., & Smahel, D. (2011). Internet use and electronic technology. In Encyclopedia of adolescence (pp. 160-168). New York: Academic Press.

2010

Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2010). Addiction to online role-playing games. In Internet addiction: A handbook and guide to evaluation and treatment (pp. 73-90). Hoboken: Wiley.
Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2010). Konstrukce virtuální identity u dospívajících uživatelů internet [The construction of virtual identity among adolescent internet users]. In M. Tyrlík, P. Macek, & J. Širůček (Eds.), Sebepojetí a identita: Sociální a kulturní context [Self-concept and identity: social and cultural context] (pp. 113-130). Brno: Masarykova univerzita.

2009

Metykova, M. (2009). A key relation: Journalists and their publics. In P. Preston (Ed.), Making the news: Contemporary journalism practices and news cultures in Europe (pp. 129-143). London: Routledge.
Metykova, M. (2009). From news nets to house rules: Organisational contexts. In P. Preston (Ed.), Making the news: Contemporary journalism practices and news cultures in Europe (pp. 72-91). London: Routledge.
Metykova, M. (2009). Individual influences: Journalists’ values and norms. In P. Preston (Ed.), Making the news: Contemporary journalism practices and news cultures in Europe (pp. 31-48). London: Routledge.
Metykova, M. (2009). Media, political communication and the European public sphere. In M. Krzyżanowski, A. Triandafyllidou, & R. Wodak (Eds.), Europe in crisis? The European public sphere and the national media in the post-war period (pp. 34-49). London: Palgrave.
Metykova, M., & Preston, P. (2009). An elusive ‘European’ public sphere?: The role of shared journalistic cultures. In A. Charles (Ed.), Media in the enlarged Europe: Politics, policy and industry (pp. 61-68). Bristol: Intellect.
Metykova, M., & Waschková Císařová, L. (2009). Challenges of media concentration: The case of regional press ownership in the Czech Republic. In A. Charles (Ed.), Media in the enlarged Europe: Politics, policy and industry (pp. 169-176). Bristol: Intellect.
Šmahel, D., Ševčíková, A., Blinka, L., & Veselá, M. (2009). Abhangigkeit und Internet-Applikationen: Spiele, Kommunikation und Sex-Webseiten [Addiction and internet applications]. In B. Stetina & I. Kryspin-Exner (Eds.), Gesundheit und Neue Medien [Health and New Media: Psychological aspects of interaction with information and communication technologies] (pp. 235-260). Berlin: Springer.
Smahel, D., Vondrackova, P., Blinka, L., & Godoy-Etcheverry, S. (2009). Comparing addictive behaviour on the Internet in the Czech Republic, Chile and Sweden. In World Wide Internet: Changing Societies, Economies and Cultures (pp. 544-582). Macao: University of Macau. Available here.

2008

Ševčíková, A., & Šmahel, D. (2008) Czech adolescents on the Internet: Creating identity and risk behavior. In M. Barbovski & M. Diaconescu (Eds.), Teenagers’ action and interaction online in Central and Eastern Europe (pp. 41-54). Cluj-Napoca: Cluj University Press. Available here.

2004

Šmahel, D., Divínová, R. & Vybíral, Z. (2004). Dospívání ve virtuální realitě – adolescenti a internet [Growing up in virtual reality – adolescents and the internet]. In P. Mareš (Ed.), Society, reproduction, and contemporary challenges (pp. 169–188). Brno: Barrister & Principal.

2001

Metykova, M. (2001). Imaginary homelands: Exile in Salman Rushdie’s fiction and non-fiction. In W. H. Kalaga & T. Rachwal (Eds.), Exile: Displacements and Misplacements. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
Metykova, M. (2001). Zappen zwischen Sprachwelten: Kinder und Medien in der Südslowakei [Cultural identities and media in the Slovak Republic: The case of Southern Slovakian children]. In B. Busch, B. Hipfl, & K. Robins (Eds.), Medien in Multilingualen und Multikulturellen Kontexten. Klagenfurt: Drava Verlag.

Reports

All our reports are freely available.

2022

Bedrosova, M., Dufkova, E., Dembytska, N., Gerzicakova, M., & Dedkova, L. (2022). Cyberhate in Czech families: Adolescents’ experiences andtheir caregivers’ knowledge. Brno: Masaryk University.
Gulec, H., Lokajová, A., & Smahel, D. (2022). Effects of digital technology on adolescents' well-being: An integrative model (iMEW). (CO:RE Short Report Series on Key Topics). Hamburg: Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | HansBredow-Institut (HBI); CO:RE - Children Online: Research and Evidence. https://doi.org/10.21241/ssoar.83155
Lokajová, A., & Šmahel, D. (2022). Use of mHealth applications among teens. Research report. [Research Report]. Brno: Masaryk University.
Vissenberg, J., Spurava, G., Terčová, N., Morávková, H., Bedrošova, M., Bossens, E., Macháčková, Ha., Kotilainen, S., & d'Haenens, L. (2022). Report on the role of critical information skills in recognising mis- and disinformation. KU Leuven, Leuven: ySKILLS.

2021

Vokál, D., Šmahel, D., & Dedkova, L. (2021). Excesivní používání internetu českými dospívajícími: Srovnání před a během pandemie Covid-19. [Excessive Internet use by Czech adolescents: A comparison before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research report]. Brno: Masaryk University.

2020

Kardefelt-Winther, D., Twesigye, R., Zlámal, R., Saeed, M., Smahel, D., Stoilova, M., & Livingstone, S. (2020). Digital Connectivity During COVID-19: Access to vital information for every child, Innocenti Research Briefs no. 2020-12, UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, Florence
Kružíková, A., Knapová, L., Gabrhelík, O., Šmahel, D., Dědková, L., Matyáš, V., Doležal, P., & Šmahelová, M. (2020). User Testing of Mobile Banking Authentication Methods: UX Testing, User Interviews, and Quantitative Survey. Brno: Masaryk University.
Machackova, H., Blaya, C., Bedrosova, M., Smahel, D., & Staksrud, E. (2020). Children’s experiences with cyberhate. EU Kids Online. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.zenkg9xw6pua
Mascheroni, G., Cino, D., Mikuska, J., Lacko, D. & Smahel, D. (2020). Digital skills, risks and wellbeing among European children : Report on (f)actors that explain online acquisition, cognitive, physical, psychological and social wellbeing, and the online resilience of children and young people. Leuven: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4274602
Smahel, D., Machackova, H., Mascheroni, G., Dedkova, L., Staksrud, E., Ólafsson, K., Livingstone, S., & Hasebrink, U. (2020). EU Kids Online 2020: Survey results from 19 countries. EU Kids Online. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.47fdeqj01ofo
Zlamal, R., Machackova, H., Smahel, D., Abramczuk, K., Ólafsson, K., & Staksrud, E. (2020). EU Kids Online 2020: Technical report. EU Kids Online. https://doi.org/10.21953/lse.04dr94matpy7

2019

Dědková, L., Macháčková, H., Hlavová, R., Bedrošová, M., Horák, O., & Danhofer, P. (2019). Chování dospívajících s epilepsií na internetu 2018. Brno: Masaryk University.
Kvardová, N., Valkovičová, N., & Šmahel, D. (2019). Do Mobile Phone Bans Work? Rules and the use of technology in school in relation to adolescents' behavior. Research report from primary and secondary schools. Brno: Masaryk University.

2018

Bedrošová, M., Hlavová, R., Macháčková, H., Dedkova, L., & Šmahel, D. (2018). Czech children on the internet: Report from a survey at primary and secondary schools. Project EU Kids Online IV – the Czech Republic. Brno: Masaryk University.
Lakomý, M., Bohlin, G., Hlavová, R., Macháčková, H., Bergman, M., & Lindholm, M. (2018). Public attitudes to life sciences research in 6 European countries (ORION project Deliverable No. 2.3). Stockholm: VA.
Nehybková, E., Šmahelová, M., Čevelíček, M., Šmahel, D., Drtilová, H., & Macháčková, H. (2018). Digitální technologie a poruchy příjmu potravy. Výzkumná zpráva [Digital technology and eating disorders. Research report.] Brno: Masaryk University. Available here.

2017

Macháčková, H., & Šmahel, D. (2017). Zdraví a internet: Co lidé dělají na online stránkách o stravování a cvičení? [Health and the internet: What people do on websites about eating and exercise?] Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Available here.

2016

Juhová, D., Scott, Z., Macháčková, H., Šerek, J., & Macek, P. (2016). Psychologické aspekty občanské participace adolescentů: Srovnání výsledků z let 2014 a 2015 [Psychological aspects of adolescent civic participation: Comparisons of findings from 2014 and 2015].
Kaspersky Lab & Smahel, D. (2016). Digital Parenting: Fathers are crucial for digital security in parenting [report]. Kaspersky Lab. Available here.

2015

Görzig, A., & Machackova, H. (2015). Cyberbullying from a socio-ecological perspective: A contemporary synthesis of findings from EU Kids Online (Media@LSE Working Paper Series, No. 36). London: LSE. Available here.
Macháčková, H., Dědková, L., & Ševčíková, A. (2015). Dospívající na internetu [Adolescents on the Internet]. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. Available here.
Šmahel, D., Kontríková, V., & Černíková, M. (2015). Once upon a time, there was a tablet: Young children (0-8) and digital technology. In S. Chaudron (Ed.), Young children (0-8) and digital technology: A qualitative exploratory study across seven countries. Joint Research Centre science and policy reports (Annex II). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Available here.

2014

Černíková, M. (2014). Sexual problematic situations and related feelings. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 25-29). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.
Černíková, M., Barbovschi, M. (2014). Dealing with problematic situations involving sexual content and communication. In Smahel, D. & Wright, M. (Eds), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 101-105). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.
Černíková, M., & Smahel, D. (2014). Aggressive communication, harassment, cyberbullying and related feelings. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 22-25). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.
Černíková, M., Smahel, D., & Wright, M. (2014). Other problematic situations: commercials, health problems, technical problems and related feelings. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 35-39). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.
Dědková, L., Macháčková, H., Ševčíková, A., Černá, A., & Wright, M. (2014). Vnímání verbálních útoků na internetu a ve školách [The perception of verbal attacks in online and school environment]. Available here.
Šerek, J., Macháčková, H., & Scott, Z. (2014). Psychologické aspekty občanské participace adolescentů. Zpráva z výzkumného projektu [Psychological aspects of adolescent civic participation]. Available here.
Smahel, D., & Wright, M. (2014). The meaning of online problematic situations for children: Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries. London: EU Kids Online. Available here.
Vandoninck, S., D’Haenens, L., & Smahel, D. (2014). Preventive measures: How youngsters avoid online risks. London: EU Kids Online. Available here.
Wright, M., Smahel, D., & Černíková, M. (2014). Summary: linking online problematic situations and children’s development. In D. Smahel & M. Wright (Eds.), Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries (pp. 40-42). London: EU Kids Online, London School of Economics and Political Science. Available here.

2013

Macháčková, H., Dědková, L., Ševčíková, A., & Černá, A. (2013). Online Harassment and Cyberbullying II. An extended report on the “Coping strategies in adolescents facing cyberbullying”. Available here.

2012

Macháčková, H., Černá, A., Dědková, L., Ševčíková, A., & Blažková, E. (2012). Online obtěžování a kyberšikana. Zpráva projektu „Copingové strategie kyberšikany u adolescentů“ [Cyberbullying and Online Harassment. The report from project Coping strategies with cyberbullying among adolescents]. Available here.
Smahel, D., Helsper, E., Green, L., Kalmus, V., Blinka, L., & Ólafsson, K. (2012). Excessive internet use among European children. London: EU Kids Online. Available here.

2010

Metykova, M. (2010). Muslims in the European mediascape. London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue.
Metykova, M., Fenton, N., Freedman, D., & Schlosberg, J. (2010). Meeting the news needs of local communities. London: Media Trust.

2008

Lupač, P., & Šmahel, D. (2008). The Internet in the Czech Republic 2008: Four years of WIP in the Czech Republic. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.

2007

Lupač, P., & Šmahel, D. (2007). World Internet Project – The Czech Republic: The Internet in the Czech Republic 2006. Brno: Masarykova univerzita.

Proceedings

2025

Sotolar, O., Tkaczyk, M., Plhak, J. & Smahel, D. (2025). Modeling the Differential Prevalence of Online Supportive Interactions in Private Instant Messages of Adolescents. In Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: NAACL 2025, pages 6208–6226, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Association for Computational Linguistics. Available here.

2023

Plhák, J., Sotolář, O., Lebedíková, M., & Šmahel, D. (2023). Classification of Adolescents’ Risky Behavior in Instant Messaging Conversations. Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) 2023. Valencia, Spain. PMLR: Volume 206. https://proceedings.mlr.press/v206/plhak23a/plhak23a.pdf

2022

Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., Lebedíková, M., Tkaczyk, M., & Šmahel, D. (2022). Constructing Datasets from Dialogue Data. In Horák, Rychlý, Rambousek (Eds.). Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing, RASLAN 2022. Brno: Tribun EU.

2021

Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., & Šmahel, D. (2021). Towards personal data anonymization for social messaging. In: K. Ekštein, F. Pártl & M. Konopík (Eds.), Text, Speech, and Dialogue. TSD 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 281-292). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83527-9_24
Sotolář, O., Plhák, J., Tkaczyk, M., Lebedíková, M., & Šmahel, D. (2021). Detecting Online Risks and Supportive Interaction in Instant Messenger Conversations using Czech Transformers. In Horák, Rychlý, Rambousek (Eds.). Recent Advances in Slavonic Natural Language Processing, RASLAN 2021 (pp. 19-28.). Brno: Tribun EU.

2014

Machackova, H., & Dedkova, L. (2014). Self-disclosure in online communities. In XVI European Conference on Developmental Psychology (pp. 145-147). Bologna, Italy: Medimond.

2012

Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2012). Predictors of adolescents’ excessive internet use: A comparison across European countries . In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology proceedings (pp. 273-241). Bologna, Italy: Medimond. Available here.
Ševčíková, A., Šerek, J., & Macháčková, H. (2012). Exposure to online sexual materials and cross-country differences. In M. Strano, H. Harchovec, F. Sudweeks, & Ch. Ess. (Eds.), Proceedings of Eighth International Conference on Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication (pp. 502-513). Murdoch: Murdoch University.
Šmahel, D., Helsper, E. J., Barbovschi, M., & Dědková, L. (2012). Meeting Online Strangers among European Children. In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology proceedings (pp. 419-422). Bologna, Italy: Medimond.

2011

Blinka, L., & Smahel, D. (2011). Predictors of Adolescents' Excessive Internet Use: A Comparison across European Countries. In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology (pp. 337-341). Bergen, Norway: Medimond.

2008

Blinka, L, & Šmahel, D. (2008). Matching reality and virtuality: Are adolescents lying on their weblogs? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008 (pp. 457-561). Murdoch: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. Available here.
Ševčíková, A. (2008). Mirroring of changes in attitudes towards sexuality on the Internet. In F. Sudweeks, H. Hrachovec, & C. Ess, (Eds.), Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication (pp. 148-152). Murdoch: Murdoch University.
Šmahel, D. (2008). Attending online communities: Culture of youth? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008 (pp. 446-451). Murdoch: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. Available here.

2006

Šmahel, D., & Machovcová, K. (2006). Internet use in the Czech Republic: Gender and age differences. In F. Sudweeks, H. Hrachovec, & Ch. Ess (Eds), Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2006 (pp. 521-533). Murdoch: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University. Available here.
Veselá, M. & Šmahel, D. (2006). Virtual attractivity and partner selection on the Internet. In R. Polčák, M. Škop, & D. Šmahel (Eds.), Cyberspace 2005 (pp. 261-268). Brno: Masaryk University. Available here.

2005

Šmahel, D. (2005). Czech internet report: The rise of the internet generation? In R. Polčák, M. Škop, & D. Šmahel (Eds.), Cyberspace 2005 (pp. 261-268). Brno: Masaryk University.

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