David Smahel

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Masaryk University

Czech Republic

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David Smahel is a Professor at Masaryk University, Faculty of Informatics, in the Czech Republic. His research areas encompass the social implications of digital technology, including the impact of social video gaming on loneliness, eHealth literacy among adolescents, and the interplay between social media use and perceived social support. He has contributed to the understanding of digital skills, generative AI in health information, and the effects of harmful online content exposure on youth.

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Sy-Miin Chow

Professor

Pennsylvania State University

UNITED STATES

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Michaela Saradin Lebedikova

assistant professor

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Vojtěch Mýlek

Masaryk University

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DAVIDE CINO

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University of Milano-Bicocca

ITALY

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Lenka Knapova

Masaryk University

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Giovanna Mascheroni

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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

ITALY

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Marie Jaron Bedrosova

assistant professor

Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Gaming together, feeling better—or feeling worse? How social video gaming impacts loneliness and depressive mood differently for boys and girls

The Reciprocal Relationship Between Parental eHealth Literacy Mediation and Adolescents’ eHealth Literacy: Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Factors that influence trust and willingness to use generative AI for health information: A cross-sectional study

Individual factors of expected and unexpected sexting and the subsequent feelings: A nationally representative study in adolescents

Longitudinal Associations Between Adolescents’ mHealth App Use, Body Dissatisfaction, and Physical Self-Worth: Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Study

Digital Skills’ Role in Intended and Unintended Exposure to Harmful Online Content Among European Adolescents

Examining the Reciprocal Relationship Between Social Media Use and Perceived Social Support Among Adolescents: A Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

Does violence in video games impact aggression and empathy? A longitudinal study of Czech adolescents to differentiate within- and between-person effects

(In)accuracy and Convergent Validity of Daily End-of-day and Single-time Self-reported Estimations of Smartphone Use among Adolescents

Digital skills among youth : A dataset from a three-wave longitudinal survey in six European countries

Predictors of children’s and young people’s digital engagement in informational, communication, and entertainment activities: findings from ten European countries

Correction to: Exposure to Sexually Explicit Materials and Feelings After Exposure Among Adolescents in Nine European Countries: The Role of Individual Factors and Social Characteristics

Correction to: Exposure to Sexually Explicit Materials and Feelings After Exposure Among Adolescents in Nine European Countries: The Role of Individual Factors and Social Characteristics

Exposure to Sexually Explicit Materials and Feelings after Exposure among Adolescents in Nine European Countries: The Role of Individual Factors and Social Characteristics

Health-related social media use and COVID-19 anxiety in adolescence : health anxiety as covariate and moderator

Individual and Parental Factors of Adolescents’ mHealth App Use: Nationally Representative Cross-sectional Study

The integrative model of ICT effects on Adolescents’ well-being (iMEW): The synthesis of theories from developmental psychology, media and communications, and health

Comparing Nonresponders and Responders of Online Intercept Surveys: A Large-Scale Experimental ICT Security-Related Study

Investigating Installers of Security Software in 20 Countries: Individual- and Country-Level Differences

A moderated mediation model for body-positive online content and body image among adolescents

Collaborators (7)

Sy-Miin Chow

Michaela Saradin Lebedikova

Vojtěch Mýlek

DAVIDE CINO

Lenka Knapova

Giovanna Mascheroni

Marie Jaron Bedrosova

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