Natália Kaščáková
A5060181738- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Education, Psychology, and Social Research
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Microscopic Colitis
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Varied Academic Research Topics
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
Palacký University Olomouc
2016-2025
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2018-2021
University Hospital Olomouc
2021
Psychotherapists around the world are facing an unprecedented situation with outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). To combat rapid spread virus, direct contact others has to be avoided when possible. Therefore, remote psychotherapy provides a valuable option continue mental health care during COVID-19 pandemic. The present study investigated fear psychotherapists become infected in personal and assessed how provision changed due whether there were differences regard country...
Psychological science tends to treat subjective well-being and happiness synonymously. We start from the assumption that is more than being happy ask fundamental question: What ideal level of happiness? From a cross-cultural perspective, we propose idealization attaining maximum levels may be especially characteristic Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic (WEIRD) societies but less so for others. Searching an explanation why “happiness maximization” might have emerged in these...
The family environment is associated with religiosity and spirituality as well many aspects of adolescent lives, including their health behaviour. Therefore, the aim this study was to assess associations religious attendance (RA), i.e., weekly participation in services, a highly secular country. A nationally representative sample (n = 4182, 14.4 ± 1.1 years, 48.6% boys) Czech adolescents participated 2014 Health Behaviour School-aged Children cross-sectional study. RA, environment,...
Abstract How can one conclude that well-being is higher in country A than B, when being measured according to the way people think about well-being? We address this issue by proposing a new culturally sensitive method comparing societal levels of well-being. support our reasoning with data on life satisfaction and interdependent happiness focusing individual family, collected mostly from students, across forty-nine countries. demonstrate relative idealization two types varies cultural...
Abstract Numerous studies document that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but the nature of this phenomenon remains understudied. In current paper, we address gap and test reasoning individualism correlates because most common measure (i.e., country-level aggregates personal life satisfaction) individualism-themed. With data collected from 13,009 participants across fifty countries, compare associations four types (out which three are more collectivism-themed than two...
Background: Childhood trauma is considered to be a risk factor for developing anxiety as well chronic pain. The aim of this study was assess the association between childhood and reporting long-term pain conditions in general clinical populations. Methods: Respondents from representative sample Czech Republic (n = 1800, mean age: 46.6 years, 48.7% male) patients with clinically diagnosed or adjustment disorder 67, 40.5 18.0% were asked report anxiety, various pain-related conditions, (The...
Abstract Even in the most egalitarian societies, hierarchies of power and status shape social life. However, received are not synonymous—individuals positions may or be accorded respect corresponding to their role. Using a cooperatively collected dataset from 18,096 participants across 70 cultures, we investigate, through survey‐based correlational design, when perceived position‐based (operationalized as influence control) various powerholders is associated with elevated instrumental...
Food addiction receives attention because of its participation in the rising obesity prevalence that affects quality life. The Czech Republic's belongs to highest Europe.We used nationally representative non-clinical sample 1841 respondents (N = 1841; 48,8% men and 51.2% women). Participants filled sociodemographic questionnaire, version mYFAS 2.0 Relationship Questionnaire (RQ) test hypothesis.Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed single-factor model had adequate fit indices (χ2 (55) 9670.8,...
In this paper, we introduce the concept of 'societal emotional environment': climate a society (operationalized as degree to which positive and negative emotions are expressed in society). Using data collected from 12,888 participants across 49 countries, show how societal environments vary countries cultural clusters, consider potential importance these differences for well-being. Multilevel analyses supported 'double-edged sword' model emotion expression, where expression predicted higher...
People care about their own well-being and the of families. It is currently, however, unknown how much people tend to value versus family’s well-being. A recent study documented that family happiness over personal across four cultures. In this study, we sought replicate finding a larger sample size ( N = 12,819) greater number countries 49). We found strength idealization preference was small (average Cohen’s ds .20, range −.02 to.48), but present in 98% studied countries, with statistical...
Background: Previous research has shown a strong relationship between childhood trauma and worsened physical mental health. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) is commonly used tool assessing early traumatic experiences. aim of this study was to verify the psychometric properties Slovak version CTQ. Methods: Data were collected on representative sample (N = 1018, mean age 46.24 years, 48.7% men). dimensional structure CTQ tested by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); convergent validity...
Abstract We argue that the importance of family relationships for individual well-being varies across societies as a function society’s degree cultural heterogeneity. To examine role relationships, we analyzed responses from 13,009 participants in 50 on their life satisfaction varying levels historical and contemporary Such heterogeneity creates differences frequency interacting with unfamiliar groups, which leads families to become more central members’ life. Multi-level analyses showed...
The aim of this study was to create a shorter Czech version (ECR-R-16) the Revised Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR-R) questionnaire and assess its psychometric properties. Data from representative sample population 15 90 years old ( N = 1000, M age 46.0 years, SD 17.3) were collected using face-to-face structured interview 2014. developed short form ECR-R showed good internal consistency (alphas varied .84 .90), both exploratory confirmatory factor analyses replicated two-dimensional...
Abstract Objective There is evidence that experiencing childhood trauma and life stressors across the lifespan together with lower resilience associated chronic pain-related conditions. The aim of this study was to explore potential mediating role in relationship between long-term pain a possible moderating serious last year. Methods participants, drawn from representative sample citizens Czech Republic (n = 1800, mean age: 46.6 years, 48.7% male), were asked report various conditions,...
Abstract Objective The abuse and neglect of a child is major public health problem with serious psychosocial, economic consequences. aim this study was to assess the relationship between various types childhood trauma, selected long-term diseases alcohol nicotine use disorder in Czech Slovak representative samples. Methods Data on retrospective reporting about diseases, (CAGE Questionnaire) maltreatment (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; CTQ) two samples (Czech sample: n = 1800, 48.7% men,...
Long-term isolation, including lockdowns and quarantines, may have a distressing effect on anyone experiencing it. Adolescent brain architecture is very sensitive to environmental adversities, the mental health development of adolescents be particularly vulnerable during pandemic era. In order better understand triggers for perceived adolescent stress (PSS) COVID-19 lockdown, present study aimed assess effects social well-being changes in time use as well family COVID experience adolescents....
Stress has been suggested to play a potential role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis, but studies focussing on the occurrence of specific life stress events among IBD patients are scarce. Therefore, aim present study was explore association between various and IBD.Patients with (N = 98, mean age: 38.45, 54.1% men) were compared group healthy controls 405, 36.45, 58.0% originating from health survey conducted representative population sample Czech adults. The Life Stressor...
Objective In recent years, resilience has become a focus of research in the medical and behavioral sciences. The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) was developed to assess individual ability recover from stress (“to bounce back”) after experiencing adversities. aim study validate Czech Slovak versions BRS. Methods A representative sample populations (N CZ = 1800, mean age M 46.6, SD 17.4, 48.7% men; N SK 1018, 46.2, 16.6, men) completed survey assessing their health well-being. Several...
This study was focused on verifying the factor structure of shortened version Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) a representative sample adult Slovak citizens (N = 1018, 49% men, age 18-85 years, and mean 46.2). The SWBS consists 10 items divided into two subscales: religious well-being (RWB) existential (EWB). Results confirmatory analysis (CFA) showed insufficient parameters full two-factor model due to three negatively formulated items. After their exclusion, found be valid in Slovakian...
We explore to what extent previously observed pan-cultural association between dimensions of self-construal and personal life satisfaction (PLS) may be moderated by three national-contextual variables: national wealth, economic inequality, religious heritage. The results showed that Self-reliance (vs. dependence on others) predicted PLS positively in poorer countries but negatively richer countries. Connectedness others self-containment) more strongly Protestant-heritage Self-expression...
Background: People exposed to childhood trauma show insecure attachment patterns and are more prone chronic pain-related conditions, including migraine. The aim of this study was explore the mediating role in association between adulthood health with a focus on Methods: Respondents from representative sample citizens Czech Republic (n = 1800, mean age: 46.6 years, 48.7% male) were asked report various (The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, CTQ), anxiety avoidance Experience Close Relationships...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic elicited huge stress responses in most world populations, and at this time psychotherapy is an important protective service against stress. However, a somewhat neglected question is: How stressful was the COVID-19 outbreak for psychotherapists themselves? main aim of present study to investigate whether dispositional resilience predicted perceived reported by during outbreak. A total 338 organized within national associations three European...
AbstraktCílem této práce je představit české verze metod na měření vazby v dospělosti, konkrétně metody Experiences in Close Relationships a dalších variant, které jsou z ní odvozeny, spolu s jejich základními psychometrickými vlastnostmi specifiky.Tento přehled společně plným zněním jednotlivých dotazníků přílohách by měl sloužit k možnosti výběru vhodného nástroje pro různé výzkumné otázky.Informace o metodách