A5000894884- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Education, Psychology, and Social Research
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Palacký University Olomouc
2016-2025
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Psychology
2018-2021
Prague College of Psychosocial Studies
2015-2020
University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik
2008-2016
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...
Background Spirituality and religious attendance (RA) have been associated with personal attitudes values, this may affect lifestyle. The aim of study was to explore their association adolescent leisure-time choices in a highly secular environment. Methods A nationally representative sample adolescents (n = 4,182, 14.4±1.1 years, 48.6% boys) participated the 2014 Health Behaviour School-aged Children cross-sectional study. We measured RA, spirituality (adjusted shortened version Spiritual...
Spirituality and religious attendance (RA) have been suggested to protect against adolescent health-risk behaviour (HRB). The aim of this study was explore the interrelatedness these two concepts in a secular environment.A nationally representative sample (n = 4566, 14.4 ± 1.1 years, 48.8% boys) adolescents participated 2014 Health Behaviour School-aged Children cross-sectional study. RA, spirituality (modified version Spiritual Well-Being Scale), tobacco, alcohol, cannabis drug use...
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,...
Research in some religious countries shows that religiosity and spirituality positively affect adolescent health. We studied whether also have positive associations with health a secular country. tested the between attendance self-reported complaints using representative sample of Czech adolescents (n = 4182, 14.4 ± 1.1 years, 48.6% boys) from 2014 behavior school-aged children (HBSC) study. used attendance, adjusted shortened version spiritual well-being scale (SWBS), its two...
Abstract Background Our study aims to follow this effort and explore the association between health, socioeconomic background, school-related factors, social support adolescents' sense of coherence educational aspirations among adolescents from different tracks contribute existing body knowledge on role in reproduction health inequalities. We expect that background will development aspirations, but be modified by available individual resources, which may particularly favourable for group who...
Generativity has been argued to be an important indicator of successful aging. Indeed, generative concern found associated with meaning in life. In the present study, this relationship is partly explained through goals. Moreover, path between goals and life hypothesized conditional on belief species (assessed Machiavellianism as a proxy variable). This moderated mediation model tested data from 4 cultural samples: 856 Cameroonian, Czech, German, Hong Kong Chinese participants aged at least...
The aim of this study was to psychometrically evaluate the shortened version Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) in Czech adolescents. A nationally representative sample 4217 adolescents participated 2014 Health Behaviour School-aged Children survey. internal consistency SWBS assessed using Cronbach's alpha (α) and Mean Inter-Item Correlation (MIIC) values. factor structure evaluated principal component analyses. After adjustment, our new seven-item scale supports a two-factorial model with...
Most studies report positive associations between religiosity and spirituality aspects of mental health, while a small proportion mixed or fully negative associations. The aim this study was to assess the measured more specifically, with health in secular environment, using nationally representative sample Czech adults (n = 1795). We religious affiliation, conversion experience, non-religious attitudes stability these attitudes, problems, anxiety levels. Compared stable respondents, unstable...
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...
A strong reduction in the deleterious effects of COVID-19 pandemic can be achieved by vaccination. Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) may play an important role vaccine acceptance. However, evidence is lacking for associations with religious conspiracy theories (RCT) a non-religious environment. This study investigated between R/S RCT about vaccination links refusal hesitancy. sample Czech adults (n = 459) participated survey. We measured R/S, RCT, fundamentalism, intentions. found to...
The present study examines the association between various facets of generativity, that is, cultural demand for generative concern, and action, with satisfaction needs relatedness, competence, autonomy in samples elderly from Cameroon, China (Hong Kong), Czech Republic, Germany. Participants provided information on self-transcendence values (internalized demand), concern need satisfaction. Results suggest, first, internalized affects action indirectly through second, has a positive direct...
Most studies on the coronavirus pandemic focus clinical aspects of COVID-19 disease. However, less attention is paid to other health pandemic. The aim this study was assess relationship between (risk infection by virus together with associated measures taken combat it), and occurrence a wide range psychosomatic symptoms explore if there any factor that plays role in association. We collected data from sample Czech adults (n = 1431) measured nine complaints, respondents’ experience during...
There is a growing importance of loneliness measurement through valid and reliable instruments. However, to establish measures, there need explore their psychometric properties in different research settings language environments. For this reason, study aimed validate the Three Item Loneliness Scale (TILS) Czech Republic within Slavonic environment. A sample adults (n = 3236) was used consisting primarily university students. We utilized Classical Test Theory assess TILS internal...
The increasing urgency to address rising loneliness among adolescents has become a critical issue, underscoring the need for further studies on its association with mental and physical health. objective was examine changes in relation health issues three adolescent age groups. A total sample of 14,588 Czech pupils (50.7% boys, mean 13.6 ± 1.7 years) grades 5, 7 9 used from representative dataset Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC) study. network analysis based undirected graphical...
Careful conceptualization and differentiation of both spirituality religiosity is a necessary precondition for understanding the potential role they play in health, whether physical or mental. The aim this study was to explore associations with self-rated health complaints, life satisfaction adolescents moderating religiosity. Data from Health Behaviour School-aged Children conducted 2014 Slovakia were used. final sample consisted 658 (mean age = 15.37; 50.6% boys). regarding spirituality,...
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,...
Ideal partner preferences (i.e., ratings of the desirability attributes like attractiveness or intelligence) are source numerous foundational findings in interdisciplinary literature on human mating. Recently, research predictive validity ideal preference matching Do people positively evaluate partners who match vs. mismatch their ideals?) has become mired several problems. First, articles exhibit discrepant analytic and reporting practices. Second, different emerge across laboratories...
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity (SPS), emotional and social loneliness isolation. Data were collected from September 2022 May 2023 on a sample of 3247 participants aged 18 80 (mean age = 31.9 years ± 13.2; 66.2% female). We measured SPS using Sensory Processing Sensitivity Questionnaire (SPSQ), De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS), isolation, Neuroticism Extraversion with Big Five Inventory. analysis was performed linear...
In the secularizing Christian world Czech Republic holds a leading position: it is country with highest percentage of religiously unaffiliated people in world. The trend toward secularization closely related to nation's history. This study aims explore stratification religious beliefs different sociodemographic groups and assess differences between believers nonbelievers. survey was conducted on representative sample from Republic. A total 1,800 participants (46.6 ± 17.4 years; 48.7% men)...
Short and effective tools for measuring depression, anxiety their resulting impairments are lacking in the Czech language. The abbreviated versions of Overall Anxiety Severity Impairment Scale (OASIS) Depression (ODSIS) show very good psychometric properties English other languages, can be used different settings research or clinical purposes. aim this study was evaluation validation forms both general population. A nationally representative sample 2912 participants (age = 48.88,