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The research of the Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health is mainly focused on psychological factors associated with risk behaviour of adolescents and college students.

Researchers at the department operate under the PsychoLab RB (Psychological Lab of Risk Behavior) within which they create international cooperation with universities and scientific institutions from various countries.

ISPA (International School Psychology Association) „Global perspectives on teachers’ wellbeing and mental health following the COVID-19 pandemic“
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/globalteachermentalhealthcovid19

Project JUST-2019-AG-DRUGS (IMPRESA) Implementing Methamphetamine Prevention Strategies into Action is focused on the selection and implementation of specific intervention packages aimed at preventing methamphetamine use in selected European cities. For more information click here. Contact person: Mgr. Jozef Benka, PhD. et PhD. (jozef.benka@upjs.sk)

Project IMPACT-C19 (International and Multidimensional Perspectives on the Impact of Covid-19 across Generations) is led by prof. Radosveta Dimitrova, Stockholm university under the research initiative of the American Psychological Association (APA). The main aim of the project is to examine the impact, perceptions and experiences of Covid-19 among young people and established adults in a multidimensional and international perspective. We will participate with the group of adolescents. Contact person: Mgr. Mária Bačiková, PhD. (maria.bacikova@upjs.sk). 

The International Study of Emotional Intelligence is led by a research team from Slovenia, the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana. The study mainly examines the role of the emotional intelligence in the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being among university students in the context of different cultures. Thanks to our cooperation on the project, Slovak university students are also involved in the research, in addition to university students from Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, India, Russia and other countries. Contact person: Mgr. Lucia Barbierik, PhD. (lucia.barbierik@upjs.sk).

The international study “Motivating ‘buy in’ to engage in social distancing” under the leadership of Prof. Nicolete Legate from the prestigious University of Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States uses experimental design to focus on ways of communication and its impact on individuals’ behavior in restricting social contacts as a way to limit the spread of COVID-19. Contact person: Mgr. Jozef Benka, PhD. et PhD (jozef.benka@upjs.sk).

The international study COVID-19 Multi-Country Student Well-being Study has formed a consortium of 25 countries, coordinated by the University of Antwerpen in Belgium, to examine the impact of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic on university students – on their lives, studies and mental health. More information will be available soon. Contact person: Mgr. Jozef Benka, PhD. et PhD (jozef.benka@upjs.sk).

The International Sex Survey (ISS) under the leadership of the Department of Psychology at the Canadian University of Montreal, covering 45 countries from all over the world, aims to: (1) validate publicly available scales that can reliably assess different sexual behaviors that may be used in future research and practice, (2) examine risk and protective factors contributing to problematic and non-problematic sexual behaviors (with special attention to compulsive behaviors and problematic pornography use), and (3) identify populations being at risk of developing problematic sexual behaviors that may be targeted in preventions and interventions. All original information about the survey is available here. The coordinators for the Slovak part of the research are Mgr. Ondrej Kalina, PhD. (ondrej.kalina@upjs.sk) and Prof. PhDr. Olga Orosova, CSc. Media partner: The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR).

The SLiCE 2 study is a follow-up to the study SLiCE mentioned below. The study is trying to determine the life perspectives and emigration intensions of college students during their studies. The study is carried out in Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain and Ukraine.

APVV-15-0662 Psychological mechanism of changes in risk behavior of pupils and college students. Risk behavior and emigration and migration intentions. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc. The APVV-15-0662 project provided a framework for establishing a formal cooperation with Slovak primary schools in the field of research and implementation of the UNPLUGGED prevention program. The cooperation between the UPJŠ Faculty of Arts and 25 Slovak primary schools within the UNPLUGGED prevention program was formally confirmed by issuing certificates providing the primary schools with a status of a partner school.

VEGA 1/0623/17 Analysis of personal-social characteristics and risk behavior indicators of adolescents in the context of family processes. Principal Investigator: Mgr. Maria Bačíková, PhD.

KEGA 016UPJŠ-4/2017 Fidelity of “Unplugged”- a universal program for prevention of substance use in the Slovak elementary school environment. PhDr. Anna Janovská, PhD.

VEGA1/0713/15 Intrapersonal and interpersonal factors of change in risk behavior of college students and their emigration intentions. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

APVV-0253-11 Drug use among adolescents and college students. Drug use prevention based on the research data. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

APVV-20-038205. Individual, interpersonal and social factors of risk behavior during adolescence and early adulthood. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

VEGA 1/1092/12 Life perspective and risk behavior of college students. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

VEGA     1/408/04 Socio-psychological analysis of risk behavior of college students. Effectiveness of drug addiction and AIDS prevention. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

VEGA     1/4518/07 Social competence, social intelligence and possibilities for their development. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

ÚVSR 1427/2011 Prevention of drug addiction and AIDS program for college students XI. with emphasis on policy making and implementation of alcohol policies in the academic environment. The oCAP initiative (on Campus Alcohol Policy). Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

NMCD 2012/31/54 Prevention of drug addiction and AIDS program for college students XII. Student advisory services in prevention of drug use with special emphasis on problematic alcohol use. Principal Investigator: Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc.

The SLiCE study (Students Life Cohort in Europe) is an international longitudinal study concerned with various aspects of health and healthy behavior of college students carried out by universities in 13 European countries. The aim of the study is to analyze the health and health-related behavior as well as the life perspectives of college students and to record changes in these categories during the course of their studies. The study also aims to compare the health and health-related behavior of university students of individual European countries and to identify the needs for intervention programs, which might improve the health of the students. The Executive Board of the study: Rafael Mikolajczyk, M.D. (DE), Prof. PhDr. Oľga Orosová CSc. (SK), Prof. Guido Van Hal (BE).

UNPLUGGED – School program of universal prevention among students (supported by Ministry of Education of the Slovak republic – APVV-0253-11, APVV-15-0662 and VEGA 1/0623/17) is an interactive program based on the model of complex influence of social environment, which combines information-spreading strategies and life skill development strategies with raising awareness about possible impact of social influence on substance use among adolescents. The program was implemented in twelve European countries. In school year 2017/2018, more than 700 pupils of 7th grade from 24 selected schools from all over Slovakia will be involved in the project to examine the effectiveness of the “Unplugged” program. For further information click here.

2024

Bacikova-Sleskova, M., Barbierik, L., Gajdoš, A. (2024). Family and School Factors Related to Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Adolescence. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 12:1, 54-67. DOI: 10.1080/21683603.2023.2296049

Quintana, G. R., Ponce, F. P., Escudero-Pastén, J. I., Santibáñez-Palma, J. F., Nagy, L., Koós, M., … …Kalina, O….Orosová, O.…& Bőthe, B. (2024). Cross-cultural validation and measurement invariance of anxiety and depression symptoms: A study of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in 42 countries. Journal of Affective Disorders. Advance online publication

2023

Bačíková, M., Barbierik, L., Kalina, O. (2023). Keď dieťa potrebuje nielen psychológa. Grada, ISBN: 978-80-8090-686-3 https://www.grada.sk/ked-dospievajuci-potrebuje-nielen-psychologa-100233/

Bacikova-Sleskova, M., Barbierik, L., & Orosová, O. (2023). Perceived Parental Control, Parent-Adolescent Relationship and Adolescents’ Psychological Adjustment. Does Gender Matter?. Journal of Child and Family Studies, advanced online publication. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-023-02643-8

Barbierik, L., Bacikova-Sleskova, M., & Petrovova, V. (2023). The Role of Social Appearance Comparison in Body Dissatisfaction of Adolescent Boys and Girls. Europe’s Journal of Psychology19(3), 244-258.  10.5964/ejop.6443

Nováková, J., & Orosová, O. (2023). Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Teachers and Teacher Students’ Well-Being: Nominal Group Technique. The New Educational Review73(3), 11-21.

Paulisova, E., & Orosova, O. (2023). Is Body Surveillance Trivial? A Model of Body Dissatisfaction in Women based on the Sociocultural Model, Self-Determination Theory and Objectification Theory. Polish Psychological Bulletin, 65-78.

Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., … Kalina, O…Orosová, O….& Vaillancourt-Morel, M. P. (2023). Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 42 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(2):393-407. doi: 10.1556/2006.2023.00028.

Horváth, Z., Nagy, L., Koós, M., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., …Kalina, O….Orosová, O....& Bőthe, B. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) across cross-cultural subgroups, genders, and sexual orientations: Findings from the International Sex Survey (ISS). Comprehensive Psychiatry127, 152427. Doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152427.

Lee, C. T., Lin, C. Y., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., …Kalina, O….Orosová, O....& Sungkyunkwan University’s Research Team. (2023). The eleven-item Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST-11): cross-cultural psychometric evaluation across 42 countries. Journal of psychiatric research165, 16-27. Doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.06.033.

Bőthe, B., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., … Kalina, O…Orosová, O….& Vaillancourt-Morel, M. P. (2023). Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 42 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools. Journal of Behavioral Addictions.

Nováková, J., & Orosová, O. (2023). Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Teachers and Teacher Students’ Well-Being: Nominal Group Technique. The New Educational Review73(3), 11-21.

Horváth, Z., Nagy, L., Koós, M., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., Potenza, M. N., ...Kalina, O….Orosová, O.…& Bőthe, B. (2023). Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) across cross-cultural subgroups, genders, and sexual orientations: Findings from the International Sex Survey (ISS). Comprehensive Psychiatry127, 152427.

Lee, C. T., Lin, C. Y., Koós, M., Nagy, L., Kraus, S. W., Demetrovics, Z., …Kalina, O….Orosová, O.…& Sungkyunkwan University’s Research Team. (2023). The eleven-item Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST-11): cross-cultural psychometric evaluation across 42 countries. Journal of psychiatric research165, 16-27.

Jovanović, V., Rudnev, M., Abdelrahman, M., Abdul Kadir, N. B. Y., Adebayo, D. F., Akaliyski, P.,… .Bacikova-Sleskova, M…Janovská, A.… & Pilkauskaite Valickiene, R. (2023). The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: Cross-national measurement invariance and convergent validity evidence. Psychological Assessment. 36(1), 14–29. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001270

Sorbring, E., Gurdal, S., Kapetanovic, S., Erlandsson, S. I., Bacikova-Sleskova, M., eds. (2023). Community series in the consequences of COVID-19 on the mental well-being of parents, children and adolescents, volume II. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-8325-3075-7. – 91 s., online. – ISBN 9782832530757.

2022

Gajdošová, B., Orosová, O., Bacikova-Sleskova, M. (2022). Changes in cognitive autonomy during early adolescence. Journal of Language and Cultural Education. 2022, 10(3)  DOI: 10.2478/jolace-2022-0015

Barbierik, L., Bačíková-Šléšková, M., Orosová, O. , Benka J. (2022). Autonomy support, psychological control, basic psychological needs and the drive for thinness among early adolescents. Československá psychologie, 66, 212-232.

Orosová, O., Gajdošová, B. & Benka, J. (2022). Serial Mediation Models Testing the Effect of a School-Based Prevention Program on Smoking and Alcohol Consumption. In: Psychology Applications & Developments 8. – Lisabon : InScience Press, 2022, Chapter 15, 169-180.

2021

Orosová, O., Gajdošová, B., & Benka, J. (2021). Academic Stress Factors in Slovak University Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic. The New Educational Review65, 122-133.

Kalina, O. et al. (2021) Self-Regulation, Normative Beliefs, Alcohol Use and Consequences among University Students from Eastern Europe. Društvena istraživanja: časopis za opća društvena pitanja: Journal for General Social Issues. Roč. 30, č. 3 (2021), s. 467-485. https://doi.org/10.5559/di.30.3.01

Bacikova-Sleskova, M., Barbierik, L., Janovská, A., Kalina, O., & Orosová, O. (2021). Did perceived parenting in adolescence change as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown? A natural experiment. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000167

McAlaney, J., Dempsey, R. C., Helmer, S. M., Van Hal, G., Bewick, B. M., Akvardar, Y., … Orosová, O., Kalina, O.,…& Zeeb, H. (2021). Negative consequences of substance use in European University students: Results from project SNIPE. European addiction research27(1), 75-82.

Paulisova, E., Orosova, O., & Barbierik, L. (2021). Direct and indirect relationships between disordered eating, sociocultural factors, satisfaction of basic psychological needs and controlled regulation of exercise in university students. Polish Psychological Bulletin52(2).

Abrinkova, L., Orosová, O., De Jesus, S. N., Gajdošová, B., & Bacikova-Sleskova, M. (2021). Resilience Factors, the School-Based Universal Prevention Program “Unplugged” and Healthy Behavior among Early Adolescents. European Journal of Mental Health16(2), 55-75.

Čurová, V., Orosová, O., Abrinková, L., & Štefaňáková, M. (2021). The effectiveness of drug use prevention programs on substance use among Slovak schoolchildren. Psychology Applications & Developments VII Advances in Psychology and Psychological Trends Series Edited by: Prof. Dr. Clara Pracana and Prof. Dr. Michael Wang, 129-142.

2020

Orosová, O. a kol. (2020). Na výskumných dátach založená prevencia užívania návykových látok medzi slovenskými školákmi. Efektívnosť programu Unplugged. Košice : Vydavateľstvo ŠafárikPress UPJŠ, 2020. – 270s https://unibook.upjs.sk/sk/filozoficka-fakulta/1453-na-vyskumnych-datach-zalozena-prevencia-uzivania-navykovych-latok-medzi-slovenskymi-skolakmi-efektivnost-programu-unplugged

Bavolar, J., & Bacikova‐Sleskova, M. (2020). Decision‐making styles and mental health—A person‐oriented approach through clustering. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making33(5), 629-642. DOI:10.1002/bdm.2183

Hricová, L., Orosová, O., Bačíková, M. (2020). Disordered eating in the context of Self-determination theory. Current Psychology, Roč. 39, č. 2 (2020), s. 608-617. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-9782-1

Bavolar, J., & Bacikova-Sleskova, M. (2020). Psychological protective factors mediate the relationship between decision-making styles and mental health. Current Psychology39(4), 1277-1286.

Kalina, O. (2020) Value orientations and risky sexual behaviour among first year university students. Health Problems of Civilization (formerly Human and Health) 14, 1, s. 9-17. 

Orosová, O., Gajdošová, B., Bačíková-Šléšková, M., Benka, J., & Bavoľár, J. (2020). Alcohol Consumption among Slovak Schoolchildren: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Unplugged Programme. Addictology/Adiktologie20.

Gajdošová, B., Orosová, O., Benka, J., Van Hal, G., Naydenova, V., Lukács, A., & Petkevičienė, J. (2020). Life satisfaction, dimensions of internalized cultural values and self-efficacy related to emigration intentions for a long-term stay abroad of university students in five European countries. Journal of Language and Cultural Education8(2), 53-68.

2019

Bačíková, M. (2019). Psychológia rodičovskej kontroly v dospievaní. Šafárik Press Košice. https://unibook.upjs.sk/sk/psychologia/1196-psychologia-rodicovskej-kontroly-v-dospievani

Gajdošová, B., Orosová, O. (2019). Vybrané psychologické faktory súvisiace s emigračnými zámermi trvalého odchodu vysokoškolákov do zahraničia. Československá psychologie, LXIII(3), 249-264, Roč. 63, č. 3 (2019), s. 249-264.

2018

Gajdošová, B., Orosová, O., Benka, J. (2018) Resilience, Authenticity, Emotionality, and Vulnerability to Alcohol Dependence among Slovak University Students. Adiktologie, odborný časopis pro prevenci, léčbu a výzkum závislostí, 18(3-4), 163-171. https://www.addictology.cz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/04gajdosova.pdf

Štefaňáková, M., Orosová O., Janovská A. (2018). The Role of Teachers in the Correction of Descriptive Normative Beliefs. Adiktologie, odborný časopis pro prevenci, léčbu a výzkum závislostí, 18(3–4), 207–213. https://www.addictology.cz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/09stefanakova.pdf

Bavoľár, J., & Bačíkova-Slešková, M. (2018). Do Decision-Making Styles Help Explain Health-Risk Behavior among University Students in Addition to Personality Factors?. Studia Psychologica, 60(2), 71-83. http://www.studiapsychologica.com/uploads/BAVOLAR_SP_2_vol.60_2018_pp.71-83.pdf

Bačíková, M., Hricová, L., Orosová, O., (2018). Zmeny a stabilita vo vybraných rodinných procesoch v priebehu skorej adolescencie. Ceskoslovenska psychologie, 62(3), 197-211.http://cspsych.psu.cas.cz/result.php?id=1014

2017

Orosova, O., Benka, J., Hricova, L. , Kulanová, M. (2017). Gender, rootedness, normative beliefs and emigration intentions of Slovak university students. International Migration, 56(4), 172-196. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/imig.12441

Orosová, O., Gajdošová, B. (eds.). (2017). Emigration intentions and risk behaviour among university students. P.J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, 328s. ISBN 978-80-8152-562-9. K dispozícii v PDF: https://unibook.upjs.sk/sk/psychologia/896-emigracne-zamery-a-rizikove-spravanie-studentov-vysokych-skol

2016

Berinšterová, M., Orosová, O. Miovský, M. (2016). Vkladanie nádeje významných dospelých a užívanie alkoholu a tabakových cigariet medzi dospievajúcimi: Mediačný efekt sebakontroly. Československá psychologie, 60(2), 106-119.

Brutovská, M, Orosová, O. Kalina, O. (2016). Normatívne presvedčenia, postoje ku konzumácii alkoholu a konzumácia alkoholu u slovenských vysokoškolákov. Československá psychologie, 60(3), 266-277.

Helmer, S., Sebena, R. McAlaney, J., Petkeviciene, J., Salonna, F. & Mikolajczyk, R.T. (2016). Perception of High Alcohol Use of Peers Is Associated With High Personal Alcohol Use in First- Year University Students in Three Central and Eastern European Countries. Substance Use and Misuse, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2016.1162810

2015

Bacikova-Sleskova, M., Benka, J., & Orosova, O. (2015). Parental employment status and adolescents’ health: the role of financial situation, parent-adolescent relationship and adolescents’ resilience. Psychology & health, 30(4), 400-422.

Berinšterová, M., Janovská, A., Gajdošová, B., Kalina, O., Bačíková, M. (2015). Health-related behavior among schoolchildren. Unplugged-Drug use prevention program in Slovakia. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafária v Košiciach. K dispozícii v PDF: /public/media/13643/Health-related%20behavior%20among%20schoolchildren.pdf

Orosová, O., Brutovská, M., Benka, J., Bavoľár, J., Šebeňa, R., Hricová, L. (2015). Health-risk behavior among university students. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach. K dispozícii v PDF: /public/media/13643/Health-risk%20behavior%20among%20university%20students.pdf

Gajdošová, B.(2013). Päťfaktorový model osobnosti a správanie súvisiace so zdravím u dospievajúcich. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach.

Gajdošová, B., Hvozdík, S., Janovská, A., Sedlák Vendelová, N. (2012). Univerzitné poradenské centrum. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafária v Košiciach.

Orosová, O., Janovská, A., Kopuničová, V., Vaňová, M. (2012). Základy prevencie užívania drog a problematického používania interntetu v školskej praxi. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach.

Bačíková, M., Benka, J., Gajdošová, B., Kalina, O., Orosová, O., Salonna, F., Sedlák Vendelová, N. (2011). Alma Alcohol Mater. Názory študentov na konzumáciu alkoholu a alkoholové polititky v univerzitnom prostredí. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach. K dispozícii v PDF: /public/media/14487/AlmaAlcoholMater.pdf

Orosová, O.,Madarasová-Gecková, A., Šléšková, M., Gajdošová, B., Lazarová, B. (2005). Psychológia a pedagogická psychológia I. Vybrané kapitoly zo všeobecnej, vývinovej, sociálnej a pedagogickej psychológie pre učiteľov. Košice, Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach.

Orosová, O., Gajdošová, B., Salonna, F. (2007). Prevencia a prediktívne faktory užívania drog. Košice, Harlequin

Orosová, O., Gajdosova, B., Bacikova-Sleskova, M., Salonna, F., Sebena, R. (2009). Health-related behaviour among adolescents and young adults. Košice, Equilibria.

In 2018 the cooperation with our international partners on “Emigration intentions of university students” started:

1. Sofia University, Bulgaria

2. Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

3. University of Miskolc, Hungary

4. University of Health Sicences, Lithuania

5. University of Antwerp, Belgium

6. Uzhorod National University, Ukraine

7. Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine

8. In 2018 our research team also joined the international study: The International study of emotional intelligence: University of Ljubljana, University of Rijeka.

9. University of Hamburg (Germany)

10. Prof. Dr. Saul Neves de Jesus (University of Algarve, Portugal)

By obtaining the agreement of the Ethics committee of the P.J. Šafárik University, the department became a part of the research team of the international project called “SLiCE” (Student Behavior and Life Perspective Cohort study in Europe) for Slovakia in 2010. For this project, the department is cooperating with the following universities: Catholic University Lublin (Poland). Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), Hacettepe University (Turkey), Lithianian University of Health Science (Lithuania), Rouen University Hospilat (France), Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“ (Bulgaria), University of Amsterdam (Netherland), University of Antwerp (Belgium), University of Bielefeld (Germany), University of Bradford (UK), University of Bremen (Germany), University of Miskolc (Hungary), University of Sounthern Denmark (Denmark).

In 2011, by obtaining the agreement of the Ethics committee, our scholars were able to start cooperating on the international project called Social Norms Intervention for the Prevention of Polydrug Use (SNIPE), DPIP Project No. JUST/2009/DPIP/AG/0964.

The department is cooperating with the Department of Addictology of the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and General Faculty Hospital in Prague on the APVV-0253-11 project called UNPLUGGED- Drug use among adolescents and college students. Drug use prevention based on the research data.

In the academic year 2009/2010, the Department, via the international grant agency “Erasmus”, signed research and education collaboration agreements with Masaryk University in Brno and University of South Denmark in Esbjerg.

The academic staff of the department serves regularly in the peer- review process of articles in current content journals and other indexed journals, conference abstracts and contributions, as well as national scientific research projects. The staff members are also members of international scientific associations and regularly take part at national and international conferences and serve as chairs of conference sections.


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