As Rimmer would have said, I had to attend the Brno ECREA hopping. 😅 But happy to present our experiment on uncertainty–identity dynamics in audiences of ethnicity-based cyberhate. Big thanks to the organisers from our department for putting so much effort into the conference! #ecc2026 #ecrea2026

❗🎉 The new major @eukidsonline.bsky.social 2026 report is out! Based on the survey of 28,465 children aged 10 to 16 from across Europe, researchers concluded that children enthusiastically use digital technologies while remaining concerned about online risks. Find out more: muni.cz/go/0b7844

Hateful comments, losing control over AI and data privacy: Major new report highlights children’s online concerns across Europe

Children across Europe are embracing digital technology but are concerned about the risks that come with it, including online hate, privacy invasions and what future technology could mean for the plan...

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Behind the Scenes of Cyberpsychology: Decisions & Review Statistics for 2025 📊 Every year, we publish the numbers about how many submissions we received, our acceptance rates, how long the review process took, or how many reviewers we contacted. Check out the full stats: muni.cz/go/332fd3

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In summer 2025, we also started to track the number of submissions that are rejected due to problems with hallucinated references, pointing to generative AI misuse. In 2025, this was 9% of submissions. This trend seems to be similar in 2026, where it was (so far) 7% of submissions.

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Rozhovor o našem Eu Kids Online reportu v Universitas. @irtis.bsky.social www.universitas.cz/aktuality/13...

Internet na mobilu denně zapíná skoro každé české dítě starší devíti let. Ale jsou digitálně gramotní

Digitální gramotnost pro děti a dospívající není jen prázdný pojem. Většina mladých si v této oblasti věří a více než polovina si je jistá tím, co je vhodné sdílet online. To je pozitivní zpráva, kter...

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Summer issue is now live ☀️ Enjoy the read of 12 articles on topics like online incivility, online victimization among minority youth, diversity in avatar self-representation digital piracy, and much more. 🔓 The full issue is free to read via #OpenAccess: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2...

📊 New #EUKidsOnline V report released! As part of the Digiwell Research project, it maps the digital lives, risks, and online activities of Czech youth (aged 9–17). 🧠 Find out about findings on smartphone usage, daily habits, online risks, digital literacy, and digital future. muni.cz/go/74f80f

Report: Czech children and adolescents on the internet: Results of the EU Kids Online V survey

A new research report that presents the key findings of the EU Kids Online V (EUKO V) project in the Czech Republic has been published. The project examined the online activities of children and adole...

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Our article with @ankegorzig.bsky.social and Raffaella M. Milani is now published and open access. 🩵 Using EUKO IV data, we examine internet use as a maladaptive or adaptive coping strategy for children with emotional problems. @eukidsonline.bsky.social @irtis.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/sjop...

📣 To maintain our standards of quality and ensure a sustainable workload for our editors, we are introducing a summer break for new submissions from June 16 to August 31. Read more about the summer break on our website: cyberpsychology.eu/announcement...

I am very grateful to have received the Dean’s award last week. ❤️ Thanks mainly to my colleagues involved in the CYBERPLUS project. ➕ www.fss.muni.cz/aktuality/ce...

🌷 Our spring issue is now live! It brings 8 new articles covering topics such as AI aversion, online sexual health knowledge, the complexities of online dating, videoconference fatigue, and more. 🔓 Full issue is #OpenAccess: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2... Enjoy the read! ☀️

📰 New blog post (in Czech), about Czech children's and adolescents' generative AI use, drawing on the Czech EU Kids online data collected as part of the Digiwell project. @eukidsonline.bsky.social sancedetem.cz/jak-ceske-de...

Visiting the University of Hradec Králové and presenting Digiwell and @irtis.bsky.social research to university and high school students. 🎓 uni.uhk.cz/ffreeindex/?...

In Prague, giving a lecture on young people and cyberaggression to educational specialists at Charles University. It was a very different audience from my usual students, which made the discussion especially enriching. Thank you all for your participation. :)

We are thrilled to welcome Douglas A. Parry as our new Associate Editor! Assistant Prof at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, he studies digital media's impact on attention, cognition & well-being using innovative methods (e.g., smartphone tracking, ML). Welcome aboard, Doug! 🎉 @dougaparry.bsky.social

🤖 GenAI is already part of many children’s everyday lives across Europe. 📊 A new #EUKidsOnline report brings together evidence from 20 European countries, offering fresh insights into how children use and make sense of generative AI. 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-co... #SID #SID26 #SID2026

📊 Generative artificial intelligence through the eyes of Czech children and adolescents. How do they use it and what are their concerns? New research report by IRTIS and @medjourmuni.bsky.social as part of EU Kids Online and DigiWell research. Read more here: muni.cz/go/685dba

Report: Generative artificial intelligence through the eyes of Czech children and adolescents

Czech children and adolescents use generative artificial intelligence (AI) most frequently for school-related tasks, particularly for writing essays or reports (42%), and for summarising or explaining...

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📊 New research report: Generative artificial intelligence through the eyes of Czech children and adolescents. @eukidsonline.bsky.social @irtis.bsky.social @medjourmuni.bsky.social irtis.muni.cz/aktuality/cl...

Report: Generative artificial intelligence through the eyes of Czech children and adolescents

Czech children and adolescents use generative artificial intelligence (AI) most frequently for school-related tasks, particularly for writing essays or reports (42%), and for summarising or explaining...

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🌱 The first issue of the year is out, launching Volume 20! It brings 10 articles on topics like adolescent mobile habits, cyberbullying bystanders, social norms in teens’ online interactions, trust & privacy in generative AI, and more. 🔓 #OpenAccess: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2... Enjoy! ⭐

📣 New research report on sexting in Czechia: over one-third of adults and nearly half of 18–29 y/o exchange sexually explicit messages, photos, or videos. Sexting is a common part of digital relationships, but it also brings risks such as unsolicited content and sexual coercion. 👉 muni.cz/go/df3684

This week, I visited Prague and Charles University for a research seminar organised by the CoRe group. I presented “Researching children’s and adolescents’ experiences with cyberhate,” sharing also EU Kids Online insights supported by DigiWell. Thanks for the invitation and the engaging discussion!

From Vol.19(4): A 3-wave study in 6 European countries by @cybermarie.bsky.social et al. shows that perceived discrimination predicts intentional & unintentional cyberhate exposure. Digital literacy dimensions play distinct roles in increasing or reducing exposure. doi.org/10.1080/1748...

Adolescents’ intentional and unintentional cyberhate exposure in Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal: The role of perceived discrimination and digital literacy

Cyberhate refers to hateful and biased online content that targets people based on their group membership. This study differentiates between intentional and unintentional cyberhate exposure and exa...

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And one last memory from the conference. I was also happy to help organise (and take part in) the panel discussion "From Research to Practice” together with my colleagues from Onfine, Palacký University, and the Czech Academy of Sciences.💙

I was really happy to be part of the organising team of the Workshop on Aggression, and I hope everyone enjoyed their stay in Brno and at Masaryk University. 💙 I hope to meet everyone again next year in Linz.

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📸 A look back at the Workshop on Aggression organized by IRTIS at the end of November with the support of the Digiwell Research. Thank you to all speakers and participants for the inspiring discussions in Brno 👥 👉 Day-by-day report on our website irtis.muni.cz/aktuality/cl...

📸 A look back at the Workshop on Aggression organized by IRTIS at the end of November with the support of the Digiwell Research. Thank you to all speakers and participants for the inspiring discussions in Brno 👥 👉 Day-by-day report on our website irtis.muni.cz/aktuality/cl...

If you enjoyed the Workshop on Aggression, there is another exciting opportunity to discuss aggression-related research. International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) 2026 World Meeting in July 20-23 in Canada. 📢 Call for abstracts: brocku.ca/farrell-rese...

International Society for Research on Aggression 2026 World Meeting: July 20-23, 2026

We’re thrilled to invite you to join us in beautiful St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada for the 2026 ISRA World Meeting! Hosted at Brock University, the conference offers not only a dynamic academic prog...

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🐱‍👤 Okulus has also made it into the Research Handbook on Cyberpsychology. 🐱‍👤 Chapter about anonymity in online communication (and cats) by my great friend. 📖 He enjoys being a published cat. 🐾 doi.org/10.4337/9781...

📢 Call for papers: Thematic issue in the International Journal of Developmental Science (IJDS). Aggression, Media, and Digital Technologies Participants from the 29th Workshop on Aggression are invited to submit a manuscript for publication to this thematic issue. Call: irtis.muni.cz/woa/ijds

Our editors, Lenka Dědková and Joris Van Ouytsel, along with Brad Bushman (Editor of Psychology of Violence), participated in a lively Q&A session at the Workshop on Aggression 2025 in Brno. Thank you to all participants for the thoughtful questions.💡

📖 I am happy to share that a chapter based on my dissertation has been published in the Research Handbook on Cyberpsychology. 📖 www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...