Gabriel Kňažek

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• Ph.D.
• Assistant professor at Palacký University Olomouc

Background Adolescence is often seen as an important period for further personality development. In today's world, it is therefore important to keep track of current trends in adolescents. One of them is addictive behaviour in the context of the online environment. Spending too much time online can have a negative impact on the quality of life of a...

The aim of this study is to map the issue of gender dysphoria in children and youth in the context of the current significant and accelerating increase within clinical and paediatric psychiatric practice. The research group was composed of children and adolescents up to the age of 25 who received care in connection with gender dysphoria and also in...

The data collection was primarily online and only a minor part of the data was collected by pencil and paper. This form was used mainly with the elderly. The same test battery was administered in both forms, which had two language versions. The test battery included: (a) the Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire (Považanová, Dolejš, & Kňažek, 2022);...

The paper presents a view of the current generation of adolescents attending primary and secondary schools in the Czech and Slovak Republics. 3 740 adolescents participated in the research. It shows that the values of adolescents are significantly influenced by the use of the Internet and social networks. Watching videos that devalue human or anima...

Sebaregulácia je jednou z kľúčových ľudských schopností. Jej jadro tvoria presvedčenia o tom, či sa človek vníma ako autonómna a kompetentná bytosť, či preberá zodpovednosť sa svoje správanie, aké si vyberá ciele, ako ich dosahuje, plánuje, organizuje svoje aktivity, ako sa rozhoduje a aké emócie pri tom prežíva. Táto kniha prináša pohľad na sebare...

In this poster, we present a new research project that focuses on domesticated animal companions and their owners. In it, we investigate the correlations between pet breeding, personality traits, and selected variables in their owners. Our research population will consist of respondents from the adult population aged 18 to 75 years in the Czech Rep...

Those values passed from one generation to another are among the building blocks of every society. The formation of the value system starts when a toddler begins to realize his/her own ‘self’ and keeps developing throughout the individual’s life. At the beginning of one’s life, values are significantly influenced by the primary family. Gradually, t...

In this presentation we are dealing with the generation of contemporary adolescents and their values. We are interested in how the use of the Internet and especially social media platforms influences them in the formation of values. 3 740 adolescents from all over the Czech and Slovak Republic took part in the research. The research yielded some in...

Príspevok prináša pohľad na aktuálnu situáciu, v súvislosti so vzdelávaním, využívaním moderných vyučovacích prvkov a klímou školskej triedy, na stredných školách v ČR a SR. Výskumnej štúdie sa zúčastnilo 1 005 chlapcov a dievčat z ČR a 887 chlapcov a dievčat zo SR, vo veku od 15 do 19 rokov (ČR: M = 16.54, SD = ±1.11; SR: M = 16.84, SD = ±1.23). Z...

The personality traits of adolescents are currently influenced to a high level by the influence of cyberspace. In this paper, we discuss what role the use of the Internet and social media platforms plays in the personality traits of adolescents. We are interested in whether Czech and Slovak adolescents differ in their personality traits and whether...

V populácii českých a slovenských adolescentov môžeme pozorovať isté nadužívanie zábavných videí, na úkor edukačných videí. Napriek snahe o digitalizáciu a modernizáciu vzdelávacieho prostredia, sú edukačné videá stále málo používaný doplnok vzdelávacieho procesu. Nadmerné sledovanie zábavných videí môže mať negatívny dopad na prospech študentov, i...

Background: Ethical values have always been present in humanity. In our research, we focused on examining three types of ethics in a population of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Methods and Sample: For this purpose, we used the EVA questionnaire and a self-constructed Internet use questionnaire. 3740 adolescents from all over the...

Method: - Internet Use Questionnaire (IUQ; Považanová, Dolejš, & Suchá, 2020): - Identifies how adolescents use the Internet and related social networks (social networking, computer gaming, and acting in cyberspace). - self-constructed questionnaire - method contains 28 items - individual or group administration lasting 5-10 minutes - includes, for...

The article deals with a psychological analysis of character accentuations in respondents practicing the occult. The aim is to identify personality accentuations and reveal psychological personality types. The authors use the psychological character questionnaire Accent of Personality of Leonhard and Shmishek for research. The sample includes ninet...

The monograph describes human values and value systems that are under the pressure of cyberspace, which influences their development and shape. In adolescence, values gradually mature and begin to become part of the adolescent's self. Today's generation of adolescents is firmly embedded in cyberspace and it is part of their lives. In the society of...

Adolescents are among the biggest consumers of cyberspace. The research project focuses on Czech and Slovak adolescents under the influence of the Internet. The Portrait Value Questionnaire (PVQ) and Internet Addiction Test (IAT) methods were used in the project. The research population consists of 3,741 adolescents aged between 11 and 19 years, at...

The poster focuses on the ethical values of Czech and Slovak adolescents in relation to their use of cyberspace. The methods used were the Ethical Value Assessment (Padilla-Walker & Arnett Jensen, 2016) and the Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1996).The research population consisted of 3,011 respondents in age between 11 and 19 years who completed q...

Self-Concept Questionnaire (“Dotazník sebepojetí” – DOS): A Manual for Practical Application Self-concept is a complex collection of beliefs one holds about oneself. It consists of several parts such as self-knowledge, self-assessment, self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-fulfilment. the development of a person’s self-concept is influenced by inn...

Self-Concept Questionnaire (“Dotazník sebepojetí” – DOS): A Manual for Practical Application Self-concept is a complex collection of beliefs one holds about oneself. It consists of several parts such as self-knowledge, self-assessment, self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-fulfilment. the development of a person’s self-concept is influenced by inn...

The presentation focuses on the investigation of Czech and Slovak adolescents in the area of ethical values and their relationship to the use of the Internet. For this research, the Ethical Value Assessment (Padilla-Walker & Jensen, 2016) and the Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1996) were used. The research population consisted of 3,011 respondents...

The research project focuses on values under the influence of the Internet in Czech and Slovak adolescents, using the psychometric methods PVQ and IAT. The research population consists of 3 741 respondents aged 11-19 years. The results show that highly Internet-dependent adolescents show low levels of harmony and stability in the factor of security...

Přednáška představí výsledky z výzkumného projektu, který se zaměřoval na aktivity českých a slovenských adolescentů (11–19 let) v kyberprostoru. Výzkumného projektu se účastnilo 3741 dívek a chlapců, kteří navštěvovali sekundární vzdělávací instituce (ISCED 2 a 3) v České republice a na Slovensku. Online prostředí s sebou nese jak pozitivní aspekt...

A typical feature of today's times is enormous dynamism. This also affects education, which has to adapt to new demands that come not only from European structures, but also from the students themselves. The generation gap thus generates a certain tension. Older generations can imagine their lives without technology, while younger generations have...

The presentation focuses on an extensive Czech-Slovak study of adolescents' values. In the study we investigated the current human values during adolescence. We were interested in whether these values are in any way influenced by the influence of cyberspace and, if so, in what way. In the presentation we will also describe the research process, the...

The paper offers an insight into a large Czech-Slovak study that studied adolescents, their values and how they are affected by and dependent on the Internet. The study involved 2, 642 Czech adolescents and 1, 099 Slovak adolescents aged 11 to 19. The methods used were Ethical Value Assessment, Portrait Value Questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test,...

Education is an integral part of our lives. The most essential part of education takes place in youth. Our research project focuses on adolescents aged 15 to 19, attending grammar school, in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The research design focuses on selected aspects of the use and application of educational videos in the educational process, o...

The poster will present the results of a research project that was focused on the activities of Czech and Slovak adolescents (11-19 years) in cyberspace. The online environment has both positive aspects that contribute and help to shaping and finding human identity, and adolescents in the online world may also encounter risks that may jeopardize th...

The first comprehensive concept of locus of control was developed by Julian Rotter, who noted that the reinforcement of certain behaviour depends in part on attributing the outcome (reward or punishment) either to one’s own behaviour and efforts or to external forces. Locus of control is a one-dimensional construct, which distinguishes two types, n...

Výskumným zámerom štúdie je overenie efektivity edukačných videí vo vzdelávacom procese. Videá sú populárnou formou trávenia voľného času u mladistvých. V tejto súvislosti by videá mohli byť považované za účinnú školskú pomôcku. Výskumy poukazujú na to, že edukačné videá napomáhajú vytvoreniu pamäťovej stopy, ale i na sociálny presah, kedy študenti...

The presentation deals with the ethical values of adolescents in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. The main goal of the research is to find out whether adolescents differ in three types of ethical values - in autonomy, spirituality and community and whether these values are influenced by the idols they can have online and the time adolesc...

The period in which we live is characterised by tremendous dynamism. Everything is changing at a rapid pace, not least the content and form of education. Both the Slovak and Czech education systems have changed with the adoption of new school laws. We are feeling strong pressure from European structures to increase the proportion of university-educ...

Overuse of games can lead to negative effects, such as Internet Gaming Disorder. Playing video games can lead in a reduced quality of life. The term Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), was included in the latest edition of the DSM-5. The ICD-11 also works with this term. Despite the growing interest of scientists in IGD and epidemiological research poi...

Self-concept is a complex collection of beliefs one holds about oneself. It consists of several parts such as self-knowledge, self-assessment, self-acceptance, self-esteem, and self-fulfilment. the development of a person’s self-concept is influenced by innate as well as acquired factors and their mutual interaction. An external factor with a signi...

This study was conducted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Czech version of The Scale for Assessment of Pathological Computer-Gaming (AICA-S) and to identify the proportion of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among juvenile gamblers in Czech primary schools and grammar schools. This study involves 2 475 students in age from 11 to 19 y...

While video games can be helpful in personal development, participating in certain gaming activities may lead to negative effects such as video game addiction. The overuse of computer games, which can lead to reduced quality of life and affect a person’s practical skills. Around 3% of adolescents suffer from Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), there is...

Výskum sa zameriava na agresivitu u študentov a študentiek navštevujúcich české 8, 6 a 4 ročné gymnáziá. Zber dát prebiehal v niekoľkých etapách od roku 2014 do roku 2018 formou "papier-pero", v rámci ČR. Výskumu sa zúčastnilo 5599 študentov a študentiek z vyšších a nižších gymnázií zo všetkých krajov ČR, vo veku od 11 do 19 rokov. Výsledky výskumu...

Tento poster pojednává o psychologické analýze akcentací charakteru u respondentů vyznávajících okultismus. Práce řeší výzkumný problém týkající se tvrzení, že lidé, kteří se zaměřili na subjektivní spiritualitu a méně se zajímali o religiozitu, měli sklon k určitým osobnostním rysům a mají tendenci věřit v řadu alternativních myšlenek, jako je psy...

COVID-19 and restrictions, which came with it in the year 2020, influenced strongly on all aspects of people‘s life including their mobility behaviour. Long-distance trips were strongly suffered because of, among other, border closure and movement restrictions inside some countries. Especially, it was a huge blow to air transportation. On the other...

One of the inherent parts of our time are videos, where we can find various content and focus on the Internet. One very specific area are Let’s Play videos. This unique group is made up of a combination of computer game and Let’s Player personality. In our work, we focused on the identity and experience of Let’s Players, and one of the areas discov...

Štúdiu sme pomenovali podľa populárnej formy videí u mladistvých - Let’s Play. Tento fenomén spája video s komentárom. V našom výskume sa preto zamýšľame nad spojením videa a výučby s cieľom presunutia frontálnej výučby. Jedným z posledných trendov, ktorý sa dostáva práve do povedomia pedagógov, je možnosť vzdelávania prostredníctvom videí. Táto fo...