Psychology and the Internet David Smahel, M.Sc. et Ph.D. mail: smahel@fss.muni.cz tel: +420 549 497 451 mob: +420 604 234 898 Institute of Children, Youth and Family Research School of Social Studies Masaryk University Jostova 10 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Life is not another window ... let's live more outside W-windows...

Information about me from the Masaryk University (teaching activities, photo)

Full list of publications

Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace : http://www.cyberpsychology.eu

Full articles and conference presentations of my for download (English only):

Šmahel, D., Vondráčková, P.,Blinka, L. & Godoy-Etcheverry, S. (2009). Comparing Addictive Behavior on the Internet in the Czech Republic, Chile and Sweden. In G. Cardosso, A. Cheong, J. Cole. World Wide Internet: Changing Societies, Economies and Cultures. Macao : University of Macau, 2009. p. 544-582

Smahel, D. & Lupac, P. (2008) Digital Divide and Internet Addictive Behavior in the Czech Republic. Presented at World Internet Project conference. 9/7/2008, Budapest, Hungary.

Blinka, L. & Smahel, D. (2008) Matching reality and virtuality: Are adolescents lying on their weblogs? In: Sudweeks, F., Hrachovec, H. & Ess, Ch. (Eds.) Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008. Australia : School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 457-561.

Smahel, D. (2008) Attending Online Communities: Culture of Youth? In: Sudweeks, F., Hrachovec, H. & Ess, Ch. (Eds.) Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008. Australia : School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 446-451.

Smahel, D. (2008) Adolescents and young players of MMORPG games: virtual communities as a form of social group. Presented at XIth EARA meeting. 10/3/2008, Torino, Italy.

Smahel, D. (2007) Adolescents and Emerging Adults on the Internet: Exploring Identity, Relationships and Addictive Behavior. Habilitation Thesis. Masaryk University.

Smahel, D., Blinka, L. & Ledabyl, O. (2007) MMORPG playing of youths and adolescents: addiction and its factors. Presented at Association of Internet Researchers conference (AOIR), 10/20/2007, Vancouver, Canada

Šmahel, D. & Subrahmanyam, K. (2007). Any Girls Want to Chat Press 911: Partner Selection in Monitored and Unmonitored Teen Chat Rooms. CyberPsychology & Behavior, New York : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2007, Vol. 10, No. 3: 346-353

Šmahel, D. (2007). Online Friendships: New Form of Relationships. Presented at Xth European Congress of Psychology, 7/3/2007, Prague, Czech Republic

Galácz, A., Šmahel, D. & Kuo, E. (2006). Information Society from a comparative perspective Some results of the World Internet Project. Brno: Presented at conference Cyberspace 2006. 11/24/2006, Brno, Czech Republic

Subrahmanyam, K., Šmahel, D. & Greenfield, P. (2006). Connecting Developmental Constructions to the Internet: Identity Presentation and Sexual Exploration in Online Teen Chat Rooms. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2006. Developmental Psychology, Vol. 42, No. 3: 395-406

Šmahel, D. & Machovcová, K. (2006). Internet use in the Czech Republic: Gender and Age differences. In Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2006, Sudweeks, F., Hrachovec, H. & Ess, Ch. 2006. vyd. Murdoch, Australia : School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 2006, 521-533

Šmahel, D. (2006). Czech adolescents on the Internet: multiple communication and its particularities. Presented at EARA meeting. 5/3/2006, Antalya, Turkey.

Šmahel, D. (2006). Czech adolescents' partnership relations and sexuality in the Internet environment. San Francisco: Presented at Society for Research on Adolescence meeting. 3/23/2006, San Francisco, USA.

Šmahel, D. (2006). Czech Internet report: The rise of the Internet generation?. In: Cyberspace 2005. Polcak, R., Skop, M. & Smahel, D. (Eds.) Brno: Masaryk University.

Veselá, M. & Šmahel, D. (2006). Virtual Attractivity and Partner Selection on the Internet. In: Cyberspace 2005. Polcak, R., Skop, M. & Smahel, D. (Eds.) Brno: Masaryk University.

Šmahel, D. (2005). World Internet Project in the Czech Republic: The rise of the Internet generation?. Brno: Presented at conference Cyberspace. 11/7/2005, Brno, Czech Republic

Šmahel, D. (2005). Identity of Czech Adolescents - Relation of Cyberspace and Reality . Presented at 9th EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF PSYCHOLOGY, Granada 3-8th July 2005 Spain

Vybíral, Z., Šmahel, D. & Divínová, R. (2004) Growing Up In Virtual Reality: Adolescents and the Internet. In Society, Reproduction, and Contemporary Challenges. Brno : Barrister&Principal - studio, 2004. od s. 169 - 188, 30 s. ISBN 80-86598-67-5.

Šmahel, D. (2003). Czech Adolescents' Communication in Cyberspace. Československá psychologie, Praha, 2003, 2s. 144-156. ISSN 0009-062X

Šmahel, David. (2001). Electronic communication and its specifics. Československá psychologie, Praha, 2001, 3s. 252-257. ISSN 0009-062X.