The Psychology Research Institute (INPSY) is a specialized research institute at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. Our research focus stems from a long-lasting interest in the topics of developmental, social and educational psychology, psychology of personality and psychology in the media. Strong methodological and statistical background allows us to perform quality basic and applied research and develop new psychodiagnostic methods.

We cooperate with the Department of Psychology at the FSS, Masaryk University. We participate in the teaching of students and at the same time, create conditions and opportunities for their involvement in existing research projects.

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Short therapy, big changes: the effectiveness of a pilot programme in Czech practice

Psychotherapy has long been recognised as an effective tool for treating mental disorders and improving mental health. However, questions about its effectiveness are still relevant, especially when it comes to new forms of provision or specific periods (for example, the provision of psychotherapy during the Covid-19 pandemic). It was as a result of the pandemic that the Czech Republic established the Increasing Access to Psychosocial Support programme in 2022, under which selected insurance companies contributed a certain amount to psychotherapy for their clients. Therefore, the current Czech study, conducted by members of the Center for Psychotherapy Research team, focused on evaluating the effectiveness of short-term psychotherapy with private psychotherapists funded by this preventive programme.

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Andrea Stašek was awarded MUNI Scientist 2024

For excellence and significant achievements in the field of research, the Masaryk University Grant Agency awarded selected scientists for the period 2023 to 2024. Among the awardees was our member Andrea Stašek, who received an award for excellent scientific articles and popularization of science. She was the only person to receive the award for both of these categories this year and only the second person in recent years to receive this prestigious award without a Ph.D. degree. Congratulations!

When faith meets therapy: How psychotherapists perceive spirituality in their practice

Spirituality and religiosity (S/R) have long been a complex and often controversial topic in the field of psychotherapy. Although many clients express interest in incorporating spiritual and religious elements into the therapeutic process, therapists often face challenges related to inadequate education and training, ethical issues, and historical tensions between science and religion. Therefore, the team of authors from FSS MU decided to create a summary of findings from available qualitative studies dealing with how psychotherapists experience S/R in the process of psychotherapy.

Me and my avatar: When the virtual world reveals how we want to be

Current research on virtual identities is increasingly concerned with the relationship between the user and his avatar in virtual environments, typically in computer games, for example. One of the key themes is the exploration of the differences between how the user perceives himself and how his avatar perceives him. However, until now there has been a lack of a standardized tool to quantify these differences. It was indeed created by Lukas Blinka and Kateřina Škařupová, but only a new international study brings validation of this tool in the form of the User-Avatar Disparity Scale (UADS).

Team Invenio wins third place in the Transfera Technology Day 2024 competition

The Invenio project, led by the Talented Children team under the leadership of Šarka Portešová, won a beautiful third place in the Transfera Technology Day 2024 competition! On Monday, 2 December, the final of the 5th edition of this competition was held by the national association Transfera.cz, which aims to connect the academic world with the commercial sphere and to facilitate the implementation of innovative ideas in practice. Eleven of the most interesting projects of Czech science and research made it to the final.

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