Anna Ševčíková participated at the DIGI-net meeting in Krakow

26 May

Andrea Stašek presented at a webinar on the topic of LGBTIQ+ refugees in the Czech Republic

Our member Andrea Stašek presented at a webinar organized by Minorities Organization and The Afghanistan LGBTIQ+ Organization (ALO)! The webinar featured a new report detailing the life experiences, challenges and needs of LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum seekers in the Czech Republic. Also presented was a new platform that has been created specifically to support forcibly displaced LGBTIQ+ people in the Czech Republic. The platform serves as a space offering resources, advice and connections to services and support networks.

8 May

Does pornography addiction contribute to the sexualization of women? Researchers bring new insight into the context of objectification

Can viewing pornography lead men to see women as objects rather than human beings? A new study co-authored by Anna Ševčíková and Lukas Blinka from INPSY shows that the problem goes beyond the issue of frequent porn viewing.

28 Mar

Are you listening to your body? The Czech version of the MAIA questionnaire brings new insights

The perception of one's own body, known as interoceptive awareness (IA), plays a key role in both mental health and the psychotherapeutic process. It helps us to recognize bodily signals such as hunger, heartbeat or breathing and connect them to our emotions. Scientists are still trying to better understand how people perceive their bodily signals and how these signals relate to their mental health. The team of authors from INPSY/Center for Psychotherapy Research set out to investigate the interrelationships between different aspects of IA, and to test the properties of the Czech version of the MAIA questionnaire that measures IA.

21 Mar

Why do men choose younger partners? Evolutionary theory gives clues

Choosing a partner is one of the key decisions in our lives and age plays an important role in this process. Research shows that men tend to prefer younger partners, while women usually choose older partners. But how do these preferences change over the course of a lifetime and what all influences our decisions? A new large-scale study, in which the INPSY research team was involved, has looked at this very question in more detail.