Adolescents, young adults and identity
What we do
Within the theme of Adolescence and Young Adulthood, we have long been researching various aspects of psychological and social development during adolescence and the transition to adulthood. We are interested in how the personality is formed, what influence cognitive, emotional and social characteristics have on the formation of the relationship to the self (issues of identity formation, self-concept, self-esteem, autonomy, life satisfaction, well-being, personal perspective, values), how interpersonal relationships (family, peer relationships, partner relationships) are transformed and what importance they have in this process. These are longitudinal and cross-sectional studies, combining quantitative and qualitative research.
Relationship to self and identity formation
Intergenerational coexistence
Trust in a social context
Team
| prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. | lab head |
| doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. | researcher |
| doc. Mgr. Lenka Lacinová, Ph.D. | researcher |
| Yi Huang | researcher |
| Mgr. Michaela Juchelková, Ph.D. | researcher |
| doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. | researcher |
Publications
2025
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“That’s how the trust began” : Forming trusting friendships from adolescence to adulthood
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, year: 2025, volume: 42, edition: 1, DOI
Projects
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Trust, well-being, citizenship: An analysis of existing data (MUNI/A/1658/2024)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2025 — 12/2025Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Trust in people and authorities, well-being, and psychology of citizenship (MUNI/A/1596/2023)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2024 — 12/2024Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Enlightened trust: An examination of trust and distrust in governance – conditions, effects and remedies (870572)
MU Researcher: prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 2/2020 — 4/2024Investor: European Union / Horizon 2020 -
Trust and self-concept in adolescence and adulthood (MUNI/A/1459/2022)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2023 — 12/2023Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Psychologické aspekty občanství, well-being a důvěry (MUNI/A/1554/2021)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2022 — 12/2022Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
Psychologické procesy utváření sociálních postojů a kompetencí (MUNI/A/1487/2020)
MU Researcher: doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Šerek, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2021 — 12/2021Investor: Masaryk University / Specific research - support for student projects -
RECETOX RI - OP VVV (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001761)
MU Researcher: prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science Project Period: 1/2017 — 6/2021Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR / Operational Programme Research, Development and Education -
The Adolescent Experience: Young Czechs after and during social change (GA19-22997S)
MU Researcher: prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2019 — 12/2020Investor: Czech Science Foundation / Standard Projects -
Career adaptability of vocational upper-secondary school graduates during the school-to-work transition (GA18-07537S)
MU Researcher: doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaďo, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts Project Period: 1/2018 — 12/2020Investor: Czech Science Foundation / Standard Projects -
Vývoj vztahů v adolescenci: Využití perspektivy citové vazby, dynamicko-systémového přístupu a metody časových řad (GA16-03059S)
MU Researcher: Tomotaka Umemura, Ph.D. MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Social Studies Project Period: 1/2016 — 12/2018Investor: Czech Science Foundation / Standard Projects