Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Tel.: ++420 532 290 284
Fax: ++420 549 244 667
E-mail: veronika@psu.cas.cz
CURRENT SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
- risk and protective factors of development in childhood and adolescence
- child oncopsychology
- well-being
- coping
EDUCATION & PROFFESIONAL PRACTICE
| Since 2010 | Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| 12/2006 – 12/2009 | Maternity leave, part time job at the Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| 2003 – 2009 | Graduate student at the Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| 2002 – 2009 | Postgraduate study in psychology (social psychology) at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno. Dissertation thesis: „Antisocial Behaviour in Adolescence in Contexts of Development“. |
| 2001 – 2002 | psychological counseling for refugees in SOZE (Civic association dealing with immigrants) |
| 1999 | Study within Erasmus/Socrates programm, Aarhus Universitet, Danmark |
| 1996 – 2002 | Study psychology at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno. Diploma thesis: „Self Determinants of Coping“. |
RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANT AGENCIES
| 2011 - 2015 | Quality of life in children surviving cancer: A longitudinal study (research team member), Grant Agency of Czech Republic (P407/11/2421) |
| 2010 - 2014 | Studying optimal development longitudinally: potential of Prague and Brno studies on life-span development (research team member), Grant Agency of Czech Republic (P407/10/2410) |
| 2009 - 2012 | Psychosocial needs and quality of life of healthy siblings of pediatric cancer patients (research team member), Grant Agency of Czech Republic (GA406/09/1255) |
| 2007 - 2010 | Quality of life in children surviving cancer: A developmental approach (research team member), Grant agency of Czech Republic (406/07/1384) |
| 2003 - 2004 | Risk factors in academic, social, and health developments in youth (research team member), The program for the support of the targeted research and development, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic (S7025354) |
| 2000 - 2004 | Stability, variability, and prediction of psychical characteristics in adulthood: continuing a longitudinal research of children (research team member), Grant agency of Academy of Sciences (A8025004) |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Sobotková, V., Blatný, M., Jelínek, M., Hrdlička, M. (in press). Antisocial behavior in adolescence: Typology and relation to family kontext. Journal of Early Adolescence.
Sobotková, V., Blatný, M., Jelínek, M. (2012). Personality stability between adolescence and mid-adulthood: Personality traits and self-concept. Proceedings of the XV. European Conference on Developmental Psychology ECDP, August 23-27, 2011, Bergen, Norway, pp. 515-520.
Sobotková, V., Blatný, M., Jelínek, M. (2011). Antisocial behavior of adolescents and its relationship to dimensions of Five factor model of personality (in Czech). In K. Bartošová a kol. (eds.), Sborník příspěvků SPO2011, 300-304. Brno: Tribun EU.
Sobotková, V. (2011). Antisocial behavior of adolescents: results of the Czech part of the international project SAHA (in Czech). Prevence, 8, 5, 6-7. ISSN 1214-8717
Blatný, M., Kepák, T., Vlčková, I., Jelínek, M., Tóthová, K., Pilát, M., Slezáčková, A., Sobotková, V., Bartošová, K., Hrstková, H., Štěrba, J. (2011). Quality of life of childhood cancer survivors: handicaps and benefits. Československá psychologie, 2, 112-125.
Blatný, M., Kepák, T., Sobotková, V., Jelínek, M., Slezáčková, A., Bartošová, K., Tothová, K. (2011). Impact of late effects severity of anticancer therapy on subjective quality of life of childhood cancer survivors (in Czech). In K. Bartošová a kol. (eds.), Sborník příspěvků SPO2011, 35-38. Brno: Tribun EU.
Sobotkova, V., Blatny, M., Jelinek, M., Hrdlicka, M., Urbanek, T. (2009). Typology of antisocial behavior in early adolescence and its relation to further forms of risk behavior (in Czech). Ceskoslovenska psychologie, 5, 428 - 440.
Sobotkova, V., Blatny, M., Hrdlicka, M. (2007). Antisocial behaviour of adolescents and relationships with peers: : I like to share with you the stolen CD (in Czech). Sbornik praci filozoficke fakulty brnenske univerzity, rada psychologicka, P11 (s.65-72). Brno: Masarykova univerzita.
Blatny, M., Hrdlicka, M., Sobotkova, V., Jelinek, M., Kveton, P., Voboril, D. (2006). Prevalence of antisocial behaviors in general population of Czech urban youth (in Czech). Ceskoslovenska psychologie, 50, 4, 297-310.
Kveton P., Jelinek M., Voboril D., Sobotkova V. (2006). Smoking in 16 and identified relationships (in Czech. Socialni procesy a osobnost, Brno. In Blatny, M., Voboril, D., Kveton, P., Jelinek, M., Sobotkova, V. (Eds.) (2006). Sociální procesy a osobnost 2005: sbornik prispevku. Brno: Psychologicky ustav AV CR.
Sobotkova, V., Blatny, M., Hrdlicka, M., Voboril, D., Kveton, P. Jelinek, M., Urbanek, T. (2006). Antisocial behaviour of adolescents and its relationships to the duality of school environment (in Czech). In Blatny, M., Voboril, D., Kveton, P. Jelinek, M., Sobotkova, V. (Eds.), Socialni procesy a osobnost 2005: sbornik prispevku (s. 339-346). Brno, Psychologicky ustav AV CR.
Sobotkova, V., Blatny, M., Hrdlicka, M. (2006). Antisocial behaviour of adolescents and relationships with peers: results of the Czech part of the international project SAHA (in Czech). Sbornik z konference Socialni procesy a osobnost. Slovensko, Stara Lesna 4. – 6. 9. 2006.
Blatny M., Sobotkova V., Hrdlicka M. (2006). Risk factors of school, social and health development of youth - the results of international research SAHA (in Czech). Sbornik z konference 10. Poradenske dny „Etika v peci o klienta“. Sec, 25. – 27. 9. 2006
Blatny M., Polisenska V. A., Balastikova V., Hrdlicka M. (2005).Problems of risk behaviour of children and adolescents: main themes and implications for future research (in Czech). Ceskoslovenska psychologie, 49, 6, 524 - 539.
Osecka T., Balastikova V., Pilat M. (2005). Some problems of teaching staff of kindergartens in relation to multicultural education (in Czech). In P. Macek, J. Dalajka (Eds.): Vyvoj a utvareni osobnosti v socialnich a etnickych kontextech - viceoborovy pristup. Brno: FSS MU (469 - 480).
Balastikova V., Blatny M., Kohoutek T. (2004). Aspects of self-concept as determinants of selection of coping strategies in adolescence (in Czech). Ceskoslovenska psychologie, 48, 5, 410 - 415.
Balastikova V., Blatny M. (2003). Determinants of coping strategies: personality, situation, self-concept (in Czech). Zpravy psychologickeho ustavu AV CR, 9, 2003, č. 2, 19 stran.
Balastikova V., Blatny M., Kohoutek T (2003). Aspects of self-concept as determinants of selection of coping strategies (in Czech). In M. Svoboda, P. Humpolicek, J. Humpolickova (Eds.): Socialni procesy a osobnost 2003. Psychologicky ustav FF MU Brno.
