Date of Birth: July 5. 1974
Phone: +420 604 234 898
E-mail: davs@mail.muni.cz
Workplace
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
Joštova 10, Brno 60200
Czech Republic
Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University
Botanická 68a, Brno 60200
Czech Republic
Employment Position
Professor
Education and Academic Qualifications
Full Professor (“Profesor”) in Social Psychology
2014 - Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
Assoc. Prof. (“Docent”) in Developmental Psychology
2008 - Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
Ph.D. in Social Psychology
2003 - Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
M.A. in Psychology
2002 - Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
B.A. in Sociology – Psychology
2000 - Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
M.Sc. in Informatics
1997 - Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
Employment Summary
9/2016–Present: Full professor at Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University - responsible for the field of study “Social informatics”, teaching courses “Methods and praxis of research in social informatics”, “Online communication from the perspectives of social science”
2014–Present: Full professor at Department of Media Studies and Journalism, Institute for Research on Children, Youth and the Family, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University. Leadership of the "Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society" (http://irtis.fss.muni.cz), teaching courses i.e. "Psychology and the Internet", "Methods of media research”, mentoring Ph.D. students
2008–2014 Associate professor at Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, the Institute for Research on Children, Youth and the Family, Brno
2007–Present: Editor of the peer reviewed journal: “Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace” http://www.cyberpsychology.eu , the journal is part of the Web of Science and SCOPUS databases
2002–2007 Researcher assistant at the Institute for Research on Children, Youth and the Family, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
1997–2001 Internet Manager, GiTy, a.s. (Czech Republic), planning and management of the Internet related projects
Scientific and Research Activities
2019 - 2023: Head of the project "Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being (FUTURE)". The project will develop a complex integrative theory depicting the short- and long- term impacts of technology usage on adolescents’ physical, psychological, and social well-being.
2018 – 2020: Head of the project “The innovation and adaptation of authentication technologies for a safe digital environment” financed by the Technological Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR).
2015 - 2017: Head of the project: "The thin line between disorder and a healthy lifestyle: Investigating the online behavior of today's youth" financed by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR). The study aims to map the online behavior and ICT use of young people suffering from eating disorder to assess professional care providers' knowledge of and reflections on the online behavior and ICT use of their clients/patients, and to map the differences between youth at risk for an eating disorder and those who instead enjoy a healthy lifestyle
2014 - 2016: Head of the project: "The experimental research on online behavior of ICT users", using the perspectives of social sciences, law and informatics" financed by Grant Agency of Masaryk University. The project focuses at ICT user's behavior regarding IT safety. The research plan includes experimentally exposing ICT users to different ways of ensuring IT security (technical ways, trainings, information on the new legislation norm, directives).
7/2012 - 7/2015: Head of the project: "Creating an interdisciplinary team to research the Internet and new media" - European Social Fund and Czech Ministry of Education - CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0184.The project is focused on research related to the social-psychological developmental, sociological and political implications of the use of information and communication technologies.
2012 - 2014: Head of the project: "The factors of excessive online gaming and their evolution over time" GA ČR (P407/12/1831).
11/2011 - 10/2014: Head of WP4: "Exploring children's understanding of risk" within EU Kids Online III project leaded by prof. Sonia Livingstone (LSE) which included 33 European countries. The WP4 includes a qualitative study focusing on the question of how children from various European countries understand online risks and react to them. David Šmahel was responsible for the general coordination, methodology and outputs of the comparative qualitative research across 9 European countries and Australia.
2011 - 2013: Head of the project: "Risks of Internet Use among Children and Adolescents" which was financed by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR).
2009 - 2012: Member of the MC Committee COST ACTION IS0801: "Cyberbullying: coping with negative and enhancing positive uses of new technologies, in relationships in educational settings".
2008 - 2011: National leader: "EU Kids Online II" which was financed by the Safer Internet Plus Programme. Its primary goal was the comparative empiric survey among 25 European countries of Internet use and risk behaviour in the children's population (www.eukindsonline.net).
2007 - 2009: Head of the project: "Weblog: a window into adolescent's soul" supported by "The Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic" (KJB708140702).
2005 - 2008: Head of the project: "World Internet Project – Czech Republic", supported by Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (1P05ME751). International web site: www.worldinternetproject.net
Academical Stays
2018 May
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy
2004 October - November
University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA
Children's Digital Media Center, Projects:
Identity presentation and sexual exploration in on-line teen chat rooms, On-line Communication in the chat environment
Other Academic Activities
2015 - 2019: Vice-chair of the TWG group “Children, Youth and Media”, ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association)
2011 to present: Management Board of the EU Kids Online Project
Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals: New Media & Society, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Adolescence, Cyberpsychology, Behavior & New Media, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, Československá psychologie
Reviewer of projects: EHP Funds, Norwegian Funds, FWO – Brussels, Czech Grant Agency GAČR
Guest editor of a special issue focusing on children and adolescents and their online experiences for "Communications: European Journal of Communication" (2014)
2005 - present: Organiser and associate chair of the International Conference of Cyberspace which is organized every year in the Czech Republic (www.cyberspace.muni.cz). David Smahel serves as chair of the "Psychology and Internet" section of the conference.
Extrauniversity Activities
Chief editor of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
Doctoral Board, programme Psychology (4-years)
PhD supervisors, fields of study Media studies, Sociology, General Psychology, Social Psychology
Scientific board of the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
Scientific board of the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University
Appreciation of Science Community
2020 member of the editorial board of the CO:RE project publications
2015 member of the advisory board of the project Global Kids Online organized by UNICEF and London School of Economics
2013 received an award from the rector of Masaryk University for long-term excellent results in research in the area of social sciences and arts.
2011 received an award from the rector of Masaryk University (which employs more than 2000 academics) for a significant scientific contribution for the book "Digital Youth: The Role of Media in Development" (2011 published by Springer in USA)
2007 received an award from Jan Hus Foundation for young researchers in social science
2006 awarded as "International Young Scholar Awardee" from Jacobs Foundation for SRA Biennial Meeting, March 2006, San Francisco, California
Selected Publications
HELSPER, Ellen Johanna and David ŠMAHEL. Excessive internet use by young Europeans : psychological vulnerability and digital literacy? Information, Communication & Society. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis, 2020, vol. 23, No 9, p. 1255-1273. ISSN 1369-118X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2018.1563203. článekinfo
DĚDKOVÁ, Lenka and David ŠMAHEL. Online Parental Mediation : Associations of Family Members’ Characteristics to Individual Engagement in Active Mediation and Monitoring. Journal of Family Issues. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2020, vol. 41, No 8, p. 1112-1136. ISSN 0192-513X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X19888255. URLinfo
KVARDOVÁ, Nikol, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. The Direct and Indirect Effects of Online Social Support, Neuroticism, and Web Content Internalization on the Drive for Thinness among Women Visiting Health-Oriented Websites. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Basel: MDPI, 2020, vol. 17, No 7, p. 1-14. ISSN 1660-4601. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072416. článek - open accessinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Giovanna MASCHERONI, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ, Elisabeth STAKSRUD, Kjartan ÓLAFSSON, Sonia LIVINGSTONE and Uwe HASEBRINK. EU Kids Online 2020 : survey results from 19 countries. London: EU Kids Online, 2020, 156 pp. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.21953/lse.47fdeqj01ofo. full-textinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, Steriani ELAVSKY and Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ. Functions of mHealth applications : A user’s perspective. Health Informatics Journal. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publication, 2019, vol. 25, No 3, p. 1065-1075. ISSN 1460-4582. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458217740725. URLinfo
ČERNÍKOVÁ, Martina, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Youth interaction with online strangers : experiences and reactions to unknown people on the Internet. Information, Communication & Society. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, vol. 21, No 1, p. 94-110. ISSN 1369-118X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1261169. URLinfo
ČERNÍKOVÁ, Martina, David ŠMAHEL and Michelle WRIGHT. Children’s Experiences and Awareness about Impact of Digital Media on Health. Health Communication. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018, vol. 33, No 6, p. 664-673. ISSN 1041-0236. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1298197. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Martina ŠMAHELOVÁ, Michal ČEVELÍČEK, Carlos Arturo ALMENARA and Jana HOLUBČÍKOVÁ. Digital Technology, Eating Behaviors, and Eating Disorders. Cham: Springer, 2018, 199 pp. ISBN 978-3-319-93220-0. URLinfo
ELAVSKY, Steriani, David ŠMAHEL and Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ. Who are mobile app users from healthy lifestyle websites? Analysis of patterns of app use and user characteristics. Translational Behavioral Medicine. Springer, 2017, vol. 7, No 4, p. 891-901. ISSN 1869-6716. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13142-017-0525-x. URLinfo
ALMENARA, Carlos Arturo, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Individual differences associated with exposure to ‘‘ana-mia’’ websites: An examination of adolescents from 25 European countries. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. New York, USA: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2016, vol. 19, No 8, p. 475-480. ISSN 2152-2715. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0098. info
POLČÁK, Radim, Danuše SPÁČILOVÁ, David ŠMAHEL, Libor KYNCL, Matěj MYŠKA, Václav STUPKA, Jakub HARAŠTA, Monika METYKOVÁ, Jakub MACEK, Pavel LOUTOCKÝ, Jakub MÍŠEK and Monika HANYCH. Cyberspace 2016. 2016. cyberspace.muni.czinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, Michelle WRIGHT and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ. The impact of digital media on health: children’s perspectives. International Journal of Public Health. Springer, 2015, vol. 60, No 2, p. 131-137. ISSN 1661-8556. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0649-z. URLinfo
LORENTZ, Pascaline, David ŠMAHEL, Monika METYKOVÁ and Michelle WRIGHT. Living in the Digital Age: Self-Presentation, Networking, Playing, and Participating in Politics. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2015, 218 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7810-9. info
MACHÁČKOVÁ, Hana, Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ, David ŠMAHEL and Zuzana OČADLÍKOVÁ. Children’s privacy management on social network sites. In P. Lorentz, D. Smahel, M. Metykova, & M. F. Wright. Living in the digital age: Self-presentation, networking, playing, and participating in politics. Brno: Muni Press, 2015, p. 95-109. ISBN 978-80-210-7810-9. info
VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Petra and David ŠMAHEL. Internet Addiction. In Larry D. Rosen, Nancy Cheever, L. Mark Carrier. The Wiley Handbook of Psychology, Technology and Society. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015, p. 469-484. Wiley Handbook, 1. ISBN 978-1-118-77202-7. URLinfo
ONDRÁČEK, Martin, Luděk NOVOTNÝ, David RŮŽIČKA, Roman URBANSKÝ, Václav MATYÁŠ, Vlasta ŠŤAVOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Prototypový autentizační systém obnovy hesla (Prototype authentication system for password recovery). 2015. info
PAUS-HASEBRINK, Ingrid, Jasmin KULTERER, David ŠMAHEL and Věra KONTRÍKOVÁ. On the Role of Media in Socially Disadvantaged Families. In Nico Carpentier, Kim Christian Schrøder, Lawrie Hallett. Audience Transformations: Late Modernity's Shifting Audience Positions. 1st ed. Oxon: Routledge, 2014, p. 47-62. Routledge Studies in European Communication Research and Education. ISBN 978-1-134-06454-0. info
ŠMAHEL, David, Michelle WRIGHT and Martina ČERNÍKOVÁ. Classification of online problematic situations in the context of youths’ development. Communications The European Journal of Communication Research. Bremen: University of Bremen, 2014, vol. 39, No 3, p. 233-260. ISSN 0341-2059. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0111. info
ŠMAHEL, David and Kaveri SUBRAHMANYAM. Adolescent Sexuality on the Internet: A Developmental Perspective. In Fabian M. Saleh, Albert Grudzinaskas, JR., Abigail Judge. Adolescent Sexual Behavior in the Digital Age: Considerations for Clinicians, Legal Professionals and Educators. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014, p. 62-85. 1, 1. ISBN 0-19-994559-4. info
LINKOV, Václav, Pavel ŠMERK, Bingbing LI and David ŠMAHEL. Personality Perception in Instant Messenger Communication in the Czech Republic and People’s Republic of China. Studia psychologica : an international journal of research and theory in psychological sciences. 2014, vol. 56, No 4, p. 287-300. ISSN 0039-3320. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.21909/sp.2014.04.667. info
ŠMAHEL, David and Michelle WRIGHT. Meaning of online problematic situations for children. Results of qualitative cross-cultural investigation in nine European countries. 1st ed. London: London School of Economics and Political Science, 2014, 171 pp. EU Kids Online. URLinfo
GREEN, Lelia, David ŠMAHEL and Monica BARBOVSCHI. Contextualizing children’s problematic situations online. Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research. 2014, vol. 39, No 3, p. 225-231, 6 pp. ISSN 0341-2059. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/commun-2014-0109. Editorial for Special issue of Communicationsinfo
ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna, Lukas BLINKA, Alena ČERNÁ, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Děti a dospívající online: Vybraná rizika používání internetu (Children and adolescents: Selected risks of internet use). Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2014, 184 pp. Psyché. ISBN 978-80-247-5010-1. info
ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna, Jan ŠEREK, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Extent Matters: Exposure to Sexual Material Among Czech Adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence. 2013, vol. 33, No 8, p. 1048-1071. ISSN 0272-4316. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431613483004. info
ČERNÁ, Alena, Lenka DĚDKOVÁ, Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Anna ŠEVČÍKOVÁ and David ŠMAHEL. Kyberšikana: Průvodce novým fenoménem (Cyberbullying: A guide to a new phenomenon). 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2013, 152 pp. Psyché. ISBN 978-80-247-4577-0. info
ŠMAHEL, David, Bradford BROWN and Lukáš BLINKA. Associations between online friendship and Internet addiction among adolescents and emerging adults. Developmental Psychology. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2012, vol. 48, No 2, p. 381-288, 8 pp. ISSN 0012-1649. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027025. info
VAZSONYI, Alexander T., Hana MACHÁČKOVÁ, Anna ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, David ŠMAHEL and Alena ČERNÁ. Cyberbullying in context: Direct and indirect effects by low self-control across 25 European countries. European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 2012, vol. 9, No 2, p. 210-227. ISSN 1740-5629. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.644919. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, E. J. HELSPER, M. BARBOVSCHI and Lenka DĚDKOVÁ. Meeting Online Strangers among European Children. In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology. Bologna, Italy: Medimond s.r.l., 2012, p. 419-422, 3 pp. ISBN 978-88-7587-636-4. URLinfo
BLINKA, Lukáš and David ŠMAHEL. Predictors of Adolescents' Excessive Internet Use: A Comparison across European Countries. In 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology. Bologna, Italy: Medimond, 2012, p. 337-342. ISBN 978-88-7587-636-4. info
BLINKA, Lukáš, Kaveri SUBRAHMANYAM, David ŠMAHEL and Francesca Romana SEGANTI. Differences in the Teen Blogosphere: Insights from a Content Analysis of English- and Czech-Language Weblogs. Young. 2012, vol. 20, No 3, p. 277-296. ISSN 1103-3088. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/110330881202000304. info
ŠMAHEL, David and Lukáš BLINKA. Excessive Internet Use among European Children. In Children, risk and safety on the internet. Bristol: The Policy Press, 2012, p. 191 - 203. ISBN 978-1-84742-882-0. info
ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna, David ŠMAHEL and Mlada OTAVOVÁ. The perception of cyberbullying in adolescent victims. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Routlege, 2012, vol. 17, 3-4, p. 319-328. ISSN 1363-2752. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2012.704309. URLinfo
VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Petra and David ŠMAHEL. Motivation of MMORPG Players with Addictive Behaviour in Relation to Internet Use. Adiktologie. ČR: Sdružení SCAN, 2012, vol. 12, No 1, p. 56-66. ISSN 1213-3841. info
SEGANTI, Francesca Romana and David ŠMAHEL. Finding the meaning of emo in youths’ online social networking. A qualitative study of contemporary Italian emo. First Monday. University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011, vol. 16, No 7, p. 1 - 20. ISSN 1396-0466. URLinfo
UHLS, Yalda T., Lupita ESPINOZA, Patricia GREENFIELD, Kaveri SUBRAHMANYAM and David ŠMAHEL. Internet Use and Electronic Technology. In Encyclopedia of Adolescence. New York: Academic Press, 2011, p. 160-168. 1 edition. ISBN 0-12-373915-2. URLinfo
BLINKA, Lukáš and David ŠMAHEL. Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games. In Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2010, p. 73-90. ISBN 978-0-470-55116-5. info
SUBRAHMANYAM, Kaveri and David ŠMAHEL. Digital Youth: The Role of Media in Development. New York: Springer, 2010, 248 pp. Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development. ISBN 1-4419-6277-8. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, Anna ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Lukáš BLINKA and Martina VESELÁ. Abhangigkeit und Internet-Applikationen: Spiele, Kommunikation und Sex-Webseiten (Addiction and Internet Applications: Games, Communication and Sexual Web Sites). In Gesundheit und Neue Medien. Berlin: SpringerWienNewYork, 2009, p. 235-260, 16 pp. Psychologische Aspekte der Interaktion mit Informa. ISBN 978-3-211-72014-1. info
ŠMAHEL, David, Petra VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Lukáš BLINKA and Sergio GODOY-ETCHEVERRY. Comparing Addictive Behavior on the Internet in the Czech Republic, Chile and Sweden. In World Wide Internet: Changing Societies, Economies and Cultures. Macao. Macao: University of Macau, 2009, p. 544-582, 36 pp. World Internet Project. ISBN 978-99937-986-4-4. info
ČERNÁ, Alena and David ŠMAHEL. Sebepoškozování v adolescenci : blog jako prostředek vytváření komunity (Self-injury in adolescence : blog as an agent in creating community). Československá psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2009, vol. 53, No 5, p. 492-504. ISSN 0009-062X. info
BLINKA, Lukáš and David ŠMAHEL. Fourteen Is Fourteen and a Girl Is a Girl: Validating the Identity of Adolescent Bloggers. CyberPsychology & Behavior. New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2009, vol. 12, No 6, p. 735-739. ISSN 1094-9313. info
ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna and David ŠMAHEL. Online Harassment and Cyberbullying in the Czech Republic: Comparison Across Age Groups. Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology. Göttingen: Hogrefe & Huber Publishing Group, 2009, vol. 217, No 4, p. 227–229. ISSN 0044-3409. info
KOUBALÍKOVÁ, Sylvie and David ŠMAHEL. Fenomén lhaní v prostředí internetu (Phenomenon of lying on the Internet). Československá psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2008, vol. 52, No 3, p. 289-301, 12 pp. ISSN 0009-062X. info
ŠTĚTKA, Václav and David ŠMAHEL. Attributes of Participation in Online Communities among Czech Internet Users. Observatorio. Lisbon: The Observatory for Media, 2008, vol. 2, No 3, p. 39-52. ISSN 1646-5954. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David. Attending Online Communities: Culture of Youth? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008. Australia: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 2008, p. 446-451. ISBN 978-0-86905-948-7. URLinfo
BLINKA, Lukáš and David ŠMAHEL. Matching reality and virtuality: Are adolescents lying on their weblogs? In Cultural attitudes towards technology and communication 2008. Australia: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 2008, p. 457-561, 5 pp. ISBN 978-0-86905-948-7. info
ŠMAHEL, David, Lukáš BLINKA and Ondřej LEDABYL. Playing MMORPGs: Connections between Addiction and Identifying with a Character. CyberPsychology & Behavior. New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2008, vol. 2008, No 11, p. 715-718. ISSN 1094-9313. info
ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna and David ŠMAHEL. Czech Adolescents on the Internet: Creating Identity and Risk Behavior. In Teenagers` Action and Interaction Online in Central and Eastern Europe. Cluj-Napoca: Cluj University Press, 2008, p. 41-54. Babes-Bolyai University. ISBN 978-973-610-807-5. info
LUPAČ, Petr and David ŠMAHEL. The Internet in the Czech Republic 2008: Four Years of WIP in the Czech Republic. 2008. URLinfo
BLINKA, Lukáš and David ŠMAHEL. "Role-playing" hry v kontextu analytické psychologie (The role-playing games in context of analytical psychology). Československá psychologie. 2007, vol. 51, No 2, p. 169-182, 13 pp. ISSN 0009-062X. info
ŠMAHEL, David and Kaveri SUBRAHMANYAM. 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. 2007, No 10, p. 346-353. ISSN 1094-9313. info
GALÁZC, Anna and David ŠMAHEL. Information Society from a Comparative Perspective: Digital Divide and Social Effects of the Internet. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. Brno: FSS MU, 2007, vol. 1, No 1, p. 1 - 17. ISSN 1802-7962. URLinfo
POLČÁK, Radim, David ŠMAHEL, Danuše SPÁČILOVÁ, Jakub MACEK, Martin ŠKOP, Václav ŠTĚTKA and Vít ŠISLER. V. International Conference Cyberspace 2007. 2007. info
LUPAČ, Petr and David ŠMAHEL. World Internet Project - The Czech Republic: The Internet in the Czech Republic 2006. 2007. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David and Martina VESELÁ. Interpersonální atraktivita ve virtuálním prostředí (Interpersonal Attraction in Virtual Environment). Československá psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2006, 50/2006, No 2, p. 174-186, 15 pp. ISSN 0009-062X. info
SUBRAHMANYAM, Kaveri, David ŠMAHEL and Patricia GREENFIELD. Connecting Developmental Constructions to the Internet: Identity Presentation and Sexual Exploration in Online Teen Chat Rooms. Developmental psychology. Washington: American Psychological Association, 2006, vol. 42, No 3, p. 395-406. ISSN 0012-1649. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David and Kateřina MACHOVCOVÁ. Internet use in the Czech Republic: Gender and Age differences. In Cultural Attitudes Towards Technology and Communication 2006, Sudweeks, F., Hrachovec, H. & Ess, Ch. 2006th ed. Murdoch, Australia: School of Information Technology, Murdoch University, 2006, p. 521-533. ISBN 0-86905-968-8. info
POLČÁK, Radim, David ŠMAHEL, Vladimír SMEJKAL, Danuše SPÁČILOVÁ, Věra KALVODOVÁ, Martin ŠKOP and Jakub MACEK. Cyberspace 2005. 2005. URLinfo
ŠMAHEL, David, Radana DIVÍNOVÁ and Zbyněk VYBÍRAL. Dospívání ve virtuální realitě - adolescenti a internet (Growing up in virtual reality - adolescents and the Internet). In Society, Reproduction, and Contemporary Challenges. Brno: Barrister&Principal - studio, 2004, p. 169 - 188, 30 pp. Barrister&Principal. ISBN 80-86598-67-5. info
ŠMAHEL, David. Komunikace adolescentů v prostředí internetu (Communication of adolescents in the internet environment). Československá psychologie. Praha, 2003, vol. 2003, No 2, p. 144-156. ISSN 0009-062X. info
ŠMAHEL, David. Psychologie a internet: děti dospělými, dospělí dětmi (Psychology and Internet: children becoming adults, adults becoming children). 2003rd ed. Praha: TRITON, 2003, 158 pp. Psychologická setkávání, sv. 6. ISBN 80-7254-360-1. info
ŠMAHEL, David. Dospívající v prostředí internetu - reálná a virtuální identita (Adolescents in Internet Environment - Real & Virtual Identity). In Děti, mládež a rodiny v období transformace. Brno: Barrister&Principal, 2002, p. 260-271. ISBN 80-86598-36-5. info
ŠMAHEL, David. Specifika elektronické komunikace (Electronic communication and its specifics). Československá psychologie. Praha, 2001, vol. 2001, No 3, p. 252-257. ISSN 0009-062X. info