Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Marianna Berinšterová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Berinšterová
I.2 - Name
Marianna
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1986
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Applied Psychology
I.7 - Position
Assistant Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
marianna.berinsterova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24609
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Psychology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-7870

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Psychology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Psychology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Social Psychology and Work Psychology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
University Teacher - Assistant Professor Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, Department of Educational Psychology and Health Psychology 2015-2017
University Teacher - Assistant Professor University of Prešov, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Institute of Pedagogy, Andragogy and Psychology 2017-2023
University Teacher - Assistant Professor University of Prešov, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Psychology 2023-2026

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Supplementary Pedagogical Study Center for Lifelong and Competence Education 2018
Coach 104 Power Coaching 2023
Safeguarding: Protection of children and vulnerable persons from sexual abuse. Center for Child Protection in cooperation with the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University in Ružomberok 2020
Supervision in the Helping Professions Business & Management Consulting, s.r.o. 2022

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Contemporary Social Psychology Social and occupational psychology II. Psychology
Personality psychology Social and occupational psychology II. Psychology
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
10
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
84
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
44
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
9
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
66
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
56
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
14
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Magdová, M., & Berinšterová, M. (2024). Procrastination of future teachers [Prokrastinácia budúcich učiteľov]. Presov University Press.

2

Magdová, M., Fuchsová, K., & Berinšterová, M. (2021). Procrastination of university students in the context of academic motivation and self-control [Prokrastinácia vysokoškolských študentov v kontexte akademickej motivácie a sebakontroly]. Československá psychologie, 65(4), 389–402.

3

Mašková, I., Beer, G., Berinšterová, M., Brouër, B., Brabcová, D. B., Fuchsová, K., Gottfried, J., Hanfstingl, B., Lemešová, M., Mägdefrau, J., Nohavová, A., Poterpin, E., & Szatkowska, K. (2026). Identifying occupational health risk at the start of teacher education: A five-country study. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 15(1), 42–60. https://doi.org/10.17583/ijep.18449

4

Berinšterová, M. (2019). Spirituality and natural mentoring relationship among adolescent girls and boys in Slovakia. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, 24(2), 107–123. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2019.1619524

5

Berinšterová, M., Orosová, O., & Miovský, M. (2016). Significant adults' hope-instillation and alcohol and tobacco cigarette use among adolescents: The mediating effect of self-control. Československá psychologie, 60(2), 106–122.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Magdová, M., & Berinšterová, M. (2024). Procrastination of Future Teachers. Presov University Press.

2

Magdová, M., Fuchsová, K., & Berinšterová, M. (2021). Procrastination of university students in the context of academic motivation and self-control. Československá psychologie, 65(4), 389–402.

3

Mašková, I., Beer, G., Berinšterová, M., Brouër, B., Brabcová, D. B., Fuchsová, K., Gottfried, J., Hanfstingl, B., Lemešová, M., Mägdefrau, J., Nohavová, A., Poterpin, E., & Szatkowska, K. (2026). Identifying occupational health risk at the start of teacher education: A five-country study. International Journal of Educational Psychology, 15(1), 42–60. https://doi.org/10.17583/ijep.18449

4

Kačmariková, K., Bočanová, J., Berinšterová, M., & Majdáková, V. (2026). Problematic pornography use as a predictor of depressive and apathetic symptoms in Slovak young adults. Adiktologie, 26(1), 55–65. https://doi.org/10.35198/01-2026-001-0005

5

Berinšterová, M. (2024). The Issue of Violence in the Family, School, and Community. Presov University Press.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1
Berinšterová, M., Janovská, A., Gajdošová, B., Kalina, O., & Bačíková, M. (2015). Health-related behavior among schoolchildren: Unplugged – drug use prevention program in Slovakia. Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice.
Citing document: SOLLÁROVÁ, Eva. Tvorba a hodnocení intervencí [Development and evaluation of interventions]. In J. Výrost, I. Slaměník, & E. Sollárová (Eds.), Sociální psychologie: teorie, metody, aplikace [Social psychology: Theory, methods, applications] (1st ed., p. 462). Grada Publishing.

2

Magdová, M., Fuchsová, K., & Berinšterová, M. (2021). Procrastination of university students in the context of academic motivation and self-control. Československá psychologie, 65(4), 389–402.

Citing document: Li, Q., Zhang, Z., & Xiao, S. (2025). A psychological perspective on entrepreneurship and innovation in universities: The role of educators and tutors in enhancing motivation, interest, and academic success. Acta Psychologica, 255, Article 104870.

3

Berinšterová, M. (2019). Spirituality and natural mentoring relationship among adolescent girls and boys in Slovakia. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 24(2), 107–123. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2019.1619524

Citing document:

Halama, P. (2022). Slovakia: The psychology of religion up to 2020. In K. L. Ladd, M. A. Fowler, & C. A. M. H. van der Lans (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of the international psychology of religion (pp. 471–488). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108771122.027

4

Berinšterová, M. (2019). Spirituality and natural mentoring relationship among adolescent girls and boys in Slovakia. International Journal of Children’s Spirituality, 24(2), 107–123. https://doi.org/10.1080/1364436X.2019.1619524

Citing document:

Viana, H. B., & de Oliveira Guimarães, R. R. (2022). Espiritualidade infantil: uma revisão sistemática [Children's spirituality: A systematic review]. HORIZONTE - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religião, 20(62), e206206.

5

Berinšterová, M., Babinčák, P., & Kačmárová, M. (2025). Perfectionism as a predictor of primal world beliefs. In C. Pracana & M. Wang (Eds.), Psychological Applications and Trends 2025 (pp. 343–345). Science Press. https://doi.org/10.36315/2025inpact074

Citing document:

Hunt, S., Fernandez, F., & Adler Mandel, A. (2026). Associations of Primal World Beliefs and Suicidal Ideation within Beck’s Cognitive Triad. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 1–11.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

VEGA 1/0656/25: Fulfillment of Psychological Needs in the Mentoring Relationship and Adolescent Identity (Project duration: 2025–2028; Principal Investigator)

2

APVV-23-0647: Primal World Beliefs and Their Relationship to Mental Health and Subjective Well-being (Project duration: 2025–2029; Principal Investigator: Prof. Mgr. Peter Babinčák, PhD.)

3

VEGA 1/0676/26: Turnover Intentions and Teacher Turnover in Slovakia in the Context of Personal Factors, School Environment, and Educational Policies (Project duration: 2026-2029; Principal Investigator: Mgr. Monika Magdová, PhD.)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Member of an International Scientific Society European Society for Prevention Research 2022 - 2024
Member of an International Scientific Society European Public Health Association 2013 - 2017
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Conference International Psychological Applications and Trends Conference 2024–present
Member of a Professional Society Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis 2024–present

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Jeronýmova 200/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic 04/04/2022 - 06/04/2022 Erasmus+
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Jeronýmova 200/10, 370 01 České Budějovice Česká republika 03/04/2023 - 06/04/2023 Erasmus+
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Jeronýmova 200/10, 370 01 České Budějovice Česká republika 15/04/2024 - 18/04/2024
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Jeronýmova 200/10, 370 01 České Budějovice Česká republika 03/03/2025 - 06/03/2025 Erasmus +

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-09-30