I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Hajdúk

I.2 - Name

Michal

I.3 - Degrees

doc. PhDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1987

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Gondova 2, Bratislava

I.7 - Position

professor

I.8 - E-mail address

michal.hajduk@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24985

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Psychológia

I.11 - ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7073-7564

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2007 - 2010

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2010 - 2012

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2012 - 2016

II.c - Study field and programme

Clinical Psychology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2021

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychológia

II.5 - Professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

inauguration process since 2024

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychology

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
Associate professor	Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava	since 2021
Assistant professor	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University	since 2015
Researcher	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University	since 2021
Psychologist	University Hospital Bratislava	since 2015
Head of department	Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava	since 07/2023
professor	Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University	since 1.2.2025

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
Regression analysis I and II	Acrea	2013
Factor Analysis	Acrea	2013
Hierarchical Linear Modelling	Acrea	2014
Data Analysis and Statistical Inference	Duke University	2014

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
Doctoral seminar	Clinical psychology	PhD	Psychology
Adult Psychopathology	Psychology	Mgr	Psychology
Clinical Psychology	Psychology	Bc	Psychology
Research methods in psychology	Clinical psychology	III.	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.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

V.5.a - Name of the course	V.5.b - Study programme	V.5.c - Degree	V.5.d - Field of study
Clinical Neuropsychology I, II	Psychology	Mgr	Psychology
Actual topics in clinical psychology I, II, III	Clinical psychology	PhD	Psychology
Research methods	Clinical psychology	PhD	Psychology
Statistical methods in applied research	Clinical psychology	PhD	Psychology
Psychological assessment in practice	Psychology	Mgr.	Psychology
Introduction to social, cognitive, and affective neuroscience I, II	Psychology	Mgr.	Psychology

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

225+

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

147

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

800

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

600

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

642

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

600

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Hajdúk, M., Abplanalp, S. J., Jimenez, A. M., Fisher, M., Haut, K. M., Hooker, C. I., Lee, H., Ventura, J., Nahum, M., & Green, M. F. (2024). Linking social motivation, general motivation, and social cognition to interpersonal functioning in schizophrenia: Insights from exploratory graph analysis. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 274(6), 1385–1393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-023-01733-4

Hajdúk, M., Sasson, N. J., Park, S., & Pinkham, A. E. (2024). Paranoia: From Passive Social-Threat Perception to Misattunement in Social Interaction. Clinical Psychological Science,12(6), 1262-1275. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026231218639

Hajdúk, M., Harvey, P. D., Penn, D. L., & Pinkham, A. E. (2018). Social cognitive impairments in individuals with schizophrenia vary in severity. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 65–71. IF = 3.917

Hajdúk, M., Klein, H. S., Harvey, P. D., Penn, D. L., & Pinkham, A. E. (2019). Paranoia and interpersonal functioning across the continuum from healthy to patological: Network analysis. The British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 19–34. IF = 2.541

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

Hajdúk, M. (2024). Schizofrénia: malá kniha o veľkej poruche (1. vydanie.). Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.

Hajdúk, M., Straková, A., Januška, J., Ivančík, V., Dančík, D., Čavojská, N., Valkučáková, V., Heretik, A., Pečeňák, J., Abplanalp, S. J., & Green, M. F. (2023). Connections between and within extended psychosis and autistic phenotypes and social relationships in the general population. Journal of psychiatric research, 157, 36–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.11.022 IF=3,7

Hajdúk, M., Pinkham, A. E., Penn, D. L., Harvey, P. D., & Sasson, N. J. (2022). Heterogeneity of social cognitive performance in autism and schizophrenia. Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research, 15(8), 1522–1534. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2730

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

Hajdúk, M., Krajčovičová, D., Zimányiová, M., Kořínková, V., Pečeňák, J., & Heretik, A. (2018). Theory of mind—Not emotion recognition—Mediates the relationship between executive functions and social functioning in patients with schizophrenia. Psychiatria Danubina, 292–298.utput and the corresponding citation.

[o1] 2021 - Thibaudeau, E. - Cellard, C. - Turcotte, M. - Achim, A. : Functional Impairments and Theory of Mind Deficits in Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis of the Associations. - In: Schizophrenia Bulletin, roč. 47, č. 3, 2021 ; s. 709 ; SCIE ; SSCI ; SCOPUS

Hajdúk, M., Harvey, P. D., Penn, D. L., & Pinkham, A. E. (2018). Social cognitive impairments in individuals with schizophrenia vary in severity. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 65–71. IF = 3.917 "

[o1] 2020 - Vaskinn, A. - Horan, W. P. : Social Cognition and Schizophrenia : unresolved Issues and New Challenges in a Maturing Field of Research. - In: Schizophrenia Bulletin, roč. 46, č. 2, 2020 ; s. 469 ; SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS

Kasanová, Z., Hajdúk, M., Thewissen, V., & Myin-Germeys, I. (2020). Temporal associations between sleep quality and paranoia across the paranoia continuum: An experience sampling study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122–130. – zdieľaný prvý autor - IF = 6.673

[o1] 2020 - Freeman, D. - Sheaves, B. - Waite, F. - Harvey, A. G. - Harrison, P. J. : Sleep disturbance and psychiatric disorders. - In: The lancet : psychiatry, roč. 7, č. 7, 2020 ; s. 635 ; SCOPUS

"Hajdúk, M., Klein, H. S., Harvey, P. D., Penn, D. L., & Pinkham, A. E. (2019). Paranoia and interpersonal functioning across the continuum from healthy to patological: Network analysis. The British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 19–34. IF = 2.541 " [o1] 2019 - Nittel, C. M. - Lamster, F. - Rief, W. - Kircher, T. - Soll, D. - Mehl, S. : Emotional instability and expressive suppression are related to paranoia in daily life : an electronic mobile assessment study in nonclinical individuals. - In: Journal of experimental psychopathology, roč. 10, č. 3, 2019 ; s. 13 ; SSCI ; SCOPUS

[o1] 2020 - Chun, C. A. - Cooper, S. - Ellman, L. M. : Associations of psychotic-like experiences, related symptoms, and working memory with functioning. - In: European Psychiatry, roč. 63, č. 1, e20, 2020 ; s. 9 ; SSCI ; SCIE ; SCOPUS

Hajdúk, M., Dančík, D., Januška, J., Svetský, V., Straková, A., Turček, M., Vašečková, B., Forgáčová, Ľ., Heretik, A., & Pečeňák, J. (2020). Psychotic experiences in student population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schizophrenia Research, 520–521. IF = 4.939

[o1] 2020 - Fierini, F. Moretti, D. - Ballerini, A. : Psychosis spectrum disorders during and after the COVID-19 pandemic : warning signs of “stress incubation”. - In: Psychiatry research, č. 291, 2020 ; s. [2] ; SCOPUS ; SSCI

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

VEGA: [1/0184/19], (2019-2022), Paranoia as transdiagnostic construct, psychological mechanisms and neurobiologica correlates. - principal investigator

H2020:IMMERSE (2021 - 2025): The implementation of Digital Mobile Mental Health in clinical care pathways: Towards person-centered care in psychiatry – Iinvestigator.

VAIA Excellent science 09I03-03-V03-00035 (2024 - 2026)- Social disconnection in general and clinical populations: understanding the complex interplay among social, psychological, and neurobiological processes, role: principal investigator

APVV: 20-0185 (2021 - 2024) Social Prcesses in Autism and Schizophrenia. Principal investigator:

VEGA 1/0493/23, (2022 - 2026) Social withdrawal and the psychosis phenotype – psychological mechanisms and their neurobiological correlates across the norm-pathology continuum, - Principal investigator

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
Head of the resaerch centre	CVPP UK	2018
Member of social sciences board'	APVV	since 2021
Member	Rada vlády pre duševné zdravie	since 2020

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)
School of. Behavioral and Brain Sciences	Dallas, USA	September – December 2017	Fulbright fellowship
Centrer for Contextual Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven	Leuven, Be	March 2018	private sources
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA	Los Angeles, USA	March 2022	private sources

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Founder of Centrer for mental health research UK - 2018

Interdisciplinary center for Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry

Extensive reviewing for articles from WoS/SCOPUS

Member of National council for mental health

Date of last update

2026-02-27

Name and surname:	doc. PhDr. Michal Hajdúk, 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