Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Jakub Januška, 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
Januška
I.2 - Name
Jakub
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1994
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Psychology, Faculty ot Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Gondova 2, 811 02 Bratislava 1
I.7 - Position
Research fellow
I.8 - E-mail address
jakub.januska@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/61331
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
32. psychology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-8090-1102

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
2016
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
2018
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
2023
II.c - Study field and programme
Clinical 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
Research fellow Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2025-
Assistant professor Slovak Medical University in Bratislava 2023-
Psychologist University Hospital in Bratislava 2023-
Doctoral student Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2019-2023
Psychologist Centrum Memory n.o. 2023-2024
Psychology teacher LEAF Academy 2018-2024

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
Fulbright scholarship in USA, research fellowship Boston University 2025
Mediator - certified course Centre of Continuing Education at Comenius University 2024
Innovative teaching that inspires good learning Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2022
Complementary pedagogical study Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava 2020

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.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.4.2 - 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
40
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
39
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
14
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
82
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
82
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
82
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
82
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

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, 222, 520–521.

2

Hajdúk, M., Dančík, D., Januška, J., Straková, A., Turček, M., Heretik, A., & Pečeňák, J. (2022). Depression and anxiety among College Students in Slovakia—Comparison of the Year 2018 and during COVID-19 pandemic. Bratislava Medical Journal, 123(1), 44–49.

3

Januška, J., Straková, A., Dančík, D., Pečeňák, J., Heretik, A., & Hajdúk, M. (2021). The interplay among paranoia, social relationships and negative affectivity in a heterogeneous clinical sample: A network analysis. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 12(4).

4

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.

5

Dančík, D., Hajdúk, M., Januška, J., Straková, A., & Heretik, A. (2023). Temporal pathways from attachment insecurity to paranoia in a heterogeneous clinical sample: An experience sampling study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(3), 627–643.

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

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, 222, 520–521.

2

Hajdúk, M., Dančík, D., Januška, J., Straková, A., Turček, M., Heretik, A., & Pečeňák, J. (2022). Depression and anxiety among College Students in Slovakia—Comparison of the Year 2018 and during COVID-19 pandemic. Bratislava Medical Journal, 123(1), 44–49.

3

Januška, J., Straková, A., Dančík, D., Pečeňák, J., Heretik, A., & Hajdúk, M. (2021). The interplay among paranoia, social relationships and negative affectivity in a heterogeneous clinical sample: A network analysis. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 12(4).

4

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.

5

Dančík, D., Hajdúk, M., Januška, J., Straková, A., & Heretik, A. (2023). Temporal pathways from attachment insecurity to paranoia in a heterogeneous clinical sample: An experience sampling study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 96(3), 627–643.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Robinson, E., Sutin, A. R., Daly, M., & Jones, A. (2022). A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies comparing mental health before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Journal of affective disorders, 296, 567-576.

2

Simione, L., Vagni, M., Gnagnarella, C., Bersani, G., & Pajardi, D. (2021). Mistrust and beliefs in conspiracy theories differently mediate the effects of psychological factors on propensity for COVID-19 vaccine. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 683684.

3

Wu, Z., Liu, Z., Zou, Z., Wang, F., Zhu, M., Zhang, W., Tao, H., Ross, B., & Long, Y. (2021). Changes of psychotic-like experiences and their association with anxiety/depression among young adolescents before COVID-19 and after the lockdown in China. Schizophrenia Research, 237, 40–46.

4

Wieczorek, T., Kołodziejczyk, A., Ciułkowicz, M., Maciaszek, J., Misiak, B., Rymaszewska, J., & Szcześniak, D. (2021). Class of 2020 in Poland: Students’ Mental Health during the COVID-19 Outbreak in an Academic Setting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 2884.

5

Wilczewski, M., Gorbaniuk, O., & Giuri, P. (2021). The psychological and academic effects of studying from the home and host country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 644096.

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

APVV-23-0493 - Understanding heterogeneity of apathy in general and clinical populations, Principal Investigator

2

VAIA - 09I03-03-V03-00035 - Social disconnection in general and clinical populations: understanding the complex interplay among social, psychological, and neurobiological processes, Co-Investigator

3

VEGA 1/0493/23 - Social withdrawal and the psychosis phenotype – psychological mechanisms and their neurobiological correlates across the norm-pathology continuum, Co-Investigator

4

APVV-20-0185 - Social processes in autism and schizophrenia, Co-Investigator

5

VEGA 1/0184/19 - Paranoia as a transdiagnostic construct, psychological mechanism and neurobiological correlates, Co-Investigator

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

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)
KU Leuven Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgicko 05/2022 - 06/2022 ERASMUS
Boston University, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences 635 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215, USA 08/2024 - 01/2025 Fulbright

IX. - Other relevant facts