Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname prof. Mgr. Andrea Madarasová Gecková, 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
The name of the faculty Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
The seat of the faculty Mlynské luhy 4, 82105 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Madarasová Gecková
I.2 - Name
Andrea
I.3 - Degrees
Prof., PhD., Mgr.
I.4 - Year of birth
1972
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Dept. Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynské luhy 4, Bratislava
I.7 - Position
University teacher, professor in social psychology
I.8 - E-mail address
andrea.geckova@gmail.com
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15155
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Psychology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-2993-3798

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
II.b - Year
1995
II.c - Study field and programme
Psychology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
Medical Sciences
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech republic
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Social psychology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Masaryk University in Brno, Czech republic
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Social psychology
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
University teacher, professor Commenius University in Bratislave, Faculty of social and economic sciences 2021-2024
University teacher, professor Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine 2015-2025
Universitair docent UMCG/ University of Groningen, The Netherlands (0%) 1997-2023
University teacher, professor Palacký University Olomouc, Czech republic, Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology 2011-2022
Senior researcher Palacký University Olomouc, Czech republic, Faculty of Physical Culture 2013-2018
University teacher Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education 2012-2013
Senior researcher Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine 2009-2015
Senior researcher Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts 2007-2009
Junior researcher Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine 1997-1999
University teacher Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts 1996-1997

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
University subsidiary pedagogy study, specialization on teaching of psychology Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts 1995
Schultz relaxation, basic and advanced training Slovak Association for psychotherapy 1996
Katathym Imaginative Therapy, basic and advanced training Slovak Association for psychotherapy 1997
Chronic Disease and Quality of Life - summer school European Society of Health and Medical Sociology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands 1997
Nursing Management, serier I, II, III (80 training hours) University of Scranton USA, Health Management School in Bratislava 1998
Regression Analysis, Factor Analysis in SPSS SPSS training centre, Bratislava 2008
Epidemiological Methods and Analysis, summer school University College of London, Krakow, Poland 2008
Concept mapping training CRICH Survey Research Unit, St. Michal Hospital in Toronto, Canada, Barcelona, Spain 2011
DIPEX methodology University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 2021

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
Health Psychology Psychology I. Psychológia/Psychology
Health Psychology Psychology I. Psychology
Clinical practice from patient's perspective Psychology II. Psychology
Health Psychology Seminars Health Psychology III. Psychology
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2 UK + 1 RUG + 1 double UPJS/RUG + 2 ext UPJS
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
9
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
24
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
UPZMV/MVaS/22 - Metodológia výskumu a štatistika Public Health III
UPZMV/PZ-VK/22 - Psychológia zdravia – vybrané kapitoly Public Health III
UPZMV/VKMVP/22 - Vedecká komunikácia a manažment výskumných projektov Public Health III
UPZMV/HP-GM/10 - Psychológia zdravia General Medicine II

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
385 (Google scholar)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
120 (Google scholar)
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
253 (WoS)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
93 (WoS)
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
11062 (Google scholar)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4341 (Google scholar)
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4803 (WoS without self-citations)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2858
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
35
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
12
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Badura, P., Madarasova Geckova, A., Sigmundova, D., Sigmund, E., van Dijk, J. P. Reijneveld, S. J. (2017). Do family environment factors play a role in adolescents' involvement in organized activities?, Journal of Adolescence, 59, 59-66. Impact Factor: 2.284 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.05.017 A

2

Badura P, Sigmund E, Madarasova Geckova A, Sigmundova D., Sirucek J, et al. (2016) Is Participation in Organized Leisure-Time Activities Associated with School Performance in Adolescence? PLOS ONE 11(4): e0153276. Impact Factor: 2.870 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153276 A+

3

Gecková, A., van Dijk, Stewart, R. , J. P., Post, D. (2003). Influence of social support on health among gender and socio‐economic groups of adolescents, European Journal of Public Health, 13 (1), 44–50. Impact Factor: 2.459 https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/13.1.44 A+

4

Gecková, A., Stewart, R., van Dijk, J. P., Orosová, O., Groothoff, J. W., Post, D. (2005). Influence of Socio-Economic Status, Parents and Peers on Smoking Behaviour of Adolescents, European Addiction Research, 11(4), 204-9. Impact Factor: 2.269 https://doi.org/10.1159/000086403 A

5

Gecková, A., Tavel, P., van Dijk, J. P., Abel, T., Reijeneveld, S. A. (2010). Factors associated with educational aspirations among adolescents : cues to counteract socioeconomic differences? BMC Public Health, 10, 1-9. Impact Factor: 2.690 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-154 A+

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

Badura P., Madarasova Geckova A., Sigmundova D., Sigmund E., van Dijk J.P., Reijneveld S.A.: Can organized leisure-time activities buffer the negative outcomes of unstructured activities for adolescents' health? Int. J. Pub Health 2018, 63(6):743-751

2

Kolarcik P., Cepova E., Madarasova Geckova A., Elsworth G.R., Batterham R.W., Osborne R.: Structural properties and psychometric improvements of the Health Literacy Questionnaire in a Slovak population. (2017) International Journal of Public Health 62(5):591-604. Impact factor: 2.419 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00038-017-0945-x A

3

Badura, P., Madarasova Geckova, A., Sigmundova, D., Sigmund, E., van Dijk, J. P. Reijneveld, S. J. (2017). Do family environment factors play a role in adolescents' involvement in organized activities?, Journal of Adolescence, 59, 59-66. Impact Factor: 2.284 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.05.017 A

4

Chovan S., Bobakova D., Bosakova L., Madarasova Geckova A., Reijneveld S.A., de Kroon M.L.A.: How to make healthy early childhood development more likely in marginalized Roma communities: a concept mapping approach. Int J Equity in Health 2022,21(1)

5

Urbanova L., Holubcikova J., Madarasova Geckova A., Reijneveld S.A., van Dijk J.P.: Does Life Satisfaction Mediate the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Excessive Internet Use? (2019) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,16(20):3914. Impact factor:2.849, https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/20/3914 A

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

Badura, P., Madarasova Geckova, A., Sigmundova, D., Sigmund, E., van Dijk, J. P. Reijneveld, S. J. (2017). Do family environment factors play a role in adolescents' involvement in organized activities?, Journal of Adolescence, 59, 59-66. Cited by: Chen W.L et al.:Sleep deprivation and the development of leadership and need for cognition during the college years. Journal of Adolescence 2019,73:95-99

2

Geckova A. et al.: Influence of socio-economic status, parents and peers on smoking behaviour of adolescents.Eur Addict Res 2015,60(2)139-145. Cited by Hassandra, M. et al. Predicting students' intention to smoke by theory of planned behaviour variables and parental influences across school grade levels. Psychology and Health, 2011, vol. 26, no. 9, s. 1241-1258.

3

Madarasova Geckova A. et al.: Factors associated with educational aspirations among adolescents: cues to counteract socioeconomic differences? BMC Pub Health 2010,10:154. Cited by Richter M. et al.: Explaining socioeconomic differences in adolescent self-rated health: The contribution of material, psychosocial and behavioural factors. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2012, vol. 66, no. 8, s. 691-697.

4

Geckova A. et al.: Influence of social support on health among gender and socio-economic groups of adolescents. Eur J Pub Health 2003,13(1):44-50 Cited by: Laftman S.B. et al.: The pros and cons of social relations: An analysis of adolescents' health complaints. Social Science & Medicine 2006,63(3)611-623

5

Kolarcik P., Cepova E., Madarasova Geckova A., Elsworth G.R., Batterham R.W., Osborne R.: Structural properties and psychometric improvements of the Health Literacy Questionnaire in a Slovak population. (2017) International Journal of Public Health 62(5):591-604. Cited by: Goodwin B. et al.: Health literacy and the health status of men with prostate cancer. Psycho-oncology 2018,27(10):2374-2381

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

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme; Call: H2020-SC1-2020-Single-Stage-RTD; Proposal: 964353 — RIVER-EU: Reducing Inequalities in Vaccine uptake in the European Region - Engaging Underserved communities 2020-2025

2

COST CA19113 The European Researchers´ Network Working on Second Victims 2020-2024, national coordinator

3

WHO collaborative study, Health Behavior in School-aged Children, national coordinator since 2008

4

Slovak Research and Development Agency APVV-18-0070 Generation Z-new challenges in youth development 2019-2023, principal investigator

5

The Czech Science Foundation, GAČR 19-18964S The association of stressful life events across life span, insecure attachment following childhood trauma, and resilience with health 2019-2020, 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
Editor-in-chief (one from three) Editorial board of International Journal of Public Health,SCI Journal 2011-
Member of Certification cometee Certification cometee of Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice for research qualification 2019-
Member of Scientific board Scientific board of Research Institute for Child Psychology and Patopsychology in Bratislava, Slovak Republik 2019-
Member of Subject-area board for PhD study in General and Experimental Psychology The Subject-area board for PhD study in General and Experimental Psychology, Presov University in Presov 2015-
Member of Trade Union Committee for PhD study in Public Health The Trade Union Committee for PhD study in Public Health, University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice, Faculty of Medicine 2015-
Member of Trade Union Committee for PhD study in Health Psychology The Subject-area board for PhD study in Social The Trade Union Committee for PhD study in Health Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Comenius University in Bratislava 2021
Member of Scientific Council Scientific council of Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, Comenius University in Bratislava 2023
Member of Scientific Council Scientific council of SS. Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech republic 2014-2021
Member of Scientific Council Scientific council of Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech republic 2014-2020
Delegate on behalf of Faculty of Medicine Higher Education Council in Slovak Republic 2011-2015

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)
Oxford University, UK Oxford, UK 09.2021
Oxford University, UK Oxford, UK 8.-22.11.2019
University of Iceland, School of Education Reykjavik, Iceland 15.-22.6.2019
Universidad Del Valle Cali, Columbia 11.-19.8.2018
WHO European Office for Investment for Health and Development Venice, Italy 25.-27.4.2017
Global Innov8 Training and Orientation Manila, Phillipines 16.-22.4.2016
Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit (CAHRU), University of St. Andrews UK St.Andrews, UK 17.-23.6.2013
Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain 26. - 30.09.2012
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Basel, Switzerland 1.-4.11.2012
The Moller Centre, Churchill College Cambridge, UK 5.-10.6.2012

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

2003 - UPJŠ Dean's Award for Scientific and Research activity,

2007 - Inclusion of the project "Centre for Research on Social Aspects of Health 2004-2004" APVV-20-028802, solved by the team of the Institute of Health Psychology under the leadership of Andrea Madarasová Gecková, PhD in the publication Achievements of Science and Technology supported by APVV published by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Agency for Research and Development Support,

2017 - Inclusion of the project "Social determinants of schoolchildren's health: APVV-0032-11", solved by the team of the Institute of Health Psychology under the leadership of prof. Andrea Madarasova Geckova, PhD to the publication Research projects with an excellent level 2017 published by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Agency for Research and Development Support,

2019 - FeDoR Award in the Feather of Help category,

2019 - Rector's award for media coverage of the HBSC study The HBSC research team was awarded by the rector of the University of Pavel Jozef Šafárik with the Rector's award for media coverage of the HBSC study on the life of Slovak schoolchildren

2022 - Member of Slovak Government Council for Science, Technic and innovation since Nov 3, 2022

2022 - Finalist of ESET Science Award 2022 https://www.esetscienceaward.sk/en/finalists/andrea-madarasova-geckova

2022 Silver medal of the Comenius University in Bratislava for an extraordinary contribution to the development of the field of health psychology as a science and scientific contribution in the field of health psychology



Date of last update
20.06.2023