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 |
III.a - Occupation-position | III.b - Institution | III.c - Duration |
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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.a - Activity description, course name, other | IV.b - Name of the institution | IV.c - Year |
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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.1.a - Name of the profile course | V.1.b - Study programme | V.1.c - Degree | V.1.d - Field of study |
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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.5.a - Name of the course | V.5.b - Study programme | V.5.c - Degree | V.5.d - Field of study |
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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 |
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
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+
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+
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
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+
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
COST CA19113 The European Researchers´ Network Working on Second Victims 2020-2024, national coordinator
WHO collaborative study, Health Behavior in School-aged Children, national coordinator since 2008
Slovak Research and Development Agency APVV-18-0070 Generation Z-new challenges in youth development 2019-2023, principal investigator
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.a - Activity, position | VII.b - Name of the institution, board | VII.c - Duration |
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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.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) |
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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 |
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