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Mgr. Jozef Benka, PhD.   SK

Email:
jozef.benka@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://www.upjs.sk/FF/zamestnanec/jozef.benka
Faculty:
FF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Arts
Department:
KPPaPZ - Department of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Health
Office:
S305
Phone:
+421 55 234 7118
ORCID ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-2787

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
Prešov University in Prešov, 2006, Psychology
Third degree of higher education:
University of Groningen / Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, 2012/2017, Health Sciences/ Social psychology

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
KPPaPZ/PSO/09 Personality psychology - Interdisciplinary study programme, Bachelor degree
KPPaPZ/PSBc/06 Bachelor´s thesis semminar - Interdisciplinary study programme, Bachelor degree
KPPaPZ/USMM/19 Introduction to statistical methods for the interdiciplinary study program - Interdisciplinary study programme, Bachelor degree
KPPaPZ/DPS1/15 Master´s thesis semminar 1
KPPaPZ/DPS2/15 Master´s thesis semminar 2
KPPaPZ/DPS3/15 Master´s thesis semminar 3
Selected publications

Nagyová, I. Benka, J. Macejová, Z. Determinanty subjektívneho hodnotenia zdravia u pacientov s reumatoidnou artritídou

In: Rheumatologia : časopis pre otázky pohybového ústrojenstva a spojiva. - ISSN 1210-1931. - Roč. 33, č. 1-2 (2019),

Orosova, O. Gajdošova B. Bacikova, M., Benka, J. Bavolar, JAlcohol Consumption among Slovak Schoolchildren: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Unplugged Programme. In: Adiktologie : odborný časopis pro prevenci, léčbu a výzkum závislostí=Addictology : profesional journal for the prevention, treatment of, and reserch into addiction. - ISSN 1213-3841. - Roč. 20, č. 3-4 (2020), s. 89-96.

Orosova, O., Benka, J. Hricová L., Dobrowolská Kulanová, M.,Gender, Rootedness, Normative Beliefs and Emigration Intentions of Slovak University Students. International migration Vol 56, no. 4 (2018), s. 172-196.

Bacikova, M. Benka, J. Orosova O. Parental behavioural control and knowledge in early adolescence. A person-oriented approach Current Psychology : A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues. Vol. 40, no. 6 (2021), s. 2735-2744.

Gajdosova, B., Orosova, O., Benka J.,Resilience, Authenticity, Emotionality, and Vulnerability to Alcohol Dependence among Slovak University Students. Addictology : profesional journal for the prevention, treatment of, and reserch into addiction. Vol. 18, no. (2018), s. 163-171.

Selected projects

JUST-2019-AG-DRUGS: SUPPORTING INITIATIVES IN THE FIELD OF DRUGS POLICY (European Commission JUSTICE PROGRAMME). IMPRESA - Implementing Methamphetamine Prevention Strategies into Action. 01/2021 – 12/2022. Co-investigator of the project. The project is focused on the selection and implementation of specific intervention packages aimed at preventing methamphetamine use in selected European cities. At the level of individual pilot cities, the most appropriate methamphetamine prevention strategy will be developed according to specific local needs and resources and based on the results of mapping of all stakeholders. The intervention strategy will then be implemented at the local level.


APVV-15-0662 The Slovak Research and Development Agency. Psychological mechanism of changes in risk behavior of pupils and college students. Risk behavior and emigration and migration intentions. 2016-2020. Co-investigator of the projec.The aim of the first part of the project is to build on and further develop databased prevention of substance use (SU) among schoolchildren and university students (Solomon four group design will be used to address program effectiveness among schoolchildren and university students). The effectiveness of the universal prevention program of SU Unplugged will be also explored by using comparisons of its implementation with and without booster sessions. Particular attention will be paid to the exploration of the short term and long term effectiveness of the Unplugged program (up to 3 years) also in the context of risk behavior of parents and the context of family processes which will be based on comparative parent-child data. The second part of the project is to focus on the exploration of university students´ intentions regarding migration (national) and emigration (international) and their changes in Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and other cooperating EU countries in relation risk behavior and personal and environmental resources. The further aim of the second part of the project is to explore opinions about migration and emigration of schoolchildren and their changes in relation risk behavior and their predictors.


VEGA 1/0623/17 The scientific grant agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Analysis of personal-social characteristics and risk behavior indicators of adolescents in the context of family processes. Co-investigator of the project. 2017-2019. The main goal of this project is to analysze social and personal characteristics of adolescents in relation to indicators of risk behaviour in the context of family processes. In this project, the existing longitudinal datasets will be analyszed and additional data will be obtained from adolescents and their parents. The goal is to analysze the discrepancies in the perception of family processes between parents and adolescents; explore changes in family processes, social and personal characteristics and risk behaviour of adolescents as well as to analysze potential moderators of these relationships.

https://www.upjs.sk/public/media/13643/Anotacia%20VEGA%2017%20AJ.pdf

VEGA 1/0713/15 The scientific grant agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Intrapersonal and interpersonal factors of change in risk behavior of college students and their emigration intentions. Co-investigator of the project. 2015-2017. The aim of the project was a) to continue in the research iof the life prospects and risky behavior of university students; b) examine the relationships of selected intrapersonal and interpersonal factors of university students' attitudes to life, education and work in Slovakia and other EU countries and emigration intentions through the longitudinal design of the project.

The international study "Motivating ‘buy in’ to engage in social distancing" under the leadership of Prof. Nicolete Legate from the prestigious University of Illinois Institute of Technology in the United States uses experimental design to focus on ways of communication and its impact on individuals' behavior in restricting social contacts as a way to limit the spread of COVID-19.

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