Mgr. Jakub Januška, PhD.

Teaching specialization

clinical psychology, psychopatology, methodology, statistics

 

Research focus

clinical psychology, schizophrenia, loneliness, social motivation, psychometrics

 

Currently ongoing grants

VAIA excelentná veda 09I03-03-V03-00035, Sociálne stiahnutie v bežnej a klinickej populácii: porozumenie komplexným vzťahom medzi sociálnymi, psychologickými a neurobiologickými procesmi, Co-investigator;

APVV-23-0493, Porozumenie heterogenite apatie v bežnej a klinickej populácii, Co-investigator;

VEGA 1/0493/23, Sociálne stiahnutie a fenotpy psychózy - psychologické mechanizmy a neurobiologické koreláty na kontinuu norma patológia, Co-investigator

 

Most significant publications

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

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. https://doi.org/10.4149/bll_2022_007

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2020.05.023

Januška, J., Straková, A., Turček, M., Vašečková, B., Forgáčová, Ľ., Heretik, A., Pečeňák, J., & Hajdúk, M. (2022). Reliability and discriminant validity of the Slovak version of the 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16) in a student sample. Psychosis, 14(2), 131–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2021.1907773

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). https://doi.org/10.1177/20438087211067626

 

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zS6buQ8AAAAJ

 

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-1102

 

ResearchGate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jakub-Januska

 

Other tasks, responsibilities, experiences

Further education and internships:

• Fulbright Scholarship in the USA, research internship - Boston University, 2025
• Mediator - certified course - Centre for Continuing Education UK, 2024
• ERASMUS internship - KU Leuven, 2022
• Innovative teaching that inspires good learning - Faculty of Arts UK, 2022