doc. PhDr. Vladimír Chrz, Ph.D.

Institute of Psychology
The Czech Academy of Sciences
Pod Vodárenskou věží 1143/4
182 00 Prague 8
Phone: +420 266 053 857
E-mail: chrz@praha.psu.cas.cz

Current scientific interests

narrative psychology
interpretation in qualitative research
psychology of art

Education

1996 - 1998: Ph.D. study program (general and pedagogical psychology), Dept. of Psychology, Philosophical faculty, Charles University, Prague
1987 - 1995: MA study program (general psychology), Dept. of Psychology, Philosophical faculty, Charles University, Prague

Professional practice

od roku 1995: research associate at the Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
od roku 2001: lecturer at Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague

Research projects

2020 - 2022: Midlife experience: transitions, crises, and grow (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2019 - 2021: Creators of contemporary Czech psychology: contribution to oral history of Czech psychology (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2017 - 2019: The styles of ego integrity in the life stories of older adults: a narrative approach (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2016 - 2018: Severely Traumatized Girls: The Impact of Complex Interpersonal Trauma on Psychopathology of Personality in Adolescence (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2012 - 2014: Complexity as an expression of the psychological life of an individual (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2009 - 2011: Analysis of TAT stories: qualitative and quantitative approaches (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2006 - 2008: Analysis of text as research and diagnostic tool (Grant agency of Czech Republic)
2002 - 2004: Stability, variability, and prediction of psychical characteristics in adulthood: continuing a longitudinal research of children (Grant agency of Academy of Sciences)
2000 - 2001: Narrative construction of identity (Grant agency of Academy of Sciences)
1997 - 1998: Metaphorical conceptualization of political problematic (Grant agency of Academy of Sciences)

Selected publications

Čermák, I., Chrz, V.: Umění dobře žít. Vesmír. Roč. 104, 7/8 (2025), č. článku 438. ISSN 0042-4544. E-ISSN 1214-4029
Chrz, V., Dubovská, E., Poláčková Šolcová, I.: Crisis and Growth: Narrative Processing of Difficult Experiences in Midlife. Journal of Adult Development. leden (2025). ISSN 1068-0667. E-ISSN 1573-3440
Chrz, V., Dubovská, E.: Moc skrytého vědění. Re:vize. 11/12 (2025), s. 37-41. ISSN 3029-5653
Chrz, V.: Poetika resilience. Psychická odolnost pohledem narativní psychologie.
Re:vize. 5/6 (2025), s. 20-24. ISSN 3029-5653
Čermák, I., Šikl, R., Chrz, V., Švaříčková Slabáková, R., Filip, M., Vobořil, D., Hoskovcová, S., Černá, M.
Příběh československé psychologie: rozhovory s osobnostmi oboru II. [Story of Czechoslovak Psychology II (Interviews with Outstanding Psychologists).] Praha: Portál, 2022. 349 s. ISBN 978-80-262-1944-6
Dubovská, E., Chrz, V., Poláčková Šolcová, I. (2022) Narativní zpracování těžkých životních událostí. Československá psychologie. Roč. 66, č. 6, s. 588-601. ISSN 0009-062X. E-ISSN 1804-6436
Tavel, P., Chrz, V., Poláčková Šolcová, I., Dubovská, E., Kalman, M. (2022) Peak experience and its varieties: Response to challenge as a valuable perspective. Československá psychologie. Roč. 66, č. 2, s. 95-110. ISSN 0009-062X. E-ISSN 1804-6436
Chrz, V., Dubovská, E., Poláčková Šolcová, I. (2021) Nadir experiences and ego-integrity: types of narrative enactment.Ageing and Society. Roč. 41, č. 9, s. 2006-2025. ISSN 0144-686X. E-ISSN 1469-1779
Dubovská, E., Chrz, V., Tavel, P., Poláčková Šolcová, I., Růžička, J. (2017) Narrative construction of resilience: stories of older Czech adults. Ageing and Society. Roč. 37, č. 9, s. 1849-1873. ISSN 0144-686X. Impakt faktor: 1.620
Lukavská, K., Hrabec, O., Chrz, V. (2016) The Role of Habits in Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Usage: Predicting Excessive and Problematic Gaming Through Players' Sensitivity to Situational Cues. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. Roč. 19, č. 4, s. 277-282. ISSN 2152-2715. Impakt faktor: 2.571

Publication Activities

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