Research/art/teacher profile of a person

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Baník

I.2 - Name

Gabriel

I.3 - Degrees

doc., Mgr., Ph.D.

I.4 - Year of birth

1987

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of Pedagogical psychology and Psychology of Health

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Moyzesova 9, 040 01 Košice

I.7 - Position

associate professor

I.8 - E-mail address

gabriel.banik@upjs.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/23264

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Psychology

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0002-6601-3619

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice

II.b - Year

2009

II.c - Study field and programme

Biology-Psychology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice

II.b - Year

2011

II.c - Study field and programme

Psychology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

University of Presov in Presov

II.b - Year

2015

II.c - Study field and programme

General and experimental psychology

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

University of Presov in Presov

II.b - Year

2022

II.c - Study field and programme

General and experimental psychology

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
Associate professor	Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice	2023-present
assistant professor / associate professor	University of Presov in Presov	2015-2023

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

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
Theory of psychodiagnostics and psychometrics for interdisciplinary studies	Joint degree study - Psychology	bachelor	Psychology
Social psychology for interdisciplinary studies	Joint degree study - Psychology	bachelor	Psychology

V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year

V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year

V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses

V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

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
Psychology for Joint-degree Study	Teacher training combination study programmes, teacher training foundations	bachelor	Teacher Training and Education Science
Health psychology	Teacher training combination study programmes, teacher training foundations	master	Teacher Training and Education Science
Ethics of work of a teacher and an educational counsellor	Teacher training combination study programmes, teacher training foundations	master	Teacher Training and Education Science
Positive psychology	Teacher training combination study programmes, teacher training foundations	master	Teacher Training and Education Science

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

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

1366

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

1338

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

713

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

634

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Baník, G., & Gajdošová, B. (2014). Positive changes following cancer: posttraumatic growth in the context of other factors in patients with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 22, 8, 2023–2029. doi:10.1007/s00520-014-2217-0

Ross, J., Baník, G., Dědová, M., Mikulášková, G., & Armour, Ch. (2017). Assessing the structure and meaningfulness of the dissociative subtype of PTSD. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53, 1, 87–97. doi:10.1007/s00127-017-1445-2

Vargová, L., Zibrínová, Ľ., & Baník, G. (2020). The way of making choices: Maximizing and satisficing and its relationship to well-being, personality, and self-rumination. Judgment and Decision Making, 15, 5, pp. 798-806.

Ropovik, I., Martončik, M., Babinčák, P., Baník, G., Vargová, L., & Adamkovič, M. (2023). Risk and protective factors for (internet) gaming disorder: A meta-analysis of pre-COVID studies. Addictive behaviors, 139, 107590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107590

Baník, G., Dědová, M., & Vargová, L. (2022). Cancer-related posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic stress: how are they connected and what are their correlates?. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(10), 8183–8192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07252-7

Baník, G., Piterová, I., Adamkovič, M., Fedáková, D., Kentoš, M., Bozogáňová, M., & Dědová, M. (2025). Subjective cognitive functioning in patients with cancer: A network approach. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2024.2449000

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

Vargová, L., Kačmár, P., Lačný, M., & Baník, G. (2023). Measuring various aspects of coronavirus anxiety: a psychometric evaluation of Pandemic anxiety and Coronophobia scales from the latent and network perspective. Current psychology, 1–14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04277-x

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

Baník, G., & Gajdošová, B. (2014). Positive changes following cancer: posttraumatic growth in the context of other factors in patients with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 22, 8, 2023–2029.

Ohlas/Citation:

[1] Hamidian, P., Rezaee, N., Shakiba, M., & Navidian, A. (2018). The Effect of Cognitive–Emotional Training on Post-traumatic Growth in Women with Breast Cancer in Middle East. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. doi:10.1007/s10880-018-9561-z.

Baník, G., & Gajdošová, B. (2014). Positive changes following cancer: posttraumatic growth in the context of other factors in patients with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 22, 8, 2023–2029.

Ohlas/Citation:

[1] Cheng, H., Sit, J. W. H., & Cheng, K. K. F. (2015). Negative and positive life changes following treatment completion: Chinese breast cancer survivors’ perspectives. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24, 2, 791–798.

Ross, J., Baník, G., Dědová, M., Mikulášková, G., & Armour, C. (2017). Assessing the structure and meaningfulness of the dissociative subtype of PTSD. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53, 1, 87–97.

Ohlas/Citation:

[1] Rossi, R., Socci, V., Talevi, D., Niolu, C., Pacitti, F., Di Marco, A., … Olff, M. (2021). Trauma-spectrum symptoms among the Italian general population in the time of the COVID-19 outbreak. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1855888. doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1855888

Ohlas/Citation:

[1] Cramer, A., Leertouwer, I., Lanius, R., & Frewen, P. (2020). A Network Approach to Studying the Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Dissociative Experiences. Journal of traumatic stress, 33, 1, 19–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22488

Ohlas/Citation:

[1] Kokkoris, M.D. (2020). Choice as a meaning-making device for maximizers: Evidence from reactance to restrictions of choice freedom during lockdown. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 30.

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

APVV 17-0418 Posttraumatic subtype of depression and its etiopathogenesis: network approach to psychopathology. Duration: 2018-2022. Position: principal investigator.

VEGA 1/0559/21 Heterogeneity of depression: Modern, Posttraumatic, and Smiling subtype of depression. Duration: 2021-2024. Position: principal investigator.

Erasmus + (strategické partnerstvá) č. 2020-1-PL-KA202-082075 - Psychological early intervention: clinical training. Duration: 2020-2023. Position: principal investigator - coordinator from Slovakia.

VEGA 1/0870/18 Negative impact of traumatic events: Verification and stability of theoretical DSM-5 model of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Duration: 2018-2020. Position: principal investigator.

APVV-22-0458 Analysis of the state of Slovak scientific outputs and final theses in social science. Duration: 2023-2027. Position: co-investigator

PRIMUS/20/HUM/009 Centre for Meta-Research in Education. Duration: 2020-2022. Position: co-investigator

APVV-23-0421 Quality of empirical evidence in psychology and pedagogy. Duration: 2024-2028. Position: co-investigator

APVV-23-0500 A deeper understanding of teacher well-being: Mixed methods research on teacher well-being, including the teacher-parent relationship. Duration: 2024:2028. Position: co-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
member of the committee	Research Committee of the Government Council for Mental Health	2021-present

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)
University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	28/01-01/02/2019, week	Network analysis course
Ulster and Queens University in Belfast	Belfast, North Ireland	04-06/12/2018	PTSD research visit
Japan Society for Medical Oncology	Kyoto, Japan	18-20/07/2019	Research congress
National Cancer Center, Psycho-Oncology Department	Tokyo, Japan	21/07/2019	PTSD research visit
Associazione per l'EMDR in Italia	Milan, Italy	21/05/2022-01/06/2022	Erasmus+, Psychological Early Intervention course
University of Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	30/01/2023-02/02/2023	Network analysis winter school
Japan Society for Medical Oncology	Fukuoka, Japan	16/03/2023-18/03/2023	Research congress

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Certified Client Centered Therapist; Certified Client Centered Supervisor; Member of the Research Committee of the Government Council for Mental Health in Slovakia; Co-founder and member of the Association for Clinical Psychologist; Co-founder and member of the Slovak Reproducibility Network

Date of last update

2025-02-03