Lívia Kernová

Areas of Interest: romantic relationships, relationship satisfaction, attraction

Education:
PhD: Health Psychology (2026) – Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
Mgr: Social and Work Psychology (2023) – Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
Bc: Psychological and Career Counseling for Individuals with Disabilities (2021) – Faculty of Education, Comenius University, Bratislava

Psychological Training and Courses:
2026 – present – Long-term Psychotherapy Training in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
2026 – Fundamentals of Crisis Intervention (16 hrs)
2025 – Emotion Focused Therapy Masterclass: Working With Couples and Sex (32 hrs)
2024 – Masterclass Empathic Attunement to Affect in EFT (32 hrs)

Research Projects (Co-worker):
NextGenerationEU – Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia No. 09I03-03-V04-00258
VEGA: 1/0054/24 Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction among Different Helping Professions

Selection of publishing activities:
Kernová, L., Halamová, J., & Deriglazov, D. (2025). Effectiveness of digital interventions on relationship satisfaction among couples: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychology, 13(1), 1069. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03444-y

Kernová, L., & Halamová, J. (2026). What makes partners attractive? Slovak adaptation and psychometric validation of the Interpersonal Attraction Scale and its short forms. BMC Psychology, 14(1), 608. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04379-8

Halamová, J., & Kernová, L. (2026). The Slovak Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale: Validation, factor structure, and population norms. Frontiers in Psychology, 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1796877