Events

The next chapter of the HYA webinar series on researchers’ career path is the following:

Work addiction and burnout in science

Date and time: 10 October 2022, 13:00-14:30

Location: Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81729319821?pwd=cDJlQituL3FYRktndW1sN1U4ZzlsUT09

Dr Bernadette Kun, psychologist, head of department, associate professor (ELTE Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Institute of Psychology)

Dr Mária Hoyer, clinical psychologist and addictologist (Buda Health Centre)

Moderators:

Dr Karolina Eszter Kovács (University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology, co-coordinator of HYA Committee on the Status of Female Researchers and Researchers with Small Children)

Dr András Norbert Zsidó (University of Pécs, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of Psychology, member of HYA Youth Mentoring Committee and International Affairs Committee)

The Hungarian Young Academy places a strong emphasis on the role of mental health in the lives of researchers. We believe it is important to talk about the stress, difficulties, burnout, work addiction and the often expected weekend and evening overtime experienced by researchers throughout their career. Our aim is to work together to find solutions that will enable academics at all levels of scientific research, from PhD students to professors, to practice their profession in a healthy working environment.

The Hungarian Young Academy (HYA) places a great emphasis on the role of mental health in the life of researchers. We consider it essential to talk about challenges, stress and responsibilities imposed on researchers throughout their scientific careers – especially as female leaders. We strive to gain useful information from each other’s experience and coping strategies, especially with a focus on the challenges faced by female researchers in leading positions.

In the spirit of the above, we organise regular lectures on the topic of research careers, which also touch upon questions of mental health. In October 2021, in the first part of the HYA webinar series on research careers, Dr. Gábor Kismihók, head of the Researcher Mental Health Observatory COST Action gave a talk focusing on work–life balance and the mental health and well-being of researchers, as well as the content of the Manifesto elaborated by their call.

The topic discussed by our October event is work addiction and burnout, presented by our guest speakers who are psychologists thoroughly familiar with both the theoretical and practical aspects of these phenomena. Dr Mária Hoyer received her PhD in 2006 at the University of Pécs. She currently works at Buda Health Centre as a clinical psychologist, addictologist and applied health psychologist. She is the founder and head of studies of the specialized training programme for addictologists operated by the Department of Clinical Psychology at Semmelweis University. From 2008 to 2018, she was the head of the Department of Applied Psychology of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Semmelweis University. In her lecture, she will talk about the appearance and relevance of the problem of workaholism, the development of addictions typical of men and women, their treatment, healing and the unique role of work in the process, also touching upon the persistence and changes of gender roles, role conflict and potential domestic problems.

Dr Bernadette Kun earned her PhD in 2011 at Eötvös Loránd University. Currently, she is associate professor and head of department at ELTE Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Addictology. Her research interests are closely focused on various addictions, including the psychological background mechanisms of work addiction, exercise addiction, compulsive buying disorder and gambling disorder, and the relationship between addictions, and emotional intelligence and alexithymia. In her presentation, she will elaborate on the theoretical grounds and practical manifestations of work addiction, the possibilities of diagnosis, and the role of typcial lifestyle and working habits of the third millenium.

We believe that discussing the topic of work addiction has particular relevance in the context of researchers’ career paths, especially for young and early career researchers. After the lectures, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions, so that further experience and reliable information could be gained from experts on both theoretical and practical aspects of the problem.

The webinar and the discussion will be moderated by Dr Karolina Eszter Kovács and Dr András Zsidó, both psychologists from the HYA membership.

All are welcome, but please note that the language of the webinar will be Hungarian.