Publications

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Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Yang, Yanxiang and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2024, in press): The Curvilinear Effects of Relative Positions in Smartphone App Leaderboards on Physical Activity, in: Computers in Human Behavior, forthcoming.

Glibo, Iva, Laura Misener, Joerg Koenigstorfer, and Sylvia Trendafilova (2024, in press): Decoding Sustainability Signals: Spectator Perspectives at the 2022 European Championships, in: Event Management, forthcoming.

Gidney, Georgia, Jason N. Bocarro, Kyle Bunds, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2024): The Relationship between the Environment and Physical Activity-related Motivational Trajectories, in: Psychology of Sport & Exercise, Vol. 75, 102719.

Yang, Yanxiang, Joerg Koenigstorfer, and Tim Pawlowski (2024): Predicting Transfer Fees in Professional European Football before and during COVID-19 Using Machine Learning, in: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3, 603-623.

Uhrich, Sebastian, Reinhard Grohs, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2024): Customer-to-Customer Interactions in the Sport Fan Context: Typology, Framework (C2CIF) and Directions for Future Research, in: Journal of Service Management, Vol. 35, No. 1, 53-70.

Pape, Lennart, Jonathan Casper, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2024): Sport Teams’ Promotion of Plant-based Food Consumption among Fans, in: Sport Management Review, Vol. 27, No. 1, 150-174.

Bunds, Kyle, Elina Tang, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2023): Community Building in Virtual Mass Participation Sport Events, in: Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. 39, No. 17-18, 1738-1764.

Zajchowski, Chris A. B., Joerg Koenigstorfer, and Mary Mostafanezhad (2023): Human Dimensions of Air Quality: Introduction to the Special Issue, in: Society & Natural Resources, Vol. 36, No. 9, 1020-1027.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg, Yanxiang Yang, Jason N. Bocarro, Ian Brittain, Erik Lundberg, David McGillivray, Laura Misener, Laurence Chalip, and Michael B. Duignan (2023): The State of Play between Managing Major Sport Events and Human Rights: A Scoping Review, in: Event Management, Vol. 27, No. 6, 823-849.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg, Otto Kolbinger, and David McGillivray (2023): Athlete Activism, Human Rights and The 2020 Olympic Games: A Twitter Analysis of Raven Saunders’ Activism, in: Event Management, Vol. 27, No. 6, 895-913.

Glibo, Iva and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2023): Understanding the Nexus of Sustainable Development and Sport: The Systems Thinking Perspective, in: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, Vol. 19, No.1, 2240664.

Pape, Lennart, Ingo Höhn, Kyle Bunds, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2023): The Role of Organizational Values for Sustainable Development: The Case of Forest Green Rovers and the Promotion of Plant-based Diets, in: Marketing ZFP – Journal of Research and Management, Vol. 45, No. 2, 49-62.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg (2023): Dealing with Great Challenges via Rigorous and Relevant Empirical Sport Management Research, in: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol. 5, 1180710.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg (2023): Human Rights Issues in Host Countries of the Olympic Games and Resulting Differences in Consumer Evaluations, in: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 1, 295-314.

Perey, Iris and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2023): Perceived Similarity Determines Social Comparison Effects of More and Less Physically Active Others, in: Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 162-175.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg and Felix Wemmer (2022): What Makes Sports Clubs Successful at Recruiting and Retaining Members from the Perspective of Managers? Results from a Random Forest Analysis, in: Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 644-663.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg and Holger Preuss (2022): Olympic Games-Related Values and Host Country Residents’ Pre-Event Evaluations in the Run-Up to the 2016 Olympic Games, in: Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 569-594.

Huettermann, Marcel, Sebastian Uhrich, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2022): Components and Outcomes of Fan Engagement in Team Sports: The Perspective of Managers and Fans, in: Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 447-478.

Soellner, Michaela and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2022): Motive Perception Pathways to the Release of Personal Information to Healthcare Organizations, in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol. 22, 240.

Glibo, Iva, Laura Misener, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2022): Strategic Sustainable Development in International Sport Organisations: A Delphi Study, in: Sustainability, Vol. 14, 9874.

Kær Thorsen, Ida, Yanxiang Yang, Laura Staun Valentiner, Charlotte Glümer, Kristian Karstoft, Jan Christian Brønd, Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen, Charlotte Brøns, Robin Christensen, Jens Steen Nielsen, Allan Vaag, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Henning Langberg, and Mathias Ried-Larsen (2022): The Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention Supported by the InterWalk Smart-Phone Application on Increasing Physical Activity among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes: A Parallel-Group, Randomized Trial, in: Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth, Vol. 10, No. 9, e0602.

McGillivray, David, Joerg Koenigstorfer, Jason N. Bocarro, and Michael B. Edwards (2022): The Role of Advocacy Organisations for Ethical Mega Sport Events, in: Sport Management Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, 234-253.

Yang, Yanxiang and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2022): Effects of Gamified Smartphone Apps on Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, in: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 62, No. 4, 602-613.

Schmidt, Siemen and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2022): Fan Centricity of German Soccer Teams: Exploring the Construct and its Consequences, in: Soccer and Society, Vol. 23, No. 1, 89-103.

Aßfalg, Volker, Sophia Hassiotis, Marion Radonjic, Sarah Göcmez, Helmut Friess, Elke Frank, and Jörg Königstorfer (2022): Entlassmanagement an einer Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie: Explorative Analyse von Kosten, Verweildauer und Patientenzufriedenheit nach Einführung des Entlassmanagements, in: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Vol. 65, 348-356.

Behrens, Anton, Yanxiang Yang, and Sebastian Uhrich (2022): Keeping it Real or Bridging the Gap? Brand Positioning of US Sport Teams in Germany and China, in: Journal of Sport Management, Vol. 36, No. 2, 105-117.

Huang, Tao, Kefeng Zheng, Shiyuan Li, Yanxiang Yang, Lingxuan Kong, and Ying Zhao (2022): Screen-Based Sedentary Behaviors but not Total Sedentary Time Are Associated with Anxiety among College Students, in: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 10, 994612.

Chen, Sitong, Jiani Ma, Jintao Hong, Cheng Chen, Yanxiang Yang, Zhen Yang, Peixuan Zheng, and Yiling Tang (2022): A Public Health Milestone: China Publishes new Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines, in: Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors 1, 9.

Soellner, Michaela and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2021): Compliance with Medical Recommendations Depending on the Use of Artificial Intelligence as a Diagnostic Method, in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol. 21, 236.

Yang, Yanxiang and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2021): Determinants of Fitness App Usage and Moderating Impacts of Education-, Motivation-, and Gamification-related App Features on Physical Activity Intentions: A Cross-Sectional Survey, in: Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 23, No. 7, e26063.

Habitzreuter, Anna and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2021): The Impact of Environmental CSR-linked Sport Sponsorship on Attitude toward the Sponsor Depending on Regulatory Fit, in: Journal of Business Research, Vol. 124, January, 720-730.

Habitzreuter, Anna Mei, Michaela Soellner and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2020): The Effect of Consumer versus Industry Effectiveness on Willingness to Reduce Waste and Reuse Products, in: Marketing ZFP – Journal of Research and Management, Vol. 42, No. 4, 3-21.

Kulczycki, Wojciech, Benjamin Pfister, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2020): Adverse Effects when Partnering for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Context of FIFA World Cup Sponsorship, in: Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol. 5, No. 4, 367-386.

Perey, Iris and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2020): Appearance Comparisons and Eating Pathology: A Moderated Serial Mediation Analysis Exploring Body Image Flexibility and Body Appreciation as Mediators and Self-Compassion as Moderator, in: Body Image, Vol. 35, December, 255-264.

Zeindl, Linda and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2020): Health Benefit Assessment of Running in Urban Areas against the Background of Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration: The Munich Olympic Park, in: Urban Science, Vol. 4, No. 4, 62.

Nicholls, Adam R., Lucas, R. W. Fairs, Mar Plata-Andrés, Richard Bailey, Edeward Cope, Daniel Madigan, Katrin Koenen, Iva Glibo, Nikolaos C. Theodorou, Jean-Francois Laurent, Gaetan Garcia and Benoit Chanal (2020): A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial Examining the Effects of the Anti-Doping Values in Coach Education (ADVICE) Mobile Application on Doping Knowledge and Attitudes towards Doping among Grassroots Coaches. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 1, e000800.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg (2020): Restrained Eaters’ Consumption of Dietary Forbidden and Permitted Foods after Exposure to Incidental Fitness Cues, in: Appetite, Vol. 155, December, 104823.

Perey, Iris and Catherine Cook-Cottone (2020): Eating Disorders, Embodiment, and Yoga: A Conceptual Overview, in: Eating Disorders, Vol. 28, No. 4, 315-329.

Alleva, Jessica M., Tracy L. Tylka, Kim van Oorsouw, Erika Montanaro, Iris Perey, Cheyenne Bolle, Jantine Boselie, Madelon Peters, and Jennifer B. Webb (2020): The Effects of Yoga on Functionality Appreciation and Additional Facets of Positive Body Image, in: Body Image, Vol. 34, September, 184-195.

Yang, Yanxiang and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2020): Determinants of Physical Activity Maintenance during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Fitness Apps, in: Translational Behavioral Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 4, 835-842.

Bunds, Kyle, Christopher McLeod, Martin Barrett, Joshua Newman, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2019): The Object-Oriented Politics of Stadium Sustainability: A Case Study of SC Freiburg, in: Sustainability, Vol. 11, No. 23, 6712.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg, Jason N. Bocarro, Terri Byers, Michael B. Edwards, Gareth J. Jones, and Holger Preuss (2019): Mapping Research on Legacy of Mega Sporting Events: Structural Changes, Consequences, and Stakeholder Evaluations in Empirical Studies, in: Leisure Studies, Vol. 38, No. 6, 729-745.

Synek, Stefan and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2019): Health Effects from Bicycle Commuting to Work: Insights from Participants of the German Company-Bicycle Leasing Program, in: Journal of Transport and Health, Vol. 15, December, 100619.

Bunds, Kyle S., Jonathan M. Casper, James A. Hipp, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2019): Recreational Walking Decisions in Urban Away-from-Home Environments: The Relevance of Air Quality, Noise, Traffic, and the Natural Environment, in: Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, Vol. 65, August, 363-375.

McGillivray, David, Michael B. Edwards, Ian Brittain, Jason N. Bocarro, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2019): A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda for Bidding, Planning and Delivering Major Sport Events that Lever Human Rights, in: Leisure Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2, 175-190.

Lucke, Sabrina, Elizabeth Mamo, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2019): Exploring the Meaning of Growing Food in Community Gardens to South African Township Residents: A Photovoice Study, in: Health and Place, Vol. 55, January, 165-176.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg and Holger Preuss (2018): Perceived Values in Relation to the Olympic Games: Development and Use of the Olympic Value Scale, in: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 5, 607-632.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg (2018): Childhood Experiences and Sporting Event Visitors’ Preference for Unhealthy Foods: Priming the Route to Obesity?, in: Nutrients, Vol. 10, No. 11, 1670.

Synek, Stefan and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2018): Exploring Adoption Determinants of Tax-Subsidized Company-Leasing Bicycles from the Perspective of German Employers and Employees, in: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 117, November, 238-260.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg (2018): Active Transportation Decision-Making Against the Background of Air Quality Information Provision: Walking Route Preferences of German Residents, in: Urban Science, Vol. 2, No. 1, 19.

Lucke, Sabrina and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2018): Construal-Level Perspective on Consumers’ Donation Preferences in Relation to the Environment and Health, in: Marketing ZFP – Journal of Research and Management, Vol. 40, No. 1, 21-34.

Stadler Blank, Ashley M., Joerg Koenigstorfer, and Hans Baumgartner (2018): Sport Team Personality: It's Not All about Winning!, in: Sport Management Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, 114-132.

Pfitzner, Rebecca and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2017): Corporate Running Event Participation Improves Organizational Climate in Employees, in: Journal of Global Sport Management, Vol. 2, No. 4, 275-292.

Kulczycki, Wojciech, Santosh Mikas, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2017): Where to Engage in CSR? The Influence of Social Cause Proximity on Attitude towards Small-Sized (vs. Large-Sized) Sporting Goods Retailers, in: Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, Vol. 7, No. 5, 497-515.

Schlegel, Andrea, Rebecca Pfitzner, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2017): The Impact of Atmosphere in the City on Subjective Well-Being of Rio de Janeiro Residents During (vs. Before) the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in: Journal of Sport Management, Vol. 31, No. 6, 605-619.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg and Sebastian Uhrich (2017): Consumer Attitudes toward Sponsors' Counter-Ambush Marketing Ads, in: Psychology & Marketing, Vol. 34, No. 6, 631-647.

Akgüngör, Sedef, Andrea Gröppel-Klein, Joerg Koenigstorfer, Yaprak Gülcan, and Yeşim Kuştepeli (2016): The Impact of Nutrition Labels on Food Sales: An In-Store Experiment in a Turkish Supermarket, in: Economia Agro-Alimentare / Food Economy, Vol. 18, No. 2, 207-228.

Pfitzner, Rebecca and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2016): Quality of Life of Residents Living in a City Hosting Mega-Sport Events: A Longitudinal Study, in: BMC Public Health, 16:1102.

Kulczycki, Wojciech and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2016): Why Sponsors Should Worry about Corruption as a Mega Sport Event Syndrome, in: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 5, 545-574.

Kulczycki, Wojciech and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2016): Doing Good in the Right Place: City Residents’ Evaluations of Professional Football Teams’ Local (vs. Distant) Corporate Social Responsibility Activities, in: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 4, 502-524.

Wemmer, Felix, Eike Emrich, and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2016): The Impact of Coopetition-Based Open Innovation on Performance in Non-Profit Sports Clubs, in: European Sport Management Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 3, 341-363.

Koenigstorfer, Joerg and Hans Baumgartner (2016): The Effect of Fitness Branding on Restrained Eaters' Food Consumption and Post-Consumption Physical Activity, in: Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 53, No. 1, 124-138.

Wemmer, Felix and Joerg Koenigstorfer (2016): Open Innovation in Nonprofit Sports Clubs, in: VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 27, No. 4, 1923-1949.

Rohr, Michaela, Friederike Kamm, Joerg Koenigstorfer, Andrea Groeppel-Klein, and Dirk Wentura (2015): The Color Red Supports Avoidance Reactions to Unhealthy Food, in: Experimental Psychology, Vol. 62, No. 5, 335-345.