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Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Filip Mess

Associate Professor

 

Phone: +49.89.289.24520

Uptown München-Campus D, Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62, Room R 217 (2nd floor)

Office hours: by arrangement (Email)

Email: filip.mess(at)tum.de

 

Vita

Since 10/2015Associate Professorship of Didactics in Sport and Health at the Technical University of Munich
10/2014 – 09/2015Professorship of Sports Sciences and Health Promotion at the University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd
10/2012 – 09/2014Substitute Professorship of Sports Sciences at the University of Konstanz
02/2014Habilitation at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
09/2007 – 09/2012Research Assistant at the University of Konstanz
11/2007Doctorate at the University of Konstanz
10/1997 – 05/2003           University teacher training (Maths/Physical Education) for secondary school at the University of Konstanz

 

Teaching

  • Angewandte Vermittlungskompetenz I und II
  • Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderungsprogramme
  • Unterrichtsplanung, -durchführung und -auswertung
  • Grundlagen der Sportdidaktik
  • Einführung in die (Sport-)Pädagogik

 

Research Activities

  • Determinants and effects of physical activity with focus on health promotion
  • Social aspects of physical activity: social integration, social inequalities, lifestyles
  • Activity research in the school context
  • Physical activity levels in full-day schools
  • Development, implementation and evaluation of health promoting programmes in the workplace setting

 

Publications (Selection)

Mess, F., Blaschke, S., Gebhard, D., & Friedrich, J. (2024). Precision prevention in occupational health: a conceptual analysis and development of a unified understanding and an integrative framework. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1444521. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1444521

Schick, T. S., Blaschke, S., & Mess, F. (2024). Klimabedingte Gesundheitsrisiken unter Außenbeschäftigten im Überblick. In S. Schneider (Ed.), Gesundheitsrisiko Klimawandel: Neue Herausforderungen für Sport, Beruf und Alltag, (pp. 283-290). Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag

Mess, F., Blaschke, S., Schick, T. S., & Friedrich, J. (2024). Precision prevention in worksite health – A scoping review on research trends and gaps. PLOS ONE, 19(6), e0304951. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304951

Mess, F. & Blaschke, S. (2023). Betrieb. In: Thiel, A., Tittlbach, S., Sudeck, G., Wagner, P., & Woll, A. (eds). Handbuch Bewegungsbezogene Gesundheitsförderung (410-422). Schorndorf: Hoffmann-Verlag. 

Blaschke, S., Carl, J., Pelster, K., & Mess, F. (2023). Promoting physical activity-related health competence to increase leisure-time physical activity and health-related quality of life in German private sector office workers. BMC public health, 23(1), 470. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15391-7

Ellinger, J., Mess, F., Bachner, J., von Au, J. & Mall, C. (2023). Changes in social interaction, social relatedness, and friendships in Education Outside the Classroom: A social network analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. 14:1031693. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1031693

Blaschke, S., Schad, N., Schnitzius, M., Pelster, K. & Mess, F. (2023). The Connection between Non-Alcoholic Fatty-Liver Disease, Dietary Behavior, and Food Literacy in German Working Adults. Nutrients. 15(3):648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030648

Schmickler, J.M.; Blaschke, S.; Robbins, R.; Mess, F. (2023) Determinants of Sleep Quality: A Cross-Sectional Study in University Students. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3):2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032019

Meyn, S., Blaschke, S., & Mess, F. (2022). Food Literacy and Dietary Intake in German Office Workers: A Longitudinal Intervention Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(24), 16534. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416534 

Bucht, C., Mess, F., Bachner, J. & Spengler, S. (2022). Education for sustainable development in physical education: Program development by use of intervention mapping. Frontiers in Education,  7, 1017099. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1017099  

Gebhard, D., Neumann, J., Wimmer, M. & Mess, F. (2022). The Second Side of the Coin—Resilience, Meaningfulness and Joyful Moments in Home Health Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 3836. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073836

Ellinger, J., Mess, F., Blaschke, S. & Mall, C. (2022). Health-related quality of life, motivational regulation and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Education Outside the Classroom: an explorative longitudinal pilot study. BMC Public Health, 22(49). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12450-9

Schnitzius, M., Kirch, A., Spengler, S., Blaschke, S., & Mess, F. (2021). What makes a physical education teacher? Personal characteristics for physical education development. British Journal of Educational Psychology. doi: 10.1111/bjep.12415

Kirch, A., Schnitzius, M., Spengler, S., Blaschke, S., & Mess, F. (2021) Knowing Students' Characteristics: Opportunities to Adapt Physical Education Teaching. Frontiers in Psychology. 12:619944. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.61994

Sengler, S., Kuritz, A., Rabel, M., & Mess, F. (2019). Are primary school children attending full-day school still engaged in sports clubs? PLoS ONE, 14(11), e0225220. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225220

Rabel, M., Mess, F., Karl, F. M., Pedron, S., Schwettmann, L., Peters, A., . . . Laxy, M. (2019). Change in Physical Activity after Diagnosis of Diabetes or Hypertension: Results from an Observational Population-Based Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21), 4247. doi:10.3390/ijerph16214247

Schnitzius, M., Kirch, A., Mess, F., & Spengler, S. (2019). Inside Out: A Scoping Review on the Physical Education Teacher’s Personality. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(2510). doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02510

Kirch, A., Schnitzius, M., Mess, F., & Spengler, S. (2019). Who Are Our Students? Understanding Students' Personality for Refined and Targeted Physical Education. A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 1(31). doi:10.3389/fspor.2019.00031

Haag, W., Wäsche, H., Woll, A., Mess, F. (2019). Ein Modell der Entwicklungsförderung durch Sportunterricht. Förderung der Entwicklungsaufgabe Sozialkompetenz bei schwierigen Schülern. KIT Scientific Working Papers 109.

Jaitner, D., Rinas, R., Becker, C., Niermann, C., Breithecker, J. & Mess, F. (2019). Supporting Subject Justification by Educational Psychology: A Systematic Review of Achievement Goal Motivation in School Physical Education. Frontiers in Psychology, Educational Psychology, 4(70). doi: 10.3389/feduc.2019.00070.

Jirovec, J., Musalek, M. & Mess, F. (2019). Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition (BOT-2): Compatibility of the Complete and Short Form and Its Usefulness for Middle-Age School Children. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 7(153). doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00153.

Rabel, M., Laxy, M., Thorand, B., Peters, A., Schwettmann, L. & Mess, F. (2019). Clustering of Health-Related Behavior Patterns and Demographics. Results From the Population-Based KORA S4/F4 Cohort Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 6(387). doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00387.

Schwender, T. M., Spengler, S., Oedl, C. & Mess, F. (2018). Effects of dance interventions on aspects of the participants’ self: a systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 9(1130)

Spengler, S., Rabel, M., Kuritz, A. & Mess, F. (2017). Trends in motor performance of first graders: A comparison of cohorts from 2006 to 2015. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 5(206)

Spengler, S., Mess, F. & Woll, A. (2015). Do media use and physical activity compete in adolescents? Results of the MoMo Study. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0142544. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142544

Mess, F. & Woll, A. (2012). Soziale Ungleichheit im Kindes- und Jugendalter am Beispiel des Sportengagements in Deutschland. Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation, 32(4), 359-379.

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