Translating research into interventions is a main focus at the working group of sport psychology at TUM. The areas covered are performance psychology, clinical psychology, and development and validation of assessment instruments. Traditionally, a major area of interest is motivation and volition as well as personality assessment. Recently, embodiment as well as burnout and depression have become major research areas. We employ a multi-method approach using experimental research, including neurophysiological methods as well as survey research. Cooperation with major sport and health organisations is part of the programme.
Mobile health applications (mHealth) can be used to prevent cardiovascular diseases. The HerzFit app, which was developed as part of the DigiMed project with the involvement of our employee Benedikt Perl, was evaluated for user-friendliness in a publication in the journal DIGITAL HEALTH. The…
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We are pleased to announce that our research assistant and doctoral candidate, Julia Schwender, completed a research exchange at the University of Queensland in Brisbane in March 2024. This significant opportunity was part of her ongoing work abroad, aimed at enhancing her research capabilities and…
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In our Lab at the Sport Psychology Unit, we study the effects of breath-control practices on psychophysiological correlates of stress and relaxation. Here is an introduction to this research by Lukas Moebus
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The article "Guideline-Based Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Delivered by an mHealth App: Development Study" has been accepted for publication in the journal JMIR Cardio. The HerzFit app, which was developed with the participation of our research associate Benedikt Perl, contains the first…
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Popular belief has it that some of us are more “right-brained” – creative, emotional and sensual, whereas others are more “left-brained” – analytical, rational and logical as depicted in the Tel Aviv’s print ads of Mercedes Benz that feature the brain’s opposing hemispheres (see…
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Elite sports pose very different challenges to athletes. Identification and development of athletic talents, therefore, requires an interdisciplinary perspective. From a sports psychology perspective, the so-called "executive functions" have come into focus in recent years. Skills such as fast…
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This year's Young Scientists' Conference of the Association for Sport Psychology (asp) took place at the Institute for Sport and Movement Science at the University of Stuttgart and offered an inspiring platform for more than 30 young scientists from German-speaking countries to exchange ideas and…
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Julia Schwender and Benedikt Perl, together with the team of the Chair of Preventive Paediatrics led by Barbara Reiner and Nils Olson, have successfully completed another run of the Mind Body Boost programme.
The intervention programme was jointly developed from a research consortium of eight…
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On May 18, 2023, Xin Chen presented the research questions of his doctorate at "55. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp 2023 Stuttgart)" in the form of posters (The Psychological Collectivism Questionnaire (PCQ): Factorial and construct validity across Chinese samples).…
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For 30 years now, the "Zeitschrift für Sportpsychologie" has enriched sports science in Germany and is certainly one of its most renowned journals. It is the organ of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp) and the organ of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs). Recently, issue…
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