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.
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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During the academic year celebration 2022 of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, the teaching award was presented in the categories "Best Lecturer Lectures" and "Best Lecturer Seminars/Exercises", based on the results of the course evaluation of an academic year (WiSe and SoSe). Our colleague…
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The Bavarian-Czech Higher Academic Agency, based at the University of Regensburg, supports the development of academic networks in research and teaching between Bavarian and Czech universities. In order to re-intensify a contact that had been reduced due to corona-related travel restrictions, Dr.…
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On 07.07.22 Benedikt Perl presented the research questions of his doctorate at the congress "Health Meets Technology" in the form of two posters, as well as a plenary lecture (Changing health habits with digital Apps).
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In October 2022, the staff of the AG Sportpsychologie spent three days at the TUM research station Friedrich N. Schwarz in the Berchtesgaden mountains.
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As part of the DigiMed Bayern project, Benedikt Perl and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Beckmann, in collaboration with the German Heart Foundation, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Deutsche Hochdruckliga (DHL) as well as the German Heart Center Munich (DHM) and DigiMed Bayern, have successfully published the HerzFit…
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Article by Mirifar, Keil, and Ehrlenspiel entitled “Neurofeedback and Neural Self-regulation: A new perspective based on Allostasis” has been accepted for publication in the journal Reviews in the Neurosciences. In this study, Mirifar et al. investigated the mechanisms underlying neurofeedback…
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Article by Mirifar, Luan, and Ehrlenspiel entitled “Effects of Unilateral Dynamic Handgrip on Reaction Time and Error Rate” has been accepted for publication in the journal Cognitive Processing.
As a follow up to our previous experiments on effects of unilateral dynamic handgrip on performance, our…
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Two new research projects have been granted to the Sports Psychology Working Group.
From 2021 to 2023, the German Heart Foundation has approved the project "Analysis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults with Congenital Heart Defects (ABS-AHF): Preparing for a Holistic Care Concept" with…
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On Friday, 11.06.21 Mengkai Luan successfully defended his dissertation - congratulations! Professor Joachim Hermsdörfer, as chairman of the examination board, as well as the first examiner were on site for examination, while the second examiner, Prof. Rouwen Canal Bruland from the Friedrich…
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