Publications

Publications

The members of staff at the Institute of Sport Science published numerous publications between August 2024 and July 2025. A selection of these is listed below.

Anderegg, J., Brefin, S. L., Nigg, C. R., Koschnick, D., Paul, C., & Ketelhut, S. (2025). Load and recovery monitoring in top-level youth soccer players: Exploring the associations of a web application-based score with recognized load measures. European Journal of Sport Science, 25(9), Article 70031. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.70031

Anderski, M., Stegmann, P., Dickson, G., & Ströbel, T. (2024). The role of athlete brands for the international marketing of professional sports leagues: A case study of the German Bundesliga in Asia. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSMS-07-2024-0162

Arnet, J., Knaier, R., Schoch, R., D’Hulst, G., Bruggisser, F., Feldmann, A., Leuenberger, R., Westerhuis, E., Infanger, D., Schmidt-Trucksäss, A., & Wagner, J. (2025). Determination of ventilatory thresholds using near-infrared spectroscopy in recreational endurance and CrossFit athletes. Human Kinetics, 20(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2024-0265

Beck, D., Zahno, S., Kredel, R., & Hossner, E.-J. (2025). From simple lab tasks to the virtual court: Bayesian integration in tennis. Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(1), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00434.2024

Benzing, V., Koch, L., Ketelhut, S., & Martin-Niedecken, A. (2024). Exergames [Exergames]. In C. Englert, I. Pfeffer, K. Staufenbiel & C. Vater (Eds.), Sportpsychologie – Grundlagen und Trends (pp. 202-231). UVK Verlag. https://doi.org/10.36198/9783838562902

Brefin, S. L., Anderegg, J., Nigg, C. R., Koschnick, D., Paul, C., & Ketelhut, S. (2025). Examining the relationship of training load and menstrual cycle on a web application-based load and recovery score: A longitudinal observational study in elite women’s soccer. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954125134933

Brewer, B. W., Schmid, J., & Schmid, M. J. (2025). Athletic identity measurement scale. In C. U. Krägeloh, M. Alyami, & O. N. Medvedev (Eds.), International handbook of behavioral health assessment (pp. 1-17). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89738-3_69-1

Bünzen, C., Oberbeck, K., Ketelhut, S., & Weisser, B. (2025). High intensity interval training and arterial hypertension: Quality of reporting. Sports Medicine International Open, 9, Article a24939466. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2493-9466

Carl, J., Zheng, M., Popp, J., Eckert, K., Geidl, W., Blaschke, S., Schmid, J., Grüne, E., Oppermann, L., Liphardt, A.-M., Morf, H., Weissenfels, A., & Pfeifer, K. (2024). Competencies for health‐enhancing physical activity are associated with body mass: Results of an updated data pooling across 18 samples. Obesity, 32(11), 2161-2174. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24121

Demirel, Ç., Gott, J., Appel, K., Lüth, K., Fischer, C., Raffaelli, C., Westner, B., Wang, X., Zavecz, Z., Steiger, A., Erlacher, D., LaBerge, S., Mota-Rolim, S., Ribeiro, S., Zeising, M., Adelhöfer, N., & Dresler, M. (2025). Electrophysiological correlates of lucid dreaming: Sensor and source level signatures. Journal of Neuroscience, 45(20), Article e2237242025. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2237-24.2025

Egger, F., Gasser, M., Kamer, M., & Schmidt, M. (2024). Sit less, move more!? A pilot study on the effectiveness of a national school-based physical activity program. European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 7(3), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejper.7.3.159

Englert, C., Pfeffer, I., Staufenbiel. K. & Vater, C. (Eds.). (2024). Sportpsychologie – Grundlagen und Trends [Sport psychology – Basics and trends]. UVK Verlag. https://doi.org/10.36198/9783838562902

Englert, C., Pfeffer, I., Staufenbiel, K., & Vater, C. (2024). Einführung in die Sportpsychologie [Introduction to sport psychology]. In C. Englert, I. Pfeffer, K. Staufenbiel & C. Vater (Eds.), Sportpsychologie – Grundlagen und Trends (pp. 19-28). UVK Verlag. https://doi.org/10.36198/9783838562902

Feldmann, A. (2025). Muscle near-infrared spectroscopy: mNIRS the next generation of applied muscle physiology. In D. Memmert (Ed.), Digitalisierung und Innovation im Sport und in der Sportwissenschaft. Springer Spektrum. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-68241-8_17-1

Fiedler, D. V., Peters, D. H., Moore, L., Estabrooks, P., & Nigg, C. R. (2025). Successful implementation of evidence-based interventions – Factors to be considered. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 15(1), Article ibaf025. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaf025

Gächter, A., Stegmann, P., & Lang, G. (2024). A uses and gratifications-based market segmentation approach to football fans’ online media usage motivation. Communication & Sport. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/21674795241273875

Gasser, M., Nadenbousch, A.-M., Egger, F., Kamer, M., Valkanover, S., & Schmidt, M. (2024). Increasing adolescents' physical activity levels through a comprehensive school-based physical activity program: Study protocol of the cluster randomized controlled trial Active School. BMC Pediatrics, 24, Article 561. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05034-0

Giurgiu, M., von Haaren-Mack, B., Fiedler, J., Woll, S., Burchartz, A., Kolb, S., Ketelhut, S., Timm, I., Nigg, C., Kubica, C., Thron, M., Schmidt, S., Wunsch, K., Müller, G., Nigg, C. R., Woll, A., Reichert, M., Ebner-Priemer, U., & Bussmann, J. B. (2025). The wearable landscape: Issues pertaining to the validation of the measurement of 24-h physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behavior assessment. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14, Article 101006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101006

Hegi, H., & Kredel, R. (2025). A simple model for estimating the kinematics of tape-like unstable bases from angular measurements near anchor points. Sensors, 25(5), Article 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25051632

Herold, F., Ludyga, S., Mavilidi, M. F., Benzing, V., Vazou, S., Tomporowski, P. D., & Pesce, C. (2025). The other side of the coin – A call to investigate the influence of reduced levels of physical activity on children’s cognition. Educational Psychology Review, 37, Article 62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10031-5

Hintermann, M., Romann, M., Schmid, J., Taube, W., & Fuchslocher, J. (2024). The influence of scanning behaviour on performance during 4v4 small-sided games in youth female football. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(21), 1977-1985. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2421662

Hlasová, H., Pauha, T., & Ronkainen, N. J. (2024). A dialogical self approach to self-innovation and narrative continuity in retirement from elite sport. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2024.2412851

Hohmann, A., Schmid, J., & Charbonnet, B. (2025). Toward a Differentiated Model of Athlete Performance Development (DMAPD): Preliminary version and testing based on a German sample representing six sports. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 80, Article 102896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102896

Hossner, E.-J. (2024). Sportliche Bewegung zwischen Verhaltens- und Kulturwissenschaft: Von Perspektivität, Vorannahmen, Randbedingungen und intertheoretischen Bändern [Sports movements between behavioural and cultural science: On perspectivity, pre-assumptions, boundary conditions and intertheoretical links]. Sport und Gesellschaft, 21(2), 167-192. https://doi.org/10.1515/sug-2024-2012

Ketelhut, S., Benzing, V., & Hug, D. (2025). From simple beeps to complex sounds: Custom-designed sounds improve shuttle run test performance and perceived enjoyment. Journal of Sports Sciences, 43(15), 1462-1470. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2502898

Ketelhut, S., Benzing, V., Zehnder, C., Amor, L. S., Schürch, Y., Burger, M., Schmid, S., & Nigg, C. R. (2025). Effects of exergaming versus endurance training on cardiorespiratory fitness and hemodynamic parameters: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 125, 1817-1830. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-025-05743-z

Ketelhut, S., Brand, R., Martin-Niedecken, A. L., & Hug, D. (2025). Sounds and sights of motivation: Using digital encouragement and dissociation strategies during cardiopulmonary exercise testing to improve patient engagement and diagnostic quality. Sports Medicine – Open, 11, Article 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-025-00847-4

Ketelhut, S., Moehle, M., & Hottenrott, L. (2025). Effect of different sports drink compositions on endurance performance and substrate oxidation: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study in trained athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 22(1), Article 2516004. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2025.2516004

Lee, E., Ketelhut, S., Wiklund, P., Kostensalo, J., Kolunsarka, I., Hägglund, H., & Ahtiainen, J. P. (2025). Regular postexercise sauna bathing does not improve heart rate variability: A multi-arm randomized controlled trial. Physiological Reports, 13(13), Article e70449. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.70449

Lee, Y., Capranica, L., Pesce, C., Guidotti, F., Benzing, V., Hauck, J., & Ciaccioni, S. (2025). Olympic combat sports and mental health in children and adolescents with disability: A protocol paper for systematic review. PLoS ONE, 20(2), Article e0301949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301949

Lee, Y., Guidotti, F., Capranica, L., Pesce, C., Benzing, V., Hauck, J., & Ciaccioni, S. (2025). Olympic combat sports and mental health in children and adolescents with disability: A systematic review of controlled trials. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, Article 1567978. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1567978

Lenze, L., Klostermann, C., Schmid, J., Lamprecht, M., & Nagel, S. (2024). The role of leisure-time physical activity in youth for lifelong activity—A latent profile analysis with retrospective life course data. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 54(2), 192-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-023-00884-9

Lewis, B. A., Napolitano, M. A., Buman, M. P., Williams, D. M., & Nigg, C. R. (2025). Physical activity interventions: An update on advancing sedentary time, technology, and dissemination and implementation research. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48, 99–110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00533-y

Magnaguagno, L., & Charbonnet, B. (2025). Functional action analysis: A psychological model for the development of a problem-solving competence in game sports. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2025.2487021

Magnaguagno, L., Zahno, S., & Hossner, E.-J. (2025). The information gain of explicitly provided over self-generated contextual knowledge for behavioral control. PLoS ONE, 20(2), Article e0318994. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318994

Mavilidi, M. F., Vazou, S., Lubans, D. R., Robinson, K., Woods, A. J., Benzing, V., Anzeneder, S., Owen, K. B., Álvarez-Bueno, C., Wade, L., Burley, J., Thomas, G., Okely, A. D., & Pesce, C. (2025). How physical activity context relates to cognition across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 151(5), 544–579. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000478

Moore, L., Broadbent, D., & Vater, C. (2025). Training gaze behavior in sport. In G. Ziv & R. Lidor (Eds.), Gaze and visual perception in sport (pp. 79-91). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032708973-9

Oblinger-Peters, V. (2024). “If I can’t do it my way, it doesn’t make any sense anymore!” – Bringing meaning into working with sport clients in transitions. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 16(2), 107-121. https://doi.org/10.1080/21520704.2024.2340468

Oblinger-Peters, V. (2024). Leistungssport. Eine Arena für persönliches Sinnerleben? [Competitive sport. An arena for personal fulfilment?] In J. Kerkmann & D. M. Sailer (Eds.), Schonungslos. Zur Grundlegung einer Philosophie des Sports (pp. 177-190). Ergon. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783987400711

Oblinger-Peters, V., Henriksen, K., & Ronkainen, N. J. (2025). Searching for meaning and purpose in elite sport: A narrative review of sport psychology literature with theoretical insights from psychology. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 76, Article 102725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102725

Patt, N., Kupjetz, M., Schlagheck, M. L., Hersche, R., Joisten, N., Kool, J., Gonzenbach, R., Nigg, C. R., Zimmer, P., & Bansi, J. (2024). Predictors of six-month change in health-related quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis: A secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 90, Article 105826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2024.105826

Peters, E., Erlacher, D., Rühl, M., & Schädlich, M. (2024). Sounds of lucidity: Auditory stimulation for triggering reality checks in lucid dream induction. Dreaming. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000282

Peters, E., Kummer, L., & Erlacher, D. (2024). Two-way communication in lucid dreaming using Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS). International Journal of Dream Research, 17(2), 215-223. https://doi.org/10.11588/ijodr.2024.2.106414

Piller, S., & Nagel, S. (2025). What makes national sports federations consider environmental sustainability: A conceptual framework on the agenda-setting process based on a multiple case study. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 17(3), 375-400. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2025.2510909

Romarate, A., Pinedo-Jauregi, A., Feldmann, A., Viribay, A., & Santos-Concejero, J. (2025). Validity and practical application of muscle oxygenation monitoring for identifying maximal fat oxidation in cyclists. European Journal of Sport Science, 25(8), Article e70025. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.70025

Schärli, A., & Guss-West, C. (2025). Exploring the essence of a creative dance project for older adults: Project overview and research insights. Geriatric Nursing, 62(A), 254-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.10.026

Schmid, J., Gut, V., Schorno, N., Sudeck, G., & Conzelmann, A. (2024). Welcher Sport für wen? Motivationspsychologische Perspektiven zur Passung von Person und Sportaktivität [Which sport for whom? Motivational psychology perspectives on matching individuals and sporting activities]. Hogrefe. https://doi.org/10.1024/85684-000

Schmid, M. J., De Crom, L., Conzelmann, A., & Schmid, J. (2025). Patterns of reasons for retirement in Olympic athletes from Switzerland: A person-oriented study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2025.2510248

Schmid, M. J., Oblinger-Peters, V., Örencik, M., Schmid, J., Conzelmann, A., & Ronkainen, N. J. (2025). Meaning in life of elite athletes: A person-oriented study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 76, Article 102730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102730

Schrefl, A., Kolokhytas, N., Stamm, M., Erlacher, D., & Schärli, A. (2024). Reliability of standardized protocol of the Single Leg Heel Rise Test. Current Issues in Sport Science, 9(1), Article 009. https://doi.org/10.36950/2024.9ciss009

Schrefl, A., Schärli, A., Goldmann, J.-P., Erlacher, D., & Kolokythas, N. (2025). Toe flexor muscle strength in vocational ballet dancers: Reliability, variability, and minimal detectable change of a custom-made dynamometer. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313X251344756

Schulz, L., Keller-Meier, R., Lang, G., Stieger, R., Nagel, S., & Schlesinger, T. (2024). Toward the professionalization of sponsorship management in voluntary sports clubs: A comprehensive analysis of components and their specifications. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 25(5), 1126-1146. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijsms-01-2024-0023

Stegmann, P., & Ströbel, T. (2024). Digitale Transformation und Wert-Kokreation im professionellen Teamsport [Digital transformation and value co-creation in professional team sports]. In A. Behrens, S. B. Bauers, & G. Hovemann (Eds.), Entwicklungstendenzen im Sportmanagement: Struktur-und Wertewandel, Nachhaltigkeit, Globalisierung und Digitalisierung (pp. 317-337). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42798-6_15

Tartaruga, D., & Kredel, R. (2024). Effects of inter- and intraindividual compensation-sensitive shot styles on performance in Olympic air rifle shooting. Current Issues in Sport Science, 9(1), Article 006. https://doi.org/10.36950/2024.9ciss006

Valkanover, S., Furrer, V., & Bosshard, F. (2025). Nachhaltige Gestaltung von Bergsportaktivitäten – Bewegungswagnisse wirksam begleiten [Sustainable design of mountain sports activities – Effectively supporting physical activities]. In B. Bous, J. Rappich, P. Rameder & M. Scholz (Eds.), (In) Bewegung. Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte zum handlungsorientierten Lernen (pp. 136-149). ZIEL-Verlag.

Vater, C. (2024). Der Zusammenhang zwischen Wahrnehmung und Handlung im Sport [The connection between perception and action in sport]. In C. Englert, I. Pfeffer, K. Staufenbiel & C. Vater (Eds.), Sportpsychologie – Grundlagen und Trends (pp. 162-183). UVK Verlag. https://doi.org/10.36198/9783838562902

Vater, C., Vukojević, B., & Williams, M. A. (2025). Peripheral vision in sport. In G. Ziv & R. Lidor (Eds.), Gaze and visual perception in sport (pp. 23-33). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032708973-4

Wallman-Jones, A., Eigensatz, M., Rubeli, B., Schmidt, M., & Benzing, V. (2024). The importance of body perception in the relationship between physical activity and self-esteem in adolescents. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2024.2428194

Williams, A. M., DeCouto, B., Teoldo, I., & Vater, C. (2025). Gaze behavior and expert performance in sport. In G. Ziv & R. Lidor (Eds.), Gaze and visual perception in sport (pp. 59-76). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032708973-7

Zahno, S. (2024). Creativity in sports: The crucial role of motor skills. Journal of Creativity, 34(3), Article 100091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2024.100091

Zahno, S., Beck, D., Kredel, R., Klostermann, A., & Hossner, E.-J. (2025). Risk optimization during ongoing movement: Insights from movement and gaze behavior in throwing. Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(1), 94-106. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00606.2024

Zahno, S., & Hossner, E.-J. (2024). Trends in der Sportmotorik und Konsequenzen für die Sportpsychologie [Trends in sport motor skills and consequences for sport psychology]. In C. Englert, I. Pfeffer, K. Staufenbiel & C. Vater (Eds.), Sportpsychologie – Grundlagen und Trends (S. 120-139). UVK Verlag. https://doi.org/10.36198/9783838562902

Zehnder, C., Gasser, M., Anzeneder, S., Martin-Niedecken, A. L., Pesce, C., Schmidt, M., & Benzing, V. (2024). Together towards better executive functions? Effects of acute cognitively demanding physical activity and social interaction on inhibition. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, Article 100640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100640