Katharina Loibnegger-Traußnig

University of Graz | KFU Graz · Section for Health Psychology

Background: Evidence for behavioral weight loss interventions demonstrates promising effects, but stress management training for weight loss and stress reduction in patients with lymphedema and obesity during rehabilitation has not been investigated yet. Aim: This study aims to examine innovative psychological treatment options for weight loss and...

Active commuting (e.g., walking and cycling to work) is beneficial for the population and environmental health and therefore can help to tackle current challenges of humanity, which are recognised in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. For planning public health interventions and active travel policies, it is necessary to identify correlat...

Objective Little is known about the acute psychological stress responses caused by commuting. Evidence for the benefits of active commuting (e.g., walking, cycling) is usually based on studies without measurements in free-living environments and without consideration of daily variations in stress. This study investigated the association between com...

Introduction: A large portion of the employed population have high levels of psychological distress combined with low physical activity levels. However, to improve and maintain one’s health, recovering activities such as leisure time physical activity or active transport are important. Current evidence suggests that using active modes of transport...

Das Arbeitsleben bietet zahlreiche Stressoren, die ein potentielles Gesundheitsrisiko darstellen können. Daher ist der Erhalt und Aufbau von Gesundheitsressourcen entscheidend. So kann beispielsweise körperliche Aktivität die physische und psychische Gesundheit in positiver Weise beeinflussen, wie etwa durch eine Risikoreduktion für Herz-Kreislauf-...