Reinhard Fuchs- PhD
- Professor (Full) at University of Freiburg
Reinhard Fuchs
- PhD
- Professor (Full) at University of Freiburg
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Introduction
Reinhard Fuchs is professor (em.).
Also visit: www.movo-konzept.de
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May 1990 - April 1991
November 1982 - May 1987
Bundesgesundheitsamt
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- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
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Publications (185)
Little is known about the long-term effects of group intervention programs targeting physical exercise. This paper reports on the effectiveness of MoVo-LISA, a theory-based (MoVo-concept) standardized intervention program. Participants are taught cognitive-behavioral strategies of goal-setting, action planning, barrier management, and self-monitori...
Objective: To investigate how the effects of a group-based intervention program (MoVo-LISA) on exercise behaviour were mediated by cognitive variables. Different causal models mapping the short-term (adoption) and long-term (maintenance) intervention effects were tested using path analyses. Design: N = 220 in-patients of a rehabilitation clinic wer...
The present study experimentally tested the cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis by examining whether endurance exercise training leads to reductions in the physiological stress response to a psychosocial stressor. We randomly assigned 149 healthy men to a 12-week exercise training, relaxation training, or a wait list control group. Before and afte...
Objective: The present research introduces an extended conceptualisation of self-concordance, which is considered an attribute not only of goals, but also of goal intentions. Based on a corresponding operationalisation, we investigate the interplay of both intention strength and intention self-concordance in the prediction of physical activity.
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We examined the long-term effectiveness of a group-based psychological intervention (“MoVo-LISA”) to promote physical activity in patients with coronary heart disease. In this randomized controlled trial, N = 202 inactive patients with coronary heart disease were assigned to the control group (n = 102; treatment as usual) or the intervention group...
Web-based lifestyle interventions are a new area of health research. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of an interactive web-based health program on physical fitness and health. N = 189 healthy adults participated in a 12-week interactive (intervention) or non-interactive (control) web-based health program. The interventi...
Background: The high proportion of people with overweight and obesity has become a worldwide problem in recent decades, mainly due to health consequences, such as cardiovascular diseases, neoplasia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Regarding effective countermeasures, the digitization of health services offers numerous potentials, which, however, have...
This randomized, controlled clinical trial examined the impact of a web-based weight loss intervention on diet quality. Furthermore, it was investigated whether corresponding changes in diet quality were associated with changes in measures of cardiovascular risk profile. Individuals with a body mass index (BMI) of 27.5 to 34.9 kg/m2 and an age of 1...
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Background
Blended care interventions combine therapeutic guidance with digital care. Current research results show the promising role of the blended care approach in clinical care. This new way of delivering health care could have the potential to effectively promote physical activity in different public health settings.
Objective
The aim of the...
Personal behavior patterns, such as unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, lead to the development of overweight and obesity. These are associated with other comorbidities, reduced quality of life, premature frailty and increased mortality. Personalized web-based interventions are promising in inducing behavioral change leading to effective...
BACKGROUND
The high proportion of people with overweight and obesity has become a worldwide problem in recent decades, mainly due to the health consequences such as cardiovascular diseases, neoplasia, or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Regarding effective countermeasures, the digitization of health services offers numerous potentials, which, however, hav...
Objective: To analyze the cognitive mediation processes of an effective psychological group-based intervention promoting physical activity (based on motivational and volitional theories; MoVo-LISA) and to test for different underlying intervention mechanisms in the adoption and maintenance phase of physical activity behavior change. Method: In an R...
Web-based lifestyle interventions have attracted considerable research interest. Available evidence on such interventions suggests health-promoting effects, but further research is needed. Therefore, this study aims to investigate short-, medium-, and long-term health effects of a web-based health program (“TK-HealthCoach”, TK-HC) offered by a nati...
Numerous weight-loss interventions promoting healthy and weight-reducing eating behavior have been developed over the past years. To evaluate the effectiveness of such interventions for eating behavior change, short, validated and sensitive instruments are needed. In this study series, we developed and validated a new outcome measure to assess heal...
Background
A healthy lifestyle can help prevent diseases that impair quality of life and lead to premature death. The Techniker health insurance fund offers a comprehensive online health program to support users in achieving their health goals of Increasing Fitness , Losing and Maintaining Weight , or Smoking Cessation .
Methods
The aim of this st...
Objective
Exercise is seen as a possible way to manage stress, yet causal evidence regarding the stress-buffer potential of exercise is still very limited. The present study experimentally tested the stress-buffer hypothesis of exercise by examining whether participation in an aerobic exercise training program reduces the detrimental effects of str...
Eine umfassende Messung von Stress im Rahmen von Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung wird dadurch erschwert, dass eine Vielzahl an theoretischen Modellen zur Stressentstehung, -verarbeitung und dem Stressmanagement bestehen. In diesem Beitrag wird ein kurzer, aber systematischer Überblick über Selbstberichtverfahren der psychologischen Stressmessun...
Objectives: Engaging in physical activity and exercise have long been shown to have beneficial effects on (psychosocial) stress reactivity. Initial studies could reveal that these positive effects on stress reactivity also exist for a healthy diet. Aim of this study was to examine whether combining a healthy diet and regular exercise can provide ad...
Background: Despite many advantages of web-based health behavior interventions such as wide accessibility or low costs, these interventions are often accompanied by high attrition rates, particularly in usage under real-life conditions. It would therefore be helpful to implement strategies such as the use of financial incentives to motivate program...
Objective:
The present randomized controlled trial evaluated if a workplace physical activity (PA) program that comprises both a PA component and a psychological coaching component (PA + C) is more effective in changing cognitive determinants of PA than a PA program without coaching component. Design:N = 213 employees were cluster-randomly assigne...
Background:
Interventions designed to increase the level of physical activity are crucial in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The psychological group-based intervention MoVo-LISA based on the Motivation-Volition (MoVo) Process Model has been shown to effectively promote physical activity. The aim of this study is to evalu...
Questionnaires to assess physical activity (PA) have served and continue to serve important purposes in both research and practical application as they capture the self-reported aggregation of the individual which is at times complemented with device-based measures. This paper presents an expert consensus on best practices and future directions reg...
In stressreichen Situationen werden Reaktionen auf kognitiver, affektiver, verhaltensbezogener und biologischer Ebene ausgelöst. Es wird geklärt, inwieweit sich regelmäßige Bewegung bzw. die Teilnahme an Sportaktivitäten günstig auf die einschlägigen Reaktionsmuster auswirken.
Es werden die biologischen Stressreaktionen im menschlichen Organismus genauer betrachtet. Dabei wird zwischen nerval und hormonal gesteuerten Prozessen unterschieden. Es wird aufgezeigt, dass auch körperliche Aktivität zu einer Stressreaktion führt. Im Sinne eines Crossover-Effekts wird erwartet, dass regelmäßige körperliche Aktivität zu Anpassung...
Hier wird die ressourcenstärkende Wirkung von Sport und Bewegung genauer unter die Lupe genommen. Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass es eine Reihe personaler und sozialer Faktoren gibt, die zur Resilienz (also einer erhöhten Widerstandskraft gegen Stress) beitragen. Dazu gehören beispielsweise ein positives Selbstwertgefühl, der Glaube an die eigenen...
Sport und Bewegung können auch bereits auf der Ebene der potenziell stressauslösenden Ereignisse und Umstände (Stressoren) zur Stressreduktion beizutragen. Dies ist z. B. dann der Fall, wenn durch regelmäßige körperliche Aktivität dem Auftreten von chronischen Krankheiten (z. B. Diabetes) vorgebeugt werden kann und es somit gar nicht erst zum Auftr...
Nicht jede Sport- und Bewegungsaktivität ist in gleicher Weise zur Stressregulation geeignet. Verschiedene Sportarten sprechen ganz unterschiedliche Mechanismen der Stressregulation an. Eine Tatsache, die bei der Entwicklung von Sport- und Bewegungsprogrammen zur Stressbewältigung berücksichtigt werden muss.
Auf der Grundlage der Transaktionalen Stresstheorie werden die unterschiedlichen stressregulativen Wirkweisen von Bewegung und Sport im Überblick vorgestellt. Diese Mechanismen werden in den folgenden Kapiteln ausführlicher erörtert.
Durch die stressorreduzierende Wirkweise kommen Stressoren gar nicht erst auf bzw. werden abgeschwächt; körperliche Aktivität wirkt hier stresspräventiv. Sport und Bewegung wirken kompensatorisch, indem sie die Gesundheit direkt stärken und damit widerstandsfähiger gegenüber den negativen Effekten von Stress machen. Und schließlich wirkt körperlich...
Körperliche Aktivität nimmt auch dadurch auf den Stressprozess Einfluss, dass sie direkt die Gesundheit (die Widerstandsfähigkeit) stärkt und damit ein positives Gegengewicht zu den gesundheitsschädigenden Stresseinflüssen darstellt.
Es wird aufgezeigt, dass viele Menschen versuchen, Bewegung und Sport als Mittel zur Stressregulation einzusetzen. Diese Bemühungen sind sinnvoll, da regelmäßige körperliche Aktivität bei hoher Stressbelastung tatsächlich vor gesundheitsbezogenen Beeinträchtigungen schützen kann. Man spricht in diesem Zusammenhang auch von einem Stresspuffer-Effekt...
Die Frage, wie Bewegung und Sport dazu beitragen können, mit Stress und Belastungen im Alltag gesundheitsschonend umzugehen, hat für viele Menschen hohe subjektive Relevanz. In diesem essential stellen Markus Gerber und Reinhard Fuchs die gesundheitsrelevanten Aspekte von Bewegung und Sport in kompakter Form dar. Die Autoren geben einen Überblick d...
BACKGROUND
Despite many advantages of web-based health behavior interventions such as wide accessibility or low costs, these interventions are often accompanied by high attrition rates, particularly in usage under real-life conditions. It would therefore be helpful to implement strategies such as the use of financial incentives to motivate program...
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In health-related group exercise, instructorsplay a vital role for the motivation and needsatisfaction of participants. We present a new German language multidimensionalquestionnaire as a measure of instructorbehavior in the context of exercise classes.We conducted two studies in order todevelop and psy...
Eine umfassende Messung von Stress im Rahmen von Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung wird dadurch erschwert, dass eine Vielzahl an theoretischen Modellen zur Stressentstehung, -verarbeitung und dem Stressmanagement bestehen. In diesem Beitrag wird ein kurzer, aber systematischer Überblick über Selbstberichtverfahren der psychologischen Stressmessun...
Background:
This study investigates whether a worksite physical activity (PA) promotion program consisting of both a "practical" PA component and a "theoretical" (psychological) coaching component (PA+C) is more effective than the same "practical" PA component alone.
Methods:
N = 213 employees were assigned to two groups by cluster-randomisation...
Objective
Previous research suggests beneficial effects of physical exercise on stress reactivity due to cross-stressor adaptions of physiological stress response systems. However, results remain inconclusive and it is unclear whether only regular engagement in exercise modulates these physiological adaptations or if acute bouts of exercise can eli...
Evidence on the relationship between stress reactivity and sleep is conflicting. This study examined the association between disturbed sleep and perceived and endocrine stress reactivity independently of age, body mass index (BMI), and chronic stress. One hundred and twenty middle-aged men were exposed to the Trier Social Stress Test for Groups. Th...
This study examined the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (EI) and stress in 110 male employees. Particularly, the association between trait EI and perceived chronic stress, occupational stress, and the physiological stress response was examined. Trait EI, perceived chronic stress, and occupational stress levels were assessed via qu...
Dieses interdisziplinär ausgerichtete Handbuch ist ein umfassendes Nachschlagewerk zum Thema Stressregulation und Sport. Es bietet einen fundierten Überblick zu zentralen Theorien der Stressentstehung und Stressbewältigung, zu Persönlichkeitsfaktoren, welche die Stressbewältigung beeinflussen sowie zu den physiologischen, kognitiven, emotionalen un...
Die Bandbreite an Forschungsschwerpunkten und -paradigmen innerhalb der Stressforschung stellen Forscher und Praktiker vor ganz unterschiedliche Herausforderungen. Der vorliegende Beitrag bietet einen Überblick zu verschiedenen Möglichkeiten der Stressmessung, zur Methodik der Stressinduktion im Labor, zu typischen Untersuchungsdesigns der Stressfo...
In diesem Beitrag werden die stressregulierenden Mechanismen von Sport und Bewegung genauer untersucht. In einem auf der transaktionalen Stresstheorie basierenden Modell der Stress-Gesundheits-Beziehung werden vier verschiedene Wirkweisen der körperlichen Aktivität postuliert. Im Prozess der Stressentstehung werden stressorreduzierende und ressourc...
Zu unterscheiden sind zwei Perspektiven auf das Thema „Stressregulation und Sport“: Zum einen die eher gesundheitsbezogene Perspektive „Stressregulation durch Sport“ (Wie können Sport und Bewegung dazu beitragen, mit Stress und Belastung im Alltag besser umzugehen, sodass die Gesundheit davon möglichst wenig beeinträchtigt wird?) und zum anderen di...
This study investigates the role of placebo expectations in individuals’ perception of exertion during acute physical exercise. Building upon findings from placebo and marketing research, we examined how perceived exertion is affected by expectations regarding a) the effects of exercise and b) the effects of the exercise product worn during the exe...
In diesem Beitrag werden die stressregulierenden Mechanismen von Sport und Bewegung genauer untersucht. In einem auf der transaktionalen Stresstheorie basierenden Modell der Stress-Gesundheits-Beziehung werden vier verschiedene Wirkweisen der körperlichen Aktivität postuliert. Im Prozess der Stressentstehung werden stressorreduzierende und ressourc...
The stress-buffering hypothesis postulates that physical activity and exercise can buffer the negative effects of (academic) stress on health. It still remains an open question whether students, who regularly engage in physical activity and exercise within their academic examination period, can successfully diminish these negative effects. Sixty-fo...
The study investigated whether typical psychological, physiological, and neurophysiological changes from a single exercise are affected by one’s beliefs and expectations. Seventy-six participants were randomly assigned to four groups and saw different multimedia presentations suggesting that the subsequent exercise (moderate 30 min cycling) would r...
Objective: We tested predictions made by the self-control strength model on a day level using ecological momentary assessment methodology. The study examined the relationship between self-control strength and physical exercise in participants who intended to exercise on a regular basis. We hypothesized that individuals would exercise more on days w...
Die Bandbreite an Forschungsschwerpunkten und -paradigmen innerhalb der Stressforschung stellen Forscher und Praktiker vor ganz unterschiedliche Herausforderungen. Der vorliegende Beitrag bietet einen Überblick zu verschiedenen Möglichkeiten der Stressmessung, zur Methodik der Stressinduktion im Labor, zu typischen Untersuchungsdesigns der Stressfo...
Despite the well-documented positive effect of exercise on health outcomes, most people do not succeed in exercising regularly. In addition to several other influences, affective states seem to support exercise participation. Associations between exercise and affect have been shown in the laboratory. However, the dynamic relation between affect and...
Introduction:
Salivary cortisol (sCort) and alpha-amylase (sAA) are popular measurement tools for investigating hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and autonomic functioning, respectively. Despite their widespread use, only little is known about whether lifestyle factors such as regular exercise and physical fitness impact these two salivary stress mar...
This article summarizes findings on the relationship between physical activity and various aspects of physical and mental health. Persons who engage in regular physical activity have a lower overall mortality rate as well as a reduced risk of developing coronary heart disease, stroke, colon cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis,...
This study investigated the specific effect of the intervention technique "Planning Exercise-Related Social Support" (PESS) in the context of a worksite program promoting exercise ("MoVo-work"). Employees (N = 69) were cluster-randomized and assigned to two groups: the intervention group (IG) received MoVo-work with the module PESS, the control gro...
The objective of the study was to evaluate whether a motivational-volitional intervention program offered in addition to an existing sport program during stationary treatment is capable of establishing a post-stationary increase in physical activity in persons with mental illness.
N=112 in-patients were initially randomly assigned to the control gr...
Many patients with anorexia or bulimia nervosa use physical activity as a method to influence weight and shape and/or exercise in a compulsive manner. This form of exercising is associated with a more severe illness and higher relapse rates. In a proof-of-concept study, effects of a newly developed sport therapy program aiming to reduce unhealthy e...
Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird der neu entwickelte „Bewegungs- und Sportaktivität Fragebogen“ (kurz: BSA-Fragebogen oder BSA-F) vorgestellt und hinsichtlich seiner Validität überprüft. Methode: Als Validierungskriterium dienten fahrradergometrische Parameter der Ausdauerleistungsfähigkeit (u. a. Leistung an der Individuellen Anaeroben Schwelle p [IAS...
Dispositional mindfulness is a construct described as the propensity to be aware of one’s actions in everyday life. Although high dispositional mindfulness has been demonstrated to be beneficial for improved mental and physical health, little is known about ways to improve dispositional mindfulness for individuals not practicing meditation or mindf...
Objective: The study aimed at uncovering the correlates of reduced exercise in depressive patients. On the basis of the Health Action Process Approach (Schwarzer, 201151.
Schwarzer, R. (2011). Health behavior change. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Oxford handbook of health psychology (pp. 591–611). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.[CrossRef]View all...
Die Ressourcen der exekutiven Funktionen von Menschen sind begrenzt, weshalb nicht unbeschränkt Energie in die Selbstkontrollfunktion investiert werden kann. Aus sport- und gesundheitspsychologischer Perspektive bedeutet dies, dass chronischer Stress möglicherweise die Kapazität von Personen herabsetzt, die kognitive Kontrolle ü ber ihr Sportverhal...
Einleitung
Ziel des Motivations-Volitions (MoVo)-Konzepts ist es, Menschen dabei zu helfen, einen gesundheitsförderlichen Lebensstil (ausreichend Bewegung, ausgewogene Ernährung) aufzubauen und fest in den Alltag zu integrieren. Das MoVo-Konzept besteht aus zwei Komponenten: dem MoVo-Prozessmodell (liefert den theoretischer Rahmen) und der MoVo-Int...
Many patients with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa (AN, BN) engage in sport and physical activity in an excessive and compulsive manner, mostly to influence weight and shape. Many of them experience guilt in case of not exercising. However, sport and physical exercise can also have a positive effect on mental illness by influencing mood, sense of self...
Intervention programs for treating adiposity which focus on dietary change and physical exercise often do not lead to the desired long-term reduction in weight. This article reports on the effectiveness of M.O.B.I.L.I.S., a standardized theory-driven intervention program. Participants are taught cognitive-behavioral strategies of goal setting, acti...
Zusammenfassung: Die Rolle des Sports als Strategie der Stressregulation ist noch wenig systematisch erforscht. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die sog. „Stresspuffer-Hypothese der Sportaktivitat“ genauer gepruft. Sie besagt, dass Sportaktivitat die negativen Auswirkungen von Stress auf die Gesundheit „abzupuffern“ vermag. Bis heute ist diese Hypothes...
Das Buch fasst den state of the art zur Wirkung sportlicher Aktivität auf die seelische Gesundheit zusammen
Objective
Measures of exercise participation are usually one-dimensional continuous variables (e.g., participation frequency). However, there is evidence that projecting exercise participation onto only one dimension cannot adequately reflect the complex multi-dimensional nature of this behaviour. The present study served to identify distinct patte...
Hintergrund: Das psychologische Interventionsprogramm MoVo-LISA wurde entwickelt, um Aufbau und Aufrechterhaltung eines korperlich-aktiven Lebensstils im Anschluss an eine stationare Rehabilitation zu unterstutzen. Anders als die meisten bisherigen Programme zielt MoVo-LISA nicht nur auf eine Starkung der Motivation, sondern auch auf eine Forderung...
Zusammenfassung. Korperliche Inaktivitat ist eine wichtige Ursache von Adipositas. Die Forderung eines korperlich-aktiven Lebensstils ist deshalb aus praventivmedizinischer Sicht ein wunschenswertes Ziel. Bisherige Interventionsprogramme konzentrierten sich vorwiegend auf die Verbesserung der Motivation. Programme fur ubergewichtige und adipose Per...
Zusammenfassung. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden zwei Arten von Barrieren konzeptionell voneinander abgegrenzt, die in der Literatur zur Gesundheitsverhaltensänderung häufig nicht klar unterschieden werden: zum einen negative Konsequenzerwartungen (Erwartungen über die Folgen einer Verhaltensausführung), zum anderen situative Barrieren (Risikosituat...
