Objectives

The main aim of this project is to investigate the causal effect of sedentary breaks on affective and cognitive parameters in everyday life by using a within-person encouragement design (WPED).

Term

Mai 2022 - April 2025

Participating institutions

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ebner-Priemer
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Department of Sport and Sport Science, Chair of Applied Psychology

Prof. Dr. Florian Schmiedek
Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
Bildung und Entwicklung

Dr. Andreas Neubauer
Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation
Bildung und Entwicklung.

Sedentary behavior is associated with mental and physical disorders. To better understand temporary determinants and consequences of sedentary breaks, cognitive and affect-related parameters in particular should be investigated on an intraindividual level using Ambulatory Assessment (AA) methodology. Central questions of this project aim to investigate, using a newly developed within-person encouragement design (WPED), the causal effect of sedentary breaks on the parameters of affective states and working memory in everyday life.

Principal Investigator

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Academic Staff