Jens Kleinert

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jens Kleinert (* 1964 in Hilden ) is a German professor for sport and health psychology at the German Sport University Cologne , where he has been Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies since May 20, 2014 .

Life

After graduating from high school, Kleinert studied sport science for a diploma at the German Sport University Cologne , which he graduated in 1991. He also studied human medicine at the University of Cologne . After his license to practice medicine , he did his doctorate in 2000 at the Institute for Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy at the University of Cologne on the subject of pain perception / pain management in orthopedics. In 2003, Kleinert completed his habilitation on sports science with a special focus on sports psychology and health research. In 2004 he followed a call from the University of Würzburg as Professor of Sport and Health at the Institute for Sport Science . Since 2006 he has held the professorship for sport and health psychology at the German Sport University Cologne with the research focus on health and rehabilitation sport, pain management, accident and injury prevention as well as state of health diagnostics. He is a member of the examination committee of the DSHS Cologne and was a member of the Senate from 1999 to 2002 and from 2008 to 2011 .

In addition to his teaching activities, Kleinert is a trainer in swimming , indoor handball and sailing .

Research priorities

  • motivation
  • Team processes
  • Coaching and teaching processes
  • Trust in dyads and teams
  • Regulation of needs and well-being
  • Accident and Injury Prevention
  • Doping motivation
  • Social Psychology of Pain

Focus on teaching

  • Psychological / psychiatric aspects of prevention / rehabilitation in / through sport
  • Motivation, interaction & communication in sport
  • Psychological aspects of accident and injury
  • Mood and sport

Awards and honors

  • 1992: Awarded the Toyota Prize of the German Sport University Cologne

Selected publications

  • J. Kleinert (Hrsg.): Mental out of the sporting crisis: coping with injuries, lows of form, pressure to succeed and team conflicts. BLV-Verlag, Munich 2003.
  • J. Kleinert: Pain Management as a Predictor for Sports Injuries and the Role of Interactions with Injury Fear and Injury Experience. In: Journal of Sport Psychology. Volume 3, 2005, pp. 83-92.
  • J. Kleinert: List of adjectives for recording the perceived physical condition (WKV): scale construction and first psychometric findings. In: Journal of Sport Psychology. Volume 13, No. 4, 2006, pp. 156-164.
  • J. Kleinert and S. Jüngling: Factors of doping motivation: Model development and first steps of evaluation. In: Y. Theodorakis, M. Goudas and A. Papaioannou (Eds.): Long Papers: 12th European Congress of Sport Psychology. Halkidiki, Greece 2007, pp. 655-659.
  • J. Kleinert, M. Golenia and B. Lobinger: Emotional processes in the planning and implementation of health actions . In: Journal of Sport Psychology. Volume 14, 2007, pp. 44-50.
  • J. Kleinert and H.-D. Hermann: Dealing with injuries from a sports psychological point of view. In: competitive sport. Volume 37, 2007, pp. 43-49.
  • S. Schneider, Simon Guardiera, Jens Kleinert, Anja Steinbacher, Thomas Abel, Heather Carnahan, Heiko K. Strüder: Centrifugal acceleration to 3Gz is related to increased release of stress hormones and decreased mood in men and women. In: Stress. Volume 11, No. 5, 2008, pp. 339-347.
  • S. Schneider, Christopher D. Askew, Vera Brümmer, Jens Kleinert, Simon Guardiera, Thomas Abel and Heiko K. Strüder: The effect of parabolic flight on perceived physical, motivational and psychological state in men and women. Correlation with neuroendocrine stress parameters and electrocortical activity. In: Stress. Volume 12, No. 4, 2008, pp. 336-349.
  • J. Kleinert and M. Sulprizio: Competitive Sport and Pregnancy - Epidemiological and Psychosocial Considerations. In: competitive sport. Volume 38, No. 1, 2008, pp. 13-19.
  • S. Breuer and J. Kleinert: Primary sports addiction and movement-related dependence. In: D. Batthyány and A. Pritz (eds.): Intoxication without drugs. Springer, Vienna 2009, pp. 191–218.
  • J. Kleinert and S. Jüngling: Psychological aspects of doping behavior. In: R. Nickel and T. Rous (eds.): The Anti-Doping Handbook. Meyer & Meyer, Aachen 2009, pp. 228–242.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln News & press releases from April 9, 2014: New Rectorate complete (PuK) , accessed on April 20, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Kleinert, Jens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sports scientist, professor for sports and health psychology at the German Sports University Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Hilden