Institute of Sports Science

Britta Seiffer

Contact
Institute of Sports Science
Gartenstraße 19
1st Floor, Room 103
  07071 29-76196
britta-andrea.seiffer@uni-tuebingen.de

Main research

  • Preventive and intervention effects of physical activity on mental illness
  • Implementation and evaluation of the sports and movement therapy program "ImPuls" for people with mental illness
  • Protective factors of mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

Current projects

Short vita

Since 2019
PhD student and research assistant

University of Tübingen

2019
Master’s degree Psychology

University of Tübingen

2018-2019
Graduate assistant

University of Tübingen

2017
Bachelor's degree Psychology

University of Mainz

2016-2017
Student assistant

University Medical Center

University of Mainz

Selected publications

Journal articles

  • Rösel, I., Bauer, L. L., Seiffer, B., Deinhart, C., Atrott, B., Sudeck, G., Hautzinger, M., & Wolf, S. (2022). The effect of exercise and affect regulation skills on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey. Psychiatry Res, 312, 114559. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114559
  • Seiffer, B., Hautzinger, M., Ulrich, R., & Wolf, S. (2021). The Efficacy of Physical Activity for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Atten Disord, 10870547211017982. doi: 10.1177/10870547211017982
  • Wolf, S., Seiffer, B., Zeibig, J.-M., Welkerling, J., Bauer, L. L., Frei, A. K., Studnitz, T., Rosenstiel, S., Fiedler, D. V., Helmhold, F., Ray, A., Herzog, E., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Kropp, S., Franke, S., Peters, S., El-Kurd, N., Zwanzleitner, L., . . . Ehring, T. (2021). Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic group-based exercise intervention: study protocol for a pragmatic multi-site randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 540. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03541-3
  • Zeibig, J. M., Seiffer, B., Sudeck, G., Rosel, I., Hautzinger, M., & Wolf, S. (2021). Transdiagnostic efficacy of a group exercise intervention for outpatients with heterogenous psychiatric disorders: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 313. doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03307-x

  • Wolf, S., Seiffer, B., Zeibig, J.-M., Welkerling, J., Brokmeier, L., Atrott, B., Ehring, T., & Schuch, F. B. (2021). Is Physical Activity Associated with Less Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Rapid Systematic Review. Sports Medicine, 51(8), 1771-1783. doi:10.1007/s40279-021-01468-z

  • Seiffer, B., Wolf, S. Sportliche Aktivität als mögliche Therapieoption bei ADHS. Psychotherapeut 65, 156–159 (2020). doi:10.1007/s00278-020-00419-9

  • Wolf, S., Seiffer, B., Hautzinger, M., Farhan Othman, M., & Kizilhan, J. (2019). Aufbau psychotherapeutischer Versorgung in der Region Dohuk, Nordirak. Psychotherapeut, 64(4), 322-328. doi:10.1007/s00278-019-0344-2

Book chapters

  • Seiffer, B.*, Studnitz, T.*, Zeibig, J.-M., Thiel, A., Wolf, S. (in Druck). Sportliche Aktivität in der ambulanten Versorgung von Patient:innen mit psychischen Erkrankungen. In: T. Thimme, H. Deimel & C. Chermette (Hrsg), Bewegungstherapie bei psychischen Erkrankungen über die Lebensspanne. Sankt Augustin: Academia Verlag

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