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Carina BichlerName: Carina Bichler, BSc. BSc. MSc. MSc. Email: carina.bichler@uibk.ac.at Phone number: (+43) 0512 507 45873 Tutorial hours: by arrangement Address: Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck Faculty: Sports Science ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0428-4146 Research group: Sport and Exercise Psychology |
About the person - Research interests - Teaching - Publications
About the person:
Carina Bichler studied Health and Competitive Sports and Psychology at the University of Innsbruck. She specialized in Clinical Psychology and collaborates with the outpatient clinic for anxiety disorders of the Medical University Innsbruck and the Village Project. In her doctoral thesis, she researches psychological effects of physical activity in patients with mental disorders. Group-based physical activity, such as Climbing Therapy and Nordic Walking are tested as add-on treatments for patients with anxiety and trauma related disorders.
Collaborating in the team of Prof. Martin Kopp, the team received research grants from the central bank of the Republic of Austria, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and the University of Innsbruck (LFU Innsbruck).
Research interests:
Exercise and health psychology with focus on mental disorders
Single exercise bouts and associated psychological aspects
Teaching:
Teaching at the Institute for Sports Science in Innsbruck (ongoing):
- UE Conversation Techniques
- UE Relaxation Techniques
- UE Psychoregulative Techniques in Therapy Training
Teaching at Department of Sport Science in Innsbruck (previously):
- UE Psychoregulative Techniques in Therapy Training
- PS Communication and Motivation
- UE Relaxation Techniques
- UE Conversation Techniques
Full publications:
Highlighted publications:
Bichler, C.S., Niedermeier, M-. Hüfner, K., Gálffy, M., Sperner-Unterweger, B., & Kopp, M. (2022): Affective Responses to Both Climbing and Nordic Walking Exercise Are Associated With Intermediate-Term Increases in Physical Activity in Patients With Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - A Randomized Longitudinal Controlled Clinical Pilot Trial. Front. Psychiatry, 13. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.856730.
Bichler, C.S., Niedermeier, M., Gufler, A., Gálffy, M., Sperner-Unterweger, B., & Kopp, M. (2021). A case-control study on physical activity preferences, motives, and barriers in patients with psychiatric conditions. Comprehensive Psychiatry,152276.
Bichler, C., Niedermeier, M., Frühauf, A., Längle, N., Fleischhacker, W., Mechtcheriakov, S., & Kopp, M. (2017. Acute effects of exercise on affective responses, cravings and heart rate variability in inpatients with alcohol use disorder – A randomized cross-over trial. Mental Health and Physical Activity 13, 68 - 76.
Mangweth-Matzek, B., Decker, B., Erschbaumer, I., Wurnig, V., Kemmler, G., Bichler, C.S., Rupp, C.I. (2021). Disordered eating symptoms in Austrian men of different ages in the context of fitness centers. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesety.
Niedermeier, M., Frühauf, A., Bichler, C., Rosenberger, R., & Kopp, M. (2019). Exercise – risks and side effects / Sport - zu Riskien und Nebenwirkungen. Der Orthopäde 48/12, 1030 - 1035.