TY - JOUR A1 - Gadosey, Christopher K. A1 - Grunschel, Carola A1 - Kegel, Lena S. A1 - Schnettler, Theresa A1 - Turhan, Derya A1 - Scheunemann, Anne A1 - Bäulke, Lisa A1 - Thomas, Laura A1 - Buhlmann, Ulrike A1 - Dresel, Markus A1 - Fries, Stefan A1 - Leutner, Detlev A1 - Wirth, Joachim T1 - Study satisfaction among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal development and personal-contextual predictors. JF - Frontiers in Psychology Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-179202 IS - 13 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Carsten T1 - Personality Traits and Physical Activity: Insights from German University Students JF - European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education N2 - This study explores the intriguing relationship between personality traits, self-rated fitness (SRF), and physical activity (PA) variables among German university students (N = 4244) and sheds light on the impact of personality on adherence to PA guidelines. Employing an online cross-sectional study, the short-form of the Big Five Inventory-2 assessed five domains of personality traits (Extraversion, Negative Emotionality, Agreeableness, conscientiousness, and Open-Mindedness). PA, including sitting time, was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short-form). SRF and muscle-strengthening activities (MSA) were assessed with one item each. Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses examined associations of individual personality trait domains and all domains combined with SFR, PA variables, and adherence to PA guidelines, controlling for sociodemographic, behavioral, and (mental) health covariates. Most reliably, Extraversion and Conscientiousness revealed positive associations with PA variables, while Negative Emotionality yielded inverse relationships with PA variables. For instance, each unit increase in Extraversion corresponded to an additional 17 min of weekly MSA. On the contrary, daily sitting time was unrelated to personality. Of note, high Open-Mindedness was associated with lower odds for adhering to current PA guidelines. The findings have implications for developing targeted interventions that promote a physically active lifestyle and support students’ well-being and academic success. KW - five factor model KW - health psychology KW - exercise KW - public health KW - physical activity guidelines Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-168729 VL - 13 IS - 8 SP - 1423 EP - 1440 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Carsten A1 - Brandes, Mirko T1 - The effect of kinesiology tape applications on performance in amateur soccer and team handball JF - Journal of Human Kinetics N2 - Evidence supporting performance enhancing effects of kin esiotape in sports is missing . The aims of this studywere to evaluate effects of kinesiotape applications with regard to shooting and throwing performance in 26 amateursoccer and 32 handball players, and to further investigate if these effects were influenced by the players’ level ofperformance. Ball speed as the primary outcome and accuracy of soccer kicks and handball throws were analyzed withand without kinesiotape by means of radar units and video recordings. The application of kinesiotapes significantlyincreased ball speed in soccer by 1.4 km/h (p=0.047) and accuracy with a lesser di stance from the target by -6.9 cm(p=0.039). Ball velocity in handball throws also signific antly increased by 1.2 km/h (p=0.013), while accuracy wasdeteriorated with a greater distance from the target by 3.4 cm (p=0.005). Larger effects with respect to ball speed werefound in players with a lower performance level in kick ing (1.7 km/h, p=0.028) and throwing (1.8 km/h, p=0.001)compared with higher level soccer and handball players (1.2 km/h, p=0.346 and 0.5 km/h, p=0.511, respectively). Inconclusion, the applications of kinesiot ape used in this study might have beneficial effects on performance in amateursoccer, but the gain in ball speed in handball is counterac ted by a significant deterioration of accuracy. Subgroupanalyses indicate that kinesiotape may yield larger effects on ball velocity in athletes with lower kicking and throwingskills. KW - athletic performance KW - proprioception KW - elastic bandage KW - sports equipment KW - soccer Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-168553 VL - 49 IS - 1 SP - 119 EP - 129 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Carsten A1 - Winter, Corinna A1 - Rosenbaum, Dieter A1 - Boos, Joachim A1 - Gosheger, Georg A1 - Hardes, Jendrik A1 - Vieth, Volker T1 - Early decrements in bone density after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in pediatric bone sarcoma patients JF - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders N2 - Background Bone mineral density (BMD) accrual during childhood and adolescence is important for attaining peak bone mass. BMD decrements have been reported in survivors of childhood bone sarcomas. However, little is known about the onset and development of bone loss during cancer treatment. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate BMD in newly diagnosed Ewing's and osteosarcoma patients by means of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Methods DXA measurements of the lumbar spine (L2-4), both femora and calcanei were performed perioperatively in 46 children and adolescents (mean age: 14.3 years, range: 8.6-21.5 years). Mean Z-scores, areal BMD (g/cm2), calculated volumetric BMD (g/cm3) and bone mineral content (BMC, g) were determined. Results Lumbar spine mean Z-score was -0.14 (95% CI: -0.46 to 0.18), areal BMD was 1.016 g/cm2 (95% CI: 0.950 to 1.082) and volumetric BMD was 0.330 g/cm3 (95% CI: 0.314 to 0.347) which is comparable to healthy peers. For patients with a lower extremity tumor (n = 36), the difference between the affected and non-affected femoral neck was 12.1% (95% CI: -16.3 to -7.9) in areal BMD. The reduction of BMD was more pronounced in the calcaneus with a difference between the affected and contralateral side of 21.7% (95% CI: -29.3 to -14.0) for areal BMD. Furthermore, significant correlations for femoral and calcaneal DXA measurements were found with Spearman-rho coefficients ranging from ρ = 0.55 to ρ = 0.80. Conclusions The tumor disease located in the lower extremity in combination with offloading recommendations induced diminished BMD values, indicating local osteopenia conditions. However, the results revealed no significant decrements of lumbar spine BMD in pediatric sarcoma patients after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Nevertheless, it has to be taken into account that bone tumor patients may experience BMD decrements or secondary osteoporosis in later life. Furthermore, the peripheral assessment of BMD in the calcaneus via DXA is a feasible approach to quantify bone loss in the lower extremity in bone sarcoma patients and may serve as an alternative procedure, when the established assessment of femoral BMD is not practicable due to endoprosthetic replacements. KW - Bone Mineral Density KW - Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density KW - Areal Bone Mineral Density KW - Osteosarcoma Patient KW - Bone Mineral Density Loss Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-168661 VL - 11 IS - 287 SP - 1 EP - 8 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sanfilippo-Schulz, Jessica T1 - Becoming Cross-Cultural Kids in K. J. Fowler’s ‘We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ JF - Junctions: Graduate Journal of the Humanities KW - Third culture kids KW - critical animal studies KW - cross cultural kids KW - childhood studies KW - Karen J. Fowler Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-169847 SN - 2468-8282 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 23 EP - 42 PB - The Graduate School of Humanities, Utrecht University ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sanfilippo-Schulz, Jessica T1 - Big Small Steps: Childhoods on the Move JF - Satura KW - Third culture kids KW - Third Culture Literature Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-169858 SN - 2701-0201 VL - 1 SP - 69 EP - 76 PB - University of Münster, English Seminar ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sanfilippo-Schulz, Jessica T1 - A Victorious Roman Holiday: Life Writing and Loving Beyond Boundaries JF - European Journal of Life Writing KW - Creative writing KW - life writing KW - transnational love Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-169763 SN - 2211-243X VL - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sanfilippo-Schulz, Jessica T1 - Haiku of Maladisms JF - Satura KW - Creative writing, haiku, Covid-19 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-170416 SN - 2701-0201 VL - 3 SP - 35 EP - 35 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Winter, Corinna A1 - Brandes, Mirko A1 - Müller, Carsten A1 - Schubert, Tim A1 - Ringling, Michael A1 - Hillmann, Axel A1 - Rosenbaum, Dieter A1 - Schulte, Tim T. T1 - Walking ability during daily life in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or the hip and lumbar spinal stenosis JF - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders N2 - Background Degenerative musculoskeletal disorders are among the most frequent diseases occurring in adulthood, often impairing patients' functional mobility and physical activity. The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the impact of three frequent degenerative musculoskeletal disorders -- knee osteoarthritis (knee OA), hip osteoarthritis (hip OA) and lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) -- on patients' walking ability. Methods The study included 120 participants, with 30 in each patient group and 30 healthy control individuals. A uniaxial accelerometer, the StepWatch™ Activity Monitor (Orthocare Innovations, Seattle, Washington, USA), was used to determine the volume (number of gait cycles per day) and intensity (gait cycles per minute) of walking ability. Non-parametric testing was used for all statistical analyses. Results Both the volume and the intensity of walking ability were significantly lower among the patients in comparison with the healthy control individuals (p < 0.001). Patients with LSS spent 0.4 (IQR 2.8) min/day doing moderately intense walking (>50 gait cycles/min), which was significantly lower in comparison with patients with knee and hip OA at 2.5 (IQR 4.4) and 3.4 (IQR 16.1) min/day, respectively (p < 0.001). No correlations between demographic or anthropometric data and walking ability were found. No technical problems or measuring errors occurred with any of the measurements. Conclusions Patients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders suffer limitations in their walking ability. Objective assessment of walking ability appeared to be an easy and feasible tool for measuring such limitations as it provides baseline data and objective information that are more precise than the patients' own subjective estimates. In everyday practice, objective activity assessment can provide feedback for clinicians regarding patients' performance during everyday life and the extent to which this confirms the results of clinical investigations. The method can also be used as a way of encouraging patients to develop a more active lifestyle. KW - Gait Cycle KW - Lumbar Spinal Stenosis KW - Walking Ability KW - Healthy Control Individual KW - Zygapophyseal Joint Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-168673 VL - 11 IS - 233 SP - 1 EP - 7 ER -