Honorary Professor Jurgen Beckmann
Honorary Professor
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Book Chapters
Beckmann, Jürgen, Kellmann, Michael and Pauleit, Stephan (2025). Creating urban and workplace environments for recovery and well-being: a concluding summary. Creating urban and workplace environments for recovery and well-being: new perspectives on urban design and mental health. (pp. 233-239) edited by Stephan Pauleit, Michael Kellmann and Jürgen Beckmann. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003435471-15
Pauleit, Stephan, Beckmann, Jürgen and Kellmann, Michael (2025). Urban flourishing: human recovery and urban resilience as hubs for the city of the future. Creating urban and workplace environments for recovery and well-being: new perspectives on urban design and mental health. (pp. 3-20) edited by Stephan Pauleit, Michael Kellmann and Jürgen Beckmann. Abingdon, Oxon, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003435471-2
Kellmann, Michael, Pelka, Maximilian and Beckmann, Jürgen (2024). Psychological relaxation techniques to enhance recovery in sports. Fostering recovery and well-being in a healthy lifestyle: psychological, somatic, and organizational prevention approaches. (pp. 117-130) edited by Michael Kellmann and Jürgen Beckmann. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003250654-11
Beckmann, Jürgen and Kellmann, Michael (2024). Fostering recovery and well-being in a healthy lifestyle. Fostering recovery and well-being in a healthy lifestyle. (pp. 218-222) edited by Michael Kellmann and Jürgen Beckmann. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003250654-18
Beckmann, Jürgen, Huber, Maximilian and Andonian-Dierks, Caroline S. (2024). Chronic illness and well-being: promoting quality of life with a broadened concept of recovery. Fostering recovery and well-being in a healthy lifestyle: psychological, somatic, and organizational prevention approaches. (pp. 3-23) edited by Michael Kellmann and Jürgen Beckmann. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003250654-2
Beckmann, Jürgen, Kellmann, Michael and Jakowski, Sarah (2023). Recovery is more than just healing. The importance of recovery for physical and mental health. (pp. 266-270) edited by Michael Kellmann, Sarah Jakowski and Jürgen Beckmann. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003250647-15
Altfeld, Sebastian, Kellmann, Michael and Beckmann, Jürgen (2022). Coach mental health and well-being. Practical Sports Coaching. (pp. 164-175) edited by Christine Nash. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003179733-14
Kellmann, Michael and Beckmann, Jürgen (2021). Recovery and well-being in sport and exercise: A concluding summary. Recovery and Well-being in Sport and Exercise. (pp. 214-220) London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003258117-18
Konter, Erkut, Beckmann, Jurgen and Mallett, Clifford J. (2019). Psychological skills for football players. Football psychology: From theory to practice. (pp. 179-197) edited by Erkut Konter, Jürgen Beckmann and Todd M. Loughead. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315268248-15
Journal Articles
Freiberger, Annika, Andonian-Dierks, Caroline, Beckmann, Jürgen, Freilinger, Sebastian, Ewert, Peter, Henningsen, Peter, Kaemmerer, Harald, Kohls, Niko, Richter, Cristina and Huber, Maximilian (2024). Post-traumatic distress in adults with congenital heart disease: protective factors and clinical implications. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12529-024-10332-z
Tiscareno-Osorno, Ximena, Demetriou, Yolanda, Marques, Adilson, Peralta, Miguel, Jorge, Rafael, MacIntyre, Tadhg E., MacIntyre, Deirdre, Smith, Stephen, Sheffield, David, Jones, Marc V., Beckmann, Jürgen and Schönbach, Dorothea M. I. (2023). Systematic review of explicit instruments measuring nature connectedness: what do we know and what is next?. Environment and Behavior, 55 (8-10), 551-608. doi: 10.1177/00139165231212321
Freiberger, Annika, Richter, Cristina, Huber, Maximilian, Beckmann, Jürgen, Freilinger, Sebastian, Kaemmerer, Harald, Ewert, Peter, Kohls, Niko, Henningsen, Peter, Allwang, Christine and Andonian-Dierks, Caroline (2023). Post-traumatic distress in adults with congenital heart disease: an under-recognized complication?. American Journal of Cardiology, 203, 9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.087
Abdullah, Hani, Beckmann, Jürgen and Andonian-Dierks, Caroline (2023). Empirical findings on associations between anxiety, depression, and congenital heart disease in adults - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart and Mind, 7 (2), 70-79. doi: 10.4103/hm.hm_2_23
Heim-Ohmayer, P., Freiberger, A., Gedik, M., Beckmann, J., Ziehfreund, S., Zink, A., Hähl, W. and Schielein, M. C. (2022). The impact of stigmatization of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and mastocytosis in different areas of life—A qualitative interview study. Skin Health and Disease, 2 (4) e62, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/ski2.62
Tiscareno-Osorno, Ximena, Hossaini, Jihad, Chabursky, Sophia, Sayed, Nesma, Temizarabaci, Ilayda, Hähl, Wiebke and Beckmann, Jürgen (2022). Does socioeconomic position and gender affect human-nature interactions?. Journal of Public Health, 31 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01762-8
Freiberger, Annika, Beckmann, Jürgen, Freilinger, Sebastian, Kaemmerer, Harald, Huber, Maximilian, Nagdyman, Nicole, Ewert, Peter, Pieper, Lars, Deppe, Charlotte, Kuschel, Bettina and Andonian, Caroline (2022). Psychosocial well-being in postpartum women with congenital heart disease. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 12 (4), 389-399. doi: 10.21037/cdt-22-213
Andonian, Caroline, Beckmann, Jürgen, Mayer, Oliver, Ewert, Peter, Freiberger, Annika, Huber, Maximilian, Kaemmerer, Harald, Kurschat, Christine, Lagler, Florian, Nagdyman, Nicole, Pieper, Lars, Regenbogen, Claudia and Freilinger, Sebastian (2022). Quality of life in patients with Fabry's disease: a cross-sectional study of 86 adults. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 12 (4), 426-435. doi: 10.21037/cdt-22-215
Wergin, V. Vanessa, Mallett, Clifford J. and Beckmann, Juergen (2022). Individual vs. team sport failure-similarities, differences, and current developments. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 930025, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930025
Haehl, Wiebke, Mirifar, Arash and Beckmann, Jürgen (2022). Regulate to facilitate: A scoping review of prefrontal asymmetry in sport and exercise. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 60 102143. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102143
Maechel, Christopher, Loughead, Todd M., Wergin, V. Vanessa, Kossak, Tom and Beckmann, Jürgen (2021). A solution-focused approach to shared athlete leadership development using mixed methods. The Sport Psychologist, 36 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1123/tsp.2021-0075
Freilinger, Sebastian, Andric, Dario, Andonian, Caroline, Beckmann, Jürgen, Bongarth, Christa, Einwang, Hans Peter, Ewert, Peter, Hofbeck, Michael, Kaemmerer, Ann-Sophie, Nagdyman, Nicole, Oberhoffer, Renate, von Kodolitsch, Yskert, Kaemmerer, Harald and Neidenbach, Rhoia (2021). Lessons from the short- and mid-term outcome of medical rehabilitation in adults with congenital heart disease. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 11 (6), 1416-1431. doi: 10.21037/cdt-20-727
Luan, Mengkai, Mirifar, Arash, Beckmann, Jürgen and Ehrlenspiel, Felix (2021). The Varying Effects of Dual Tasks on the Performance of Motor Skills across Practice. Journal of Motor Behavior, 53 (5), 644-655. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2020.1828797
Beckmann, Jürgen, Ehmann, Madison, Kossak, Tom-Nicolas, Perl, Benedikt and Hähl, And Wiebke (2021). Volition in sports. Zeitschrift fur Sportpsychologie, 28 (3), 84-96. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000321
Pilz, A. C., Durner, V., Schielein, M. C., Schuster, B., Beckmann, J., Biedermann, T., Eyerich, K. and Zink, A. (2021). Addictions in patients with atopic dermatitis: a cross-sectional pilot study in Germany. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 36 (1), 84-90. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17708
Beckmann, Jurgen, Fimpel, Lukas and Wergin, V. Vanessa (2021). Preventing a loss of accuracy of the tennis serve under pressure. PLoS One, 16 (July) e0255060, e0255060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255060
Andonian, Caroline Sophie, Freilinger, Sebastian, Achenbach, Stephan, Ewert, Peter, Gundlach, Ulrike, Hoerer, Jürgen, Kaemmerer, Harald, Pieper, Lars, Weyand, Michael, Neidenbach, Rhoia Clara and Beckmann, Jürgen (2021). 'Well-being paradox' revisited: a cross-sectional study of quality of life in over 4000 adults with congenital heart disease. BMJ Open, 11 (6) e049531, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049531
Andonian, Caroline, Freilinger, Sebastian, Kaemmerer, Harald and Beckmann, Jurgen (2021). Psychological well-being in adults with congenital heart disease: Testing the predictive value of illness identity. Heart and Mind, 5 (2), 45-51. doi: 10.4103/hm.hm_32_21
Haehl, Wiebke, Mirifar, Arash, Quirin, Markus and Beckmann, Jürgen (2021). Differentiating reactivity and regulation: Evidence for a role of prefrontal asymmetry in affect regulation. Biological Psychology, 162 108107, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108107
Andonian, Caroline, Freilinger, Sebastian, Achenbach, Stefan, Ewert, Peter, Gundlach, Ulrike, Kaemmerer, Harald, Nagdyman, Nicole, Neidenbach, Rhoia Clara, Pieper, Lars, Schelling, Jörg, Weyand, Michael and Beckmann, Jürgen (2021). Quality of life in patients with Marfan syndrome: A cross-sectional study of 102 adult patients. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 11 (2), 602-610. doi: 10.21037/cdt-20-692
Nixdorf, R., Beckmann, J., Oberhoffer, R., Weberruß, H. and Nixdorf, I. (2021). Associations between physical fitness and mental health among german adolescents. Journal of Sport and Health Research, 13 (1), 125-138.
Luan, Mengkai, Maurer, Heiko, Mirifar, Arash, Beckmann, Jürgen and Ehrlenspiel, Felix (2021). Multisensory action effects facilitate the performance of motor sequences. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 83 (1), 475-483. doi: 10.3758/s13414-020-02179-9
Vanessa Wergin, V., Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna and Beckmann, Jürgen (2021). A field study investigating running distance and affect of field hockey players in collective team collapse situations. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 19 (4), 584-597. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2020.1817123
Mosoi, Adrian A., Beckmann, Jürgen, Mirifar, Arash, Martinent, Guillaume and Balint, Lorand (2020). Corrigendum: Influence of organized vs non organized physical activity on school adaptation behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 633197, 633197. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.633197
Mirifar, Arash, Cross-Villasana, Fernando, Beckmann, Jürgen and Ehrlenspiel, Felix (2020). Effects of the unilateral dynamic handgrip on resting cortical activity levels: A replication and extension. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 156, 40-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.07.003
Haehl, Wiebke, Mirifar, Arash, Luan, Mengkai and Beckmann, Jürgen (2020). Dealing with failure: Prefrontal asymmetry predicts affective recovery and cognitive performance. Biological Psychology, 155 107927, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107927
Maechel, Christopher, Loughead, Todd M. and Beckmann, Jürgen (2020). The Testing of a Four-Dimensional Model of Athlete Leadership and Its Relation to Leadership Effectiveness. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 1361, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01361
Nixdorf, Raphael, Beckmann, Jürgen and Nixdorf, Insa (2020). Risk Assessment for Depressive Syndromes by Screening of Psychological Variables Risikoeinschätzung für depressive Syndrome anhand eines Screenings psychologischer Variablen. Zeitschrift fur Sportpsychologie, 27 (3), 95-105. doi: 10.1026/1612-5010/a000305
Nixdorf, Insa, Beckmann, Jürgen and Nixdorf, Raphael (2020). Psychological Predictors for Depression and Burnout Among German Junior Elite Athletes. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 601, 601. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00601
Andonian, Caroline, Beckmann, Juergen, Ewert, Peter, Freilinger, Sebastian, Kaemmerer, Harald, Oberhoffer-Fritz, Renate, Sack, Martin and Neidenbach, Rhoia (2020). Assessment of the psychological situation in adults with congenital heart disease. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (3) 779, 779. doi: 10.3390/jcm9030779
Abula, Kahar, Beckmann, Jürgen, He, Zhongkai, Cheong, Chengwa, Lu, Fuquan and Gröpel, Peter (2020). Autonomy support in physical education promotes autonomous motivation towards leisure-time physical activity: evidence from a sample of Chinese college students. Health Promotion International, 35 (1), e1-e10. doi: 10.1093/heapro/day102
Wergin, V. Vanessa, Beckmann, Jürgen, Gröpel, Peter and Mesagno, Christopher (2020). Investigating cumulative effects of preperformance routine interventions in beach volleyball serving. PloS One, 15 (1) e0228012, e0228012. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228012
Andonian, Caroline, Langer, Fabian, Beckmann, Juergen, Bischoff, Gert, Ewert, Peter, Freilinger, Sebastian, Kaemmerer, Harald, Oberhoffer, Renate, Pieper, Lars and Neidenbach, Rhoia Clara (2019). Overweight and obesity: an emerging problem in patients with congenital heart disease. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 9 (S2), S360-S368. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2019.02.02
Biber, Sabina, Andonian, Caroline, Beckmann, Jurgen, Ewert, Peter, Freilinger, Sebastian, Nagdyman, Nicole, Kaemmerer, Harald, Oberhoffer, Renate, Pieper, Lars and Neidenbach, Rhoia Clara (2019). Current research status on the psychological situation of parents of children with congenital heart disease. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 9 (S2) A16, S369-S376. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2019.07.07
Pichler, Theresia, Dinkel, Andreas, Marten-Mittag, Birgitt, Hermelink, Kerstin, Telzerow, Eva, Ackermann, Ulrike, Belka, Claus, Combs, Stephanie E., Gratzke, Christian, Gschwend, Juergen, Harbeck, Nadia, Heinemann, Volker, Herkommer, Kathleen, Kiechle, Marion, Mahner, Sven, Pigorsch, Steffi, Rauch, Josefine, Stief, Christian, Beckmann, Juergen, Heussner, Pia and Herschbach, Peter (2019). Factors associated with the decline of psychological support in hospitalized patients with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 28 (10) pon.5191, 2049-2059. doi: 10.1002/pon.5191
Mesagno, Christopher, Beckmann, Jürgen, Wergin, V. Vanessa and Gröpel, Peter (2019). Primed to perform: comparing different pre-performance routine interventions to improve accuracy in closed, self-paced motor tasks. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 43, 73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.01.001
Wergin, V. Vanessa, Mallett, Clifford J., Mesagno, Christopher, Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna and Beckmann, Juergen (2019). When you watch your team fall apart - coaches' and sport psychologists' perceptions on causes of collective sport team collapse. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (JUN) 331, 1331. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01331
Andonian, Caroline, Beckmann, Jurgen, Biber, Sabina, Ewert, Peter, Freilinger, Sebastian, Kaemmerer, Harald, Oberhoffer, Renate, Pieper, Lars and Neidenbach, Rhoia Clara (2018). Current research status on the psychological situation of adults with congenital heart disease. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 8 (6), 799-804. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2018.12.06
Wergin, V. Vanessa, Zimanyi, Zsuzsanna, Mesagno, Christopher and Beckmann, Juergen (2018). When suddenly nothing works anymore within a team - causes of collective sport team collapse. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (NOV) 2115, 2115. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02115
Heidari, Jahan, Pelka, Maximilian, Beckmann, Jürgen and Kellmann, Michael (2018). A practitioner’s perspective on psychological issues in football. Science and Medicine in Football, 3 (2), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/24733938.2018.1526397