Research Center Health and Prevention across the Lifespan
Sports management and Sports economic
Head:
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Martin Schnitzer, PhD
Focus
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Basic and applied research on issues of sport and health economics
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Sport development and management of sport organizations
Prevention and Health Aspects
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Socio-economic effects of sport and exercise programs in everyday life and leisure (especially sport and health tourism);
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Socio-political decisions, development of offers and evaluation of these in (municipal) sports development
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Issues of active mobility in everyday life and leisure time
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Opportunities and risks of trends in sport and exercise (e.g. e-sports)
Lifespan Perspective
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Sociological issues of sport (socialization in/through sport, sport and integration)
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Sport and exercise from an epidemiological perspective (prevention, health economic consequences of sporting (in)activity)
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Management of sport and exercise (e.g. development of sports clubs)
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Sports participation in the respective age groups (motives, obstacles, offers and their management)
Externally Funded Projects
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Projekt (Forschungsförderung), Tele-Prävention - Exemplarische Entwicklung eines touristisch genutzten Tele-Prävention Programmes mit Fokus Bewegung,03.05.2021-30.09.2021, Standortagentur Tirol (Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung), 7000,00 EUR
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Projekt (Forschungsförderung), SportEntwicklungsPlan SEP, 01.07.2020-30.06.2023, Stadt Innsbruck (Magistrat), 120000,00 EUR,
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Projekt (Forschungsförderung), Schnitzer, Martin; Schlemmer, Philipp Alexander; Thompson, Elisabeth; Welte, Heike Evidence-based Physical Activities in Sport and Health Tourism, 01.03.2019-31.08.2021, Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (FFG) Qualifizierungsnetze - Forschungskompetenzen für die Wirtschaft, 152387,00 EUR
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Effect of specific vacation activities on well-being EFFVACWELL, 01.01.2017-30.06.2018, Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung (TWF), Nachwuchsförderung 12000,00 EUR
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Projekt (Forschungsförderung), Schnitzer, Martin; Abegg, Bruno; Mailer, Markus; Steiger, Robert Der Stellenwert von Mobilität im gesundheitsorientierten Tourismus, MOBGETOU, 01.07.2016 - 31.12.2017, Tourismusforschungszentrum Tirol, 25000,00 EUR
Methods
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Empirical studies (with qualitative and quantities research designs, combined with observations, mixed methods approaches)
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Experimental study design (e.g. Online experiments)
Publication Highlights
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Maximilian Seidl, Philipp Schlemmer, Martin Niedermeier, Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Schnitzer, Do low-priced ski pass owners perceive a higher quality of life? A case study of the Leisure Card Tirol, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 24, Issue 10, 2021, Pages 1073-1076, ISSN 1440-2440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.03.015
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Seidl M, Schlemmer P, Niedermeier M, Ruedl G, Schnitzer M (2021) Do low-priced ski pass owners perceive a higher quality of life? A case study of the Leisure Card Tirol, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Volume 24, Issue 10, 2021, Pages 1073-1076, ISSN 1440-2440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.03.015
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Schlemmer P, Blank C, Schnitzer, M (2019) Does Physical Activity during Alpine Vacations Increase Tourists’ Well-Being? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(10), 1707; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101707
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Schlemmer P, Blank C, Bursa B, Mailer M, Schnitzer M (2019) Does Health-Oriented Tourism Contribute to Sustainable Mobility?, Sustainability 2019, 11(9), 2633; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11092633
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Schnitzer M, Schöttl SE, Kopp M, Barth M (2020) COVID-19 stay-at-home order in Tyrol, Austria: sports and exercise behaviour in change? Public Health, Volume 185, 2020,
Pages 218-220, ISSN 0033-3506, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.042. -
Frühauf A, Schnitzer M, Schobersberger W, Weiss, G Kopp M (2020) Jogging, nordic walking and going for a walk - inter-disciplinary recommendations to keep people physically active in times of the covid-19 lockdown in Tyrol, Austria Current Issues in Sport Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.15203/CISS2020.100