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Sinika Timme
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Sinika Timme, M. Sc. Psych.

PhD Student

I am a research associate at the Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology with a degree in psychology. Due to own experiences in competitive sports I have always been interested in exercise related behavior.
In my research I am interested in the link between motivation and behavior. I want to answer questions like “Why is it for some people harder than for others to establish an exercise routine?” and thereby helping people to adopt a more active lifestyle. I am fascinated by psychophysiological (e.g. facial expressions) and indirect measures (e.g. the Implicit Association Test) to get a more objective, unbiased indicator of the affective responses to exercise.
I have been part of the SAFE YOU+ project, an EU project aimed at combating doping in recreational and competitive sport.
Currently, I am involved in an International Research Group on COVID and Exercise, examining the impact of the current situation on our exercise behavior and well-being.

Sinika Timme
Photo: Sinika Timme

Publications

Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)

  • Timme, S., Hutchinson, J., Regorius, A., & Brand, R. (2022). The Influence of Affective Priming on the Affective Response During Exercise: A Replication Study. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2022-0025.
  • Timme, S., Wolff, W., Englert, C., & Brand R. (2022) Tracking Self-Control – Task Performance and Pupil Size in a Go/No-Go Inhibition Task. Frontiers in Psychology 13:915016. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.915016
  • Brand, R., Nosrat, S., Späth, C., & Timme, S. (2022). Using COVID-19 Pandemic as a Prism: A Systematic Review of Methodological Approaches and the Quality of Empirical Studies on Physical Activity Behavior Change. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.864468
  • Timme, S., Cook, B., Schipfer, M., & Stoll, O. (2022). Forced to stay at home—Impact of curfews on mood during a pandemic for individuals with exercise dependence. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-022-00800-7
  • Brand, R., Timme, S., & Nosrat, S. (2020). When pandemic hits: Exercise frequency and subjective well-being during COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 2391.
  • Chang, Y. K., Hung, C. L., Timme, S., Nosrat, S., & Chu, C. H. (2020). Exercise Behavior and Mood during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan: Lessons for the Future. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(19), 7092
  • Engel, C., Timme, S., & Glöckner, A. (2020). Coherence-based reasoning and order effects in legal judgments. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 26(3), 333.
  • Timme, S. & Brand, R. (2020). Affect and exertion during incremental physical exercise: Examining changes using automated facial action analysis and experiential self-report. PLoS ONE 15(2): e0228739. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228739

Awards and Scholarships

  • 2020 Outstanding Student Paper Award Sport & Exercise Psychology. North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) with the following paper: Timme, S. & Brand, R. (2020). Affect and exertion during incremental physical exercise: Examining changes using automated facial action analysis and experiential self-report. PLoS ONE 15(2): e0228739. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228739
  • Since 2020 Doctoral Scholarship German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
  • 2013-2019 Student Scholarship Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit)

Contributions to Conferences

  • Schipfer, M., Timme, S., Cook, B., & Stoll, O. (2021). Forced to stay at home – Impact of home orders on mood during a pandemic for individuals with exercise dependence. Presentation at the 42nd Stress Trauma Anxiety & Resilience Society (STAR) International Conference, Haifa, Israel.
  • Timme, S. & Schinkoeth, M. (2021). Sport oder Couch? Der Einfluss automatisch-affektiver, reflexiver und aufmerksamkeitbasierter Prozesse auf das sportbezogene Entscheidungsverhalten. Presentation at the 53rd Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie (asp), Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Brand, R. & Timme, S. (2021). Theoretische Betrachtung des Konstrukts Selbstkontrolle im Lichte der ‘Afflective-Reflective Theory of Physical Inactivity and Exercise‘ (ART). Presentation at the 53rd Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie (asp), Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Timme, S., Spaeth, C. & Brand, R. (2021). Results of a systematic literature review on sport, exercise and subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presentation at the 53rd Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie (asp), Tuebingen, Germany.
  • Timme, S. & Brand, R. (2020). „I can see it in your eyes.“ Die Pupillengröße als biometrisches Maß schwindender Selbstkontrollressourcen. Presentation at the 52nd Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie (asp), Salzburg, Austria.
  • Timme, S., Regorius, A. & Brand, R. (2020). Der Einfluss von subliminalem Priming auf das affektive Erleben unter moderater körperlicher Belastung auf dem Laufband. Presentation at the 52nd Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie (asp), Salzburg, Austria.
  • Timme, S. (2019). The objectivation of exercise-induced affect by facial expressions analysis: a methodological approach. Poster at the 15th European Congress of Sport & Exercise Psychology (FEPSAC), Münster, Germany.
  • Timme, S. & Antoniewicz, F. (2018). It matters whether and how you look into the crystal ball. What influences affective responses when making exercise-related affective forecasts?. Poster at the 50th Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sportpsychologie (asp), Cologne, Germany.

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