Assoz. Prof. Mgr. Dr. Peter Gröpel
T: +43-1-4277-48820
Summer term 2025
350022 SE BA3I - Bachelor Paper
350284 VO BC2II - Applied Psychology of Sport
Winter term 2024
350083 VO MSB.IV - Health psychology
350236 SE BA3I - Bachelor Paper
Lubert, V. J., & Gröpel, P. (2025). Psychological interventions for the self-regulated enhancement of music performance: A systematic review. Musicae Scientiae, 29(2), 279-313. https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649241290448
Bibl, K., Wagner, M., Dvorsky, R., Haderer, M., Giordano, V., Groepel, P., Berger, A., Whitfill, T., Kadhim, B., Auerbach, M. A., & Gross, I. T. (2025). Impact of visual distraction on neonatal mask ventilation: a simulation-based eye-tracking study. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 110(3), F334-F340. Article archdischild-2024-327483. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327483
Altermann, W., & Gröpel, P. (2025). Effects of 8-week endurance, strength, and coordination exercise interventions on attention in adolescents: a randomised controlled study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 23(3), 487-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2024.2332280
Altermann, W., & Gröpel, P. (2024). Physical fitness is related to concentration performance in adolescents. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 587. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50721-0
Kopp, P. M., Möhler, E., & Gröpel, P. (2024). Physical activity and mental health in school-aged children: a prospective two-wave study during the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 18(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-023-00695-8
Lubert, V. J., Chełkowska-Zacharewicz, M. E., & Gröpel, P. (2024). “My Mind Varied Its Focus Quite a Bit”: A Thematic Analysis of the Attentional Focus of Aspiring Professional Violinists and Violists During Performance. Music and Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043241248266
Rupprecht, A. G. O., Tran, U. S., & Gröpel, P. (2024). The effectiveness of pre-performance routines in sports: a meta-analysis. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(1), 39-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2021.1944271
Kessler, L., Gröpel, P., Aichner, H., Aspalter, G., Kuster, L., Schmölzer, G. M., Berger, A., Wagner, M., & Simma, B. (2023). Eye-tracking during simulated endotracheal newborn intubation: a prospective, observational multi-center study. Pediatric Research, 94(2), 443-449. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-023-02561-x
Altermann, W., & Gröpel, P. (2023). Effects of acute endurance, strength, and coordination exercise interventions on attention in adolescents: A randomized controlled study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 64, Article 102300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2022.102300
Lubert, V. J., Nordin-Bates, S. M., & Gröpel, P. (2023). Effects of tailored interventions for anxiety management in choking-susceptible performing artists: a mixed-methods collective case study. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1164273. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1164273
Giordano, V., Bibl, K., Felnhofer, A., Kothgassner, O., Steinbauer, P., Eibensteiner, F., Gröpel, P., Scharnowski, F., Wagner, M., Berger, A., Olischar, M., & Steyrl, D. (2022). Relationship between psychological characteristics, personality traits, and training on performance in a neonatal resuscitation scenario: A machine learning based analysis. Frontiers in Pediatrics , 10, Article 1000544. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.1000544
Wagner, M., Gröpel, P., Eibensteiner, F., Kessler, L., Bibl, K., Gross, I. T., Berger, A., & Cardona, F. S. (2022). Visual attention during pediatric resuscitation with feedback devices: a randomized simulation study. Pediatric Research, 91, 1762-1768. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01653-w
Gröpel, P., Wagner, M., Bibl, K., Schwarz, H., Eibensteiner, F., Berger, A., & Cardona, F. S. (2022). Provider Visual Attention Correlates With the Quality of Pediatric Resuscitation: An Observational Eye-Tracking Study. Frontiers in Pediatrics , 10, Article 867304. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.867304
Krois, W., Schmölz, L., Wagner, M., Gröpel, P., Unger, E., Berger, A., Metzelder, M., & Reck, C. A. (2022). Cysto-Vaginoscopy of a 3D-Printed Cloaca Model: A Step toward Personalized Noninvasive Preoperative Assessment in Patients with Complex Anorectal Malformations. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 32(2), 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726424
Wagner, M., den Boer, M. C., Jansen, S., Gröpel, P., Visser, R., Witlox, R. S. G. M., Bekker, V., Lopriore, E., Berger, A., & te Pas, A. B. (2022). Video-based reflection on neonatal interventions during COVID-19 using eye-tracking glasses: an observational study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(2), F156-F160. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-321806
Lubert, V., & Gröpel, P. (2022). Testing interventions for music performance under pressure: A randomized controlled study. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 11(1), 93–105. https://doi.org/10.1037/spy0000285
Gröpel, P., & Lubert, V. (2022). Interventions for performance under pressure in sports and the performing arts. Psychologie in Österreich, 42(2), 134-139.
Krois, W., Palmisani, F., Gröpel, P., Feil, P., Metzelder, M. L., Patsch, J. M., & Reck-Burneo, C. A. (2021). Assessment of sacral ratio in patients with anorectal malformations: Can magnetic resonance imaging replace conventional radiograph? Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 56(11), 1993-1997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.01.013
Tief, V., & Gröpel, P. (2021). Pre-performance routines for music students: An experimental pilot study. Psychology of music, 49(5), 1261–1272. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735620953621
Bibl, K., Wagner, M., Steinbauer, P., Groepel, P., Wimmer, S., Olischar, M., Berger, A., & Hladschik-Kermer, B. (2021). NeoAct: A Randomized Prospective Pilot Study on Communication Skill Training of Neonatologists. Frontiers in Pediatrics , 9, Article 675742. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.675742
Department of Sport and Human Movement Science
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1150 Wien
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