Teilnehmende auf dem Fahrradergometer beim Ausdauertest der Konstanzer Life-Studie ©Inka Reiter
Teilnehmende auf dem Fahrradergometer beim Ausdauertest der Konstanzer Life-Studie ©Inka Reiter

Longitudinal section: The Konstanz Life Study

Conducted regularly on a longitudinal basis in Constance since 2012 - 7 data surveys to date, each with over 1,000 participants

The Konstanz Life Study: recording changes in health behaviour over time

The aim of the Konstanz Life Study is the interdisciplinary scientific investigation of the health of the citizens of Constance. The interplay of nutrition and physical activity with other factors of health behaviour are examined over a longer period of time.

[Translate to Englisch:] Logo der Konstanzer Life-Studie

Since 2012, the Konstanz Life Study has repeatedly analysed the nutrition, fitness and health of the citizens of Constance in order to observe changes. To this end, extensive data on individual health behaviour (e.g. diet), objective physical health (e.g. clinical biomarkers) and psycho-social variables (e.g. dietary motives) are repeatedly collected.

The Konstanz Life Study is an important part of the BMBF-funded SMARTACT project. Numerous publications have already emerged from the study, including on nutrition (e.g. König et al., 2021), exercise (e.g. Szymczak et al., 2020) and risk perception (e.g. Gamp et al., 2018). More than 1,400 people took part in the seventh survey of the Konstanz Life Study 2023.

Selected publications

Publications on the Konstanz Life Study:

  • Renner, B., Sproesser, G., Klusmann, V., & Schupp, H. (2012). Die Konstanzer Life-Studie [The Konstanz Life-Study]. Adipositas - Ursachen, Folgeerkrankungen, Therapie, 2(6), 123–124. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1618783

Publications resulting from the Konstanz Life Study:

  • Gamp, M., Schupp, H. T., & Renner, B. (2018). Risk Perceptions After Receiving Multiple Risk Feedback. Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(9), 1350–1363. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167218767877
  • König, L. M., Sproesser, G., Schupp, H. T., & Renner, B. (2021). Preference for Intuition and Deliberation in Eating Decision‐making: Scale validation and associations with eating behaviour and health. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26(1), 109–131. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12460
  • Szymczak, H., Keller, L., Debbeler, L. J., Kollmann, J., Lages, N. C., Gollwitzer, P. M., Schupp, H. T., & Renner, B. (2020). An Increase in Vigorous but Not Moderate Physical Activity Makes People Feel They Have Changed Their Behavior. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1530. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01530