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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award
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  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ralf Schwarzer is affiliated with the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and conducts research primarily in the field of psychology, with a focus on applied psychology, clinical psychology, general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, and social psychology.

The main topics of Schwarzer's research include behavioral health and interventions, obesity, physical activity and diet, motivation and self-concept in sports, environmental education and sustainability, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, the impact of technology on adolescents, and digital mental health interventions.

Recent papers authored by Schwarzer or involving their contributions include the following:

  • Habits and self-efficacy moderate the effects of intentions and planning on physical activity, 2020, British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Review: Nudge interventions to promote healthy diets and physical activity, 2021, Food Policy
  • The trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic and handwashing adherence: findings from 14 countries, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • Self-Efficacy and Health, 2020, The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology
  • FOODLIT-tool: Development and validation of the adaptable food literacy tool towards global sustainability within food systems, 2021, Appetite

Frequent co-authors in Schwarzer's publications include Jan Keller, Nina Knoll, Yiqun Gan, Aleksandra Łuszczyńska, and Lena Fleig.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as the British Journal of Health Psychology, Social Science & Medicine, Crisis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Health Psychology.

Best Publications

  • The assessment of optimistic self-beliefs : Comparison of the German, Spanish, and Chinese versions of the general self-efficacy scale

    Ralf Schwarzer;Judith Bäßler;Patricia Kwiatek;Kerstin Schröder

  • Modeling Health Behavior Change: How to Predict and Modify the Adoption and Maintenance of Health Behaviors

    Ralf Schwarzer

  • Self-Efficacy : Thought Control Of Action

    Ralf Schwarzer

  • The general self-efficacy scale: multicultural validation studies.

    Aleksandra Luszczynska;Urte Scholz;Ralf Schwarzer

  • Is General Self-Efficacy a Universal Construct?1

    Urte Scholz;Benicio Gutiérrez Doña;Shonali Sud;Ralf Schwarzer

  • Perceived Teacher Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Job Stress and Burnout: Mediation Analyses

    Ralf Schwarzer;Suhair Hallum

  • Bridging the intention–behaviour gap: Planning, self-efficacy, and action control in the adoption and maintenance of physical exercise

    Falko F. Sniehotta;Urte Scholz;Ralf Schwarzer

  • General self‐efficacy in various domains of human functioning: Evidence from five countries

    Aleksandra Luszczynska;Benicio Gutiérrez‐Doña;Ralf Schwarzer

  • Self-efficacy in the adoption and maintenance of health behaviors: Theoretical approaches and a new model.

    Ralf Schwarzer

  • Action planning and coping planning for long-term lifestyle change: Theory and assessment

    Falko F. Sniehotta;Ralf Schwarzer;Urte Scholz;Benjamin Schüz

  • Social-cognitive predictors of health behavior: action self-efficacy and coping self-efficacy.

    Ralf Schwarzer;Britta Renner

  • Measuring optimistic self-beliefs: A Chinese adaptation of the General Self-Efficacy Scale.

    Jian Xin Zhang;Ralf Schwarzer

  • General Self-Efficacy Scale

    R. Schwarzer;Matthias Jerusalem

  • Self-Efficacy and Health Behaviors

    Ralf Schwarzer

  • Social Support and Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Overview:

    Ralf Schwarzer;Anja Leppin

  • Das Konzept der Selbstwirksamkeit

    Ralf Schwarzer;Matthias Jerusalem

  • Mechanisms of health behavior change in persons with chronic illness or disability: the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA).

    Ralf Schwarzer;Sonia Lippke;Aleksandra Luszczynska

  • Functional roles of social support within the stress and coping process: A theoretical and empirical overview

    Ralf Schwarzer;Nina Knoll

  • Predicting teacher burnout over time: Effects of work stress, social support, and self-doubts on burnout and its consequences

    Ronald J. Burke;Esther R. Greenglass;Ralf Schwarzer

  • Assessment of perceived general self-efficacy on the Internet : Data collection in cyberspace

    Ralf Schwarzer;John Mueller;Esther Greenglass

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonia Lippke
Sonia Lippke Jacobs University
Nina Knoll
Nina Knoll Freie Universität Berlin
Jochen P. Ziegelmann
Jochen P. Ziegelmann Freie Universität Berlin
Aleksandra Luszczynska
Aleksandra Luszczynska University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Urte Scholz
Urte Scholz University of Zurich
Benjamin Schüz
Benjamin Schüz University of Bremen
Kyra Hamilton
Kyra Hamilton Griffith University
Britta Renner
Britta Renner University of Konstanz
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Esther R. Greenglass
Esther R. Greenglass York University

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