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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Laura Maria König, B.Sc. M.Sc.
Laura Maria König
T: +43-1-4277-47250
https://gesundheit-psy.univie.ac.at/
Summer term 2026
200037 VO Gesundheitspsychologie
200059 VU Gesundheitspsychologie
200120 SE Masterarbeitsseminar
200223 SE Theorie u. Empirie wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens (Klinische Psychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie) 1
540003 SE Into Science Retreat
540018 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - (Mental) Health: mechanisms, prevention, and intervention
Winter term 2025
200099 VU Gesundheitspsychologie
200100 VU Gesundheitspsychologie
200174 SE Theorie u. Empirie wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens (Klinische Psychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie) 2
200218 SE Masterarbeitsseminar
200231 SE Vertiefungsseminar: Klinische Psychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie - Die Psychologie des normalen Essverhaltens
540018 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - (Mental) Health: mechanisms, prevention, and intervention
540019 SE Introduction to CoBeNe 25/26
Summer term 2025
200037 VO Gesundheitspsychologie
200059 VU Gesundheitspsychologie
200060 VU Gesundheitspsychologie
200120 SE Masterarbeitsseminar
200221 SE Theorie u. Empirie wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens (Klinische Psychologie und Gesundheitspsychologie) 1
540011 SE DissertantInnen-Seminar - Health: mechanisms, prevention, and intervention
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Mercer LC, Al-Masri M, Rocha D, König LM, Western M. A Scoping Review of the Mechanisms Influencing Socioeconomic Disparities in Outcomes of Digital Interventions for Weight-Related Behaviors. Obesity Reviews. 2026 Mar 12;e70121. doi: 10.1111/obr.70121
Allmeta A, Ruf A, Neubauer A, König LM. Measurement reactivity in smartphone-based dietary ecological momentary assessment. PsyArXiv. 2026 Mar 1. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/uw2gk_v1
Ruf A, Krukowski R, Western MJ, König LM. Self-monitoring frequency in increasing fruit and vegetable intake: A randomized experiment. PsyArXiv. 2026 Mar 1.
Betz C, Al Masri M, König LM, Bartelmeß T. Identifying Social Media-Based Interactions That Help Adults to Adhere to Weight Loss Goals: A Systematic Review. Obesity Reviews. 2026 Mar;27(3):1-15. e70030. doi: 10.1111/obr.70030
Lovis-Schmidt A, Elmer T, Warner LM, König LM, Kubiak T, Sproesser G et al. Generative KI in der Gesundheitspsychologie. 2026.
König LM, Volpi L, Koch T. Conjoint analysis of social inequality indicators in diet and physical activity app (non-)users: Representative online surveys in Austria, Germany and Italy. Digital Health. 2026;12:20552076261429621. doi: 10.1177/20552076261429621
Arigo D, Baga K, Folk AL, Salvatore GM, Bercovitz I, Singh R et al. Do adults with cardiovascular disease risk show meaningful reactivity to physical activity measurement? Coordinated analysis across six studies. British Journal of Health Psychology. 2026;31(2):e70063. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.70063
Allmeta A, Arigo D, König LM. Easy or difficult? Investigating perceived ease of changing eating and physical activity behaviors. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2026;18(1):e70124. doi: 10.1111/aphw.70124
Wagner T, Makled N, Scior K, König LM, Unseld M, Zeilinger EL. Exploring Inclusion in Austria’s Breast Cancer Screening:A Dual-Perspective Study of Women with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Caregivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2026;23(1). doi: 10.3390/ijerph23010124
König LM, Gärtner A, Slack HR, Dhakal S, Adetula A, Dougherty MR et al. How to… bolster employability through open science. In Pennington CR, Pownall M, editors, Teaching Open Science. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 2026. p. 155 - 167 doi: 10.4337/9781035359066.00020
König LM, Forbes CC, Busse H, DeSmet A, Szinay D, Wan J et al. Inequalities in Exclusively Mobile Interventions Targeting Weight-Related Behaviors: Systematic Review of Observational Studies. Obesity Reviews. 2026;5:e70057. doi: 10.1111/obr.70057
Fresán U, Boronat A, Buekers J, de la Torre R, König LM, Chevance G. REFRESH-daily: a short 10-item questionnaire for evaluating behavior change towards healthier and more environmentally sustainable diets. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2026. doi: 10.1186/s12966-026-01901-4
Allmeta A, Sutton S, König LM. The same, only different: Smartphone-based dietary Ecological Momentary Assessment tools vary in complexity, usability and active information processing. British Journal of Health Psychology. 2026;31(1). doi: 10.1111/bjhp.70057
Ruf A, König LM. What (not) to eat: Exploring weight-loss and dietary intentions in representative samples from Germany and Austria. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2025 Sept 13;17(5):e70077. doi: 10.1111/aphw.70077
König LM, Akad E, Gunawan G, Rocha Gonzalez DV, Dorlach T. Nutri-Score and Nutrition Warning Labels Are Effective in Guiding Hypothetical Choice in Indonesia, Mexico, and Türkiye: Results from a Cross-Country Online Experiment. International journal of behavioral medicine. 2025 Sept 12. doi: 10.1007/s12529-025-10391-w
Allgaier J, Bartelmeß T, Decorte P, Evans R, Feldman Z, Fernandez MA et al. Digital Foodscapes: Past - Present - Future. 2025 Sept 1. doi: 10.31235/osf.io/pzmu5_v1
Koch TJS, Christlein N, König LM. Between love and pain: A qualitative analysis of menstrual distress and romantic relationships. 2025 Sept. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/xekdn_v1
Wagner T, Herscovici AR, Fuchs A, Kabas S, Hilbert M, König LM et al. Towards Inclusive Colorectal Cancer Screening: Experiences and Needs of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. Cancer Medicine. 2025 Sept;14(17):e71212. doi: 10.1002/cam4.71212
Watson D, König LM. Joining forces between health and environmental psychology: Report on the 2024 SYNERGY Expert Meeting. The European Health Psychologist. 2025 Aug 25;24(2). doi: 10.62696/c7gzcy76
Teran-Escobar C, DeSmet A, Warner LM, Soares VA, Fteropoulli T, Green J et al. Towards Healthy and Sustainable Living: Theories and Interventions for Behaviour Change. PsyArXiv. 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/qu2dz_v2
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Health-related mis- and disinformation: Why it matters for public health and what we can do about it

König, L. M. (Speaker)

12 Nov 2025 → 14 Nov 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

A window into the past: Using donated health app data to study measurement reactivity in intensive longitudinal studies

König, L. M. (Speaker)

9 Oct 2025 → 10 Oct 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Improving weight-related behaviours through digital technology: Potential and pitfalls

König, L. M. (Speaker)

Oct 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public

Exploring Inclusion in Breast Cancer Screening: A Dual-Perspective Study of Women with Intellectual Disabilities and their Caregivers

Wagner, T. (Speaker), Makled, N. (Contributor), Scior, K. (Contributor), König, L. M. (Contributor), Unseld, M. (Contributor) & Zeilinger, E. (Contributor)

19 Sept 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Ist gesund auch nachhaltig? Ergebnisse einer experimentellen Fake Food Studie

Al Masri, M. (Speaker) & König, L. M. (Speaker)

15 Sept 2025 → 19 Sept 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Between love and pain: A qualitative analysis of menstrual distress and romantic relationships

Koch, T. J. S. (Speaker), Christlein, N. (Speaker) & König, L. M. (Speaker)

26 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Objective and Subjective Reactivity to the Sensor-Based Measurement of Physical Activity

Ruf, A. (Speaker), Gruber, J. R. (Speaker), Ebner-Priemer, U. (Speaker), Reif, A. (Speaker), König, L. M. (Speaker) & Matura, S. (Speaker)

26 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Science communication with policymakers, media and the general public

Contzen, N. (Speaker), Sproesser, G. (Speaker), Mata, J. (Speaker), König, L. M. (Speaker), Marteau, T. (Speaker) & Teran-Escobar, C. (Speaker)

25 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

How much is enough? The role of self-monitoring frequency in increasing fruit and vegetable intake

Ruf, A. (Speaker), Krukowski, R. A. (Speaker), Western, M. J. (Speaker) & König, L. M. (Speaker)

6 Aug 2025 → 9 Aug 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Communicating (planetary health) science to the public: Evidence-based considerations

König, L. M. (Speaker)

Jun 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public

Improving weight-related behaviours through digital technology: Potential and pitfalls

König, L. M. (Speaker)

26 Mar 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Chancen und Herausforderungen digitaler Interventionen für eine gesündere Ernährung

König, L. M. (Speaker)

19 Mar 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Kalorienarm = zuckerfrei? Eine experimentelle Fake Food Studie zur Untersuchung von Stereotypen über Lebensmittel

König, L. M. (Speaker)

12 Mar 2025 → 14 Mar 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Unsere Ernährungsumgebung – wie wird die Wahl von protein- reichen Lebensmitteln beeinflusst?

König, L. M. (Speaker)

12 Mar 2025 → 14 Mar 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Blicke über den Tellerrand: Gesundheits(-psychologische-) forschung und wissenschaftliche Karrieren in Europa

König, L. M. (Speaker)

4 Feb 2025

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Ein Leben im Überfluss überfordert: Psychologische Perspektiven auf die moderne Ernährungsumgebung

König, L. M. (Invited speaker)

23 Nov 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Wie nehmen wir den Verbraucher mit?

König, L. M. (Invited speaker)

21 Nov 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Other

Acceptability of Nutri-Score and nutrition warning labels and their impact on food choices in Indonesia, Mexico and Türkiye

König, L. M. (Speaker), Akad, E. (Speaker), Gunawan, G. (Speaker), Rocha-González, D. V. (Speaker) & Dorlach, T. (Speaker)

10 Oct 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

How to communicate science to the public? Recommendations for effective written communication derived from a systematic review

König, L. M. (Speaker), Altenmüller, M. S. (Speaker), Fick, J. (Speaker), Crusius, J. (Speaker), Genschow, O. (Speaker) & Sauerland, M. (Speaker)

17 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Opportunities and challenges of using digital technology for health behaviour measurement and change

König, L. M. (Speaker)

16 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Colorectal cancer screening in people with intellectual disabilities: Exploring needs, facilitators, and barriers

Wagner, T. (Speaker), Herscovici, A. R. (Contributor), Fuchs, A. (Contributor), König, L. M. (Contributor), Unseld, M. (Contributor) & Zeilinger, E. (Contributor)

4 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in health psychology research: Development of a practical guide

Birtel, M. D. (Speaker), König, L. M. (Speaker) & Semlyen, J. (Speaker)

4 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Inequalities in exclusively mobile interventions targeting weight-related behaviours: Systematic review of observational studies

König, L. M. (Speaker), Forbes, C. (Speaker), Busse, H. (Speaker), DeSmet, A. (Speaker), Szinay, D. (Speaker) & Smit, E. S. (Speaker)

3 Sept 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Was sagt die Forschung? Evidenzbasierte Empfehlungen für effektive Wissenschaftskommunikation

König, L. M. (Invited speaker)

16 Jul 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Integrating Ecological Momentary Assessment data into a laboratory experiment to test effects of feedback on dietary intake: Feasibility considerations

König, L. M. (Speaker) & Krukowski, R. A. (Speaker)

4 Jun 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Reactivity to physical activity measurement: The role of researcher observation

König, L. M. (Speaker), Pasko, K. (Speaker), Baga, K. (Speaker), Harsora, R. (Speaker), Gular, S. (Speaker), Edwards, K. (Speaker) & Arigo, D. (Speaker)

4 Jun 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Measurement reactivity: Do we change health behaviour by simply measuring it?

König, L. M. (Invited speaker)

29 May 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Warum gute Wisskomm gute Wisskomm-Forschung braucht

König, L. M. (Keynote speaker)

19 Apr 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Measurement reactivity: Do we change health behaviour by simply measuring it?

König, L. M. (Invited speaker)

16 Apr 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Quality of herbs grown in Vertical Farming systems: Do consumer perceptions and analytical parameters align?

König, L. M. (Speaker), Thapa, R. (Speaker), Gautam, N. (Speaker) & Baldermann, S. (Speaker)

5 Apr 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Improving weight-related behaviours through digital technology: Potential and pitfalls

König, L. M. (Invited speaker)

1 Feb 2024

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Why is changing behaviour so difficult?

König, L. M. (Speaker)

26 Sept 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Cross-cultural comparison of sustainable diet perceptions using a Fake Food Buffet

Al Masri, M. (Contributor) & König, L. M. (Speaker)

7 Sept 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

Measurement reactivity in objective physical activity assessment: Does researcher observation play a role?

König, L. M. (Speaker), Pasko, K. (Contributor), Edwards, K. (Contributor), Salvatore, G. M. (Contributor) & Arigo, D. (Contributor)

7 Sept 2023

Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science

FOOD-FRAMES

König, L. M. (Project Lead)

1/04/26 → 31/03/29

Project: Research funding

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology

Wächtergasse 1
1010 Wien
Room: D08

T: +43-1-4277-47250

laura.koenig@univie.ac.at