Levenig C, Hasenbring M, Günnewig L, Titze C, Elsenbruch S, Schulte T (2024). Treatment Expectations-You Get What You Expect-and Depression Plays a Role. J Pain, 25(9), 104582. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2024.104582
Claudia Levenig
Dr. SpoWiss
Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology
Curriculum Vitae
- since 2022 Research Coordinator at the Center of Medical Psychology and Translational Neuroscience, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2019-2022 Research assistant, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, St. Josef Hospital, Bochum
- 2020 PhD Spowiss, Faculty of Sports Science, Ruhr University Bochum
- since 2011 Research Associate at the Center of Medical Psychology and Translational Neuroscience, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2007-2013 Lecturer, Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2003-2009 Lecturer, Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology and at the Institute of Sports Science, Georg-August-University Göttingen
- 1997-1998 Semester abroad: Sports Science at Heriot Watt University Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1994-2001 M.A. Sports science, Sociology, Economic and Social Psychology, Georg August University Göttingen
Methods and research interests
- Psychosocial aspects of chronic low back pain
- Body image and pain
Therapy expectations
Recent publications
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Maurer A, Deckert S, Levenig C, Schörkmaier T, Stangier C, Attenberger U, Hasenbring M, Boecker H (2020). Body Image Relates to Exercise-Induced Antinociception and Mood Changes in Young Adults: A Randomized Longitudinal Exercise Intervention. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 17(18). doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186801
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Levenig C, Kellmann M, Kleinert J, Belz J, Hesselmann T, Heidari J, Hasenbring M (2020). Body Image in Athletes and Nonathletes With Low Back Pain: Avoidance-Endurance-Related Subgroups and Sports Status Play a Role. J Sport Rehabil, 30(2), 182-189. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2019-0245
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Gajsar H, Titze C, Levenig C, Kellmann M, Heidari J, Kleinert J, Rusu A, Hasenbring M (2019). Psychological pain responses in athletes and non-athletes with low back pain: Avoidance and endurance matter. Eur J Pain, 23(9), 1649-1662. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1442
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Konietzny K, Chehadi O, Levenig C, Kellmann M, Kleinert J, Mierswa T, Hasenbring M (2019). Depression and suicidal ideation in high-performance athletes suffering from low back pain: The role of stress and pain-related thought suppression. Eur J Pain, 23(6), 1196-1208. doi: 10.1002/ejp.1387
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Heidari J, Belz J, Hasenbring M, Kleinert J, Levenig C, Kellmann M (2019). Examining the Presence of Back Pain in Competitive Athletes: A Focus on Stress and Recovery. J Sport Rehabil, 28(2), 188-195. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2017-0235
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Levenig C, Kellmann M, Kleinert J, Belz J, Hesselmann T, Hasenbring M (2019). Body image is more negative in patients with chronic low back pain than in patients with subacute low back pain and healthy controls. Scand J Pain, 19(1), 147-156. doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0104
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Belz J, Heidari J, Levenig C, Hasenbring M, Kellmann M, Kleinert J (2018). Stress and risk for depression in competitive athletes suffering from back pain - Do age and gender matter?. Eur J Sport Sci, 18(7), 1029-1037. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1468482
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Heidari J, Mierswa T, Hasenbring M, Kleinert J, Levenig C, Belz J, Kellmann M (2018). Recovery-stress patterns and low back pain: Differences in pain intensity and disability. Musculoskeletal Care, 16(1), 18-25. doi: 10.1002/msc.1195
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Kleinert J, Ott I, Mierswa T, Levenig C, Wenge K, Hasenbring M, Kellmann M (2017). Exercise motivation and nonspecific back pain: A comparison of patients and nonpatients. Rehabil Psychol, 62(3), 363-373. doi: 10.1037/rep0000149
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Heidari J, Mierswa T, Kleinert J, Ott I, Levenig C, Hasenbring M, Kellmann M (2016). Parameters of low back pain chronicity among athletes: Associations with physical and mental stress. Phys Ther Sport, 21, 31-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2016.03.003