Erwin Apitzsch

Erwin Apitzsch is a researcher at the Department of Psychology of Lund University. His work focuses on sports psychology, particularly exploring psychological aspects of physical activity/inactivity and team dynamics in sports like handball, basketball, and football. He has contributed to understanding collective collapse, emotional contagion, and social influence on adolescents' physical behavior.

• Research Interests: Team sports psychology, behavioral contagion, health promotion, and elite sports dynamics.
• Ongoing Project: "From couch potato to regular exerciser" aims to analyze behavioral shifts in sedentary individuals.
• Publications: His studies span longitudinal analyses of social influence, qualitative explorations of psychological momentum, and experimental work on team performance.
• Roles: Secretary of SVEBI (Swedish Society for Behavioral and Social Sciences in Sport Research) and editor for the Swedish Journal of Sport Research.