Theda Radtke

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 756 citations indexed

About

Theda Radtke is a scholar working on Applied Psychology, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Theda Radtke has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 756 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Applied Psychology, 20 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Theda Radtke's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (28 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (16 papers). Theda Radtke is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (28 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (16 papers). Theda Radtke collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Poland. Theda Radtke's co-authors include Urte Scholz, Konstantin Schenkel, Rainer Hornung, Jan Keller, Eike von Lindern, Roger Keller, Aleksandra Łuszczyńska, Karolina Horodyska, Monika Boberska and Sabrina C. Eimler and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Computers in Human Behavior and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Theda Radtke

48 papers receiving 734 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Digital detox: An effective solution in the smartphone era? A systematic literature review

2021 165 citations Theda Radtke, Konstantin Schenkel et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Theda Radtke Switzerland	16	350	296	196	169	130	55	756
Kirsten Verkooijen Netherlands	16	242 0.7×	229 0.8×	121 0.6×	161 1.0×	129 1.0×	47	957
Monica Reis-Bergan United States	8	474 1.4×	189 0.6×	82 0.4×	180 1.1×	100 0.8×	12	827
Alida Benthin United States	8	452 1.3×	262 0.9×	93 0.5×	192 1.1×	182 1.4×	10	1.0k
Jeffrey R. Cashin United States	11	339 1.0×	193 0.7×	91 0.5×	163 1.0×	115 0.9×	12	1.0k
Meng‐Jinn Chen United States	15	214 0.6×	231 0.8×	44 0.2×	142 0.8×	174 1.3×	21	974
Marieke Q. Werrij Netherlands	13	356 1.0×	201 0.7×	102 0.5×	185 1.1×	73 0.6×	18	679
Raquel Paz Castro Switzerland	16	380 1.1×	720 2.4×	59 0.3×	295 1.7×	76 0.6×	32	1.2k
Paule Miquelon Canada	13	257 0.7×	155 0.5×	81 0.4×	317 1.9×	62 0.5×	31	862
Kristi M. King United States	12	121 0.3×	239 0.8×	126 0.6×	164 1.0×	103 0.8×	46	830
Deborah Hunt Matheson Canada	10	353 1.0×	128 0.4×	80 0.4×	99 0.6×	154 1.2×	12	555

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Radtke, Theda, et al.. (2025). Effects of an intervention targeting social media app use on well‐being outcomes: A randomized controlled trial. Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being. 17(1). e12646–e12646.

Boberska, Monika, Anna Banik, Nina Knoll, et al.. (2025). Tell me where you live, and I will predict your exercise levels: How self‐regulatory action control, objective and perceived physical environment jointly explain physical activity time. British Journal of Health Psychology. 30(3). e70011–e70011.

Keller, Jan, et al.. (2025). Planning a digital detox: Findings from a randomized controlled trial to reduce smartphone usage time. Computers in Human Behavior. 168. 108624–108624. 1 indexed citations

Banik, Anna, et al.. (2024). Adding planning strategies to an experiential and conceptual knowledge-based intervention: Does it help to reduce sedentary time?. Psychology of sport and exercise. 77. 102782–102782. 2 indexed citations

Rhodes, Ryan E., Anna Banik, Matthias Burkard Aulbach, et al.. (2024). Extending Our Understanding of the Social Determinants of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Families: A Systems Mapping Approach. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 22(1). 53–68. 5 indexed citations

Banik, Anna, Monika Boberska, Nina Knoll, et al.. (2024). Effects of physical activity planning interventions on reducing sedentary behavior in parent–child dyads: A randomized controlled trial. Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being. 16(4). 1840–1863.

Radtke, Theda, et al.. (2024). Absent Presence – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Phubbing in Couples and Enhance Individual Well-Being. PUBLISSO (German National Library of Medicine). 31(3). 114–127. 2 indexed citations

Wirth, Alfred, et al.. (2024). Trachealkanülenmanagement im Kindesalter – „One fits all?“. Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde. 172(2). 129–137.

Banik, Anna, Monika Boberska, Nina Knoll, et al.. (2023). Physical activity planning interventions, body fat and energy-dense food intake in dyads: ripple, spillover, or compensatory effects?. Psychology and Health. 40(3). 433–453.

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Banik, Anna, Monika Boberska, Nina Knoll, et al.. (2022). Insights into effects of individual, dyadic, and collaborative planning interventions on automatic, conscious, and social process variables. Social Science & Medicine. 314. 115477–115477. 3 indexed citations

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Radtke, Theda, et al.. (2022). Students' Emotional Well-being and Academic Functioning Before, During, and After Lockdown in Germany: Cohort Study. JMIR Formative Research. 6(11). e34388–e34388. 4 indexed citations

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Ostermann, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Antecedents of Individuals’ Concerns Regarding Hospital Hygiene and Surgery Postponement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional, Web-Based Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(3). e24804–e24804. 1 indexed citations

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Keller, Jan, Anna Banik, Monika Boberska, et al.. (2021). Collaborative, dyadic, and individual planning and physical activity: A dyadic randomized controlled trial.. Health Psychology. 41(2). 134–144. 15 indexed citations

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Haug, Severin, Raquel Paz Castro, Urte Scholz, et al.. (2020). Assessment of the Efficacy of a Mobile Phone–Delivered Just-in-Time Planning Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use in Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(5). e16937–e16937. 20 indexed citations

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Horodyska, Karolina, Monika Boberska, John Wiggers, et al.. (2019). Perceptions of Physical Activity Promotion, Transportation Support, Physical Activity, and Body Mass: an Insight into Parent-Child Dyadic Processes. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 26(3). 255–265. 12 indexed citations

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Scholz, Urte, et al.. (2018). Bi-directional associations between parental feeding practices and children's body mass in parent-child dyads. Appetite. 129. 192–197. 25 indexed citations

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Radtke, Theda, et al.. (2017). Web-Based Alcohol Intervention: Study of Systematic Attrition of Heavy Drinkers. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19(6). e217–e217. 36 indexed citations

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Radtke, Theda, Jennifer Inauen, Laura Rennie, Sheina Orbell, & Urte Scholz. (2014). Effects of Dispositional and Situational Compensatory Health Beliefs on High-Calorie Snack Consumption. European Health Psychologist. 16. 320. 1 indexed citations

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Radtke, Theda & Urte Scholz. (2012). "Enjoy a delicious cake today and eat healthily tomorrow": Compensatory Health Beliefs and their impact on health. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 14(2). 37–40. 7 indexed citations

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Radtke, Theda, Urte Scholz, Roger Keller, Bärbel Knaüper, & Rainer Hornung. (2010). Smoking‐specific compensatory health beliefs and the readiness to stop smoking in adolescents. British Journal of Health Psychology. 16(3). 610–625. 39 indexed citations

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