Christiana Schallhorn
Biographic Data
| ID | 4220614 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christiana Schallhorn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christiana |
| FAMILY NAME | Schallhorn |
| SIGNATURE | SCHALLHORN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1564-2658 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sport Journalism Practices on Instagram
As Instagram becomes an increasingly important platform for digital sports journalism, particularly among younger audiences, this study examines how sports outlets covered the 2022 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup in Qatar on Instagram. The analysis focuses on 7,612 Instagram posts from outlets in nine countries across four continents (Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Korea…
Multifactorial determinants of health status
Background Non-communicable diseases are a growing public health challenge, shaped not only by biological predispositions but also by geo-demographic, socioeconomic, psychological, and lifestyle factors. A comprehensive understanding of these determinants is essential for developing targeted public health strategies. This study aimed to examine the multifactorial determinants of individual health status by analyzing geo-demographic, socio-economi…
Regional variations in Mediterranean diet adherence
Introduction: The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is acknowledged for its health advantages; however, compliance with its principles differs by region and is influenced by geographical, cultural, economic, and life-style factors. This research examines regional differences in sociodemographic and lifestyle factors between Mediterranean (MC) and non-Mediterranean (NMC) countries, with a particular focus on adherence to the Mediterranean diet and life…
Cross-Platform Viewing of the Beijing Winter Olympics
This research represents one of the first empirical studies to examine how and why people watched the 2022 Winter Olympics on both television (TV) and digital platforms across different countries. Surveys were conducted in China, Germany, and the United States—three of the four top medal-winning countries during the 2022 Winter Olympics. Results indicate that traditional TV remains the primary way that viewers across countries watch the Winter Ol…
The 2020 Olympic Games’ impact on Japan’s image from German and American perspectives
This study investigated the influence of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Japan’s country and destination images from German and American perspectives while the event took place under strict restrictions due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. The image of Japan before, during, and after the Games and the Olympic Games image and the pandemic’s influence on the Games were measured. The findings revealed that the Americans had significantly stronger…
Inclusive, inviting, inspiring
Despite growing interest in women's football, limited research exists on its fans and their fan experience. Thus, findings from women's football culture against the background of hegemonic masculinity are presented, demonstrating how the space counteracts this concept. An online survey for fans located in Australia and Germany was developed to explore perceived differences in the culture of women's football. Participation in online (social media,…
Gender byline bias in sports reporting
Gender-based marginalization and discrimination in sports journalism is an ongoing concern of research addressing gender equality in journalism. The visibility of female reporters as authors in terms of sports coverage has been found to be under 10% in content analysis that spans several countries. Research into audiences’ perceptions of authorship in sports journalism further found female authors to be prone to byline biases—even though findings…
Olympic Sport Organisations in Times of Crisis and Change
Modern management is strategic and purpose-driven and has often been neglected in sports organizations. Here, for the first time, in close cooperation with eleven National Olympic Committees and the EOC EU Office of Sport, a guide to strategic management for sports organizations is presented, which also includes crisis and change management and increases crisis resilience. It is aimed at all those interested in (sports) management of NPOs and Oly…
The World is Watching Women’s Soccer
This study offers a unique opportunity to understand audiences’ multiplatform experiences during the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The authors conducted surveys in three countries—China, Germany, and the United States—to determine relationships between and among structural and identity factors that predicted viewership in each country. Results indicate that structural factors significantly predicted World Cup viewing on TV across all three countri…
Mediatization in Times of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on all societal domains, including sports. Social distancing measures and the closure of sports facilities posed especially severe challenges for grassroots sports clubs, which thrive on joint activities and member social contact. Drawing on mediatization theory, the study examines the communication challenges faced by grassroots sports clubs and the perceived potential of digital media to overcome the…
How the Covid-19 pandemic changed viewers’ watching motives and behaviour in Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2020 UEFA European Championship to be postponed by a year. However, 2021 saw continued severe contact restrictions in daily life, and fans at home had to decide whether it was acceptable to watch the games together with other people. This study examines the extent to which the pandemic influenced television viewers’ watching motives and behaviour, i.e. their preferences for where and with whom they watched the gam…
Football Without Football
During the COVID-19 pandemic, TV broadcasters and clubs were challenged to provide alternative formats and content for fans of Germany’s favorite sport, football [soccer]. Thus, they emulated matchdays and created a Bundesliga feeling in new ways. The authors focus on this alternative creative sports coverage during the Coronavirus crisis and consider the effect on the audience. TV broadcasters, for instance, recreated Bundesliga matchdays throug…
Samba, sun and social issues
The host countries for mega-sporting events aim to become more visible and to be perceived positively by the global audience because of the media coverage around the event. The media's influence on people's perceptions is expected to be particularly high if the audience has no direct experience and little prior knowledge of the hosting nation, and thus depends on the media for information. Using a panel survey ( N = 76) with three rounds of data …
The land of football”
Media Coverage of Thomas Hitzlsperger’s Coming-out in German Newspapers
In 2014, four months after he retired, Thomas Hitzlsperger became the first professional football player in Germany to announce that he is gay. Although homosexuality has become much more accepted in many areas of society, this does not include the world of professional sports. By contrast, homosexuality is hidden and excluded from both official and unofficial discourses. Thus, there was an overwhelming media response when Hitzlsperger announced …
A Man's World? – Die Rezeption der Fußballeuropameisterschaft 2012 im Fernsehen
Obwohl sich Männer im Allgemeinen stärker für Fußball interessieren als Frauen, verfolgen Frauen die Spiele bei Fußballgroßereignissen wie Welt- oder Europameisterschaften mittlerweile genauso begeistert wie Männer. Was aber sind die Gründe für die Fußballrezeption bei Frauen und Männern? Diese explorative Studie untersucht die Intensität und den Verlauf von Rezeptionsmotiven während der Fußballeuropameisterschaft 2012 anhand von 904 Teilnehmerin…
Der Einfluss von Fernsehübertragungen von Mega-Events auf die Wahrnehmung des Gastgeberlandes
of the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan
Mood Effects of Televised Sports Events
Television viewers attend to sports programs primarily to gain emotional rewards. As not only wins but also defeats are inherently rooted in sport competitions, television viewers can be positively as well as negatively affected in their feelings when watching sports on television. Interestingly, some studies were able to show that the feelings evoked by watching sport television also influence viewers’ judgments, following feeling-as-information…
Media Coverage of Thomas Hitzlsperger’s Coming-out in German Newspapers
In 2014, four months after he retired, Thomas Hitzlsperger became the first professional football player in Germany to announce that he is gay. Although homosexuality has become much more accepted in many areas of society, this does not include the world of professional sports. By contrast, homosexuality is hidden and excluded from both official and unofficial discourses. Thus, there was an overwhelming media response when Hitzlsperger announced …
Mediatization in Times of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on all societal domains, including sports. Social distancing measures and the closure of sports facilities posed especially severe challenges for grassroots sports clubs, which thrive on joint activities and member social contact. Drawing on mediatization theory, the study examines the communication challenges faced by grassroots sports clubs and the perceived potential of digital media to overcome the…
Mood Effects of Televised Sports Events
Television viewers attend to sports programs primarily to gain emotional rewards. As not only wins but also defeats are inherently rooted in sport competitions, television viewers can be positively as well as negatively affected in their feelings when watching sports on television. Interestingly, some studies were able to show that the feelings evoked by watching sport television also influence viewers’ judgments, following feeling-as-information…
Inclusive, inviting, inspiring
Despite growing interest in women's football, limited research exists on its fans and their fan experience. Thus, findings from women's football culture against the background of hegemonic masculinity are presented, demonstrating how the space counteracts this concept. An online survey for fans located in Australia and Germany was developed to explore perceived differences in the culture of women's football. Participation in online (social media,…
Samba, sun and social issues
The host countries for mega-sporting events aim to become more visible and to be perceived positively by the global audience because of the media coverage around the event. The media's influence on people's perceptions is expected to be particularly high if the audience has no direct experience and little prior knowledge of the hosting nation, and thus depends on the media for information. Using a panel survey ( N = 76) with three rounds of data …
The land of football”
Mood Effects of Televised Sports Events
Television viewers attend to sports programs primarily to gain emotional rewards. As not only wins but also defeats are inherently rooted in sport competitions, television viewers can be positively as well as negatively affected in their feelings when watching sports on television. Interestingly, some studies were able to show that the feelings evoked by watching sport television also influence viewers’ judgments, following feeling-as-information…
A Man's World? – Die Rezeption der Fußballeuropameisterschaft 2012 im Fernsehen
Obwohl sich Männer im Allgemeinen stärker für Fußball interessieren als Frauen, verfolgen Frauen die Spiele bei Fußballgroßereignissen wie Welt- oder Europameisterschaften mittlerweile genauso begeistert wie Männer. Was aber sind die Gründe für die Fußballrezeption bei Frauen und Männern? Diese explorative Studie untersucht die Intensität und den Verlauf von Rezeptionsmotiven während der Fußballeuropameisterschaft 2012 anhand von 904 Teilnehmerin…
Der Einfluss von Fernsehübertragungen von Mega-Events auf die Wahrnehmung des Gastgeberlandes
of the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan
Media Coverage of Thomas Hitzlsperger’s Coming-out in German Newspapers
In 2014, four months after he retired, Thomas Hitzlsperger became the first professional football player in Germany to announce that he is gay. Although homosexuality has become much more accepted in many areas of society, this does not include the world of professional sports. By contrast, homosexuality is hidden and excluded from both official and unofficial discourses. Thus, there was an overwhelming media response when Hitzlsperger announced …
The land of football”
Football Without Football
During the COVID-19 pandemic, TV broadcasters and clubs were challenged to provide alternative formats and content for fans of Germany’s favorite sport, football [soccer]. Thus, they emulated matchdays and created a Bundesliga feeling in new ways. The authors focus on this alternative creative sports coverage during the Coronavirus crisis and consider the effect on the audience. TV broadcasters, for instance, recreated Bundesliga matchdays throug…
Samba, sun and social issues
The host countries for mega-sporting events aim to become more visible and to be perceived positively by the global audience because of the media coverage around the event. The media's influence on people's perceptions is expected to be particularly high if the audience has no direct experience and little prior knowledge of the hosting nation, and thus depends on the media for information. Using a panel survey ( N = 76) with three rounds of data …
Olympic Sport Organisations in Times of Crisis and Change
Modern management is strategic and purpose-driven and has often been neglected in sports organizations. Here, for the first time, in close cooperation with eleven National Olympic Committees and the EOC EU Office of Sport, a guide to strategic management for sports organizations is presented, which also includes crisis and change management and increases crisis resilience. It is aimed at all those interested in (sports) management of NPOs and Oly…
The World is Watching Women’s Soccer
This study offers a unique opportunity to understand audiences’ multiplatform experiences during the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The authors conducted surveys in three countries—China, Germany, and the United States—to determine relationships between and among structural and identity factors that predicted viewership in each country. Results indicate that structural factors significantly predicted World Cup viewing on TV across all three countri…
Mediatization in Times of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on all societal domains, including sports. Social distancing measures and the closure of sports facilities posed especially severe challenges for grassroots sports clubs, which thrive on joint activities and member social contact. Drawing on mediatization theory, the study examines the communication challenges faced by grassroots sports clubs and the perceived potential of digital media to overcome the…
How the Covid-19 pandemic changed viewers’ watching motives and behaviour in Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2020 UEFA European Championship to be postponed by a year. However, 2021 saw continued severe contact restrictions in daily life, and fans at home had to decide whether it was acceptable to watch the games together with other people. This study examines the extent to which the pandemic influenced television viewers’ watching motives and behaviour, i.e. their preferences for where and with whom they watched the gam…
Gender byline bias in sports reporting
Gender-based marginalization and discrimination in sports journalism is an ongoing concern of research addressing gender equality in journalism. The visibility of female reporters as authors in terms of sports coverage has been found to be under 10% in content analysis that spans several countries. Research into audiences’ perceptions of authorship in sports journalism further found female authors to be prone to byline biases—even though findings…
The 2020 Olympic Games’ impact on Japan’s image from German and American perspectives
This study investigated the influence of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Japan’s country and destination images from German and American perspectives while the event took place under strict restrictions due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. The image of Japan before, during, and after the Games and the Olympic Games image and the pandemic’s influence on the Games were measured. The findings revealed that the Americans had significantly stronger…
Inclusive, inviting, inspiring
Despite growing interest in women's football, limited research exists on its fans and their fan experience. Thus, findings from women's football culture against the background of hegemonic masculinity are presented, demonstrating how the space counteracts this concept. An online survey for fans located in Australia and Germany was developed to explore perceived differences in the culture of women's football. Participation in online (social media,…
Regional variations in Mediterranean diet adherence
Introduction: The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is acknowledged for its health advantages; however, compliance with its principles differs by region and is influenced by geographical, cultural, economic, and life-style factors. This research examines regional differences in sociodemographic and lifestyle factors between Mediterranean (MC) and non-Mediterranean (NMC) countries, with a particular focus on adherence to the Mediterranean diet and life…
Cross-Platform Viewing of the Beijing Winter Olympics
This research represents one of the first empirical studies to examine how and why people watched the 2022 Winter Olympics on both television (TV) and digital platforms across different countries. Surveys were conducted in China, Germany, and the United States—three of the four top medal-winning countries during the 2022 Winter Olympics. Results indicate that traditional TV remains the primary way that viewers across countries watch the Winter Ol…
Sport Journalism Practices on Instagram
As Instagram becomes an increasingly important platform for digital sports journalism, particularly among younger audiences, this study examines how sports outlets covered the 2022 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup in Qatar on Instagram. The analysis focuses on 7,612 Instagram posts from outlets in nine countries across four continents (Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Korea…
Multifactorial determinants of health status
Background Non-communicable diseases are a growing public health challenge, shaped not only by biological predispositions but also by geo-demographic, socioeconomic, psychological, and lifestyle factors. A comprehensive understanding of these determinants is essential for developing targeted public health strategies. This study aimed to examine the multifactorial determinants of individual health status by analyzing geo-demographic, socio-economi…
Political science (14 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (14 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (12 works) · Advertising (10 works) · Business (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Football (7 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Geography (5 works)