Wellbeinglab

Stress prevention and well-being for students

Research at CBS on stress prevention
and well-being among students

Creating change together

New Research:
Teachers’ perspective regarding student well-being

How can CBS better support student well-being in classrooms?

For the past six months, CBS Well-being Lab has explored teachers’ challenges and perspectives on fostering student well-being at CBS.

Our new report: ‘Student Well-being in the Classroom: Promoting Student Well-being at CBS from Teachers’ Perspective, authored by Dr. Ece Gürsoy and Dr. Pernille Steen Pedersen shares key insights on:

  • Teachers’ understanding of student well-being
  • Obstacles to promoting student well-being in the classroom
  • Teachers’ role in supporting student well-being
  • CBS’s role in promoting student well-being

Download the full report here, to see the research-based recommendations for CBS leadership and avenues for future work.

New Podcast: From Dilemmas to Insights –
Relational Well-being in Future Business

Ever felt the pressure to perform or the fear of not measuring up?

Tune in and listen to the brand new podcast where experienced business professionals unpack real-life dilemmas submitted by students at CBS.

From the fear of underperforming to the shame of revealing uncertainty at school or work, the panel share reflections and calls for leadership to foster inclusive, supportive work cultures.

“ I found the panel debate exciting […] It creates a completely different kind of relevance. The fact that these are people from the business world makes it much more concrete. Not just something we talk about in academic conversation, but something that actually has real-world applications”
Student from HA Psychology.

Get inspired and discover how to navigate dilemmas of your own and those around you. Listen here.

For students

Do you want to use our tools in your group?

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For teachers

Do you want to use our tools for your class?

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For interested

Are you interested in CBS’ strategy or the research in general?
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Welcome!

Increasing well-being, collectively!

Welcome
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Welcome to the website of CBS Well-being Lab. We work with stress prevention and well-being for students. The aim is to explore the reasons behind the increasing number of students that experience severe stress, anxiety, and lack of well-being.

Our view on stress
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We believe that stress cannot be reduced to the responsibility of the individual, as stress has a common cause in the (study) culture – it is a relational phenomenon. Tackling stress therefore needs to take place in the collective field and requires a community effort.

About this site
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This site is for students, researchers and staff at CBS concerned with the topic of stress and well-being, for external partners of the project, and for everyone interested in a new take on stress.

LATEST NEWS UPDATES

September 2025: Workshop on “Teamwork” with the new SEM-bachelor students

Last month, CBS Wellbeing Lab hosted the first of three workshops on a newly started well-being initiative for the SEM-bachelor program. The initiative is part of a larger pilot project in collaboration with students, lecturers and mentors. Here we test and evaluate the research and tools on improving collaboration, engagement, class attendance…

Continue Reading September 2025: Workshop on “Teamwork” with the new SEM-bachelor students

Try out our new initiative:

CBS Well-being Dilemma Bank

Click here to find out more!

Contact

Pernille Steen Pedersen
Assistant Professor
E-mail: psp.bhl@cbs.dk
Mobile: +45 25129491

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Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL)
Porcelænshaven 18B
2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark

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