Wellbeinglab

Stress prevention and well-being for students

Who we are

Pernille Steen Pedersen, Project Coordinator

Pernille Steen Pedersen is the project coordinator and responsible for planning, conducting and managing the empirical investigation, developing the theoretical framework around shame-related stress and developing and testing activities. Through CBS Well­being Lab, Pernille col­lab­or­ates with stu­dents to co-de­vel­op tools that en­hance their trans­form­at­ive cap­ab­il­it­ies and pro­mote well-be­ing in study and group con­texts.

If you want to read a dissemination of Pernille Steen Pedersen’s work, click here.

Es­ben Halk­i­er, Research Assistant

As part of CBS Well-be­ing Lab, Esben co-cre­ates in­sights with uni­ver­sity stu­dents and school pu­pils to bet­ter un­der­stand the core well-be­ing is­sues in today’s stu­dent life. Build­ing on these in­sights, he takes part in the de­vel­op­ment of the­or­et­ic­al frame­works as well as prac­tic­al tools that en­able edu­ca­tion­al in­sti­tu­tions to bet­ter sup­port stu­dents in thriv­ing to­geth­er.

Anchored at the Department of Business Humanities and Law

The research project is based at the Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL) but carried out in close collaboration with students and the Study Administration of CBS. The anchoring at BHL accentuates the interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach of the project that weights undertaking the research in a collaborative manner with a diverse group of people across disciplines, staff functions, and backgrounds. In addition, the exploratory project methodology ensures a broad approach to allow for stress among students to be studied and addressed in new ways.

Student collaboration

This strategic research initiative is done for students and with students. Students are central to both the research findings, the final outputs, and the ongoing process of research. Through student involvement, Well-being Lab wishes to uncover the specifics of how students experience stress, in which kinds of situations and the characteristics of the situations that potentially could trigger stress, which equally can shed light on the conditions necessary for students to feel more safe and well in different study situations and settings; All of which, there is a lack of knowledge about.

The Student Network and Forum for Dialogue

Through a close collaboration with students and in a forum where their lived experiences related to stress and well-being can be shared, Pernille Steen Pedersen aims to gain new insights into the topic. Within this network of students Pedersen will facilitate that ideas related to stress-prevention and well-being can be shared, developed and tested. The group of students involved with the project will be connected to the ongoing process through an online Forum for Dialogue where surveys can be done, questions asked, and ideas shared. Participation is fully volunteer and more students are always welcome to join throughout the research project.

Want to learn more about our student collaboration?

Student network