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Per­nille Steen Ped­er­sen

Assistant Professor

Subjects
Leadership Teaching Stress Well-being

Primary research areas

Shame and Stress: Re­think­ing Lead­er­ship in Every­day Prac­tice
I ex­plore the link between shame and stress, fo­cus­ing on how lead­ers can ad­dress stress pre­ven­tion in every­day prac­tice without ad­opt­ing a thera­peut­ic role
Un­der­stand­ing Youth Well-Be­ing Chal­lenges in Times of So­cial Eval­u­ation 
I in­vest­ig­ate the well-be­ing chal­lenges faced by young people, ex­amin­ing how shame and so­cial eval­u­ation shape their well­being and sense of be­long­ing
Co-Cre­at­ing Well-Be­ing: De­vel­op­ing Trans­form­at­ive Cap­ab­il­it­ies with Stu­dents
Through CBS Well­being Lab, I col­lab­or­ate with stu­dents to co-de­vel­op tools that en­hance their trans­form­at­ive cap­ab­il­it­ies and pro­mote well-be­ing in study and group con­texts.
From Re­search to Prac­tice: Shame, Stress, and Com­munity Re­si­li­ence
I de­vel­op dia­logue-based tools that help trans­form ex­per­i­ences of dif­fer­ence and shame into sources of be­long­ing and col­lect­ive re­si­li­ence. By ad­dress­ing stress and well-be­ing across work­places and youth con­texts, these tools foster in­clus­ive com­munit­ies built on open­ness and mu­tu­al sup­port.

Ex­plor­ing stress and shame, shap­ing re­la­tion­al well-be­ing

My research investigates how stress and shame affect well-being in organizations and among young people. I focus on developing relational approaches that move beyond individual coping to collective strategies for resilience and belonging. 

Leadership and stress prevention: I explore how leaders can address stress prevention in everyday practice together with employees, without turning leadership into therapy. 

Tools for organizations: I design dialogue-based practices that turn research on shame and stress into concrete, shared approaches for handling pressure at work. 

Students and CBS Wellbeing Lab: Together with students, I co-develop tools that strengthen their transformative capabilities and foster inclusive learning communities. 

Societal impact: My ambition is to normalize conversations about insecurity as a shared human condition, shifting from individualized self-care to collective resilience in schools, universities, and workplaces. 

Recent research projects

CBS well­being Lab

Co-cre­at­ing tools with stu­dents to strengthen trans­form­at­ive cap­ab­il­it­ies and build col­lect­ive re­si­li­ence around stress, shame, and well-be­ing.
https://wellbeinglab.cbs.dk/

Links

New Per­spect­ive on Stress and Shame
Ac­cess re­search-based know­ledge and con­crete tools for work­places with a re­la­tion­al fo­cus on pre­vent­ing stress.
https://vpt.dk/nytperspektivpaastress