Prof. Dr. Dandan Pang

Master of Science Digital Business Administration

BFH-Diagonal

Agility and New Work

People and Collaborations

Angewandte Glücksforschung

Positive workplace/organization

Mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions

Character strengths and strengths-based interventions

Future of Work

Mindful together: Interpersonal mindfulness and its benefits on social interactions at work. 06.2021–06.2022, CHF 23’840. Bern University Research Foundation. Role: PI.

Using Big Data to understand cultural differences of well-being between China and the US. 07.2020 – 08.2020, CHF 7,200. Swiss National Science Foundation. Role: PI.

Age in signature strengths use at work: The moderating role of future time perspective. 02.2019 – 01.2021. Sub-project of the National Innovation Network AGE-NT funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI). Role: Co-PI.

Signature strengths across different occupations. 01.2019 – 02.2019, CHF 1,600. GRC Travel Grant, Graduate Campus of the University of Zurich. Role: PI.

The mutual support model of mindfulness and character strengths and a new perspective on emotion regulation of mindfulness. 165465, 03.2016 – 01.2019, CHF 180,768. Swiss National Science Foundation. Role: PI.

Toward character strengths from language exploration in social media. 165465/2, 02.2018 – 07.2018, CHF 14,000. Swiss National Science Foundation. Role: PI.

Social skills group intervention and loneliness among college students in China. 091055842, 04.2009 – 04.2010, CNY 10,000. Chinese National Creative Research Program for Undergraduate Students. Role: PI.

Investigations and reflections on the current educational condition of the children of migrant peasant-workers in the city after the free compulsory education policy was promulgated. 05.2009 – 09.2009, CNY 1,500, Youth League Committee, Sun Yat-sen University. Role: PI.

Hirschi, A., & Pang, D. (2024). Exploring the “inner compass”: How career strivings relate to career self‐management and career success. In Applied Psychology (Vol. 74, Issue 1). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22166

Hirschi, A., & Pang, D. (2023). Pursuing Money and Power, Prosocial Contributions, or Personal Growth: Measurement and Nomological Net of Different Career Strivings. In Journal of Career Development (Vol. 50, Issue 6). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19481

Pang, D., Eichstaedt, J. C., Buffone, A., Slaff, B., Ruch, W., & Ungar, L. H. (2020). The language of character strengths: Predicting morally valued traits on social media. In Journal of Personality (Vol. 88, Issue 2). Wiley-Blackwell - SSH. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19484

Pang, D., & Ruch, W. (2019). Fusing character strengths and mindfulness interventions: Benefits for job satisfaction and performance. In Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (Vol. 24, Issue 1). Educational Publishing Foundation, American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19487

Pang, D., & Ruch, W. (2019). The Mutual Support Model of Mindfulness and Character Strengths. In Mindfulness (Vol. 10, Issue 8). Springer. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19486

Pang, D., & Ruch, W. (2019). Scrutinizing the Components of Mindfulness: Insights from Current, Past, and Non-meditators. In Mindfulness (Vol. 10, Issue 3). Springer. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19485

Pang, D., & Proyer, R. T. (2018). An Initial Cross-Cultural Comparison of Adult Playfulness in Mainland China and German-Speaking Countries. In Frontiers in Psychology (Vol. 9). Frontiers Research Foundation. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19488

Hofmann, J., Heintz, S., Pang, D., & Ruch, W. (2020). Differential Relationships of Light and Darker Forms of Humor with Mindfulness. In Applied Research in Quality of Life (Vol. 15, Issue 2). Springer. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19491

Heintz, S., Ruch, W., Platt, T., Pang, D., Carretero-Dios, H., Dionigi, A., Argüello Gutiérrez, C., Brdar, I., Brzozowska, D., Chen, H.-C., Chłopicki, W., Collins, M., Ďurka, R., Yahfoufi, N. Y. E., Quiroga-Garza, A., Isler, R. B., Mendiburo-Seguel, A., Ramis, T., Saglam, B., … Torres-Marín, J. (2018). Psychometric Comparisons of Benevolent and Corrective Humor across 22 Countries: The Virtue Gap in Humor Goes International. In Frontiers in Psychology (Vol. 9). Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19492

Pang, D. (2024). Enhancing knowledge workers’ well-being and productivity with mindfulness and deep work. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2024, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.22167

Cui, J., Zhang, T., Jaidka, K., Pang, D., Sherman, G., Jakhetiya, V., Ungar, L. H., & Guntuku, S. C. (2022). Social Media Reveals Urban-Rural Differences in Stress across China (C. Budak, M. Cha, & D. Quercia, Eds.; Vol. 16). PKP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19479

Igic, I., Krieger, T., Pang, D., & Hirschi, A. (2021). Efficacy of an online self-compassion intervention at work: A randomized controlled study. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2021, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.24451/arbor.19483

Haenggli, M., Pang, D., & Hirschi, A. (2021). Zu alt, um flexibel zu sein? In dvb forum (Vol. 60, Issue 2). wbv Publikation. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/43080

Hirschi, A., & Pang, D. (2020). Career development of older workers and retirees (S. D. Brownn & R. W. Lent, Eds.). Wiley. https://arbor.bfh.ch/handle/arbor/41881

Pang, D., Li, G., Qian, H., Luo, L., Qiu, P., Yang, W., & Lei, H. (2009). 对在免费义务教育政策颁布后进城务工就业农民随迁子女的教育现状探究及思索 [Investigations and reflections on the current educational condition of the children of migrant peasant-workers in the city after the free compulsory education policy was promulgated]. In S. Huang (Ed.), Hongyi archives (pp. 525-548). Guangzhou, China: Sun Yat-sen University.

Pang, D. (2024/2023/2021/2019). Positive Psychology in Career Development. Invited workshop at the Further Education Program for the Swiss Service Center for Vocational Education and Training «Schweizerisches Dienstleistungszentrum Berufsbildung», Bern, Switzerland.

Pang, D. (2016-present, annually). Mindfulness and Mindful Apero. Invited workshop at the Further Education Program CAS in Positive Psychologie, Zurich, Switzerland.