The award winners

2022


  • SWIPPA award for an excellent doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2021 at the University of Zurich
  • Name: Doris Baumann
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  • Title: The Pursuit of a Good Life and the Initiation of a New Research Line: Conceptual and Methodological Foundations and Empirical Evidence on the Concept of Fulfillment in Life From a Lifespan Perspective.
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2021

  • No awards

2020


  • SWIPPA award for an excellent Bachelor's thesis, completed in spring 2020 at the University of Teacher Education Zug
  • Name: Nicole Portmann
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  • Title: Positive Education. Eine Entwicklungsarbeit, um Charakterstärken von Kindern der 4.-6. Klasse zu fördern.
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  • SWIPPA award for an excellent Bachelor's thesis, completed in spring 2020 at the University of Teacher Education Zug
  • Name: Mia Rima
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  • Title: Positive Education. Eine Entwicklungsarbeit, um Charakterstärken von Kindern der 4.-6. Klasse zu fördern.
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2019


  • SWIPPA award for an excellent doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2018 at the University of Zurich
  • Name: Jan Höltge
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  • Title: Salutogenic effects of adversity and the role of adversity for successful aging.
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  • SWIPPA award for an excellent doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2018 at the University of Zurich
  • Name: Dandan Pang
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  • Title: Connecting mindfulness and character strengths: Correlational and experimental evidence for a mutual support model.
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  • SWIPPA award for an excellent Master's thesis, completed in spring 2019 at the University of St. Gallen
  • Name: Aline Weber
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  • Titel: Der neue Arbeitstrend „Coworking“ – Eine Studie zu den Auswirkungen von Coworking auf das Work Engagement der Mitarbeiter.
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2018


  • SWIPPA award for an excellent doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2017 at the University of Lausanne
  • Name: Tanja Bellier-Teichmann
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  • Title: Evaluer les difficultés, les besoins et les ressources chez les patients souffrant de troubles psychiques. Une approche centrée sur le rétablissement.
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  • SWIPPA award for an excellent doctoral thesis, completed in spring 2017 at the University of Lausanne
  • Name: Shékina Rochat
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  • Title: L’entretien motivationnel en appui aux prestations d’orientation scolaire et professionnelle.
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2017


  • SWIPPA award for the best doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2015 at the University of Basel
  • Name: Reto Odermatt
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  • Title: Life Satisfaction, Behavioral Economics, and Public Policy: Four Essays on the Identification of Utility Misprediction and the Evaluation of Tobacco Control PoliciesThe contribution of individual and professional characteristics to general and work-related well-being
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  • SWIPPA award for an excellent Master's thesis, completed in spring 2017 at the University of Zurich
  • Name: Valentina Vylobkova
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  • Title: Die Effekte von Charakterstärken und Achtsamkeit auf Wohlbefinden, Stress, Arbeitszufriedenheit und Arbeitsleistung: Eine Interventionsstudie
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  • SWIPPA award for an excellent Master's thesis, completed in spring 2017 at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  • Name: Florian Manz
  • Title: Erfüllung in der Arbeitswelt: Verständnis und Bedingungen
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2016


  • SWIPPA award for the best doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2015 at the University of Lausanne.
  • Name: Claire Johnston
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  • Title: The contribution of individual and professional characteristics to general and work-related well-being
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2015


  • SWIPPA award for the best Master's thesis, completed in autumn 2015 at the University of Zurich, at the section of personality and assessment.
  • Name: Isabelle Homberger
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  • Title: Die Anwendbarkeit von Charakterstärken in der Schule und deren Zusammenhang mit positiven Schulerfahrungen von Jugendlichen
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  • SWIPPA award for the best doctoral thesis, completed in autumn 2015 at the University of Zurich, at the section of personality and assessment.
  • Name: Fabian Gander
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  • Title: Online Positive Psychology Interventions Based on Pleasure, Engagement, Meaning, Positive Relationships, and Accomplishment: Measurement, Validation of Interventions, and Exploration of Working Mechanisms
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