


PUBLICATIONS
Neo, D. & Chen, P. (2023). Leave to Fight Another Day: Having the option to switch promotes a persistence tradeoff. Motivation Science, 9(2), 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000291
Chen, P., Teo, D. W. H., Foo, D. X. Y., Derry, H. A., Hayward, B. T., Schulz, K. W., Hayward, C. McKay, T. A., & Ong, D. C. (2022). Real-World Effectiveness of a Social-Psychological Intervention Translated from Controlled Trials to Classrooms. Nature Publishing Group (npj) Science of Learning, 7(22). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-022-00135-w
Ruggeri, K., Panin, A., Vdovic, M., ... Chen, P., ... Garcia-Garzon, E. (2022). The globalizability of temporal discounting. Nature Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01392-w
Weisz, E. Chen, P., Ong, D. C., Carlson, R. W., Clark, M. D., & Zaki, J. (2022). A Brief Intervention to Motivate Empathy Among Middle School Students. JEP:General. Advance online publication. http://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001249
Chen, P., & Teo, Q. K. (In press). A Strategic Mindset for Learning and Life. In D. H. W. Loong, A. Jamaludin, & A. A. Rahman (Eds.), Applying the Science of Learning to Education - An insight into the mechanisms that shape learning. Springer Nature Pte Ltd.
Chen, P.*, Ong, D. C.*, Ng, J. C., & Coppola, B. C. (2021). Explore, Exploit, and Prune in the Classroom: Strategic Resource Management Behaviors Predict Performance. AERA Open, 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858420986180
(*shared first authorship)
O’Keefe, P. A., Horberg, E. J., Chen, P., & Savani, K. (2021). A cross-cultural examination of the value placed on pursuing one’s passion. Journal of Organizational Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2552
Chen, P., Garcia, S. M., Chai, V. C., & Gonzalez, R. (2021). Comparing and Being Compared: A Dual Process Framework of Competition. In S. R. Thye & E. J. Lawler (Eds.), Advances in Group Processes. Emerald Publishing.
OP-EDS
Channel News Asia. Dec 2017.
selected media articles
BBC Worklife, Jul 2020
Chief in Brief, Aug 2020
Quartz at Work, Aug 2020
BBC Worklife, Mar 2020
The Wall Street Journal, Aug 2017
Stanford News, May 2017
U.S. News, May 2017
Business Insider: Deutschland, May 2017
Science Daily, May 2017
World Economic Forum, May 2017
Forbes, Jan 2016
Fortune, Dec 2015
The Washington Post, Nov 2015
Los Angeles Times, Nov 2015
Psychology Today, Oct 2015
Business Insider: Strategy, Aug 2015
Business News Daily, Aug 2015
Science Daily, Aug 2015
CNNMoney, Oct 2012
Business Insider, March 2012
Business Insider, Dec 2011
Boston Globe, Nov 2011

Personal Interview on Capitol City Recap, Nov 2011
by Michael Cohen, WILS 1320 Lansing Public Radio
National Affairs, Nov 2011