🌍 What kind of future are we building?
At #ISQOLS Buenos Aires 2026, Francesco Sarracino @statec-luxembourg.bsky.social )challenged the idea that growth = better lives.
💡 Growth is a tool, not the goal.
Watch the keynote 🎥 youtu.be/TGsNqlkwgPs?...
#WellbeingEconomics #ISQOLSArgentina
We’re still thinking about the insights on quality of life, happiness & well-being in Latin America from #ISQOLSArgentina 🇦🇷
🎥 Watch the recap: youtu.be/n58GaYAyVHw?...
👉 More conference content coming soon—follow along!
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing #QualityOfLife
We’re pleased to announce the 2026 ISQOLS Valerie Møller Fellows 🎉
The #fellowship supports early-career postdoctoral researchers in developing countries working on quality-of-life, happiness, and well-being.
Learn more: isqols.org/VMFellow
#ISQOLS #QualityOfLife #Wellbeing #HappinessResearch
We are proud to highlight an #ISQOLS partnered chapter in the @worldhappiness.report 2026:
“ #socialmedia and #Wellbeing in the Middle East and North Africa”
Key finding: social media’s impact on wellbeing is nonlinear—heavy use (>5h/day) is linked to higher stress.
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdenysa8
📢 New Issue Alert — Applied Research in Quality of Life; Volume 21, Issue 1 is now online, featuring the special theme:🌍 Geography of Happiness and Well-being. Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/bddr7a58
#GeographyOfHappiness #QualityOfLife #WellBeingResearch #ISQOLS
What can Latin America teach us about #qualityoflife?
Join the ISQOLS Regional Conference!
📍 Buenos Aires | 📅 March 9–11, 2026
🗓 Registration deadline: 15 Jan
👉 https://isqols.org/Argentina
@udepalermo @StatecResearch @HappinessRpt
#ISQOLS #Well…
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📢 FINAL Call! #ISQOLS2026 Abstract deadline: 28 Feb 2026
🗓 Aug 11–14, 2026 | 📍 Lexington, KY (Univ. of Kentucky)
Theme: “Beyond the Bluegrass”
🎤 Bartram, Biswas-Diener, Graham, Huerta
🎓 Scholarships available (15 Mar)
Submit: isqols.org/2026
#ISQOLS #QualityOfLife #CallForPapers
🎉 ISQOLS is pleased to announce Dr. Fabio Battaglia as our 2026 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow! His work explores the politics of measurement, beyond GDP metrics, and wellbeing in policymaking.
Learn more: isqols.org/Fellowship
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing #QualityOfLife
🌍 Join our upcoming #ISQOLS webinar: “Youth Well-Being & Inequalities in Digital Contexts” with Pablo Gracia (UAB/CED).
Explore digital divides, parenting, and social media’s impact on adolescent mental health. 18 Feb | 10AM EST / 4PM CET
isqols.org/event-6541511
Happiness, philosophy, and... top hats?
On the official podcast of @isqols.bsky.social, @michaeldplant.bsky.social and Samuel Dupret discussed serious topics in unexpected outfits.
Discover why in the episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFQd...
#HappierLivesInstitute #ISQOLS #QualityOfLife
How connected are we? Join #ISQOLS webinar w/ Carrie Exton (@OECD WISE), sharing insights from the new report on social connections & #loneliness. OECD WISE is the 2025 ISQOLS Award winner for Betterment of the Human Condition.
📅 Nov 25, 12:00 CET
🔗 isqols.org/event-6403564
🚨 LAST CALL! 🚨
Young scholars & early-career researchers—share your work at the ISQOLS 2026 Winter Virtual Conference: “Pathways to Inclusive Well-being” 🌍💻
🗓️ Jan 29–30, 2026
🕒 Abstract deadline: Nov 15
Submit now 👉 isqols.org/2026virtual
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing #YoungScholars
How income is measured matters! 📊Research by ISQOLS members, Conal Smith & Arthur Grimes finds that self-reported income (from surveys) correlates more strongly with life satisfaction than employer-reported income (from tax data). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing
🎥 ICYMI: ISQOLS Webinar — Family Relationships & Children’s Well-Being
📢 Dr. Stephanie Heß, 2025 ISQOLS Best Dissertation Award Recipient
💬 How do family dynamics shape children’s happiness & mental health?
▶️ Watch: youtu.be/4_w6YeBW9fE?...
#ISQOLS #ChildWellbeing #Parenting #QualityOfLife
📣 The 24th #ISQOLS Annual Conference is coming to Lexington, Kentucky 🇺🇸!
🌿 “Beyond the Bluegrass: Harnessing Research to Enhance Quality of Life”
📅 Aug 11–14, 2026 | 📍 University of Kentucky
Join global scholars on well-being & happiness!
👉 isqols.org/2026
#ISQOLS2026
📰 The ISQOLS Oct 2025 Newsletter is out!
Explore the latest in quality-of-life, happiness & well-being research 🌍
✨ Calls for papers & fellowships
🎙 Webinars & new studies
🔗 Read: conta.cc/3WtxWYw
#ISQOLS #QualityOfLife #Happiness #WellBeing #Research
🌍 Join our ISQOLS Webinar: Family Relationships & Children’s Well-Being
🗓 Nov 5 | 10:00 am EST / 4:00 pm CET
🎙 Dr. Stephanie Heß, 2025 Best Dissertation Award recipient, explores how family life shapes kids’ well-being.
🔗 Register: isqols.org/event-6394685
#ISQOLS #WellBeing
🚨 Last Call / ¡Último Aviso! 🚨
ISQOLS 2nd Regional Conference 🇦🇷
“Quality of Life, Well-being & Happiness in Latin America”
📍 Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires
🗓️ March 9–11, 2026
🕓 Final Abstract Deadline: Oct 30!
👉 isqols.org/Argentina
#ISQOLS #QoL #Wellbeing #Happiness
🚀 New ISQOLS–CIC Workshop Series: Practitioners’ Perspectives 🌍
Quarterly sessions highlighting applied projects on local & regional wellbeing indicators.
🎤 Allison Liuzzi, Minnesota Compass
🗓 Oct 23, 2025 | 9am PST / 12pm EDT
👉 isqols.org/Community-In...
#ISQOLS #CommunityIndicators #Wellbeing
📢 Applications are OPEN for the ISQOLS 2026 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship!
📝 Deadline: 15 Dec 2025
💰 $5,000 stipend
✈️ Conf. registration + 🌐 1-year membership
For early career post-docs in quality of life, happiness & well-being.
👉 isqols.org/Post-Doctora...
#ISQOLS #PostdocFellowship
📢 Deadline Extended!
Last call to nominate for the 2026 ISQOLS Best PhD Dissertation Award on Quality of Life, Well-being & Happiness.
🗓 Deadline: 30 Oct 2025
🏆 $1,500 + ISQOLS membership + journal access + conference reg.
👉 isqols.org/dissertation...
#ISQOLS #PhD #Research
🎓 Join our next ISQOLS Webinar: Selective Higher Education and Students’ Wellbeing with Dr. Sarah Flèche (CNRS, Paris 1, ISQOLS Young Scholar Awardee).
🗓️ Oct 8 | ⏰ 10am EDT / 4pm CEST | 📍 Online
👉 Register free: isqols.org/event-6355887
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing #HigherEd
📢 New Issue Alert! Applied Research in Quality of Life (Vol. 20, Issue 4) is out 🎉
16 articles (6 open access) on mental health, work–family balance, migration, well-being & more.
🔗 Read here: link.springer.com/journal/1148...
#ISQOLS #ARQOL #Wellbeing #HappinessResearch
📢✨ Stay Connected with ISQOLS! ✨🌍 Our Sept 2025 newsletter has key dates for conferences, fellowships, & awards to advance well-being research. Don’t miss out!
📖 Read: conta.cc/4nTRoJE
✉️ Subscribe: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/qoYpcd0
#QualityOfLife #ISQOLS
🎉 Congrats to our 2025 Research Fellow Award recipient, Dr. Mohsen Joshanloo! 🌍 His work explores mental well-being, personality, emotions & successful aging across six continents. Learn more: mohsenjoshanloo.weebly.com
#ISQOLS #Psychology
Are “happy” countries just wealthy?
#ISQOLS Board Member Mohsen Joshanloo’s study introduces Wealth-Adjusted Life Satisfaction (WALS), showing some poorer nations outperform expectations while some rich ones underperform. tinyurl.com/3frxz6ey
New #ISQOLS Working Paper Series: "The costs of social and environmental degradation in affluent economies", By Giulia Slater & Francesco Sarracino. Growth in wealthy nations may be “defensive”, spending to offset decline, rather than true progress.
Read here 👉 isqols.org/Workingpaper...
🌍 New in #ARQOL (ISQOLS’ official journal, ):
A #OpenAccess study of 202,898 people in 22 countries explores how life balance varies across demographics—retirees report the highest balance, unemployed the lowest.
👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ISQOLS #QualityOfLife
Nuestra amiga, Lina Martinez, Directora de POLIS, invites YOU to the first ISQOLS Latin America Regional Conference in Buenos Aires!
📅 9–11 March 2026
📍 Universidad de Palermo
🎥 youtu.be/09sXSs7xNmI?...
🌐 isqols.org/Argentina
#ISQOLSArgentina #ISQOLS #happiness
Call for Submissions / Convocatoria de Resúmenes ✨
Quality of Life, Well-being and Happiness in Latin America
ISQOLS 2026 Regional Conference, Buenos Aires 🇦🇷
📅 9–11 March 2026 | Univ. de Palermo
Deadline/Fecha límite: 30 Sept 2025
🔗 isqols.org/Argentina
#ISQOLS #Wellbeing
