...or let your ears do the work and listen to our new podcast episode (but admire the cat, too, obviously)

1️😷🔀 @apweiland.bsky.social @mreifenscheid.bsky.social M.Dreier, P.Steins & I use Mannheim Corona Study & SQA to examine employment trajectories during the pandemic and how they are associated with subjective outcomes. @socialindicators.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s112... 🧵⬇️ bsky.app/profile/apwe...

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

Radicalism stems less from #poverty or #inequality than from the ache of being stuck in a place that doesn't matter. According to @cbd-paradigm.bsky.social, Burger & Webber in @socialindicators.bsky.social‬‬ , it grows in towns drained of people and public culture. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Published @socialindicators.bsky.social as part of a special issue on The impact of the COVID-19 effects on individuals’ subjective well-being. Curated by M. Collischon, J. Kroh and @patzinaalex.bsky.social link.springer.com/collections/...

A reminder to authors intending to submit manuscripts to Social Indicators Research: Please consult our editorial article, to gain guidance on our aims & scope as well as some core methodological ideas. @isa-rc55.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🔊Publication alert. Inequality and Status Anxiety: Bad Allies of Health and Well-Being, but not for Everyone. The Role of Ideologies, Socioeconomic Status, and Economic Threat at @socialindicators.bsky.social lead by D.Melita from @labdesigualdad.bsky.social Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Great piece by Yukiko Asada et al. @socialindicators.bsky.social on taking seriously 'luck' as a driver of life outcomes and inequality, creatively illustrated with reference to the life course of a certain French painter in this figure. Full article: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I've been trying to get authors to post their code (in submissions to @socialindicators.bsky.social); virtually no-one does. After a 1-year trial period where it is only "strongly encouraged", I think it needs to become mandatory. Desk-rejections will skyrocket (already very high). So be it...

Thanks @psalasr.bsky.social & #DIGCLASS (@guillemvidal.me & D.Villani) for the @lisdata.bsky.social Award! Wealth is stratified by class💸—Class isn't dead 🧟 📝Article @socialindicators.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 📰Post @lseinequalities.bsky.social: blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

📑 New publication in Social Indicators Research: "Introducing the Social Integration Index for Older Europeans: The Role of Gender and Care Regimes" Social integration plays a vital role in the health and longevity of older adults, yet a comparative European measurement tool has been lacking.

📢 Thrilled to share our new paper with MerlePohlmeyer& KarinSchulzeBuschoff, just published in @socialindicators.bsky.social “Diverging Paths? The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Subjective Well-Being of the Solo Self-Employed and Employees in Germany (2019–2023)” 🔗 rdcu.be/ers11 🧵 Key insights 👇

📊 The study, published in @socialindicators.bsky.social, highlights that reducing inequality is not only fair but also improves our collective well-being. 🔗 More info: doi.org/10.1007/s112... #SocialResearch #Inequality

🚨 A world-first in happiness research! ISQOLS' Talita Greyling & Stephanie Rossouw created a real-time Happiness Index using Google Trends™ + machine learning. Fast, dynamic insights for policy & well-being. 🔗 Read the full article here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ISQOLS #GNH #Wellbeing

The Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.

🎥 New Video! 30 Years of ISQOLS Impact: Reflections on community, careers & connection from Stephanie Rossouw, Valerie Møller & Andrew Clark. 👀 Watch: youtu.be/prZ5xJb50a0?... 🎉 Join us in Luxembourg, 21–25 July! #ISQOLS2025 #ISQOLS30 #QualityOfLife

We are seeing multiple instances of reviewers doing manuscript reviews via use of AI/LLM. If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request. Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...

Thinking of submitting a manuscript to Social Indicators Research? We (the editors) have published some detailed guidance for authors: rdcu.be/dQwLD Underlying idea: authors should have access to a clear sense of how the editors evaluate manuscripts.

Reminder! Register until May 10 at shorturl.at/eJJwW

PETS BRING BIG BENEFITS The mood boost pets provide is equal to the rise in life satisfaction you might expect to see if you received an extra $90,000 a year. bit.ly/43RXp2O #petlovers #happiness @lsepress.bsky.social #Wellbeing #AnimalLovers #horselover @socialindicators.bsky.social #doglovers

🚨 New publication alert 🚨 Eef Gijbels, Julie Vinck and I examined the costs associated with raising children with disabilities in Belgium, in order to better understand their living standards and improve future poverty measurements. Out now in @socialindicators.bsky.social. 👉 rdcu.be/eeFOz THREAD 🧵

Read the full study here: rdcu.be/ecwCe #Volunteering #WellBeing #COVID19 @socialindicators.bsky.social Special Issue: link.springer.com/collections/...

📢 My paper is out in @socialindicators.bsky.social! We find that the "experiential advantage" holds in Hungary – people gain more #happiness from #experiences than material goods. Social desirability bias plays a role but doesn't erase the effect. bit.ly/sirexp #WellBeing #SocialDesirability

No class death/decomposition—Wealth accumulation is firmly stratified by social classes in Europe, harming equal opportunity: new @socialindicators.bsky.social📝 by @psalasr.bsky.social @guillemvidal.me Villani 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @florenceups.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social

Special issue, CfP: Spatial mobility and subjective well-being Short or extended abstracts by March 31st, and full articles by September 30th. Details link.springer.com/collections/...

This starter pack is still a relatively short list. I imagine there are more happiness/SWB researchers on Bluesky at this point -- let me know if you want to be added.

This starter pack is still a relatively short list. I imagine there are more happiness/SWB researchers on Bluesky at this point -- let me know if you want to be added.

📢 Flexible working supposedly addresses women's work-family conflicts but is less prevalent in women-dominated occupations. @aljoschajacobi.bsky.social, @tabeanaujoks.bsky.social & I explore why and how this has changed over past decades Out in @socialindicators.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s112...

You need to think about causality when selecting control variables journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Two big losses in one month (the other being Ruut Veenhoven).

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Professor #RuutVeenhoven on December 9, 2024. A former President of RC55 and a dedicated board member, his contributions to #social_indicators and #happiness research have left an indelible mark. Obituary: www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-...

Here's a starter pack for happiness/SWB researchers. It's a pretty small list at this point; I've mainly used profile searches, with limited results. So, happy to add people by request. go.bsky.app/7o42Hjp

I have just learned of the death of Ruut Veenhoven (yesterday). Ruut was of course a highly influential happiness scholar and one of our longest-serving editorial board members (almost 4 decades). We will publish an obituary soon. May his memory (alongside his work) be a blessing.

My new co-authored article in the journal Social Indicators Research @socialindicators.bsky.social "Public Trust in Covid-19 Tracking Technology: A Survey of Attitudes About Hong Kong’s LeaveHomeSafe Mobile App." N=5,000. w/ Austin Aldag #Covid #HongKong #Technology link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🎉 Thrilled to announce our new study in Leadership Quarterly: "The Choice of Control Variables in Empirical Management Research: How Causal Diagrams Can Inform the Decision." Here’s why this matters for leadership and management research—a thread; 🧵👇

We are honored to publish the 1st article in @socialindicators.bsky.social ’s special issue - “The impact of the COVID-19 effects on individuals’ subjective well-being…” keep an eye on other articles in this issue! link.springer.com/collections/...

Thinking of submitting a manuscript to Social Indicators Research? We (the editors) have published some detailed guidance for authors: rdcu.be/dQwLD Underlying idea: authors should have access to a clear sense of how the editors evaluate manuscripts.