International Society for Quality of Life Studies - ISQOLS

Welcome to the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies!
Welcome to the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies!
Welcome to the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies!
New ISQOLS Endowed Tracks
New ISQOLS Endowed Tracks
New ISQOLS Endowed Tracks
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Submit & Search our ISQOLS Research Database
Submit & Search our ISQOLS Research Database
ISQOLS Membership Overview
ISQOLS Membership Overview
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ISQOLS Discussion Groups
ISQOLS Discussion Groups
Have a quality-of-life/wellbeing/happiness related question, article, topic, or idea to share? Join an ISQOLS Discussion Group!

Discussion Group I

Economics & Employment

Economics, Wealth, Poverty, Income, Money, Employment, Consumption

Discussion Group II

Policy & Law

Political Science, Government and Governance, Policy, NGOs, Law

Discussion Group III

Health & Wellbeing

Health, Wellness, Aging, Personal Wellbeing, Happiness, Sociology, Psychology

Discussion Group IV

Community & Sustainability

Environment, Sustainability, Society, Social Work, Community, Neighborhoods, Family, Childhood, Adolescents, Adulthood

Discussion Group V

QOL Research Methods

Methods, Theory, Data Collection, Statistics, Social Indicators, Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Discussion Group VI

QOL Global Topics

International and Global Wellbeing, Human Rights

Mariano Rojas, ISQOLS President 2017-2018
Mariano Rojas, ISQOLS President 2017-2018
ISQOLS is a great Society and I feel honored of serving it as President for the period 2017-2018. ISQOLS gathers researchers and practitioners interested in promoting quality of life, well-being, and happiness around the world. The Society is composed of marvelous scholars from all corners of the world and from many disciplines of study; they all have a common goal: doing serious research to understand and promote people’s well-being." Read the letter to the ISQOLS community by our organization's new President, Mariano Rojas.

Mariano Rojas

ISQOLS President 2017-2018

Mariano Rojas, ISQOLS President 2017-2018
QOL NEWS
September 28, 2018

2019 ISQOLS Best PhD Dissertation Award on Quality of Life, Well-being, and Happiness

The International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS) calls for nominations for the “2019 ISQOLS Prize for the Best Dissertation on …

September 17, 2018

Register for FREE ISQOLS Webinar: “Sustainability Through Happiness” 9/27, 11am PST

ISQOLS FREE WEBINAR “Sustainability Through Happiness” September 27th, 2018 11:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time, USA) In this webinar, Scott Cloutier will …

September 16, 2018

ISQOLS 2019 Conference in SPAIN: ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS OPEN!

Conference Information and Updates International Society for Quality-of-life Studies ISQOLS 2019 CONFERENCE Happiness in a Multicultural World Granada, Spain September …

August 23, 2018

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS for “Linking Sustainability and Happiness: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives”

CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS   for Linking Sustainability and Happiness: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives   Contracted with Springer Nature, http://www.springernature.com, …

GUEST BLOGS
September 30, 2018

It takes a village to improve someone’s Quality of Life

Written by Jessica De Maeyer International summer school Uganda – Fort Portal 17th – 31st August 2018: Improving Quality of …

July 28, 2018

ISQOLS Conference 2018: Making Connections

  ISQOLS Conference 2018: Making Connections Author: Chelsea Maupin July 25, 2018             I am …

March 27, 2017

The Beauty of Cultural Diversity

by Tithi Bhatnagar Research in the area of quality-of-life, especially Subjective Well-Being asserts that culture is a very critical context …

February 27, 2017

What Backpacking Teaches About Quality of Life

  by John de Graaf   Two years ago, my friend Stefano Bartolini, a professor at the University of Siena, …