Social Indicators Research
An International/Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Studies & Measurement.
link.springer.com/journal/11205
Editor: @dbartram.bsky.social
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchWISER highlights a new paper by Fengyu Wu & Jeff Nugent in @socialindicators.bsky.social Using WVS & Gallup World Poll data (2009–21), it shows that civic engagement-volunteering, donating, associations-can buffer well-being losses from health and marital challenges #wiser #wellbeingeconomy
- We now check manuscripts for the possibility that AI has been used to produce the paper. Springer's system does some automated checking but doesn't catch everything. So, in certain situations we check the refs for hallucinations. Latest manuscript: multiple hallucinations. Author will be banned.
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchPaper out with @jpinasanchez.bsky.social & @marcelo-f-aebi.bsky.social in @socialindicators.bsky.social 🔔 How often do we compare crime recorded across countries? We show that crime counting rules vary widely across countries and this strongly affects cross-country comparisons
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchFinal week before authors are meant to stop working. On the publisher's submission system I can see there are 50 new manuscripts, waiting to be assigned to me. FIFTY! & why wouldn't there be more over the weekend. What a lovely week of "holiday" I will have. @socialindicators.bsky.social
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research📖 New publication: "From Lifespan Inequality to Lifespan Inequity"! @mmuszynskas.bsky.social, Yukiko Asada, @alysonvanraalte.bsky.social and Isaac Sasson demonstrate the importance of normative assumptions in the measurement of demographic phenomena. 🔗 Read now: tinyurl.com/3rey89f3 #demography
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchThe GSS asked the same people about their childhood income rank three different times. 56% changed their answer, even though what was trying to be measured couldn’t change! We dig into this in a new article at @socialindicators.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1007/s112... 🧵👇 (1/5)
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research...or let your ears do the work and listen to our new podcast episode (but admire the cat, too, obviously)
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research1️😷🔀 @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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchCall 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
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchRadicalism 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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchPublished @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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research🔊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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchGreat 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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchI'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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchThanks @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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research📑 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.
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research📢 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 👇
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research📊 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
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research🚨 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
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchThe 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.
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research🎥 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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchThinking 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.
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchReminder! Register until May 10 at shorturl.at/eJJwW
- 📅 May 16, 2025, 10:30–12:30 | Univ. of Padua 🎓: “What Makes a Rigorous Quantitative Social Research?” w/ Prof. David Bartram, Editor of Social Indicators Research Register at: shorturl.at/eJJwW
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchPETS 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
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research🚨 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 🧵
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchRead the full study here: rdcu.be/ecwCe #Volunteering #WellBeing #COVID19 @socialindicators.bsky.social Special Issue: link.springer.com/collections/...
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research📢 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
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchNo 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.
- 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/7o42Hjpat://did:plc:iulayilvhita6zbrv4ymb5tj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lcx54ignld2u
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research📢 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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchYou need to think about causality when selecting control variables journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchTwo big losses in one month (the other being Ruut Veenhoven).
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchWe 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-...
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchHere'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/7o42Hjpat://did:plc:iulayilvhita6zbrv4ymb5tj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lcx54ignld2u
- 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.
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchMy 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...
- Reposted by Social Indicators Research🎉 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; 🧵👇
- Reposted by Social Indicators ResearchWe 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/...
