Dear Colleagues,

Connection Lab is finishing up a meta-analysis on the relationship between mindfulness and meaning. We are hoping to gather any remaining data on this relationship that has not yet been published. This includes both correlational and experimental research.

For correlational data, we are interested in correlations between mindfulness and meaning measures. For each variable, we would like to know the measure, its alpha, and the n sample size associated with the correlation. If you gathered data across time, we are interested in the correlation between time 1 mindfulness and time 2 meaning.

For experimental data, we are asking for a description of the mindfulness intervention used, the meaning measure used, and pre/post sample sizes, alphas, means, and SD's for each group's meaning. We would also like to know if participants were randomly assigned to conditions and what the conditions were.

For all studies, we would also appreciate it if you could provide the mean age, percent of women participants in the sample, and the data collection country.

Of course, we will cite your data/paper in our reporting.

If this does not apply to you could you forward this email to your colleagues who might have this type of research?

Thank you for your time and help.

Sincerely,

Julia Langer, MHS

Connection Lab

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Julia Langer, MHS

Research Associate

Connection Lab

julia@connectionlab.com

www.connectionlab.com

the Union of International Associations (UIA) cordially invites International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies to participate at its

1st Virtual UIA Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific

Thursday 17 and Friday 18 September 2020 

This 8th UIA Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific had been planned to originally take place in the city of Seoul hosted by our partner Seoul Tourism Organization.

 

Now, Seoul Tourism Organization will provide the virtual meeting platform where easy access, networking and educational content will combine to provide an engaging and rewarding experience for delegates.

 

The Union of International Associations is inviting people working in and with international associations,

  

·      we will virtually meet and attend presentations on common challenges by peers working in international associations

·      we will discuss in workshops and break-out rooms and you will have the chance to ask in-depth questions and to share and exchange knowledge and experience

·      participants will be invited to join mini games individually or in teams, with opportunities to win prizes

·      UIA team members will moderate the sessions throughout, guiding and assisting the delegates

·      the Seoul Tourism Organization Team will assist you in any technical need

·      we will have breaks!

·      and you will have the chance of a Virtual Seoul Tour

 

See the topics of the programme below –

and watch the Round Table website  https://uia.org/roundtable/2020/asiapacific  for updates and more details!

 

Thanks to the support of our host,  Seoul Tourism Organization , we will be able to offer a high-level educational programme through a high-level and easy to access technology platform for a low fee of KRW 50,000 / 40 US dollars.

 

How to register for the 1st virtual UIA Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific:

 

(1) Go to  https://uia.org/roundtable/

(2) Click on “register now” for Round Table Asia-Pacific

(3) Fill in your username XD6558

(4) Fill in your password MDWAFNKL

 

You can use this username and password to register any number of delegates; each of your delegates will need to log in and register separately. Should you wish to register more than two delegates, please contact us.

 

UIA is an independent non-profit research institute founded in 1907 which documents and promotes the work of international associations. UIA shares its information on associations through its publications: the Yearbook of International Organizations , and the International Congress Calendar. UIA also promotes the work of associations by organizing educational activities, such as the UIA Associations Round Table.

For over 110 years the UIA has been working to promote and document the work of international associations. We look forward to welcoming you at our  Round Tables this year.

 

Sincerely,

Carol Williams

Union of International Associations

 

 

PS. While you are logged in on the UIA website, you may also wish to check your association’s profile in the Yearbook of International Organizations and as well complete our Survey on International Meeting Issues

 

1st Virtual UIA Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific

Thursday 17 and Friday 18 September 2020 

 

hosted and powered by our partner  Seoul Tourism Organization

 

Moderation by UIA team members

Virtual meeting platform and technical support by Seoul Tourism Organization

Speakers and Topics 

·     Opening Keynote

          · by Cyril Ritchie, President of UIA: “ The UN’s 75th Anniversary and your association – why it matters”

          · panel discussion with all speakers and group discussions

·     Presentations / Case Studies / Workshops in break-out rooms

          · Mr John Peackock, Associations Forum:  "Why All Associations Needs Good Structure, Governance and Plans"

          

          · Dr Christie Chang, Past President, Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women:  “Looking for and negotiating a destination for an association event”

 

          · Mr Octavio B Peralta, Secretary-General, Asia-Pacific Federation of Association Organizations (APFAO), and Secretary-General, Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP):  “Association Business Model Innovation”

 

          · Dr Wai Yie Leong, Member of Board of Directors, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists: “Measuring the impact your association has on the community”

 

          · Mr Zar Gomez, Regional Coordinator, Caritas Asia:  “Mobilizing resources from within and from outside a federation”

 

          · Mr Ryan Brubaker, Web Designer, UIA: “Achieving goals, finding partners: UIA’s Global Civil Society Database”

 

·     And more:

          · Mini games individually or in teams, with opportunities to win prizes

          · Virtual tours of Seoul

To: International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS)

From: Swiss Chinese Law Association

Topic: Launch of the Journal of Swiss Chinese Law Review and Invitation for Submission

Today,  we are proud to present you the Journal of Swiss Chinese Law Review(ISSN 2673-5407), a bilingual journal. Please kindly find the attachment as the inaugural issue of the Journal. Please kindly find the attachments as the new journal as well as the calling for our next issue: The Changing Preconceptions(due on 16^th August). The printed version and online version will be available soon.

As we battle this coronavirus, it is the time for the legal professionals to unite. It is the time to understand each other and collaborate across different cultures. It is the time that we should cherish on our common values, to cherish the unity and to pride the goals rather than our differences. On a practical level, it is the time to find better protocols to collab­orate in online hearings. It is the time to convince courts to take more effective measures toward the pandemic.

It is with this in mind that the first issue of the Swiss Chinese Law Review is born. In compiling this edition, we have been blown away by submissions over forty-five countries and regions. It goes without saying that this would not have been possible had it not been for the huge devotion and time committed by fifteen translators, ten peer-reviewers and four editors.

Meanwhile, we would also like to dedicate our heartful thanks to our supporters of the inaugural issue:  SUN Lawyers LLP, Cone Marshall Group, and Ruggle Partners.  It goes without saying that the publication of the journal has attracted high attentions, among which was broadcasted by China National Radio (Click here to see news ) as well as China Daily(Click here to see the news). In a global wise, the Journal has been included by Helveticat (Click here).

For the 2^nd issue, we are invite you to make a submission (see attachment). Please use this link to submit your articles: https://www.research.net/r/SCLA2 . For any inquiries, please write to: journal@cnsla.org . Although it might be a delay for the replying email, yet we will carefully process with every submission with great responsibility.

I am looking forward to hearing back from you and your organization and I wish you and your family a great health.

Thank you so much again,

In represent of the Editors (David Dahlborn and Jerry Guo).

Tianze Zhang 张天泽 | General Coordinator

Tianze.zhang@cnsla.org | www.cnsla.org

Swiss Chinese Law Association| Rue Rodolphe-Toepffer 8, 1206 Genève, Switzerland

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Well-being and mental health amid COVID-19: Differences in resilience across minorities and whites

Carol Graham, Yung Chun, Michal Grinstein-Weiss, and Stephen Roll  Wednesday, June 24, 2020

https://www.brookings.edu/research/well-being-and-mental-health-amid-covid-19-differences-in-resilience-across-minorities-and-whites/

Call for Chapter Proposals Aug 20 .pdf

The aim of this book is to provide an overview and explore relationships between social (in)equality, community well-being and quality of life. As an area of accelerating interest, we seek to explore the connectivity of these three concepts. The book has four broad areas: Social (In)Equality: Social (in)equality is a highly relevant topic in the social sciences. Its definition, elements and characteristics, and causes and consequences vastly differ depending on the country and its context. The origins of the study of inequality include being grounded in anthropological studies where it is examined by comparing egalitarian versus inegalitarian relationships and societal structures. In general, social inequality refers to relational processes in society that have the effect of limiting or harming a group or community's social status, social class, and social circle. It may emerge through a society's understanding of appropriate gender roles, or through the prevalence of social stereotyping. In many cases, social inequalities exist between differing racial, ethnic or religious groups, classes and countries, making the concept of social inequality a global phenomenon. Situations are exacerbated given the pandemic which has brought to light underlying inequities and structural barriers to fostering social equality. Social inequalities are also deepening for vulnerable populations in countries with weaker health systems and those facing existing humanitarian crises. Global social justice movements focusing on racial and ethnic inequalities as exemplified by the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States to the pressing need for recognition of indigenous rights globally highlight systemic community ill-being and inequalities. Refugees and migrants, as well as indigenous peoples, older persons, people with disabilities and children are particularly at risk of being left behind. Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as reflected in Goal 10: Reduce inequalities within and among nations in order to advance equity in social development as well as economic and environmental development. One of the objectives of this book is to explore the contextual perspective of the definition of social inequality, its characteristics, causes and consequences. Comparative scenarios between two or more different counties or regions are also welcome. Community Well-being: Community well-being continues to be of interest and is being included in a variety of studies across a range of disciplines. The definition, scope, characteristics and its importance are extensive depending again on the country and its context although there are some commonalities. Community well-being is the combination of social, economic, environmental, cultural, and political conditions identified by individuals and their communities as essential for them to flourish and fulfil their potential (Wiseman and Brasher, 2008). This book attempts to conceive the concept from a global perspective that captures diverse community and country experiences. We are open to any innovative community wellbeing approach that is practiced by organizations in a particular community at a small scale but may also have wider applications for regional and global learning. Topics about the measurement of community well-being across communities, regions, nations and political systems are important for international readers. Quality of Life: Quality of life is possibly one of the most trending issues of study currently. It is a multidimensional concept with a complex causality of the mutual bonds of its components (variables) that enable us to grasp, describe and measure the complexity of social and economic reality in the current period of late modernity (Murgaš and Klobučník, 2017). The major components of quality of life include health, material comforts, personal safety, relationships, learning, creative expression, opportunity to help and encourage others, participation in public affairs, socializing, and leisure. Quality of life has different panoramas and is inherently interdisciplinary bringing together interests from health and social sciences. Debate on whether the scope of this concept has universal acceptance heightens interest. It is also argued that many countries and organizations have developed specific indicators of quality of life, but the application of these indicators may not always fit context and overall socioeconomic, cultural and political conditions. This book will explore such contextual perspectives of quality of life with appropriate contextual examples. We will also seek to provide discussion of the connections and differences between global indicators of quality of life and how countries’ quality-of-life index varies. Connecting Social (in)equality, community well-being and quality of life: We seek chapters on the relationship between social (in)equality, community well-being and quality of life. Social equality is an important term for social well-being and for influencing quality of life and viceversa. Though there is not definitive clarity about this relationship, it emerges as an important issue adjacent to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Literature shows that social inequality has a vital influence on achieving community well-being, which in turn impacts quality of life. Exploring these relationships will provide insights for academics, researchers, policy makers and development practitioners. Timeline and Process Chapter Proposal submission date: October 30, 2020 Full paper submission date: January 15, 2021 Tentative publication date: Fall 2021 We are pleased to invite scholars, researchers, policy makers, environment and social scientists and specialists to contribute a chapter on the above title/subject. The first step is to submit an abstract for your proposed chapter by October 30, 2020. Please note proposals and chapters submitted will undergo peer review. Send your abstract of no more than 400 words along with three to five keywords and a short bio of the author(s). Send to rezauldu@gmail.com and cc to rphillips@purdue.edu and pkraeger@georgiasouthern.edu. Edited by: M. Rezaul Islam, Ph.D., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, rezauldu@gmail.com Patsy Kraeger, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University, USA, pkraeger@georgiasouthern.edu Rhonda Phillips, Ph.D., Purdue University, USA, rphillips@purdue.edu

Dear Sir/Madam

I write to inform you as a member of ISQoLS that a new book (below) authored by myself and Prof Boehnke (Germany) is out. It is an open access book. It should be placed in the ISQoLS news. Thank you.

Idemudia, E. S. & Boehnke, K. (2020). Psychosocial experiences of African migrants in six European countries. A mixed method study. Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-48347-0

Prof ES Idemudia

Our most recent publications:

Idemudia, E. S. & Boehnke, K. (2020). Psychosocial experiences of African migrants in six European countries. A mixed method study. Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-48347-0

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673843.2020.1779762

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AKUQESE9HBTXVF8VHS4K/full?target=10.1080/14330237.2020.1712805                                        

Erhabor S. IDEMUDIA, (M Sc., PhD Clinical Psych; B Sc (Hons) Psych); FNPA, FWCP; FNACP.

Professor of Research (Social Science Cluster)

 

Faculty of the Human Sciences, North-West University (MC), Private Bag X2046, Mmbatho, 2735, South Africa.

erhabor.idemudia@nwu.ac.za

 

Physical/Courier Address:

Building A6, (Great Hall), Rm  G 03,

North-West University (Mafikeng),

Albert Luthuli/University Drive, 

Mmabatho 2735, South Africa 

Phone: +27-18-389-2899/ Cell: +27-72-795-3933/

 

Visiting Professor, Jacobs University, Bremen.

s.idemudia@jacobs-university.de

+49.1521.0357.124

Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Semel Institute, UCLA, USA

Visiting Professor, Covenant University, Nigeria

Fellow/Alumnus, AvH Foundation, Germany

NRF Established Rated Scientist, RSA

2015 Georg-Forster Life-Time Achievement Awardee

Dear Colleagues,

A member of your society, I would like to inform you that I am organizing a one-day scientific symposiumconference on 2020 VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING (IN GREEK), 12 AUGUST 2020, 11 AM –2 PM EEST. SUBJECT: “CHILDREN’S WELL-BEING AND PERSPECTIVES ON ITS ENHANCEMENT"- (please see attachments).  I would also like to ask whether it would be possible attachments to pass the  to the society’s membership.  My thinking is that some might find it attractive and relevant to their research interests.

http://www.childrenwelfaresm.com/en/events

My kindest regards,
Leriou Eirini

C.W. - SMILE _ Invitation to attend (1).pdf

July 2020 ISQOLS News -- check your inbox or read it here! VERY important updates regarding our upcoming Virtual Conference : https://conta.cc/2Er2GVm

Age and Life Satisfaction: Getting Control Variables under Control

David Bartram

Researchers investigating the relationship between age and life satisfaction have produced conflicting answers, via disputes over whether to include individual-level control variables in regression models. Most scholars believe there is a ‘U-shaped’ relationship, with life satisfaction falling towards middle age and subsequently rising. This position emerges mainly in research that uses control variables (for example, for income and marital status). This approach is incorrect. Regression models should control only ‘confounding’ variables; that is, variables that are causally prior to the dependent variable and the core independent variable of interest. Other individual-level variables cannot determine one’s age; they are not confounders and should not be controlled. This article applies these points to data from the World Values Survey. A key finding is that there is at best a negligible post-middle-age rise in life satisfaction – and the important implication is that there cannot then be a U-shaped relationship between age and life satisfaction.

Read more: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0038038520926871

Call for Papers for the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies Sponsored Session at the Community Indicators Consortium 2020 Virtual Impact Summit

August 3-7, 2020

The Community Indicators Consortium 2020 Virtual Impact Summit will showcase how data and community indicators are or can be used to foster opportunity, catalyze change and advance community resilience.

ISQOLS is seeking to sponsor a session with a series of presentations on measures of Quality-of-Life from an academic perspective. Professional practitioners within the Community Indicators Consortium are interested in hearing about new or promising QOL indicators supported by quality research, where the correlations between the indicator(s) and overall quality-of-life, including sustainability and wellbeing, are strong, as well as insight on how apply these indices in a real-world setting.

ISQOLS will sponsor the conference fees for accepted presenters.

We are seeking a session chair as well as 4 presenters for this session.

Please send a 350-word abstract to office@isqols.org by July 3^rd.