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• ISQOLS Webinar, "Tracing the Cultural Roots of Contemporary Well-Being: The Emergence of Authenticity as a Central Ideal"

  • When
    22 Aug 2024
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    9:00 AM (CEST)
  • Location
    Online Webinar

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  ISQOLS WEBINAR:

  Tracing the Cultural Roots of Contemporary Well-Being: The Emergence of Authenticity as a Central Ideal

  Thursday, 22 August

  9:00 am CEST/4:00 pm KST

  Presenter: Mohsen Joshanloo

  This presentation explores the emergence of authenticity as a key principle for understanding optimal human functioning and well-being in the modern era. It discusses how modern formulations of well-being (prioritizing autonomy, self-discovery, and self-actualization) have adopted authenticity as a guiding paradigm in scientific and public discourse. While acknowledging the widespread adoption of these authenticity-based models, the presentation highlights their Western cultural roots and challenges assumptions of universality. It cautions against imposing authenticity-based ideals as a one-size-fits-all solution, particularly in contexts where collectivist and traditional notions of well-being are prevalent. This presentation argues for a more inclusive approach to understanding and promoting well-being worldwide.

  About the presenter:

  Mohsen Joshanloo is a personality and cross-cultural psychologist. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Keimyung University in South Korea and an Honorary Principal Fellow at the Centre for Wellbeing Science at the University of Melbourne in Australia. His research focuses on mental well-being, culture, personality traits, and emotions. With a global research perspective, he incorporates data from countries on six continents. He advocates for the internationalization of psychological science.
  

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• The 1st Regional ISQOLS Conference- Africa, "Well-being and Happiness in a Democratic World", 3-5 October 2024, Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Start
    3 Oct 2024
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    8:00 AM (SAST)
  • End
    5 Oct 2024
  •  
    5:00 AM (SAST)
  • Location
    Irene Country Lodge, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  The 1st Regional ISQOLS Conference- Africa, "Well-being and Happiness in a Democratic World", 3-5 October 2024,

  Johannesburg, South Africa

  
  

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• 2024 Africa Pre-Conference Workshop, "A Crash Course on the Psychology of Wellbeing"

  • When
    3 Oct 2024
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    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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  2024 Africa Pre-Conference Workshop: A Crash Course on the Psychology of Wellbeing

  Thursday, 3 October

  9:00am-1:00pm

  Workshop Description: This workshop serves to introduce many novice well-being/QOL researchers to the burgeoning research on the psychology of well-being to help them ease into this stream of research with some confidence. The workshop will provide an overview of the following areas of research on the psychology of well-being and quality of life:

  · Philosophical Foundations, Definitions, and Measures

  · Consequences of Happiness

  · Objective Reality and Its Effects on Happiness

  · Subjective Reality and Its Effects on Happiness

  · Life Domains and Their Effects on Happiness

  · Population Segments and Happiness

  Activities and Duration: The workshop is essentially an in-person seminar: lecture style with some degree of instructor-participant interaction. The workshop is scheduled as a half-day session.

  Reading Material: This workshop will be based on the following book: Sirgy, M. Joseph (2020). The Psychology of Quality of Life: Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health. 3rd edition. Cham: Springer Nature

  Workshop Instructor: Prof. Dr. M. Joseph (Joe) Sirgy is a management psychologist (Ph.D., U/Massachusetts, 1979) and the Virginia Tech Real Estate Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) and Extraordinary Professor at the WorkWell Research Unit at North West University – Potchefstroom Campus (South Africa). He has published extensively in business ethics and quality of life (QOL). His awards include International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies’ (ISQOLS’) Distinguished Fellow Award, ISQOLS’ Distinguished QOL Researcher, Academy of Marketing Science’s (AMS) Distinguished Fellow Award, AMS’ Harold Berkman Service Award, Virginia Tech’s Pamplin Teaching Excellence Award/Holtzman Outstanding Educator Award and University Certificate of Teaching Excellence, the EuroMed Management Research Award, and the Macromarketing Society’s Robert W. Nason Award. Best paper awards include articles published in the Journal of Happiness Studies, the Journal of Travel Research, and Applied Research in Quality of Life. His editorial responsibilities include co-founding editor of Applied Research in Quality of Life, editor of the QOL section in the Journal of Macromarketing, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Macromarketing, editor of ISQOLS’/Springer’s book series on International Handbooks in QOL, Community QOL Indicators--Best Cases, Applied Research in QOL--Best Practices, and co-editor of the Springer book series on Human Well-Being and Policy Making.

  Registration fee:

  $50 USD (non-African residents)

  Free for African residents (to register, email office@isqols.org with proof of residency)

  
  

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• ISQOLS Regional Conference South Africa Gala Braai Dinner

  • When
    4 Oct 2024
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    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (WAT)
  • Location
    Irene Country Lodge

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  ISQOLS Regional Conference South Africa Gala Braai Dinner

  4 October 2024

  18:00

  Irene Country Lodge (Conference Venue) 

  Join us for a traditional Gala Braai Dinner to celebrate the ISQOLS 1st Regional Conference in South Africa! This dinner features a full, traditional braai menu (see details here). Please note: the conference fees do not include this dinner. The dinner is available at $20 USD per person.  Your partners are welcome to join.

  (Unfortunately, halal or kosher requirements cannot be accommodated, however, there are vegan and vegetarian options available)

  
  

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