SINET #126, Winter, February 2016

This issue leads off with a research essay by Ming-Chang Tsai of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan which examines evidence for the set point theory of happiness in a panel study of youths in Taiwan. This is followed by a message from ISQOLS President Rhonda Phillips and a news report from Ming-Chang Tsai as President of Research Committee 55 of the International Sociological Association and a Call for Submissions for the 2016 ISQOLS Conference. News items on the U.S. General Social Survey from Tom Smith then round out this issue.

RESEARCH ESSAY:

 Do Young People Have a Set Point of Happiness? Panel Evidence from the Taiwan Youth Project ~ Ming-Chang Tsai

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

ISQOLS President’s Message ~ Rhonda Phillips

ISA RC55 News ~ Ming-Chang Tsai

Call for Submissions 2016 ISQOLS Annual Conference Seoul, South Korea

The U.S. General Social Survey Website Update Announcement ~ Tom W. Smith

Notice for Proposals for 2018 U.S. General Social Survey Items ~ Tom W. Smith

Call For Papers Applied Research in Quality of Life, The Official Journal of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies

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