3. International conference papers

Strózik, D., Strózik, T., & Bălţătescu, S. (2023). How Does Parental Migration Affect Children’s Subjective Well-Being, Their School and Family Life Satisfaction? Findings from Eastern European Countries ISQOLS 2023 - Towards a People-First Economy and Society: A World to Win, Erasmus University Rotterdam. https://easychair.org/smart-program/ISQOLS2023/2023-08-24.html#talk:225940

Bălțătescu, S., & Bacter, C. (2022). Romanian children’s views on the local administration, Transylvanian International Conference in Public Administration, Cluj-Napoca, 27-28 October,

Bălțătescu, S., Casas, F., González-Carrasco, M., & Bacter, C. (2022). The effect of sport and physical activity on school children’s subjective well-being in 35 countries, ESA Research Network 28 Society and Sport Midterm Conference, Debrecen, Hungary, 21-22 October, https://konferencia.unideb.hu/en/program-and-abstract-esa-research-network-28  

Bălțătescu, S., Bacter, C., & Sîrbu, I. (2021). Victimization by peers and well-being of Romanian school children, 15th International Interdisciplinary Conference: “COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN MODERN SOCIETY; BALKANS IN EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXT”, University of Prizren Ukshin Hoti, Kosovo, 19-20 March.

Bălțătescu, S., & Bacter, C. (2021). Differences in life satisfaction of Romanian preadolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, International Conference “Social Inequalities and Quality of Life” November 15-19, 2021, Romanian Institute for Quality of Life, Bucharest.

Bălțătescu, S. (2021). A longer school year doesn’t make students happier and more satisfied with education. Testing Veenhoven’s livability theory in the context of child well-being World LUMEN Congress, Iasi, Romania, May 29

Bălțătescu, S., Kutsar, D., Strózik, D., Bacter, C., Soo, K., & Strózik, T. (2021). Children left at home by migrant parents in six Eastern European countries, Transnational families in focus - International colloquium Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 16

Bălțătescu, S. (2021). Socio-economic crises and happiness in Romania. Recent trends, Balkan Sociological Forum (BSF): “The Balkans - a Comparative and Integrative Approach”, University of Prizren Ukshin Hoti, Kosovo, 19-20 March.

Bălțătescu, S., & Bacter, C. (2021). Relationship between material well-being and subjective well-being of children. The case of Romania, IV ISA Forum of Sociology: Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 26 February.

Bălțătescu, S., Casas, F., González-Carrasco, M., & Bacter, C. (2020). Sport and physical activity and school children’s subjective well-being in 35 countries, Debrecen, Hungary, 5-7 November.

Bălțătescu, S., Buhaș, R., Săveanu, S., & Damaris, R. M. (2020). Perception of Problematic Consequences of the Use of Different ICTS by Adolescents.  Adaptation and Pretest of CHWS-TIC Scale, Theories of Change in Digital Wellbeing. Evidence based practices across the disciplines, Arad, Romania, 26-28 June, https://www.uavconferences.eu/conference-program/

Bălțătescu, S., Bacter, C., & Lezeu, C. (2019). On friends and foes: social relations of children with intellectual disabilities enrolled in special schools in North-Western Romania, Scientific Exchange: Children’s Relational Well-Being, Centre for Children’s Rights Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland, 11-14 December.

Bălțătescu, S., Zemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J. P., Calogero, R., Chargazia, M., Clinton, A., de Leon, P. P., Letovancova, E., Liik, K., Nord, H. T., Paspalanova, E., Rojas, M., Tiliouine, H., van den Boss, K., & Ha Khanh, T. (2018). Downward sloping curve of satisfaction. Testing the link with self-enhancement with an international student sample, "Between narcissism and entitlement: Self-enhancement in a cross-cultural perspective", Warsaw, Poland, 4-6 March.

Strózik, D., Bălțătescu, S., Kutsar, D., Strózik, T., Grigoraș, B., & Soo, K. (2017). Does the Realisation of Children’s Rights Determine Good Life in 8-Year-Olds’ Perspectives? A Comparison of Eight European Countries, ISQOLS 15th Conference on Quality of Life: Towards a Better Society, Innsbruck, Austria, September 28-30

Bălțătescu, S. (2017, 20-22 March). National-level correlates of children's subjective well-being. Alternative explanatory hypotheses. Paper presented at the International Conference "A World To Win", Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organization (EHERO), Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

Bălțătescu, S., Kovács, K., Casas, F., Kutsar, D., & Strózik, D. (2016). Sport and physical activity and school children’s subjective well-being in four European countries, International Conference Social sciences and the contemporary challenges. 20 years of teaching sociology at the University of Oradea, Oradea, 9-10 June, https://sites.google.com/site/sosciconf2016/program

Bălţătescu, S. (2016). Livability and Children's Happiness: Challenges for Public Policies, Second ISA Forum of Sociology, Vienna, Austria, 10-14 July, https://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2016/webprogram/Paper82772.html

Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J., Bălțătescu, S., Esteves, C., Vauclair, C.-M., Liik, K., Cerrato, S. M., Maltby, J., Mora, C. A., Nikolic, M., Pedovic, I., Pek, G., & Hiel, A. V. (2015). Entitlement attitudes and subjective well-being in the cross-cultural context: Are post-communist societies supportive for formulating demands toward others?, Quality of Life: a Challenge for Social Policy. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 23-25 April,

Neagu, G., & Bălțătescu, S. (2015). Equity at the level of the educational system in Romania and students' perception of the justice in schools, Quality of Life: a Challenge for Social Policy. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 23-25 April,

Olah, Ș., & Bălțătescu, S. (2015). Religious Participation and Civic Engagement in Romania and Hungary, International Conference ”Active Citizenship, Identity and Democratic Governance in the European Union", Oradea, Romania, 21-22 May.

Bălţătescu, S., Hatos, A., & Oşvat, C. (2015). Parents migration and well-being of children left at home: evidence from a Romanian national survey with children 10-13 years old, 2nd CDCDI International Conference Challenges Ahead: Integration of Migrants on the European Labour Market, Bucharest, 12-13 March, http://conference.cdcdi.ro/.

Bălțătescu, S. (2015). Child Well-Being in Romania: Preliminary Results of the National Survey, Quality of Life: a Challenge for Social Policy. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 23-25 April.

Bălțătescu, S., & Prusik, M. (2015). Nostalgia and Subjective Well-being: a Comparison between Romania and Poland, Quality of Life: a Challenge for Social Policy. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 23-25 April.

Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J., Bălțătescu, S., Esteves, C., Vauclair, C.-M., Liik, K., Cerrato, S. M., Maltby, J., Mora, C. A., Nikolic, M., Pedovic, I., Pek, G., & Hiel, A. V. (2015). Entitlement attitudes and subjective well-being in the cross-cultural context: Are post-communist societies supportive for formulating demands toward others?, Quality of Life: a Challenge for Social Policy. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 23-25 April.

Bălţătescu, S. (2014). Developing a measurement model for social quality in Romania, Sustaining Quality of Life across the Globe. The XII Quality of Life Conference, FREE UNIVERSITY BERLIN, September 15-18, http://www.isqols.org/berlin2014/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ISQOLS2014_preliminary_list_of_sessions1.pdf.

Bălţătescu, S., Hatos, A., & Oșvat, C. (2014). The effects of parental migration on subjective well-being of children: the case of Romania, Sustaining Quality of Life across the Globe. The XII Quality of Life Conference, FREE UNIVERSITY BERLIN, September 15-18, http://www.isqols.org/berlin2014/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ISQOLS2014_preliminary_list_of_sessions1.pdf.

Casas, F., Alfaro, J., Bălțătescu, S., Grigoraş, B., & Sarriera, J. C. (2014). Children’s subjective well-being. Analysing the comparability of 3 psychometric scales in 4 Latin-languages speaking countries, Sustaining Quality of Life across the Globe. The XII Quality of Life Conference, FREE UNIVERSITY BERLIN, September 15-18, http://www.isqols.org/berlin2014/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ISQOLS2014_preliminary_list_of_sessions1.pdf.

Bălțătescu, S., & Prusik, M. (2014). Better off in communist times? A comparative assessment of nostalgia and subjective wellbeing in Romania and Poland, XI Congress of the Polish Association of Social Psychology, Warsaw, 4-7 September, http://zjazd.psychologia.pl/images/ProgramPSPS_2014.pdf.

Bălțătescu, S. (2014). Unhappier, but more satisfied: social comparison and the paradox of the immigrant satisfaction, Rethinking EU Immigration: legal developments, management and practices, Bucharest, 13-14 March.

Bălțătescu, S., & Buhaș, R. L. Internet Usage among Students. A Comparative Evaluation on Romania and Hungary, Cross-Border Cooperation – Models of Good Practice in Carpathian Region (Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and Romania) Oradea, December 9-10 2013. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2523478

Bălţătescu, S. Personal uniqueness obsession and how is detrimental to our own well-being [keynote lecture], III SYMPOZJUM „PRZEREKLAMOWANA KONSUMPCJA?” Gdansk, Poland, April 17 2013.

Kovács, K., & Bălţătescu, S. A sport hatása a romániai és a magyarországi egyetemisták rezilienciájára, egészségének önértékelésére és szubjektív jóllétére, X. ORSZÁGOS SPORTTUDOMÁNYI KONGRESSZUS Nyíregyháza: Hungarian Review of Sport Science. pp. 36, 2013.

Bălţătescu, S., Oşvat, C., Roman, A., Egerău, A., & Dughi, T. Well-being of children age 8-11: a study in North-Western Romania, Interdisciplinary Research in Humanities: Psychology Section, Debrecen 7-8 June, 2013.

Bălţătescu, S., & Băltăţescu, D. Entitlement attitudes and the backward sloping curve of life satisfaction. A study with Romanian students. în: A. M. Preoteasa, S. Bălțătescu, D. Naghi, A. Vilcu & I. M. Anghel (Eds.), International Conference "Towards the Good Society - European Perspectives" Bucharest: Editura Expert, 24-26 October 2013.

Bălţătescu, S., Oşvat, C., Roman, A., Egerău, A., Dughi, T., & Grigoraş, B. A. Life events and subjective well-being of Romanian school children. în: A. M. Preoteasa, S. Bălțătescu, D. Naghi, A. Vilcu & I. M. Anghel (Eds.), International Conference "Towards the Good Society - European Perspectives" Bucharest: Editura Expert, 24-26 October 2013. http://www.conference.arsociologie.ro/abstracts

Sergiu Balțătescu, G. Pusztai, Daniela Băltățescu (2012). Social Capital in Academic Context. A Comparative Study with Hungarian and Romanian Students. Trust, Diversity, Social Capital and Youth: Concepts and Methodological Problem Explored. International workshop. Cluj-Napoca, Organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy, Babes-Bolyai University

Bălţătescu, S. A subjective measure of inequality in quality of life. longitudinal relationships with income and happiness inequality in post-communist Romania, Second ISA Forum of Sociology Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 1-4, 2012. http://www.isa-sociology.org/buenos-aires-2012/

Oșvat, C., & Bălțătescu, S. (2012). Social and Institutional Support for Families of Disabled Children. Influence on the Well-Being of Carers, Children rights, well-being and protection: International conference, Babeş-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, April 26-28.

Bălțătescu, S. (2012). Towards a System of Child Indicators at County Level in Romania (Keynote presentation), Children rights, well-being and protection. International conference, Cluj-Napoca, April 26-28.

Băltăţescu, D., & Bălţătescu, S. Employment Status and Job Attitudes of the Rural Youth. A Study in the Romanian-Hungarian Neighboring Region, Romanian Sociological Association International Conference "European Sociology: New Challenges and Opportunities" Oradea, 27-29 September, 2012. https://sites.google.com/site/rsaintconference2012/abstracts

Sergiu Bălţătescu, Klára Kovács (2012). Sport Participation and Subjective Well-being among University Students in the Hungarian-Romanian-Ukrainian Cross-border Area. Higher Education for Social Cohesion. Cooperative Research and Development in a Cross-border area (HERD). Final conference, Debrecen, 24 October.

Bălțătescu, S., Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Piotrowski, J., Calogero, R., Chargazia, M., Clinton, A., de Leon, P. P., Letovancova, E., Liik, K., Nord, H. T., Paspalanova, E., Rojas, M., Habib, T., van den Boss, K., & Troung, H. K. (2012). A first international test of the downward sloping curve of life satisfaction 10th ISQOLS Conference: “Discovering new frontiers in Quality-of-Life research” Venice, Italy, November 1-4, http://www.aiquav.it/isqols2012/Content_en/2012%20XI%20ISQOLS%20Conference%20-%20track%20by%20track.pdf

Bălţătescu, S., & Oşvat, C. Proposals for a System of Indicators of Child Well-Being. Keynote lecture, Romanian Sociological Association International Conference "European Sociology: New Challenges and Opportunities" Oradea, 27-29 September, 2012.

Bălţătescu, S., & Kovács, K. Sport Participation and Subjective Well-being among University Students in the Hungarian-Romanian-Ukrainian Cross-border Area, Romanian Sociological Association International Conference "European Sociology: New Challenges and Opportunities" Oradea, 27-29 September, 2012. https://sites.google.com/site/rsaintconference2012/abstracts

Bălțătescu, S., & Hatos, A. National Identity and Well-Being in Eastern Europe. A Comparative Study, Social Relations in Turbulent Times, 10th Conference of the European Sociological Association Geneva, http://www.europeansociology.org/docs/conferences/geneva/ESA2011_Abstracts_Book.pdf, 7-10 September 2011.

Hatos, A., & Bălțătescu, S. Family Structure and Child Well-Being: Multivariate Analysis of Answers of Teenage Students in a Romanian City, Social Relations in Turbulent Times, 10th Conference of the European Sociological Association Geneva, http://www.europeansociology.org/docs/conferences/geneva/ESA2011_Abstracts_Book.pdf, 7-10 September 2011.

Bălțătescu, S. Happier in communist times? Passeism and subjective well-being in Post-Communist Romania, Political Psychology Networking Conference for the Post-Communist Region Budapest, http://polberg.ceu.hu/sites/default/files/field_attachment/event/node-25515/political-psychology-networking-conference-schedulelatest.pdf, November 25-27 2011.

Bălţătescu, S., Casas, F., Hatos, A., Bertran, I., & González, M. Adolescent well-being subjective indicators of relationships in a Romanian and Spanish adolescent sample, Third ISCI conference York, http://www.sergiubaltatescu.info/content/measuringchildwell-beinginromania, July 27-29 2011.

Bălţătescu, S., Oșvat, C., & Grigoraş, B. Developing child well-being indicators at county level in Romania, Third ISCI conference York, http://www.york.ac.uk/conferences/ISCI2011/conference-abstracts.htm, July 27-29 2011.

Bălţătescu, S. Ethnicity, Confession and Intercultural Dialogue at the European Union Eastern Border în: M. Brie, I. Horga & S. Şipoş (Eds.), International Conference: Ethnicity, Confession and Intercultural Dialogue at the European Union’s East Border Oradea: Debreceni Egyetem Press/Editura Universității din Oradea. pp. 395-402, 2-5 June 2011. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2246631

Bălțătescu, S. National Pride and Identification and Subjective Well-Being in a Romanian/Hungarian Neighboring Region, ENRI Conference Oradea, Romania, 24-26 March 2011.

Bălţătescu, S. May fericiţi în comunism? Percepţii asupra trecutului şi bunăstării subiective în România după 20 de ani [Happier in Communist Times? Perceptions of the Past and Subjective Well-being in Romania in the Last 20 Years], România după 20 de ani: schimbări şi probleme sociale. Calitatea vieţii, încotro? Bucharest, 12-13 februarie 2010.

Bălţătescu, S. Determinanţi ai suportului social pentru inovaţie în România [Determinants of social support for innovation in Romania], România după 20 de ani: schimbări şi probleme sociale. Calitatea vieţii, încotro? Bucharest, 12-13 februarie 2010.

Bălţătescu, S. O sociologie înfloritoare într-o societate în criză? [A flourishing sociology in a crisis society?], România după 20 de ani: schimbări şi probleme sociale. Calitatea vieţii, încotro? Bucharest, 12-13 februarie 2010.

Bălţătescu, S. The paradox of immigrants’ satisfaction in Western Europe: life satisfaction and evaluation of societal conditions, 8th ESPAnet Conference: Social Policy and the Global Crisis: Consequences and Responses Budapest 2-4 September 2010.

Bălţătescu, S., & Osvat, C. Measuring Child Well-Being in Romania, XVII ISA Congress, “Sociology on the move” Goteborg, https://sites.google.com/site/sergiubaltatescu/content/measuringchildwell-beinginromania, July 11-17 2010.

Bălţătescu, S. Disenchanted but happy? Changes in the relationship between political participation and competence, satisfaction with politics, and life satisfaction in post-communist Romania, From the Totalitarianism towards Democracy in Central-Eastern Europe. Contributions of Political Psychology to Understanding of Transformation Process in the Region Warsaw, http://www.sergiubaltatescu.info/content/disenchantedbuthappy, http://conference2010.home.pl/AbstractSearch.aspx, http://conference2010.home.pl/pdf/Doc6.pdf, 18-20 November 2010.

Bernáth, K., & Bălţătescu, S. Marginality in social networks and feelings of exclusion in Romanian high school classrooms, Remaking the Social. New Risks and Solidarities, The First International Conference of the Society of Sociologists from Romania Cluj-Napoca, http://cluj2010.wordpress.com/sessions/s4/, abstract publicat în http://cluj2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/book-of-abstracts-cluj-dec-2010-ok.pdf, 2-4 decembrie 2010 2010.

Băltăţescu, D., & Bălţătescu, S. Youth employment status and attitudes and lifelong learning in Romania, Remaking the Social. New Risks and Solidarities, The First International Conference of the Society of Sociologists from Romania Cluj-Napoca, http://cluj2010.wordpress.com/sessions/s21/, abstract publicat în http://cluj2010.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/book-of-abstracts-cluj-dec-2010-ok.pdf, 2-4 decembrie 2010 2010.

Bălţătescu, S. Well-being and national pride and in Europe International Workshop: National, Regional, European and Global Identity: Convergences and Divergences Oradea, 28-29 May 2010. https://sites.google.com/site/socioumane2010/program

Bălţătescu, S. Transition to Happiness? Changes in Level and Correlates of SWB in Post-Communist Romania, XVII ISA Congress, “Sociology on the move”  Goteborg, July 11-17 2010. http://www.isa-sociology.org/congress2010/isa-gothenburg-2010-book-of-abstracts.pdf

Bălţătescu, S., & Băltăţescu, G. Using online database providers to mediate the student-teacher and teacher-teacher interaction. some applications for higher education. în: I. Roceanu (Ed.), ELSE (eLEARNING AND SOFTWARE FOR EDUCATION) Bucharest: Carol I National Defence University, http://adlunap.ro/else2009/papers/1096.1.Baltatescu.pdf. pp. 243-248, April 9-10 2009.

Hatos, & Bălţătescu, S. Migration for labor of parents, well-being and school performance of high school students, Post-Communism and the New European Identity  Oradea, November 5-7 2009.

Bălţătescu, S. A success story? Happiness in the new post-communist EU member states, IX ISQOLS Conference: „Quality of Life Studies: Measures and Goals of the Progress of Societies” Florence, Italy, http://www.isqols2009.istitutodeglinnocenti.it/Content_en/Conference%20Timetable%20and%20Programme.pdf, July 19-23 2009.

Casas, F., Bălţătescu, S., Bertran, I., González, M., & Hatos, A. Similarities and differences in the PWI of Romanian and Spanish adolescents aged 13-16 years-old, IX ISQOLS Conference: „Quality of Life Studies: Measures and Goals of the Progress of Societies” Florence, Italy, http://www.isqols2009.istitutodeglinnocenti.it/Content_en/Conference%20Timetable%20and%20Programme.pdf, July 19-23 2009.

Bălţătescu, S. Differential effects of interpersonal and political trust on happiness and life satisfaction, CINEFOGO Workshop: “The Social Differentiation of Trust and Social Capital”  Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 June 2009.

Bălţătescu, S. ”Ridzi go home!” A case study in the new Romanian civic and political activism through Internet Making democracy work in the digital age Vilnius, Lithuania, http://www.tspmi.vu.lt/en/research/material, 5-6 November 2009.

Bălţătescu, S. Migration of a parent, well-being and social competence of adolescents. A study with Romanian high school students, International workshop: The Effects of International Labor Migration on Political Learning. Cluj-Napoca, http://www.democracycenter.ro/migratie/Baltatescu.pdf, 6-7 June 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. Evenimente de viaţă şi bunăstarea subiectivă a adolescenţilor [Life Events and Subjective Well-being of Adolescents], Seminarul de cercetare socială de tineret ANSIT “Traiectorii şi stiluri de viaţă”  Moroieni, 26-29 June 2008.

Bălţătescu, S., & Uglanova, E. Preferences for income redistribution in Eastern and Western Europe: redistributive culture vs. perceived mobility approaches. în: 4th CEU Graduate Conference in Social Sciences: "Global Transformations: Integration (Ed.) Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 20-22 June 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. Social exclusion and academic achievement: the role of peer-group rejection and educational inclusive policies, International Conference on Education, Economy and Society Paris 17-19 June 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. National identity, cosmopolitanism and happiness: a quantitative study with Romanian data, Internaţional colloquia "Romanian identity in the European context" Cluj-Napoca, http://www.polito.ubbcluj.ro/cpavechi/program%20colocviu%20Identitate%20ROmaneasca%20def2.pdf, 28-30 noiembrie 2008.

Hatos, & Bălţătescu, S. The effects of social composition of the class on peer rejection and victimization in high schools, ISIPAR08 Rhetymno, Crete, http://www.edc.uoc.gr/ptde/anounc/Final.ISIPAR.program-abstract.doc, July 3-6 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. Cine sunt inovatorii? Corelate socio-emografice, valorice şi atitudinale ale suportului pentru inovaţia socială în România [Who are the innovators? Socio-demographic, attitudinal and value correlates of support for social innovation in Romania], International conference „INOVAŢIA SOCIALĂ, FACTOR AL DEZVOLTĂRII SOCIAL-ECONOMICE” Bucharest, ICCV. pp. 26-27 September, 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. Eastern-Western differences in the public tolerance of immigrants. A European comparative study, Tolerance and Intolerance in the Modern Society: The East – the West Sankt Petersburg, Russia, April 24-25 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. Involvement and trust in voluntary associations, social trust, social capital and happiness in Eastern European countries: a longitudinal comparative study, Squaring the Circle: Civil Society and Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe. CINEFOGO Workshop Kaunas, Lithuania, http://cinefogo.cuni.cz/getfile.php?&id_file=705, 13 -15 June 2008.

Băltăţescu, S. Social exclusion, educational policies and school children’s happiness, International Conference: Policies for Happiness Certosa di Pontignano, Siena, http://www.unisi.it/eventi/happiness/program.pdf, 14-17 June 2007.

Bălţătescu, S., & Cummins, R. A. An exploration of the domain satisfactions of Romanian school adolescents using the Personal Wellbeing Index. în: J. M. Sirgy (Ed.), 8th ISQOLS Conference “From QOL Concepts to QOL Performance Measures” San Diego, U.S.A.: International Society for Quality of Life Studies (ISQOLS), http://listserv.vt.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A3=ind0710&L=isqols-listserv&P=931798&E=2&B=------%3D_NextPart_000_01C6_01C81663.7A24E1F0&N=2007+ISQOLS+Final+Program.doc&T=application%2Fmsword, 6-10 decembrie 2007.

Bălţătescu, S. Victimizarea de către colegii de şcoală şi competenţa socială a adolescenţilor [Victimization by classmates and adolescent social competence], International scientific conference: Perspectives of social and emotional education, Oradea - Băile Felix, 31 May – 3 June 2007.

Bălţătescu, S. The effects of the victimization in schools on the well-being and the social competence of the adolescents, Pestalozzi seminar: "Responses to violence in everyday life in a democratic society" Oradea, http://www.edu.md/files/unsorted/Curs%20de%20perfectionare.pdf, 26-31 October 2007.

Bălţătescu, S. Unjust treatment by businesses and authorities, social trust and subjective well-being. A European comparative study, International Social Justice Conference: “Social Justice in a World of Change: Interdisciplinary Approaches" Berlin: 2-5 august, http://www.isjr2006.org/downloads/ProgramAbstracts.pdf, 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Life Satisfaction of the new EU Members: Recent Trends and Future Prospects, International Conference: „European Union Enlargement of 2004 and Beyond: Responding to the Political, Legal and Socio-Economic Challenges” Riga, April 20-22, 2006, http://www.lu.lv/jmconference2006/programme.html, 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Transition is over, wait to see the benefits: a comparative evaluation of the effects of post-communist transition on life satisfaction, ‘The End of Transitions? Central and Eastern European Countries in Comparative Perspective’, Central European University Budapest, http://www.gradconf.ceu.hu/2GC-2006/program2006.html, http://worlddatabaseofhappiness.eur.nl/hap_bib/freetexts/baltatescu_sm_2006.pdf, 5-7 May 2006.

Bălţătescu, S., & Cummins, R. A. Using the Personal Wellbeing Index to explore subjective wellbeing of high-school and college students in Romania, 7th ISQOLS Conference: “Prospects for Quality of Life in the New Millennium” Grahamstown, South Africa, http://manta.cs.vt.edu/isqols/content/conferences/programme.pdf, 17-20 July 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Central and Eastern European Migrants’ Subjective Quality of Life. A Comparative Study, Labor Migration – a Solution or an Obstacle for Development? Public Policy Centre, Cluj-Napoca, 10-12 noiembrie 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Confidence in Government and Happiness in EU and US, Paper presented at International Joint Workshop: Europe and North America - Societies in Contrast. Hanse Institute for Advanced Study Delmenhorst, Germany, http://cgi.server.uni-frankfurt.de/fb03/glatzer/Contributions.html, 6-9 martie 2005.

Bălţătescu, S. Justice beliefs in post-communist countries and subjective well-being. A European comparative study., Social Justice in a Changing World Bremen, 10–12 martie 2005.

Bălţătescu, S. Subjective well-being of immigrants in Europe. A comparative study, International Conference: European Identity and Free Movement of Persons in Europe Oradea, November 3-5, 2005.

Bălţătescu, S., & Cummins, R. A. Subjective wellbeing in a post-communist country. Romania’s International Wellbeing Index. în: R. J. Estes (Ed.), Sixth ISQOLS Conference “Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World”.  Final Conference Materials, CD-ROM Philadelphia, U.S, 10-14 noiembrie 2004.

Bălţătescu, S. Individual Level Determinants of the Support for EU Integration in Romania: the Influence of Personal Well Being, Perceptions of Good Governance and Media Exposure, Conferinta internaţională "Mass Media si Buna Guvernare in fata provocarii extinderii Uniunii Europene" Oradea, 30 June - 4 July 2004.

Cummins, R., Arita, B., Bălţătescu, S., Dzuka, J., Casas, F., Lau, Guerrero, L., O'Neill, G., Tiliouine, H., Tonon, G., Verri, & Vitterso, J. The International wellbeing Index: A psychometric progress report. în: R. Estes (Ed.), Sixth ISQOLS Conference “Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World”. Final Conference Materials, CD-ROM Philadelphia, U.S, 2004.

Bălţătescu, S. Media, climat d'oppinion et la perception de la qualite de la vie, Premiere conference internationale francophone en sciences de l'information et de la communication (CIFSIC) Universite de Bucharest, 27 June - 2 July 2003.

Bălţătescu, S. Stability of Happiness in a Changing Society: A Latent Growth Analysis on a Romanian Panel Data, Fifth ISQOLS Conference Frankfurt, Germany, 20-24 July 2003.

Băltăţescu, D., & Bălţătescu, S. Influenţe sociale asupra participării în cluburi sportive în adolescenţă. Rezultate dintr-o anchetă asupra elevilor de liceu din mediul urban [Social influences on adolescent participation in sports clubs. Results from a survey on high school students in urban areas], International Congress "Sănătate prin mişcare pentru generaţia viitoare" Oradea, 15-18 May 2003.

Bălţătescu, S. Sports Participation and Subjective Well-being of Adolescents: Mediation of Self-esteem and Leisure Satisfaction, International Congress "Sănătate prin mişcare pentru generaţia viitoare" Oradea, 15-18 May 2003.

Bălţătescu, S. Factori de risc şi factori protectivi ai consumului de substanţe psihotrope la adolescenţi. Descoperiri pe baza unei anchete din România [Risk and protective factors for the consumption of psychotropic substances in adolescents. Findings from a survey in Romania], International conference Education for All and for Life Oradea, 29 May-3 June 2003.

Bălţătescu, S. Problems of transforming scales of life satisfaction, Paper presented at Euromodule Workshop, Wissensfchaft Zentrum Berlin, 18-19 October 2002.

Bălţătescu, S. Quality of life in Romania, Paper presented at Euromodule Workshop Wissensfchaft Zentrum Berlin, 5-6 October 2001.

Bălţătescu, S. The media, the climate of opinion and life satisfaction post-revolutionary Romania, International conference " The role of media and new information and communication technologies in the process of democratization of societies in Central and Eastern Europe" Oradea, 11-14 October 2001.

Lucrări prezentate la conferinţe naţionale (35)

Bălțătescu, S., & Bacter, C. (2018). Copiii și administrația locală. Rezultatele unui studiu internațional, „ADMINISTRAȚIA PUBLICĂ. TRECUT. PREZENT. VIITOR” Oradea, România, 14 decembrie.

Bălțătescu, S., & Bacter, C. (2015). Școala și bunăstarea copiilor din Romania. Rezultatele unui studiu internațional [School and child well-being in Romania. Results of an international study], National Conference a psihologilor şcolari (National Conference of school psychologists). Ediţia a V-a. Cercetarea modernă în psihologia educaţională: provocări, aplicaţii, limite, Oradea, România, 30-31 October, http://www.anps.ro/documente/volum%20rezumate.pdf.

Bălțătescu, D., & Bălțătescu, S. Atitudini identitare naționale și pro-globaliste ale tineretului român [National identity and pro-globalist attitudes of Romanian youth], national conference Impactul relațiilor interetnice asupra modelelor culturale și asupra vieții social-politice [The impact on the cultural patterns of interethnic relations and the social-political life], Sibiu, 18-20 noiembrie 2011.

Bălţătescu, S., Oșvat, C., & Grigoraş, B. Dimensiuni și niveluri ale bunăstării copilului. Studiu explorator în nord-vestul României [Dimensions and levels of child well-being. Exploratory study in northwestern Romania], National conference Sociologia şi Asistenţa Socială în faţa provocărilor crizei [Sociology and Social Work in front challenges of the challenges posed by the economic crisis], Bucharest, https://sites.google.com/site/sergiubaltatescu/content/measuringchildwell-beinginromania, 23-24 September 2011.

Bălţătescu, S. Well-being and national pride in Europe, Conferinta naţională Social Research and Policy, Oradea, 2010.

Bălţătescu, S. Atitudini identitare naţionale în România: structuri şi corelate sociodemografice [Attitudes linked with national identity in Romania: structures and socio-demographic correlates], Conferinţa Anuală a Catedrei de Sociologie şi Asistenţă Socială din Universitatea „Lucian Blaga” din Sibiu. Sibiu, https://sites.google.com/site/depsswconferences/sectiuni-2, 15-16 October 2010.

Băltăţescu, D., & Bălţătescu, S. Şomajul în rândul tineretului din România: tendinţe şi corelate socio-demografice [Youth unemployment in Romania: trends and socio-demographic correlates], Social Research and Policy Oradea, 28-29 May 2010.

Bălţătescu, S., Cele două feţe ale violenţei în şcoală: rolurile de victimă şi victimizator [The two faces of school violence: victim and victimizer roles], Education and social change. Sociological and communicational Perspectives, Oradea, 20-21 februarie 2009.

Bălţătescu, S. How happy are Romanian teenagers and young people? A paradox of satisfaction [The two faces of school violence: victim and victimizer roles], Education and social change. Sociological and communicational Perspectives, Oradea, 20-21 februarie 2009.

Bălţătescu, S., Hatos, & Chipea, F. “If I’d have a job, it would help me, but...” Socially excluded people from rural areas and the new information and communication technologies, Sesiunea anuală a Institutului de Istorie "Gheorghe Bariţiu" al Academiei Române, Departamentul de cercetări socio-umane Cluj-Napoca, 20-21 noiembrie 2009.

Bălţătescu, S. Survival and success? The relationship between value orientations and happiness in the present Romanian society, Crize, tranziţii şi integrări: Sociologie şi societate după 20 de ani de transformări. Conferinţa anuală a cercetării sociologice, Facultatea de Sociologie şi Asistenţă Socială Universitatea din Bucharest, http://sas.unibuc.ro/index.pl/stiri_ro?wid=100&func=viewSubmission&sid=1070, 22 May 2009.

Bălţătescu, S., & Hatos, A. Dimensiuni ale excluziunii sociale la adolescenţii şcolari [Dimensions of Social Exclusion at school adolescents]. Colocviul international de Stiinte Sociale ACUM 2007, Brașov.

Bălţătescu, S. Structura si corelatele satisfacţiei cu şcoala. Studiu in rândul adolescenţilor [Structure and correlates of satisfaction with the school. Study in among adolescents]. National conference of school psychologists, Oradea, 26-27 October 2008.

Băltăţescu, D., & Bălţătescu, S. Victimizarea în şcoală. Dimensiuni, practici şi metode de prevenire [Victimization in school. Dimensions, practices and methods of prevention], Seminarul de cercetare socială de tineret ANSIT  “Traiectorii şi stiluri de viaţă” , Moroieni, 26-29 June 2008.

Bălţătescu, S. Bunăstarea subiectivă a elevilor de liceu şi studenţilor români. Studiu folosind Personal Wellbeing Index [Subjective well-being of the Romanian secondary school pupils and students. A study using the Personal Wellbeing Index], Seminar naţional: Actualitate şi perspective în cercetarea socială de tineret Sibiu: ANSIT România, 13-14 June 2007.

Bălţătescu, S., & Băltăţescu, D. Pro sau contra? Atitudinile tineretului român fata de Uniunea Europeană [Pro or con? Romanian youth attitudes towards the European Union], Seminar naţional: Actualitate şi perspective în cercetarea socială de tineret Sibiu: ANSIT România, 13-14 June 2007.

Bălţătescu, S. Participare politica şi bunăstare subiectivă [Political participation and subjective well-being]. Seminarul naţional: participarea socială, democrația şi dezvoltarea locală. Cine, de ce şi cu ce efecte se implică? Oradea, 14 dec. 2007.

Bălţătescu, S. Forme ale excluziunii sociale la adolescenţii şcolari [Forms of social exclusion at school adolescents], Seminar naţional "Educaţie şi excluziune socială", Oradea, 2007.

Hatos, Bălţătescu, S., Saveanu, T., & Saveanu, S. Excluziunea socială la adolescenţi în context şcolar. Rezultate ale unei anchete în liceele din Oradea [Social exclusion in adolescents in a school context. Results of a survey in the high schools from Oradea], National Conference: "Culture, development, identity" Universitatea din Oradea, 26-27 October 2006.

Chipea, F., Hatos, & Bălţătescu, S. Folosirea noilor tehnologii de informare şi comunicare şi excluziunea socială în satele bihorene [The use of new information and communication technologies and social exclusion in villages from Bihor County], Culture, development, identity. Universitatea din Oradea, 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Traducerea şi validarea unui instrument de măsură a victimizării în şcoală: scala APRI-T [Translation and validation of an instrument for measuring the victimization in school: APRI-T scale], National Conference: "Culture, development, identity" Universitatea din Oradea, 26-27 oct. 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Este fericirea societăţii suma fericirilor individuale? Argumente în gândirea vechilor greci [Happiness of society is the sum of personal happiness? Arguments in ancient Greek thought], National Conference: "Culture, development, identity" Universitatea din Oradea, 26-27 oct. 2006.

Hatos, Bălţătescu, S., Saveanu, T., & Saveanu, S. Excluziune şi integrare socială la adolescenţi. Rezultatele unei anchete liceele orădene [Social inclusion and integration in adolescents. The results of a survey in high schools from Oradea], Conferinţa anuală a SSE, Universitatea din Braşov, 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Bunăstarea subiectivă în noile ţări membre ale UE: o evaluare comparativă a tendinţelor [Subjective well-being in the new EU member states: a comparative assessment of trends], Colocviul internaţional "ACUM" Universitatea din Braşov, 30 noiembrie-1 decembrie 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Victimizarea în grupul şcolar, stima de sine şi bunăstarea subiectivă: studiu corelaţional [Victimization in the school group, self-esteem and subjective well-being: correlational study], Sesiunea anuală a Institutului de ştiinţe socio-umane al Academiei Române Cluj-Napoca, 10-11 October 2006.

Bălţătescu, S. Determinanţi ai satisfacţiei cu viaţa în perspectivă transsecţională [Determinants of satisfaction with life in transactional perspective]. Starea societăţii româneşti. Conferinţa anuală a Asociaţiei Române de Sociologie şi a Asociaţiei Române de Promovare a Asistenţei Sociale, Oradea, 2004.

Bălţătescu, S. Calitatea vieţii adolescenţilor [Quality of life of adolescents], Paper presented at Annual scientific session of University of Oradea - Section Sociologie-Asistenţă Socială, Universitatea din Oradea, 29 May 2003.

Bălţătescu, S. Determinanţi ai stimei de sine în adolescenţă [Determinants of self-esteem in adolescence], Paper presented at Annual scientific session of University of Oradea - Section Psihologie Universitatea din Oradea, 30-31 May 2003.

Hatos, & Bălţătescu, S. Probleme metodologice în măsurarea sărăciei. Învăţăminte dintr-o anchetă in Oradea [Methodological issues in measuring poverty. Lessons from a survey in Oradea], Conferința anuală a Asociației Române de Sociologie și a Asociatiei Române de Promovare a Asistenței Sociale, Oradea, September 2003.

Bălţătescu, S. Abordări psiho-sociale ale satisfacţiei şi fericirii [Psychosocial approaches of satisfaction and happiness], Paper presented at Annual Scientific Session of University of Oradea – Section Sociologie-Asistenţă Socială Universitatea din Oradea, 29 May-1 iun 2002.

Băltăţescu, D., & Bălţătescu, S. Consumul de substanţe psihotrope la adolescenţi - o comparaţie România-Franţa [The consumption of psychotropic substances in adolescents - a comparison between Romania and France], Paper presented at Annual Scientific Session of University of Oradea – Section Sociologie-Asistenţă Socială Oradea, 2002.

Bălţătescu, S. Weber şi Heidegger: două viziuni asupra modernităţii [Weber and Heidegger: two visions of modernity], Paper presented at Annual scientific session of University of Oradea - Section Philosophy-Sociology Oradea, 2000.

Bălţătescu, S. Pedagogia postmodernă în ştiinţele sociale şi crizele modernităţii târzii [Postmodern pedagogy in social sciences and crises of late modernity], Paper presented at Annual Scientific Session of University of Oradea – Section Pedagogy, Oradea, 2000.

Bălţătescu, S. Se poate vorbi despre un declin al încrederii în instituţiile politice româneşti? [Can we talk about declining trust in Romanian political institutions?], Paper presented at Annual scientific session of University of Oradea - Section Ştiinţe Politice, Oradea, 2000.

Bălţătescu, S. Postmaterialism şi tranziţie. Atitudini ale tineretului bihorean [Postmaterialism and transition. Attitudes of Youth in Bihor County], Paper presented at Annual Session of University of Oradea - Section Philosophy-Sociology, Oradea, 1999.

Bălţătescu, S., & Băltăţescu, D. Chestiunea zilei: une satyre televisée, Colloque Franco-Roumain de média Bucharest, June 1998.

Bălţătescu, S. Eugeniu Speranţia, un postmodern român? Simplexia valorilor în contextul teoriilor sociologice contemporane [Eugeniu Speranția, a Romanian postmodernist? Simplexy of values in the context of contemporary sociological theories, Paper presented at Annual Scientific Session of University of Oradea – Section Philosophy-Sociology, Oradea, 1998.