Call for Proposals
Conference Theme: Surviving and thriving in a turbulent world
General Guidelines
The Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society (STAR Society) is a multidisciplinary, international organization of researchers who share an interest in problems related to stress, trauma, and anxiety, as well as resilience and coping. Any proposal that relates to these topics will be considered for presentation. Please note the following general considerations:
Submissions on original and completed research studies are encouraged.
Proposals should be limited to scholarly products that have not been presented or accepted for publication elsewhere at the time of submission.
Submissions on studies in progress will also be considered, particularly for graduate students, but for strongest consideration, preliminary findings should be described, as well as a clear indication of what analyses will be completed by the time of the conference.
Presentations on theory and clinical interventions on stress and related topics will also be considered.
Suggested Conference Topics
Stress
Studies on different contexts, populations, and developmental levels.
Evaluation and assessment of stress and coping.
Prevention and intervention strategies for stress management and coping.
Trauma
Trauma studies in different contexts and populations.
Evaluation and assessment on trauma.
Prevention and intervention strategies for trauma management.
Trauma-informed care in different settings.
Anxiety
Studies on anxiety in different contexts and populations.
Assessment and evaluation of anxiety.
Prevention and intervention strategies for managing anxiety.
Resilience
Resilience in the face of current problems in different contexts and populations.
Resilience and prosocial skills, from different areas of psychology.
Intervention strategies for promoting resilience and emotion regulation capacities.
Abstract submission
Presentations may be submitted in one of the following submission formats: (1) Individual Oral Presentations, (2) Symposia (usually consisting of 4 to 5 Oral Presentations referring to an overarching topic, followed by a discussion), and (3) Poster Presentations. We will be offering an online presentation option for those who are unable to attend the conference in person.
Abstracts should have a maximum length of 250 words, and must include Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Three to five keywords are also required.
Individual oral presentations will be organized into parallel sessions of 1 hour and 20 minutes, which will contain 4 thematically connected papers, and each paper presentation should take no longer than 15 minutes.
For symposia proposals, a general abstract, the title of the symposium and its coordinator, as well as the title of each communication and respective authors must be presented. Each symposium may include a maximum of five oral presentations delivered by at least three different authors.
Presentations in English and Spanish will be accepted, yet all abstract submissions should be in the conference’s official language, English.
Deadlines
Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis up until the deadline of April 30, 2024.