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Do younger older adults seek help? Key insights from a national study on mental health
Miriam Marco, Department of Social Psychology, Universitat de València; Francisco Sánchez-Sáez, Department of Applied Statistics and Operations Research and Quality, Universitat Politècnica de València;
People aged from 60 to 75 years show favourable attitudes towards seeking help for mental health, especially women, people with higher levels of education, and those who have previously received psychological care. However, a lack of knowledge of the resources available and difficulties perceived in accessing them continue to be major obstacles.
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Social mentoring, well-being, and mental health among racialised migrants
Òscar Prieto-Flores and Eila Prats-Brugat, Universitat de Girona; Isabel Gutiérrez-Pedemonte and Raquel Carrión-Alfonso, Social Mentoring Coordination;
Racism and discrimination cause a deterioration of well-being and increase the risk of social isolation of racialized migrants. This study shows that social mentoring does not increase well-being in general, but acts as a protective factor: it prevents discrimination from translating into greater loneliness and contributes to maintaining social bonds of inclusion.
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An analysis of Spain’s social inclusion policies based on randomised evaluations
Samuel Bentolila, CEMFI; Ana García-Hernández and Inés Torres-Rojas, J-PAL Europe;
This study provides empirical data on social inclusion policies in Spain, showing significant impacts on employment, social support, education, digital skills and housing. The outcomes reinforce the importance of designing evidence-based public policies.
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Concern and hope drive climate action among emerging and early adults in Spain
Anne-Marie Ballegeer, Enzo Ferrari Lagos, Rebeca Ferreira Corchero, Diego Corrochano Fernández and Camilo Ruiz Méndez, Universidad de Salamanca;
Concern and hope regarding climate change coexist in the majority of young people and adults, and people feeling both tend to be better informed and act in a more pro-environmental way.
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Do family-friendly policies raise fertility? The role of firms in Spain*
Olympia Bover, Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI); Nezih Guner y Carlos Sanz, CEMFI and Banco de España; Yuliya Kulikova, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Alessandro Ruggieri, CUNEF Universidad;
Work-life balance policies that strengthen job stability can contribute to increasing fertility by improving compatibility between work and motherhood, but they also pose challenges for female recruitment.
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Households in transition in Spain and Portugal
Jesús García, Albert Esteve and Juan Galeano, CED;
Households in Spain and Portugal underwent significant change between 1991 and 2022. This report shows how the average household size has decreased, the number of single-person households has increased, and shared living structures have undergone transformation according to age and gender.