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Beyond “emptied Spain”: climate change, depopulation, and globalisation in rural areas
October 2024
Climate change, depopulation and the globalization of agricultural trade are causing vulnerability. This study analyzes which areas are most affected.
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Training in oral communication failing to make the grade among university students
August 2024
Oral communication is a fundamental tool in the academic field as well as in the personal and professional spheres. However, 77.5% of university students claim that they have received no training in oral communication.
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Where and how do young people seek help when experiencing emotional distress?
August 2024
According to this study, 46% of young people aged between 16 and 32 years old claim to suffer from emotional distress; of these, 29.8% decide to ask for help, but only 25.9% go to health professionals.
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The state of digital empowerment among Spanish teachers and the persistence of gender and age gaps
July 2024
Are teachers making the most of digital resources? This study reveals a lower level of digital empowerment among ESO (secondary) teachers aged 56-65, especially among female teachers.
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Young people, opportunities, and futures
June 2024
What challenges are faced by young people in Spain and Portugal? In the Social Observatory’s twelfth Dossier, we analyse aspects such as performance in the education system, incorporation into the labour market, or leaving the parental home.
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Does the use of social media affect the well-being of adolescents?
June 2024
Eight out of every ten adolescents consume contents on social media every day, but their well-being is more related with their experiences on social media than their frequency of use.
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Youth perception of carbon inequality
May 2024
What do young people think about differences in carbon footprints and to what extent do they favour or oppose policy interventions? According to this study, many of them would apply taxes to reduce inequalities.
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Inequality of carbon emissions across income and age in Spain
May 2024
The higher the income, the higher the carbon footprint? This study shows that this is the case and that the top 1% of carbon emitters have a carbon footprint that is 7 times higher than the average.
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Place your investments or place your bets? Relationship between gambling addiction and trading
April 2024
13% of Spanish people have invested in the last year, mostly in cryptocurrencies or the stock markets. What relationship exists between gaming/gambling addiction, bets in videogames, and investments in financial assets?
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Do attitudes towards climate change vary with age in Spain?
March 2024
The figures from this study show that young people tend to be more concerned about climate change and often place greater importance on climate change than on the economic situation.