ACTIVITY

Promoting Psychosocial Well-being among Unaccompanied Migrant Youth: Assessing Needs, Strengths, and Resources in the Andalusian Context

Responsible: Virginia Paloma Abstract: The aim of this project is to explore the trajectories of vulnerability, resilience, and psychosocial well-being among unaccompanied migrant youth transitioning into adulthood in Andalusia. Specifically, the project focuses on young people who migrated independently as minors and who, following the end of institutional care, face...

1 de June de 2026 - investigacion

FEATURED

Perceived Detention Environment and Mental Health of Detainees in Immigration Detention Centers in Spain

Reference: Paloma, V., Benítez, I., Agüero-Collins, A., López-Núñez, C., & Saavedra-Macías, F.J. (2024). Perceived detention environment and mental health of detainees in immigration detention centers in Spain. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-01977-3  Abstract: The increase in migratory flows worldwide has led to the creation of detention centers as...

1 de April de 2024

Community participation and subjective wellbeing among the immigrant population in Northern Italy: An analysis of mediators

Reference: Martinez-Damia, S., Paloma, V., Luesia, J. F., Marta, E., & Marzana, D. (2023). Community participation and subjective wellbeing among the immigrant population in Northern Italy: An analysis of mediators. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12652 Abstract: Community participation can be a potential strategy to increase the degree of the subjective wellbeing of immigrants within receiving societies....

21 de January de 2023

Activism among female migrant domestic workers: a qualitative study in southern Spain

Reference: Aceros, J.C., Duque, T. & Paloma, V. (2023). El activismo en las migrantes trabajadoras del hogar: Estudio cualitativo en el sur de España. Estudios Fronterizos, 24, e116. https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2305116 Abstract: Domestic work is an oppressive occupational niche for migrant women. The strategies domestic workers employ to resist this situation have...

5 de May de 2023