The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Sociocultural Adjustment on Migrants' Self-reported Mental Well-Being in Spain: A 14 Month Follow-Up Study.

The analysis of mental and psychological health is a relevant public issue in modern societies. Migration is a process that may have a lasting impact on a person's mental well-being. In this study, perceived health, emotional intelligence, sociocultural adjustment and the participants' perceived general situation, not only economical, were analyzed to attest their impact on psychological distress as a measure of mental well-being. Sixty-three migrants from Romania and Ecuador were contacted twice during a 14 month period in a middle-sized Spanish city. Attrition analyses show no significant differences in perceived psychological distress between those who participated only one time or who participated in both waves. Less psychological distress is related to less attention to one's feelings and higher mood repair in both data waves. Stronger behavioral adjustment is also linked to less distress. Less distress in time 1 led to better perceived health, sociocultural adjustment and a perception of a better general situation in Spain in comparison to their home country in time 2. In general, more attention to negative feelings triggered more perceived psychological distress, whereas mood repair elicited less psychological distress, in time 2. The relevance of understanding the impact of emotional intelligence to health promotion programs with migrants is discussed.

Evaluability assessment of a community development leisure program in Spain.

This paper presents the results of an evaluability assessment (EA) conducted in Spain. EAs are assessments that minimize the uncertainty and risk inherent in a subsequent evaluation (e.g. an impact or results assessment) that may require excessive resources. We designed our own EA model by combining three theoretical approaches, with a holistic and pedagogic vision of the process and a flexible methodology to enable adaptation to different programs and contexts, thus fostering transferability. The EA was carried using a qualitative methodology: documentary analysis, seven semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, eight direct observation sessions and a check-list for politicians and experts. The outcome report helped promote organizational learning, provided the program with a logical and assessable theoretical model, detected its strengths and helped overcome the barriers to efficient assessment. Based on these achievements, an evaluation of the results was recommended, with repeated pretest-posttest measurements and an equivalent control group.

Revisión sistemática sobre instrumentos de valoración de la imaginación motora para población hispanohablante: su uso en rehabilitación / Systematic review of Spanish outcome measures on motor imagery ability: use in physical rehabilitation

Introducción. La imaginación motora es el acto de imaginar una acción sin realizar el movimiento físico. Su práctica acelera el aprendizaje y mejora las destrezas motrices. Previamente a la rehabilitación física utilizando la imaginación motora, es necesario evaluar la capacidad de los individuos para formar y manipular imágenes mentales. Esta revisión sistemática analiza las propiedades psicométricas de las herramientas existentes que miden la imaginación motora en la comunidad hispanohablante y discute su utilidad clínica en personas con discapacidad motora. Materiales y métodos. Se hallaron 19 artículos en diferentes bases de datos, y se aplicó la escala COSMIN para evaluar los 17 instrumentos de medida hallados sobre imaginación mental. El criterio utilizado para graduar la utilidad clínica de estas herramientas fue establecido en función de la modalidad sensorial evaluada. Resultados. La calidad metodológica de los estudios fue aceptable en términos de fiabilidad y validez. Cuatro cuestionarios se consideraron de utilidad alta en imaginación motora. El Movement Imagery Questionnaire (MIQ) (alfa = 0,90; AFE = 2) y su versión revisada (MIQ-R) (alfa = 0,84; AFE=2) son los cuestionarios autoadministrables que mejor se ajustan para evaluar la imaginación motora en la población hispanohablante. Entre los tests espaciales es posible utilizar la medida de la aptitud para formar imágenes mentales espaciales (alfa = 0,93) o la medida de la aptitud para rotar imágenes mentales (alfa = 0,90). Conclusiones. Aunque el MIQ y el MIQ-R evalúan la imaginación visual y cinestésica, su aplicación en la rehabilitación con personas con discapacidad motora es complicada. Actualmente no hay instrumentos validados en castellano para población con discapacidad física (AU)

Introduction. Motor imagery is a mental representation of movement without any body movement and its training accelerates motor learning and improves motor skills. A thorough understanding of how to manipulate mental images is necessary before using motor imagery in physical rehabilitation. This systematic review analyzes the psychometric properties of the outcome measures on motor imagery ability for the Spanish-speaking people and discusses its usefulness in people with motor disabilities. Materials and methods. A review was conducted, using the COSMIN checklist to appraise 19 articles on measurement properties of motor imagery ability assessments found in reviewed databases. The criteria for grading the usefulness of instruments to measure motor imagery was established depending on the sensory modality assessed. We found 17 questionnaires. Results. Methodological quality was mostly fair in reliability and validity. Four tests have been considered highly useful in assessing motor imagery. MIQ (alfa = 0.90; EFA=2) and MIQ-R (alfa = 0.84; EFA=2) are the best suited to evaluate motor imagery in Spanish-speaking population. To handle spatial images, MASMI (alfa = 0.93) or MARMI (alfa = 0.90) tests may be more beneficial. Conclusions. MIQ and MIQ-R evaluate visual and kinesthetic imagery, but these are difficult to use in the physical rehabilitation of people with motor disabilities. Currently, there are no valid Spanish translations of studies regarding motor imagery outcome measures for people with disabilities (AU)