Psychosocial Adjustment of Spanish Emigrants and Non-emigrants ★

The aim of this study was to verify whether psychological adjustment, social support and mental health are better among Spanish non-emigrants than Spanish who immigrate to other parts of Europe, and to analyse the influence of gender and employment status. The sample is based on 384 Spanish men and 780 Spanish women (N = 1164), 494 of whom moved to England, 364 to Germany and 306 are living in Spain. The results show differences related to migration situation, gender and employment status. However, the most important conclusion is that employment status plays a more significant role than migration situation in explaining the psychosocial adjustment of Spanish people.