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Navigating precarity in clinical and health psychology research

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Multifaceted challenges hinder the establishment and growth of psychology research careers in European countries. Improving job security and ensuring fair compensation will increase the quality of research globally and strengthen psychological science.

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The author thanks the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona, a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence CEX2021-001159-M of the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain. IDIBELL is funded by the CERCA program (Generalitat de Catalunya). Additional support was received from AGAUR-Generalitat de Catalunya (2021-SGR-01017).

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  1. Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

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  2. Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute-IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

    Carles Soriano-Mas

  3. CIBERSAM, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain

    Carles Soriano-Mas

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