In the field of psychology, with an emphasis on methodology, the research group's main thematic areas of research include:

• Aging and quality of life
• Comprehensive palliative care and the humanisation of care
• Prevention of gender-based violence
• Innovation and educational quality (commitment, entrepreneurship, employability of graduates with functional diversity, occupational health in education professionals)
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses

The research group offers technological solutions to issues affecting quality of life through the development, analysis and technical reporting of predictive and/or explanatory models based on surveys and opinion studies. This includes:

• Designing and studying the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving quality of life.
• Validating cross-cultural measures, adapting existing measures, and developing new questionnaires and protocols in areas where necessary tools are lacking.

This group is dedicated to training future researchers, committed to knowledge transfer, and invested in international collaboration. In recent years, the group has supervised several doctoral theses, some of which have been awarded the Extraordinary Doctorate Award. Many of the group’s researchers are well-equipped to supervise and coordinate interdisciplinary doctoral theses and Master’s dissertations in the fields of Promotion of Autonomy and Health and Social Care for Dependents.

The team members also have collective teaching experience in various fields related to cooperation, health promotion, and improving the living conditions of citizens. This experiences includes the Master’s in Comprehensive Palliative Care for Persons with Advanced Disease (UAB, Barcelona), Master’s in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Community Mental Health (UJI, Castellón), Master’s in General Health Psychology, Master’s in Psychology of Education and Human Development in Multicultural Contexts (UV programme taught in Peru and the Dominican Republic in the context of collaboration), and the Expert Program for Health Interventions (EVES).

Several team members have received awards for their research trajectory, citizen quality of life improvement, contributions to vulnerable groups, and innovation in local care. These awards include the GVA and UV Social Council Award (2015), the Valencian Neighbours Association Award, the Prevent Foundation Award (2012), the Asindown Foundation Award (2017), and 2nd place INCLIVA Award for Innovative Ideas (2019).

Our research initiatives strongly emphasise the transfer of knowledge to society. The knowledge is disseminated through traditional publication channels, such as scientific journals and forums, as well as through the following audiovisual formats:

• Training videos for elderly care, such as Tú que cuidas, cuídate (Unión de Mutuas) and Buenos Recuredos sobre Deterioro Cognitivo Leve (Good Memories on Mild Cognitive Impairment).
• Apps such as Liad@s, launched by the director of GESS-in, Professor Navarro-Pérez, in collaboration with IRTIC, and followed by the DAP360º programme.
• Partnerships for participation in work groups and initiatives with administration, professional associations, professional schools and neighbourhood movements.

The group has a well-established international presence and its members maintain continuous collaborations with prestigious centres and renowned academics across various research lines, including Kenneth A. Bollen (UNC Chapel Hill), Alistair Cheyne (Loughborough University UK and later ESSCA School of Management, Bordeaux, France), Barry Schneider (University of Ottawa and later Boston College), Julian Montoro (UNCC at Charlotte), Shane Sinclair (University of Calgary), Gustavo de Simone (Pallium Latinoamérica, Buenos Aires), Michael Silberman (Middle East Cancer Consortium, Israel), and Tomás Caycho (Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Perú, undergraduate and postgraduate from Universidad ESAN, Lima, Perú).

The group contributes knowledge on promoting quality of life in the context of palliative care, education, humanisation of care and research on promoting quality of life during ageing. This topic lies at the intersection of biological, social and psychological processes. As a biopsychosocial model, various theories and models emerge from these three areas. The ageing process, in addition to its physical and medical aspects, has psychosocial implications. It involves the relationship between individuals, their development in society and the interpretation of events within their cultural framework. Recent psychological models have been developed to describe the strategies and methods people use to cope with the challenges of ageing and achieve well-being. These models depart form classical sociological theories. Examples of such models include those proposed by Rowe and Kahn (1997) Kahana and Kahana (1996), Baltes and Baltes (1990), Brunstein (1993), Diener, Suh, Lucas and Smith (1999), and Rapkin and Fisher (1992). Other models based on Eastern perspectives or 'harmonic' models have also been proposed. The group’s research is based on their understanding of these theoretical approaches and models, which involves using advanced methodology to ensure that the data collected from their target groups is rigorously responsive to the questions asked.