José Ángel Martínez-Huertas

Publications

Many of these publications can be downloaded in my ResearchGate profile. Publications are ordered by topic/theme, and inverse chronological order.

PUBLICATIONS ON STATISTICAL MODELS AND MATHEMATICAL/COMPUTATIONAL MODELING

Multilevel models and mixed-effects models

Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Ferrer, E. (in press). A multilevel Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process with individual- and variable-specific estimates as random effects. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bmsp.70019.
Rodríguez-Prada, C., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Olmos, R. (in press). Bayesian versus frequentist approaches in multilevel single-case designs: on power and type I error rate. Methodology. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.17715.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Estrada, E., & Olmos, R. (in press). Estimate of planned and unplanned missing individual scores in longitudinal designs using continuous-time state-space modeling. Psychological Methods. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000664.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Ferrer, E. (2023). Mixed-effects models with crossed random effects for multivariate longitudinal data. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 30(1), 105-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2022.2108430.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Olmos, R. (2022). Recovering crossed random effects in mixed-effects models using model averaging. Methodology, 18(4), 298–323. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.9597.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., & Ferrer, E. (2022). Model selection and model averaging for mixed-effects models with crossed random effects for subjects and items. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 57(4), 603-619. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2021.1889946.
- - Rodríguez-Prada, C., Olmos, R. & Martínez-Huertas, J.A. (2021, July). Bayesian versus frequentists approaches in multilevel single-case designs: on power and type I error rate [Conference session]. 9th European Congress of Methodology. Valencia, Spain. [CONFERENCE PAPER]

Computational and mathematical modeling of cognitive processes and language

Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Martínez-Mingo, A. (in press). Systems for automatic content evaluation in text. In H. Nesi, P. Milin and M. Marelli (Eds), International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd Edition. Elsevier.
Jorge-Botana, G., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Martínez-Mingo, A. (2025). Respuestas observables y estados ocultos en redes neuronales recurrentes para razonar sobre aspectos cognitivos del lenguaje [Observable responses and hidden states in recurrent neural networks for reasoning about cognitive aspects of language]. Acción Psicológica, 22(1), 41-56. https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.22.1.43347.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jorge-Botana, G., Martínez-Mingo, A., Iglesias, D., & Olmos, R. (2025). Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study. Cognition and Emotion, 39, 1465-1473. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2023.2283882.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jorge-Botana, G., Martínez-Mingo, A., Moreno, J.D., & Olmos, R. (2024). Modeling personality language use with small semantic vector subspaces. Personality and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112514.
Martínez-Mingo, A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., & Jorge-Botana, G. (2024). Quantum Projections on Conceptual Subspaces: A Deeper Dive into Methodological Challenges and Opportunities. Science Progress, 107(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504241238773.
Martínez-Mingo, A., Jorge-Botana, G., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Olmos, R. (2023). Quantum projections on conceptual subspaces. Cognitive Systems Research, 82(101154), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsys.2023.101154.
Olivas, J.J., Jorge-Botana, G., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., & Martínez-Mingo, A. (2023). Quantifying the ideational context: Political frames, meaning trajectories and punctuated equilibria in Spanish mainstream press during the Catalan secessionist challenge (2012-2019). Political Research Exchange, 5(2287036), 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2023.2287036.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., Jorge-Botana, G., & León, J.A. (2022). Distilling vector space model scores for the assessment of constructed responses with bifactor Inbuilt Rubric method and latent variables. Behavior Research Methods, 54, 2579–2601. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01764-6.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Moreno, J.D., Olmos, R., Martínez-Mingo, A., & Jorge-Botana, G. (2022). A failed cross-validation study on the relationship between LIWC linguistic indicators and personality: Exemplifying the lack of generalizability of exploratory studies. psych, 4, 803–816. https://doi.org/10.3390/psych4040059.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., & León, J.A. (2021). Enhancing topic-detection in computerized assessments of constructed responses with distributional models of language. Expert Systems with Applications, 185(115621), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115621.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jorge-Botana, G., & Olmos, R. (2021). Emotional valence precedes semantic maturation of words: A longitudinal computational study of early verbal emotional anchoring. Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 45(e13026), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13026.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jorge-Botana, G., Luzón, J.M., & Olmos, R. (2021). Redundancy, isomorphism and propagative mechanisms between emotional and amodal representations of words: A computational study. Memory & Cognition, 49(2), 219–234. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-020-01086-6. Data sets and R code of multivariate neural networks are available at https://osf.io/m8wux/.
Moreno, J.D., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., Jorge-Botana, G., & Botella, J. (2021). Can personality traits be measured by analyzing written language? A meta-analytic study on computational methods. Personality and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110818.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jastrzebska, O., Olmos, R., & León, J.A. (2019). Automated Summary Evaluation with Inbuilt Rubric method: An alternative to constructed responses and multiple-choice tests assessments. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 44(7), 1029-1041. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1570079.
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jastrzebska, O., Mencu, A., Moraleda, J., Olmos, R., & León, J.A. (2018). Analyzing two automatic assessment LSA's methods (Golden Summary vs Inbuilt Rubric) in summaries extracted from expository texts. Psicología Educativa, 24(2), 85-92. http://doi.org/10.5093/psed2048a9.
- - Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jorge-Botana, G., Olmos, R., & Martínez-Mingo, A. (2020, July). A computational study on emotional responses via amodal propagation: Dimensional vs. Discrete emotions [Conference session]. Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States. [CONFERENCE PAPER]
  - Martínez-Mingo, A., Jorge-Botana, G., Olmos, R., & Martínez-Huertas, J.A. (2020, June). Quantum approach for similarity evaluation in LSA vector space models [Conference session]. 6th Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Data Analysis International Conference and Demographics, Athens, Greece. [CONFERENCE PAPER]

Applications and tutorials of other methodological topics

Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Jorge-Botana, G. (in press). Introducción a las Redes Neuronales Convolucionales [Introduction to Convolutional Neural Networks]. Editorial UNED. ISBN: 978-84-362-2202-9. Complementary handbook for the course "Neural network models" in the Master of Methodology of Behavioral and Health Sciences. HANDBOOK!
Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Kreitchmann, R.S., & Fernández-Castilla, B. (2025). Una guía práctica para el análisis de datos [A practical guide for data analysis]. In M. Cantero-García and M. Rueda-Extremera (Eds.), Manual de Intervención Clínica y Psicosocial (pp. 113-130). Editorial Pirámide.
Holgado-Tello, F.P., Suárez, J.C., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Morata, M.A. (2024). Modelos de ecuaciones estructurales con LISREL y lavaan [Structural equation models with LISREL and lavaan]. Sanz y Torres. ISBN: 9788419947550. Purchase available here or here. Mandatory handbook for the course "Structural equation models" in the Master of Methodology of Behavioral and Health Sciences. HANDBOOK!
Sanz, S., Kreitchmann, R.S., Nájera, P., Moreno, J.D., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Sorrel, M.A. (2023). FoCo: A Shiny App for Formative Assessment using Cognitive Diagnosis Modeling. Psicología Educativa, 29(3), 149-158. https://doi.org/10.5093/psed2022a14.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Burnout and psychological stress

Mora-Castañeda, B., Márquez-González, M., Fernández-Liria, A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Cabrera, I., Olmos, R., & O'Connell, D. (2023). El proceso del estrés y el afrontamiento en cuidadores informales de personas diagnosticadas de esquizofrenia. Un estudio longitudinal. [The processes of stress and coping in informal caregivers of people with schizophrenia. A longitudinal study]. Behavioral Psychology-Psicología Conductual, 31(1), 149-163. https://doi.org/10.51668/bp.8323109s.
López-Frutos, P., Pérez-Rojo, G., Noriega, C., Velasco, C., Carretero, I., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Galarraga, L., & López, J. (2022). Burnout and Quality of Life in Nursing Homes Professionals: The Moderating Effect of Stereotypes. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.772896.
Sorrel, M.A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Arconada, M. (2020). It must have been burnout: Related factors in Spanish PhD students. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 23(e29), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2020.31. Data set and R code are available at https://osf.io/k2f6d/. In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric.

Cognitive science

León, J.A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Moreno, J.D., & Martín-Arnal, L. (2023). Strong vs. weak embodiment: Spatial iconicity in physical, conceptual and social contexts. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 64(5), 574-581. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12909.
León, J.A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Olmos, R., Moreno, J.D., & Escudero, I. (2019). Metacomprehension skills depend on the type of text: An analysis from Differential Item Functioning in 9-11 years old students. Psicothema, 31(1), 66-72. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2018.163.
León, J.A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Jastrzebska, O. (2018). Un estudio sobre la competencia lectora en adultos con discapacidad intelectual ante textos con contenidos de clínica y salud [A study on reading competence in adults with intellectual disability when they read clinical and health-related texts]. Clínica y Salud, 29(3), 115-123. https://doi.org/10.5093/clysa2018a17. [English abstract can be read in the article]
- - Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Moreno, J.D., & León, J.A. (2020, July). Informative narrative texts do not reduce our comprehension: A pilot study on the effects of type and structure of texts [Conference session]. Society for Text and Discourse Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States. [CONFERENCE PAPER]

Eating disorders

Rodríguez-Suárez, B., Caperos, J.M., & Martínez-Huertas, J.A. (2022). Efecto de la exposición a ideales de delgadez en las redes sociales sobre la autoestima y la ansiedad: un estudio experimental [Effect of exposure to thinness ideals in social media on self-esteem and anxiety: an experimental study]. Behavioral Psychology-Psicología Conductual, 30(3), 677-691. https://doi.org/10.51668/bp.8322305s.
Moreno-Encinas, A., Graell, M., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Falla, M., Treasure, J., & Sepúlveda, A.R. (2021). Adding maintaining factors to developmental models of anorexia nervosa: An empirical examination in adolescents. European Eating Disorders Review, 29(4), 548-558. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2826.
Sepúlveda, A.R., Moreno-Encinas, A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Anastasiadou, D., Nova, E., Marcos, A., Gómez-Martínez, S., Villa, J.R., Mollejo, E., & Graell, M. (2021). Toward a bio-psycho-family approach of eating disorders at onset: control-case study (ANOBAS). Frontiers in Psychology. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714414.

Older adults

Gallego-Alberto, L., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Márquez-González, M., Cabrera, I., Olazarán, J., & Losada-Baltar, A. (2025). “The Flexible, The Rigid and The Ambivalent”: A latent profile analyses in dementia caregiving regarding ambivalence, guilt, experiential avoidance, and dysfunctional beliefs. Aging and Mental Health, 29(4), 614-622. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2430530.
Pedroso-Chaparro, M.S., Antón-López, J.C., Cabrera, I., Márquez-González, M., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Losada-Baltar, A. (2023). “I feel old and have aging stereotypes”. Internalized aging stereotypes and older adults’ mental health: the mediational role of loneliness. Aging and Mental Health, 27(8), 1619-1626. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2163376.
Losada-Baltar, A., Kishita, N., Jiménez-Gonzalo, L., Fernandes-Pires, J., Huertas-Domingo, C., Contreras, M., Van Hout, E., Olazarán, J., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Márquez-González, M. (2023). Cross-cultural analysis of the role of ambivalent feelings for understanding caregivers’ depressive symptoms. Aging and Mental Health, 27(7), 1307-1312. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2116407.
López, J., Pérez-Rojo, G., Noriega, C., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Velasco, C. (2022). Emotional distress among older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak: Understanding the longitudinal psychological impact of the COVID -19 pandemic. Psychogeriatrics, 22(1), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12781.
Losada-Baltar, A., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Jiménez-Gonzalo, L., Pedroso-Chaparro, M.S., Gallego-Alberto, L., Fernandes-Pires, J., & Márquez-González, M. (2022). Longitudinal correlates of loneliness and psychological distress during the lockdown situation due to COVID-19. Effects of age and self-perception of aging. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(4), 652-660. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab012.
Velasco, C., López, J., Pérez-Rojo, G., Noriega, C., & Martínez-Huertas, J.A. (2022). Validation of the Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist-Nursing Homes from different territories in Spain. Land, 11(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020251.
Pérez-Rojo, G., López, J., Noriega, C., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., Velasco, C., Carretero, I., López-Frutos, P., Galarraga, L., & Pillemer, K. (2021). Older people´s personal strengths during COVID-19 first wave outbreak. Psicothema, 33(3), 423-432. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2020.453.
Pérez-Rojo, G., López, J., Noriega, C., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., & Velasco, C. (2021). Validation of the Professional Good Care Scale in Nursing Homes (GCS-NH). BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02199-6.
López, J., Pérez-Rojo, G., Noriega, C., Carretero, I., Velasco, C., Martínez-Huertas, J.A., López-Frutos, P., & Galarraga, L. (2020). Psychological well-being among older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak: A comparative study of the young-old and the old-old adults. International Psychogeriatrics, 32(11), 1365-1370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220000964.