Research Programs

The PPGP develops its research activities around two lines of research and the projects associated with them, namely:

It investigates, within the cognitive approach, the interrelationships between the mental, affective and social aspects that characterize the construction of the individual as a biopsychosocial being, with special emphasis on the applications of such knowledge to the educational context.

• Teaching and Learning; Adaptation to the University; Social skills; Social Skills Training; Socio-cognitive processes

• Socio-cognitive Development and Language; Development Contexts and Metalinguistic Skills; Teaching and Literacy Practices

• Human development from a bioecological perspective; Positive Psychology and Resilience in Individuals, Families and Communities; Psychoeducational Intervention Programs in Different Educational Contexts

• Educational practices and social representations within an exclusion context; Inclusive Practices and Social Representations; Violence in Schools; Transformation of Representations and Practices in the Field of Education and Health

• Child and Adolescent Development in Contexts of Social Vulnerability; Health and Well-being in Childhood and Adolescence; Children and Adolescents Rights; Systemic Approach; Positive Psychology

• Identity Development and Construction (Self, Self-esteem, Self-concept, Self-efficacy); Goals and Meaning of Life in Adolescence and Youth; Theory of Self-Determination applied to Adolescents and Youth in Situations of Vulnerability and Risk

The objective is the understanding of the cognitive processes and contents underlying social behaviors, especially with regard to their implications for workers' health and for the micro and macro organizational context.

• Social Support and Occupational Health; Analysis of Social Networks in Care Networks and Organizations; Relevance and Local Impact of Research in Organizational and Occupational Psychology

• Relationship between Work and Family; Social Support in the Family and Organizational Framework; Psychometric Evaluation of Measurement Instruments within the Framework of the Organization

• Adaptation and Evaluation of the Evidence of Instruments in the Context of Organizational and Occupational Psychology; Evaluation of Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse Prevention Programs among Workers; Prevention of Problems related to Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse in the Occupational Framework

• Aging: Attitudes; Prejudices; Free time and leisure; Family, Social and Affective Relations; Intergenerational Programs. Retirement: Planning, Decision and Welfare, Retirement Preparation Programs - RPP and Second Career.

• Professional Development and Trajectory; Assessment of Educational Programs

• Positive Organizational Behavior; Health and Well-Being in Organizations; Engagement at Work; Organizational culture; Fairness in Organizations.