The Association of Psychological and Social Studies ( es, Asociación de estudios psicológicos y sociales) is a

learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership ...

, which was founded 9 January 1998 by a group of researchers, teachers, and professionals related to the

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

psychology Psychology is the science, scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immens ...

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

, and law. The association has its head office in

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Province of Zaragoza, Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Ara ...

(Spain). The president is Javier Garcés Prieto (2023).

Aims

The main objectives of the association are: * Promoting the study and scientific research of social sciences and human behavior * Carrying out projects to improve the individual quality of life and social development * Stimulate research and projects related to health, understood as physical, mental, and social welfare * Organizing educational and informative programs, nationally and internationally, to make advances in psychology, sociology, health, and legal science available to the society at large * Collaborating with other public and private institutions in favor of individual welfare improvement, social progress, and social integration of neglected collectives

Activities

Some of the most important activities of the society are or have been the following: * Studies of psychological and social problems of modern society, carried out by association researchers on

consumerism Consumerism is a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts. With the Industrial Revolution, but particularly in the 20th century, mass production led to overproduction—the su ...

, shopping addiction, and the excessive or inappropriate use of new technology. * Consumer behavior and new models of development to make economic progress compatible with ethical and sustainable consuming. * Promoting active and critical consumer's movement as well as adult and young citizens education as responsible consumers. * Studying and spreading the scientific psychology aspects useful to the daily life of citizens. The more relevant projects in these fields have been those related to non-pharmacological alternatives to

stress Stress may refer to: Science and medicine * Stress (biology), an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition * Stress (linguistics), relative emphasis or prominence given to a syllable in a word, or to a word in a phrase ...

and

anxiety Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is different than fear in that the former is defined as the anticipation of a future threat wh ...

problems, psychological welfare, mental health, and rational use of psychoactive medicines. * Psychology of sport and physical activity, with the starting-up, in 2008, of a group of professionals and researchers in this field. In the last years, the Association has carried out several works of research and publications related to sustainable mobility and climate change. Since 2021 it has participated in the organisation and development of the Climate Change Communication Conference. The most relevant publications and research that the Association has performed in these matters are referred o emotional impact of climate change, ecoanxiety and the relationship among environmental problems, consumerism and mental health.

Organization

The association is organized in six sections: psychology, sociology, education, consuming, health, and citizen participation. An independent study concluded that the association is among the more outstanding Spanish entities as well as one of the most efficiently run.{{cite web , url=http://ong.consumer.es/conclusiones , title=Todas las ONGs: las principales conclusiones , accessdate=18 June 2015 , date=2012, publisher=Revista Consumer. Fundación Eroski , language=Spanish

References

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External links

* {{Official website, http://www.psicosociales.com {{authority control Psychological societies Sociological organizations Scientific societies based in Spain Scientific organizations established in 1998 1998 establishments in Spain