Climate Psychology Lab

2026

• Díaz-Silveira, C., Latorre, F., Burgos, F., and Vecina, M.L. (2026). Climate agency and pro-environmental behavior: the differential role of self-efficacy and identity. 7th National Congress on Positive Psychology. Málaga, May 13–16, 2026. 
• Díaz-Silveira, C., Sava, C. (2026). And you, do you feel like an agent of change? The role of climate agency in pro-environmental behavior. In III International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology: Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2026. Oral presentation.
• Lecuona, O., de Rivas, S., & Abad, B. (May 13–16, 2026). Mindfulness and Environmental Sustainability: State of the Art, Proposed Mechanisms, and Implications. In 7th Congress on Positive Psychology, Spanish Society of Positive Psychology (SEEP). May 13–16, 2026. Oral presentation.
• López-García, L. (2026). From Detachment to Agency in the Face of Climate Change: Three Environmental Profiles Among Spanish Youth. At the 10th Complutense PhDay Conference. UCM Doctoral School (EDUCM). May 7, 2026. Oral presentation. Awarded the Second Prize.
• López-García, L. (2026). Environmental Profiles of Spanish Youth Regarding the Climate Crisis. At the Research Conference of the Doctoral Program in Psychology. UCM Graduate School (EDUCM). June 24, 2026. Oral presentation.

2025

II International Congress of Psychology CIPSICO 

• López-García, L. & Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). The Importance of Emotions in Promoting Pro-Environmental Behavior Among Spanish Youth. In 2nd International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology: Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2025. Oral presentation. 
• López-García, L. (2025). Studying pro-environmental behavior and its determinants across different life stages: a comparative study of Spanish youth and adults. In II International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology. Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2025. Oral presentation.
• López-García, L., (2025). Life satisfaction across different levels of environmental commitment: a mediation model. In 2nd International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology: Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2025. Oral presentation. 
• Sava, C. & Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). From Feeling to Action: Emotional and Motivational Profiles of Climate Activism. In Second International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology: Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2025. Oral presentation. 
• Sava, C. & Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). Beyond Eco-Anxiety: Resilience and Agency in Long-Term Climate Activism. In Second International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology: Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2025. Oral presentation. 
• Sava, C. & Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). Navigating the Emotional Climate: Development and Validation of a Scale for Individual and Collective Coping with Emotional Climate. In 2nd International Congress on Continuing Education in Psychology: Innovative Contributions to the Current Context. CIPSICO. July 10–11, 2025. Oral presentation. 

VI Meeting of the Scientific Association of health professionals and other sectors interested in the improvement of Public Health services (AMaSaP)

• Cuvillo-Revuelta, M., Sava, C., Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). Mapping Eco-Psychology: Coping strategies in the face of the climate crisis and their psychometric evaluation. In VI AMaSap Meeting. June 17, 2025. Oral presentation. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15704621
• López-García, L., Díaz-Silveira, C., Luisa Vecina, M., Latorre, F., (2025). 7 Emotions that drive young people towards
  participación activa en la lucha contra el Cambio Climático. En VI Encuentro de AMaSaP. 17 de junio 2025.  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15704621
• López-García, L., Díaz-Silveira, C., Luisa Vecina, M., Latorre, F., (2025). Emociones que impulsan a los jóvenes hacia la participación activa en la lucha contra el Cambio Climático. En VI Encuentro de AMaSaP. 17 de junio 2025. Comunicación oral. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15704621 
• Hurtado Infante, C., Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). Influence of social networks on political radicalization: an analysis for the prevention of discrimination against the immigrant population. In VI AMaSap Meeting. June 17, 2025. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15704621
• María Gallego, A., Elorriaga Carnero, A., Díaz-Silveira, C., Luisa Vecina, M., (2025). What do we feel when we act? The role of
  emotions in climate activism. In VI AMaSap Meeting. June 17, 2025. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15704621
• Sampedro Paniagua, A. & Díaz-Silveira, C., (2025). What can we learn from long-term activists? In VI AMaSap Meeting. June 17, 2025. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15704621

2024

28th International Confrencie of Association People-Environment Studies (IAPS, Barcelona, July 2024) 

• Campos, M.: Eco-anxiety and trust in science: two paths to connect climate change perceptions and the general willingness for environmental behavior 
• Díaz-Silveira, C. y Vecina, M.L.: Coping with Eco-Emotions. 
• Vecina, M. L. y Díaz-Silveira, C.: The general Willingness for environmental behavior Scale (GWEBS) 

IV International Congress of Social Psychology. Spanish Scientific Society of Social Psychology (Santiago de Compostela, October, 2024) 

• Ballegeer, A.M.: Feel the heat: using emotions to ignite climate change competence. 
• Díaz-Silveira, Cintia. Simposium Moderator “What else can we do to improve our behavior for Climate Change?”. Invitations: 
• Díaz-Silveira, C. What can we learn from longstanding activists on coping and resilience in climate change? 
• Ferrari, E. The power of hope: a key factor in reducing climate anxiety in young minds.
• Vecina, Maria Luisa. Eco-anxiety and trust in science: two paths to connect climate change perceptions and the general willingness for environmental behavior.

International Congress of Psychology: New Challenges, Opportunities and Risks (June, 2024) 

• Alonso-Ferres, M., Díaz-Silveira, C. y Vecina, M.L. Development and validation of the General Will Scale for Environmental Behavior (GWEBS). 1st International Congress of Psychology. New challenges, opportunities and risks. CIPSICO. 2024. Participatory Invited Presentation/Keynote. Congress. 
• Alonso-Ferres, M.; Díaz-Silveira, C.; Vecina, M.L. Eco-anxiety and Trust in Science in Spain: Two ways to connect perceptions of Climate Change and the Will to pro-environmental behavior. 
• Álvaro, E. y Díaz-Silveira, C.: Are climate activists terrorist organizations? Analysis of the attitude of the Spanish population. 
• Ballegeer, A.M.: How do young people cope with negative emotions triggered by climate change? A case study in Spain. 
• Díaz-Silveira, C. Symposium Moderator: Climate Change Psychology Invitations: 
• Ferrari, E.: Emotional responses to climate change: a survey in Honduras youth. 
• Ganitsky, P.: Construction and validation of the psychological coping scale for climate change.  
• López-Garcia, L.: Scientific review of the background of pro-environmental behavior in young adults. 
• López-Garcia, L.: Adverse Elements of Nature: Impact and Influence on Connectivity with Nature. 

Second Conference on Sustainable Consumption and Production (URJC, November 2024), organized by professors Eva R. Jordá and Miguel Angel Ajuriaguerra: 

• Díaz-Silveira, C.: Disposition towards decline of the Spanish population: analysis of a representative sample. 
• Hurtado, C.: Sustainable practices in the textile industry: a proposal for the university community. 
• López García, L. y Díaz-Silveira, C.: Understanding pro-environmental behavior at different stages of life. 

Other conferences

Captain, E. Title: The influence of consumer decisions on the food industry. Organized by the "Consumer and New Products" Working Group of the Food For Life-Spain Technology Platform. Scope: national. Type of participation: invited presentation. City: Spain. Date: 17/09/2024. 

Captain, E. Name of the Congress: II Conference on Sustainable Consumption and Production. Practices and Studies for Knowledge Transfer. Type of participation: Management and organization. Activity funded by the Vice-Rectorate for Quality and Strategy URJC. Scope: national City: Spain Date: 29/11/2024 

Ballegeer, A.-M., Ferrari Lagos, ER, Corrochano Fernández, D., & Ruiz Méndez, C. (2024, July 11–12). Feel the heat: Using emotions to ignite climate change competence [Oral presentation]. I International Congress of Psychology: New challenges, opportunities and risks. Cipsico. Online format. Non-EU international congress. 

Ferrari Lagos, E. R. (2024, 3–5 de October). How do young people cope with negative emotions triggered by Climate Change [Oral presentation]. ]. VI International Congress of the Spanish Scientific Society of Social PsychologySpanish Scientific Society of Social Psychology. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Non-EU international congress. 

Ferrari, E., Whitmarsh, L., MacCann-Alfaro, N., Cáceres-González, C., Melara, E., Hernández-Gallego, E., & Ruiz, C. (2024, 5–6 de June). Can Climate Anxiety and Awareness Drive Academic Behavior in Higher Education? [Oral presentation]. Symposium on Education for Sustainable Development: The Contribution of Universities. University of Malta; European School of Sustainability Science Research; Universität Hamburg. Valletta, Malta. International congress UE 

Rainiero Ferrari Lagos, E., Mayoral García-Berlanga, O., & Ruiz Méndez, C. (2024, 4–6 de September). Exploring educational resources for learning about climate change among young people: a comparative study [Oral presentation]. 31st Meetings on Didactics of Experimental Sciences (EDCE)Spanish Association of Teachers and Researchers of Didactics of Experimental Sciences. Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. EU International Congress. 

Ruiz Méndez, C., Barratt Hacking, E., Sandoval-Hernández, A., & Ferrari Lagos, E. R. (2024, 27–30 de August). Validating the Q-C3PST Questionnaire: A Tool for Evaluating Climate Change Competence in Preservice Teacher [Oral presentation]. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER). European Educational Research Association. Nicosia, Chipre. International congress UE. 

2023

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á. (2023, November 6). Bioclimatic architecture from a naturalistic point of view II. In XXIII Science and Innovation Week of Madrid .Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid. Type: 13001. 

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á. (2023, October 23). Achieving sustainable and inclusive development in the environmental recovery of the Manzanares River, Madrid. In Congress “The role of universities in the sustainable development goals: teaching innovation and significant experiences”. Complutense University, Madrid. Type: 13001. 

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á. (2023, October 18). Design of a safe greenway in vulnerable neighborhoods. In I Conference on Sustainable Consumption and Production .Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid. Type: 13001. 

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á. (2023, June 2) . The wealth of the Tagus River in the face of climate change. In Conference “The Tagus River in Aranjuez, management of a heritage asset”Rey Juan Carlos University, Aranjuez. Type: 13001. 

Ballegeer, A.-M., Ferrari, E., Corrochano Fernández, D., Eugenio Gozalbo, M., & Ruiz, C. (2023, October 16–20). The role of education in addressing the climate crisis [Oral presentation]. XVI National Congress of the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET)Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology. Almería, Andalusia, Spain. National Congress. 

Captain, E. Name of the Congress: 1st Conference on Sustainable Consumption and Production. Scope: National. Type of participation: Management and organization. 2023 URJC Call for Proposals for Conferences, Workshops and Seminars of the Vice-Rectorate for Community, Campus, Culture and Sport. Activity co-financed by the Vice-Rectorate for Quality and Strategy of the URJC. City: Spain. Date: October 18-19, 2023 

Ferrari, E., Ortega-Quevedo, V., López-Luengo, MA, & Ruiz, C. (2023, August 28–September 1). Self-Perception of the Importance of Actions to Fight Climate Change in Primary School Children [Oral presentation]. 15th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA). European Science Education Research Association. Cappadocia, Turkey. EU International Congress. 

2022

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á., & Francia Ferrero, R. (2022, September 28). Urban gardens as an opportunity for the socio-economic development of southeastern Madrid. In XIX International Forum on Evaluation of the Quality of Research and Education (FECIES). FECIES, virtual format. 

Capitán, E. (2022, June 10). The role of corporate civil liability in sustainability. In Congress “Corporate Law and Sustainability” [Invited presentation]. Spain. 

2021

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á. (2021, December 2). Accessibility in environmental promotion: The example of the Linear Park in the southern basin of the Manzanares River in Madrid. In Conference on Accessibility, Inclusion and Equity. Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid. Type: 13001

2020

Ajuriaguerra Escudero, M. Á. (2020, October 23). Mother Earth: counterculture and communes. In International Congress “From the Beat Generation to the Punk movement: Counterculture, protest song, hippies and Kalashnikovs”. Rey Juan Carlos University – Rey Juan Carlos University and Santander Chair, Fuenlabrada (Madrid). Type: 13002. 

2019

Ballegeer, A.-M., & Ruiz Méndez, C. (2019, April 8–10). Inclusion of the gender perspective in Climate Change Education [Oral presentation]. XVI International Congress and XXXVI Conference on University and Inclusive Education: New challenges in teacher training for inclusion .University of Salamanca. Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. Congress. 

Ruiz Méndez, C. (2019, October 16–18). The University Facing the Challenges of Climate Change: A Virtual Seminar for Climate Change Education [Oral presentation]. 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM 2019). University of León. León, Spain. Conference. 

Sampedro Gómez, JM, Ballegeer, A.-M., Corrochano Fernández, D., Andrés Sánchez, S., Delgado Martín, L., & Ruiz Méndez, C. (2019, March 1–2). A Massive Open Online Course on Climate Change Education for Teachers [Póster]. International Symposium on Applied Innovation. Business and Marketing School of Valencia. Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Conference. 

2018

Delgado Martín, L., Sánchez Puente, A., Andrés Sánchez, S., Corrochano Fernández, D., Asensio Sevilla, MI, Ballegeer, A.-M., Sampedro Gómez, J., Almaraz Menéndez, F., & Ruiz Méndez, C. (2018, September 5–8). The mathematics of climate change: Teacher training outside the classroom [Póster]. XXII Symposium of the Spanish Society for Research in Mathematics Education. University of Oviedo Foundation. Gijón, Principality of Asturias, Spain. Conference. 

2017

Capitán, E. (2017, April 20). Right to information and duties regarding food information within the framework of the Consolidated Text of the General Law for the Defense of Consumers and Users: Consequences arising from non-compliance. In Congress “Consumer rights in matters of food, education and health protection” [Invited presentation]. Spain. 

2007

Capitán, E. (2007, Summer). Civil liability and the environment. In Summer Course “Aspects of the civil liability of professionals and entrepreneurs” [Round table presentation]. Rey Juan Carlos University, Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain. 

2004

Capitán, E. (2004, September 14–18). Ecological damage. Spanish legislative overview. In International Canadian Conference of the Henri Capitant Association [Oral presentation]. Canada. 

2002

Capitán, E. (2002, October 24–26). Environmental civil liability. In In III International Symposium on Environmental Law and Legislation [Invited paper]. Madrid Bar Association, Madrid, Spain. 

1999

Capitán, E. (1999, November 25–27). Existing problems for the effective implementation of the principle of environmental prevention in the Spanish legal system. In International Congress on Environment and Sustainable Development at the Gates of the Third Millennium [Communication]. Portugal.