{"id":1695,"date":"2021-01-07T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/?page_id=1695"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:29:29","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--Home-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"gicuned-home\"><header><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"brand uned-brand\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2023\/11\/logouned.png\" alt=\"UNED\" width=\"112\" height=\"64\"><\/div><nav aria-label=\"Main navigation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/\">Research<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/publications\/\">Publications<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/about-us\/\">Team<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/psychlab-home\/\">PsychLab<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/\" lang=\"es\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/nav><\/div><\/header><main><section class=\"hero\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero-grid\"><div><div class=\"group-identity\"><h1>UNED Constructivist Research Group<\/h1><\/div><p class=\"animated-messages\" aria-label=\"Exploring the world of meanings \u00b7 Mapping the mind \u00b7 Creating possibilities for change\"><span id=\"gicuned-animated-message\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Exploring the world of meanings<\/span><span class=\"typing-cursor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"intro\">We investigate how people make sense of their experience and how their meaning systems change. We connect constructivist psychology, assessment, psychotherapy, mathematical modelling and technology.<\/p><div class=\"buttons\"><a class=\"button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/\">Explore our research \u2192<\/a><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlab.uned.es\/\">Access PsychLab \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"visual-wrap identity-portrait\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-group-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2020\/07\/logoGICUNED-768x768.png\" alt=\"GICUNED logo\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"shortcuts\"><a class=\"shortcut\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/\"><span>QUESTIONS AND METHODS<\/span><strong>Research lines \u2192<\/strong><\/a><a class=\"shortcut\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/papers\/\"><span>SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS<\/span><strong>Papers and publications \u2192<\/strong><\/a><a class=\"shortcut\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/about-us\/\"><span>PEOPLE AND BACKGROUNDS<\/span><strong>Our team \u2192<\/strong><\/a><a class=\"shortcut\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/psychlab-home\/\"><span>RESEARCH AND PRACTICE<\/span><strong>PsychLab laboratory \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"content\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"section-top\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Our research<\/p><h2>Five connected research lines<\/h2><p>From personal experience to models that help us understand it: research combining theoretical questions, methods and applications.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"quiet-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/\">View research lines and projects \u2192<\/a><\/div><div class=\"lines\"><a class=\"line\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/#linea-1\"><span class=\"number\">01<\/span><div><h3>Constructivist psychology and personal meaning systems<\/h3><p>How people construct their experience and make sense of their world. \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"line\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/#linea-2\"><span class=\"number\">02<\/span><div><h3>Psychological change processes, psychotherapy and health<\/h3><p>Understanding and facilitating change in clinical and health settings. \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"line\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/#linea-3\"><span class=\"number\">03<\/span><div><h3>Psychological assessment and development of constructivist methodologies<\/h3><p>Methods for exploring experience from each person\u2019s perspective. \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"line\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/#linea-4\"><span class=\"number\">04<\/span><div><h3>Mathematical modelling, complex systems and the dynamics of psychological change<\/h3><p>Representing meaning networks and studying their relationships and transformations. \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><a class=\"line\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/projects\/#linea-5\"><span class=\"number\">05<\/span><div><h3>Artificial intelligence and technologies applied to psychological research and practice<\/h3><p>Developing and studying technological tools in the service of psychology. \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"cross\"><strong>Cross-cutting areas<\/strong><span class=\"tag\">Ethics and responsible use of AI<\/span><span class=\"tag\">Methodological innovation and scientific updating<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"wrap\"><section class=\"lab\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">Virtual laboratory<\/p><h2>PsychLab<\/h2><p>A space connecting research on personal meaning systems with tool development, training and psychological practice.<\/p><div class=\"buttons\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlab.uned.es\/\">Access the laboratory \u2197<\/a><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/psychlab-home\/\">About PsychLab \u00b7 Spanish \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lab-side\"><p>Exploration and assessment of personal meanings.<\/p><p>Methods and tools for studying change.<\/p><p>Bringing research, training and practice together.<\/p><\/div><\/section><\/div><section class=\"content\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"section-top\"><div><p class=\"eyebrow\">From the group<\/p><h2>Research we share<\/h2><p>A selection of our recent news, publications and methodological developments.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"quiet-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/blog_eng\/\">All news \u2192<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-grid\"><article class=\"news\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2026\/10\/integracion-acontecimientos-1-768x512.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"news-body\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-09\">9 October 2026<\/time><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/new-article-event-integration-and-well-being-through-repertory-grids-and-laddering\/\">event integration and well-being through repertory grids and laddering<\/a><\/h3><p>A study with 101 students examines constructivist indicators, integration of pandemic experiences and psychological well-being.<\/p><a class=\"quiet-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/new-article-event-integration-and-well-being-through-repertory-grids-and-laddering\/\">Read the news \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"news\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2026\/10\/wimpgrid-768x512.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"news-body\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-09\">9 October 2026<\/time><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/new-article-wimpgrid-a-weighted-implication-grid-for-studying-psychological-change\/\">WimpGrid, a weighted implication grid for studying psychological change<\/a><\/h3><p>WimpGrid represents anticipated implications between constructs as a directed, weighted network, connecting constructivist interviewing and graph theory.<\/p><a class=\"quiet-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/new-article-wimpgrid-a-weighted-implication-grid-for-studying-psychological-change\/\">Read the news \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"news\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/237\/2026\/10\/ia-supervision-1-768x512.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"news-body\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-09\">9 October 2026<\/time><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/new-article-generative-ai-in-constructivist-psychotherapy-and-clinical-supervision\/\">generative AI in constructivist psychotherapy and clinical supervision<\/a><\/h3><p>Luis Botella and Luis \u00c1ngel Sa\u00fal explore how AI can support case conceptualisation and supervision under the therapist\u2019s responsibility.<\/p><a class=\"quiet-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/new-article-generative-ai-in-constructivist-psychotherapy-and-clinical-supervision\/\">Read the news \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"wrap bottom\"><article><p class=\"eyebrow\">The team<\/p><h2>Complementary perspectives<\/h2><p>A multidisciplinary team bringing together psychology, methodology, engineering and health sciences to study personal meaning systems.<\/p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/about-us\/\">Meet the team \u2192<\/a><\/article><article><p class=\"eyebrow\">Scientific work<\/p><h2>Knowledge to build on<\/h2><p>Research papers and doctoral theses presenting our theoretical, methodological and applied contributions.<\/p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/gicuned\/publications\/\">Browse publications \u2192<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/main><footer><div class=\"wrap\"><strong>GICUNED \u00b7 UNED<\/strong><a 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