Laura Lorente Prieto

Laura Lorente Prieto is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, Universitat de València. She is affiliated with the Institute for Research on the Psychology of Human and Organizational Resources (IDOCAL) and actively contributes to the PsyCOR research group, focusing on organizational behavior.

Her research centers on workplace self-efficacy and organizational psychology, grounded in Social Cognitive Theory. This theoretical foundation informs her empirical studies on individual and organizational performance, motivation, and behavior in professional settings.

Laura earned her PhD from Universitat Jaume I in 2009 with a thesis titled Exploring the Power of Self-efficacy at Work: Some Empirical Studies from the Social Cognitive Theory, supervised by Dr. Isabel María Martínez Martínez and Dr. Marisa Salanova Soria.

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Laura advises graduate students and contributes to research projects within the PsyCOR group. Though specific students and grants are not listed, her involvement in empirical research and doctoral supervision indicates active mentorship and research leadership.

She is a member of the PsyCOR (Psychology of Organizational Behavior) research group and affiliated with IDOCAL, where she conducts research on human and organizational psychological resources.