Biography
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela in the Department of Social, Basic, and Methodological Psychology within the School of Psychology. My research focuses on the study of the psychosocial processes involved in social and economic inequality, as well as its consequences for social dynamics.
Main interests
- The effects of perceived economic inequality on consumer behavior, as well as an examination of the psychosocial processes involved (status anxiety, status seeking).
- Alternative (anti)consumer choices as a mechanism for responding to socioeconomic inequality (Voluntary Simplicity, Boycott, and Buycott).
- The relationship between economic inequality and support for political positions and ideologies.
Contact
Training and professional career
2025 (Ongoing)
Assistant Professor
University of Santiago de Compostela
2024
Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Granada
2023
Interim Substitute Professor
University of Granada
2022
Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad de Granada
2022
PhD in Psychology
Universidad de Granada
2008
Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention
Universidad de Granada
2001
Degree in Psychology
Universidad Católica de Colombia
Publications
2023
Velandia-Morales, A., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., & Martínez, R. (2023). Efecto normativo de la desigualdad económica: evidencias empíricas sobre el consumo conspicuo. International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, 38(2), 412-455.https://doi.org/10.1080/02134748.2023.2181611
2022
Velandia-Morales A., Rodríguez-Bailón R., Martínez R. (2022). Economic inequality increases the preference for status consumption. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 809101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.809101