Biography
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Jagiellonian University (Krakow). Much of my research activity has involved the development of paradigms for the experimental manipulation of the perception of economic inequality and social mobility. I have worked in prevention and intervention in the field of drug dependence and I am a founding member of the association PSICABIS, dedicated to the implementation and evaluation of social intervention projects based on scientific evidence.
Main interests
- Antecedents and consequences of status anxiety.
- Cross-cultural studies on status anxiety.
- Perception, interpretation and tolerance of economic inequality.
- Identity and class consciousness.
- Classism.
- Antecedents and consequences of social alienation.
- Identity formation processes and intergroup dynamics in digital media.
- Alternative identities and micro-identities.
Contact
Training and professional career
2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jagiellonian University (Krakow)
2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad de Granada
2021
PhD in Psychology
Universidad de Granada
2014
Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention
Universidad de Granada
2012
Degree in Psychology
Universidad de Granada
Publications
2023
2021
Melita, D., Willis, G. B., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2021). Economic inequality increases status anxiety through perceived contextual competitiveness. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 637365.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.637365
2020
Melita, D., Velandia-Morales, A., Iruela-Toro, D., Willis, G. B., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2020). Spanish version of the Status Anxiety Scale (Versión española de la Escala de Ansiedad por el Estatus). International Journal of Social Psychology, 35(2), 342-369.https://doi.org/10.1080/02134748.2020.1721050