Biography
I am a substitute lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Jaén, where I teach in the area of Social Psychology. My research focuses on the antecedents and consequences of meritocratic beliefs. My line of research aims to understand the mechanisms underlying adherence to meritocracy, as well as the psychosocial consequences of these beliefs for the perception, justification, and acceptance of economic inequality.
Main interests
- Antecedents and consequences of meritocratic beliefs.
- Psychosocial consequences of economic inequality.
- Cultural psychology of meritocracy.
- Voluntary Simplicity.
Contact
Training and professional career
2026
Substitute Lecturer
Universidad de Jaén
2025
Posdoctoral Researcher
Universidad de Granada
2021
PhD Student
Universidad de Granada
2021
Euro-Latinamerican Master's Degree in Intercultural Education
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
2020
Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention
Universidad de Granada
2019
Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching (Specialty: Counseling and Educational Guidance)
Universidad de Granada
2018
Degree in Psychology
Universidad de Granada
Publications
Tejero-Peregrina, L., Willis, G. B., Sánchez-Rodríguez, Á., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2025). From perceived economic inequality to support for redistribution: The role of meritocracy perception. International Review of Social Psychology, 38(1), 4, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.1013