Biography
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Granada. In my doctoral thesis I studied the effects of the perception of inequality on attitudes towards democracy and institutions. I also investigated the psychosocial consequences of inequality, wealth and democracy on cooperation and civic participation.
Main interests
- Measuring attitudes towards inequality.
- Psychosocial effects of perceived economic inequality.
- Socio-political attitudes: trust in institutions, perception of democracy.
- Cooperative behaviour.
- Post-truth and fake news.
Contact
Training and professional career
2023
Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad de Granada
2018
PhD Student
Universidad de Granada
2017
Technical research support staff
Universidad de Granada
2014
Degree in Psychology
Universidad de Granada
Publications
García‐Castro, J. D., García‐Sánchez, E., Montoya‐Lozano, M., & Rodríguez‐Bailón, R. (2022). The perception of economic inequality in everyday life: My friends with the most and least money. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 25(1), 20-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12476