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Publicación Positive contact with working-class people reduces personal contribution to inequality(SAGE Publications, 2022-07-15) Vázquez Botana, Alexandra; Sayans Jiménez, Pablo; López Rodríguez, Lucía; Lois García, David; Hanna ZagefkaThe current research investigates the effect of a type of intergroup contact that has rarely been studied to date, class-based contact, on one’s personal contribution to inequality. We conducted two studies with middle and upper class individuals. We first longitudinally examined whether positive contact with working-class people reduces contribution to inequality (i.e., participants stating that they themselves contribute to maintaining the social hierarchy) whilst controlling for ideological factors. Lower levels of contribution to inequality were present in people with more and better contact, but the change over time was small in the absence of experimental manipulation. An experiment then showed that recall of positive (vs. negative) contact with working-class people reduced participants’ contribution to inequality and increased their willingness to participate in collective action for equality. These results suggest that facilitating spaces where members of different social classes can have positive interactions can contribute to reducing inequality.Publicación Influential factors in the choice of public transportation or cars as the mode of transportation in habitual commutes(SAGE, 2014-05-01) López Sáeza, Mercedes; Martínez-Rubio, José-Luis; Lois García, David; Fernández Sedano, IciarEl objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar, entre usuarios de transporte público y privado, las diferencias en actitudes hacia su modo de transporte habitual. Asimismo, se ha comprobado la capacidad explicativa de las actitudes para determinar la elección del modo de transporte, junto con los factores estructurales y sociodemográficos. El estudio se ha llevado a cabo en tres ciudades españolas, habiendo participado 742 personas. Los resultados revelan que el automóvil es mejor valorado que los modos públicos en los atributos asociados a ventajas inmediatas (p.e., rapidez o disponibilidad) y la comodidad. El metro es bien valorado tanto en ventajas inmediatas como en diferidas (medio ambiente, seguridad, coste y salud). El autobús es el modo menos valorado, en comparación con el resto. Mediante regresión logística se ha comprobado que la varianza explicada por un modelo en el que se incluyen las actitudes (R2 = .639) es mayor que la explicada por un modelo basado solamente en variables relacionadas con las infraestructuras (R2 = .489). La discusión de estos resultados se vincula con actuaciones dirigidas a disminuir el uso del automóvil.Publicación Exposure to Motivational Messages Promotes Meritocratic Beliefs and an Individualistic Perception of Social Change(SAGE Publications, 2023-11-28) Vázquez Botana, Alexandra; Reyes Valenzuela, Carlos; Villagrán, Loreto; Lois García, DavidSome critics claim that the self-help industry legitimizes inequality by enhancing individualism and meritocratic beliefs. The present research aims to provide experimental support to these assumptions by exploring the effect of motivational messages on meritocratic beliefs and the perceived effectiveness of individual and collective action to promote social change toward equality and on collective action intentions. Across three experiments, 663 participants were exposed to motivational messages either by copying short quotes or watching a short video containing those same quotes. As compared with a control condition, exposure to motivational messages strengthened meritocratic beliefs and, in turn, increased the perceived effectiveness of individual action in promoting social change and undermined the perceived effectiveness of collective action and subsequently collective action intentions. These findings fuel the debate on the individualistic bias and meritocratic orientation of the self-help industry and highlight the need to analyze its impact on social and economic justice.Publicación Influential factors in the choice of public transportation or cars as the mode of transportation in habitual commutes(SAGE, 2014-05-01) López Sáeza, Mercedes; Martínez Rubio, José Luis; Lois García, David; Fernández Sedano, IciarEl objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar, entre usuarios de transporte público y privado, las diferencias en actitudes hacia su modo de transporte habitual. Asimismo, se ha comprobado la capacidad explicativa de las actitudes para determinar la elección del modo de transporte, junto con los factores estructurales y sociodemográficos. El estudio se ha llevado a cabo en tres ciudades españolas, habiendo participado 742 personas. Los resultados revelan que el automóvil es mejor valorado que los modos públicos en los atributos asociados a ventajas inmediatas (p.e., rapidez o disponibilidad) y la comodidad. El metro es bien valorado tanto en ventajas inmediatas como en diferidas (medio ambiente, seguridad, coste y salud). El autobús es el modo menos valorado, en comparación con el resto. Mediante regresión logística se ha comprobado que la varianza explicada por un modelo en el que se incluyen las actitudes (R2 = .639) es mayor que la explicada por un modelo basado solamente en variables relacionadas con las infraestructuras (R2 = .489). La discusión de estos resultados se vincula con actuaciones dirigidas a disminuir el uso del automóvil.Publicación The role of subjective socioeconomic status in predicting academic performance: exploring the mediating influence of sense of belonging among students in a distance learning university(Cambridge University Press, 2024-03-07) Vázquez Botana, Alexandra; Alba Langreo, Beatriz; Lois García, David; García Ael, Mª Cristina; Bustillos López, AntonioBuilding upon existing research conducted in face-to-face universities, our research explored whether, in the context of a distance learning institution, the positive association between subjective socioeconomic status and academic performance can be explained by students’ sense of belonging. To that end, we conducted a three-wave correlational study with 2,261 students enrolled in Social Psychology in a distance learning university. At the start of the academic year, we measured participants’subjective socioeconomic status relative to other students alongside their initial expectations in terms of time investment and grades and other relevant covariates. Midway through the course, we assessed their sense of belonging to the university and, at the end, we recorded their grades. Results suggested that sense of belonging potentially serves as a mediating factor in the positive relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and grades even after accounting for variables like initial grade expectations, time commitment, gender, age, and employment situation. These findings emphasize the pivotal role of students’ psychological connection to the university in shaping their academic achievement, even within the expanding landscape of distance education.Publicación Situational materialism increases climate change scepticism in men compared to women(Elsevier, 2021-09) Vázquez Botana, Alexandra; Larzabal Fernández, Aitor; Lois García, DavidMen appear to be more sceptical towards climate change and less pro-environmental than women. On the other hand, priming certain values (e.g., wealth) undermines support for pro-environmental behaviours. Based on these findings, we explored whether situational materialism may amplify the differences between women and men in scepticism towards climate change. In three experiments we presented participants with either images portraying luxury consumption or neutral images, and then we measured scepticism. Study 1 showed that men increased their scepticism over women when they were exposed to luxury consumption, but not to neutral images. Studies 2–3 replicated these results and further explored the influence of gender roles. Conformity to male roles was associated with greater scepticism in both studies, and such association was amplified by situational materialism, but only in Study 2. Thus, situational materialism in men and conformity to male roles, in general, might hamper the fight against climate change.Publicación Psicología Social Volumen II(Sanz y Torres, 2023) Fernández Arregui, Saulo; Fernández Sedano, Iciar; Fuster Ruiz de Apodaca, María José; Lois García, David; Vázquez Botana, Alexandra