Biography
I am assistant professor at the Department of Psychology of the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia and adjunct researcher of the Group and Individual Interactions (COES) line. I am interested in the study of dehumanization, classism and the justification of socioeconomic differences.
Main interests
- Processes of (de)humanization applied to the socioeconomic context (i.e., dehumanization of the poor and the rich).
- Causal attributions on poverty and wealth.
- Support for social and/or redistributive policies.
Contact
Training and professional career
2022
Assistant Professor
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2018
Assistant Professor
Universidad de Monterrey
2018
PhD in Psychology
Universidad de Granada
2013
Master's Degree in Psychology of Social Intervention
Universidad de Granada
2012
Degree in Psychology
Universidad de Salamanca
Publications
2022
Sainz, M., Martínez, R., Matamoros-Lima, J., Moya, M., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2022). Perceived economic inequality enlarges the perceived humanity gap between low-and high-socioeconomic status groups. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1-14. doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2022.2157699
2021
Sainz, M., Moreno-Bella, E., & Torres-Vega, L. C. (2021). A more competent, warm, feminine, and human leader: Perceptions and effectiveness of democratic versus authoritarian political leaders. International Review of Social Psychology, 34(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.452
Sainz, M., Martínez, R., Moya, M., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., & Vaes, J. (2021). Lacking socioeconomic status reduces subjective well-being through perceptions of meta-dehumanization. British Journal of Social Psychology, 60, 470–489. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12412
2020
Sainz, M., Martínez, R., Moya, M., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2020). Maintaining the socioeconomic gap through animalizing the poor and mechanizing the wealthy. Minority Reports: Cultural Disability Studies, pp. 151-167. http://digital.casalini.it/5150775
Sainz, M., Martínez, R., Sutton, R. M., Rodríguez-Bailón, R., & Moya, M. (2020). Less human, more to blame: Animalizing poor people increases blame and decreases support for wealth redistribution. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23(4), 546–559. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219841135
Sainz, M., Loughnan, S., Martínez, R., Moya, M., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2020). Dehumanization of socioeconomically disadvantaged groups decreases support for welfare policies via perceived wastefulness. International Review of Social Psychology, 33(1): 12, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.414
2019
Sainz, M., Martinez, R., Moya, M., & Rodriguez-Bailon, R. (2019). Animalizing the disadvantaged, mechanizing the wealthy: the convergence of socioeconomic status and attribution of humanity. International Journal of Psychology, 54(4), 423-430. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12485
Sainz, M., Sutton, R., Moya, M., Martínez, R., & Rodríguez-Bailón, R. (2019). Less human, more to blame: Animalizing poor people increases blame and decreases support for wealth redistribution. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219841135
Sainz, M., Martinez, R., Rodriguez-Bailon, R., & Moya, M. (2019). Where does the money come from? Humanizing high socioeconomic status groups undermines attitudes towards redistribution. Frontiers in Psychology, section Personality and Social Psychology, 10: 771. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00771