Biography
Marta Garrido-Macías has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Granada, with the thesis entitled “Maintenance of abusive relationships and decision-making: sexual coercion and associated factors”. Her research stage has been developed through two research scholarships during her undergraduate and master’s studies, and an FPU scholarship during her doctorate stage. She has carried out two research stays (Potsdam and Indiana) and has published numerous scientific articles in high-impact journals indexed to JCR. In addition, she belongs to several R + D + I research projects related to gender violence and psychosocial processes associated with the economic crisis. Her teaching experience focuses on various subjects in the area of Social Psychology (e.g., Work Psychology, Prevention and Treatment of Delinquency, Psychosocial Processes of Influence and Advertising…). She currently works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Alicante, where she carries out her teaching and research activities.
Main interests
- Sexual violence
- Compassion and emotions
- Prosocial behavior
- Economic crisis
Contact
0000-0003-1353-3263
Marta Garrido-Macías
Marta Garrido-MacíasTraining and professional career
2020 - Present
Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication and Social Psychology
University of Alicante
2019 - 2020
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Granada
2015 - 2019
PhD in Psychology
University of Granada
2014 - 2015
Master's in Psychology of Social Intervention
University of Granada
2009 - 2014
Degree in Psychology
University of Granada
Publications
2024
Alonso-Ferres, M., Sáez, G., Garrido-Macías, M., Navarro-Carrillo, G., Serrano-Montilla, C., & Valor-Segura, I. (2024). Inclusion of the Partner in the Self and its Association with Relational Quality and Quality of Life: An Analysis Based on the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model. International Journal of Social Psychology, 39(1), 117-141. https://doi.org/10.1177/02134748231221442
2023
Garrido-Macías, M. ., Herrera, A., Alonso-Ferres, M., & Herrera, M. C. (2023). Sexting Is Not Always Wanted: Consequences on Satisfaction and the Role of Sexual Coercion and Online Sexual Victimization. Annals of Psychology, 39(3), 354–363. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesps.514431
Serrano-Montilla, C., Garrido-Macías, M., Sáez-Díaz, J., & Sáez, G. (2023). Assessing police attitudes toward intervention in Gender Violence: the role of training, perceived severity, and myths about Intimate Partner Violence Against Women. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00605-8
Garrido-Macías, M., Navarro-Carrillo, G., Soler-Martínez, F. M., & Valor-Segura, I. (2023). Disentangling the road to a compassionate response to suffering: A multistudy investigation. Personality and Individual Differences, 203, 112030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.112030
Beltrán-Morillas, A.M., Villanueva-Moya, L., Sánchez-Hernández, M.D., Alonso-Ferres, M., Garrido-Macías, M., & Expósito, F. (2023). Infidelity in the Adolescence Stage: The Roles of Negative Affect, Hostility, and Psychological Well-Being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054114
2022
Hernández-Albújar, Y., Sáez, G., & Garrido-Macías, M. (2022). The Impact of Household Labor Distribution on Domestic Conflicts During Covid-19 Confinement Orders. Feminist Economics, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2022.2116070
Sáez, G., Garrido-Macías, M., Riemer, A.R., Mendoza-Flores, A., & Alonso-Ferres, M. (2022). Objects don’t just walk away: Exploring the connection between women’s engagement in self-objectification and their ability to recognize and respond to sexual violence. Psicologia Sociale, Social Psychology Theory & Research, 2, 225–243. https://doi.org/10.1482/104811
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2022). Women’s Risk Perception and Responses to Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion: The Role of Type of Tactic, Previous Experience, and Myths Acceptance. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 25 (e18), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2022.15
Garrido-Macías, M., Sáez, G., Alonso-Ferres, M., Ruiz, M. J., Serrano-Montilla, C., & Expósito, F. (2022). Assessing Self-Care in Psychologists: A Spanish Adaptation of the SCAP Scale. Psicothema.https://doi.org/ 10.7334/psicothema2021.250
2021
Garrido-Macías, M., Villanueva-Moya, L., Alonso-Ferres, M., Sánchez-Hernández, M. D., Badenes-Sastre, M., Beltrán-Morillas, A.M., Herrera-Enríquez, A., Herrera-Enríquez, M. C., & Expósito, F. (2021). Sexting among Spanish during Confinement: Prevalence, Motivations and Predictor Variables. Studies in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/02109395.2021.1950460
Serrano-Montilla, C., Alonso-Ferres, M., Navarro-Carrillo, G., Lozano, L. M., & Valor-Segura, I. (2021). Assessment of the effects of health and financial threat on prosocial and antisocial responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of empathic concern. Personality and Individual Differences, 178, 110855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110855
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2021). The impact of college men’s sexual coercion perpetration on proclivity toward sexual assault and their cognitive and emotional reactions. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 22(4), 800–809. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000348
2020
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F.(2020). Women’s Experience of Sexual Coercion and Reactions to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0886260520980394
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., Krahé, B., & Expósito, F. (2020). College women’s experience of verbal sexual coercion and responses to a sexual assault vignette. International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 14, https://doi.org/10.4119/ijcv-3945
Beltrán-Morillas, A. M., Alonso-Ferres, M., Garrido-Macías, M., Villanueva-Moya, L., Sánchez-Hernández, M.D., & Expósito, F. (2020). The Relationship Between the Motivation to Commit Infidelity and Negative Affect and Self-Esteem: How Cheating in Romance Might Signal Positive Well-Being in Adolescents. Psychological Reports, 125 (1),514-544. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120973947
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F.(2020). Which tactics of sexual violence predict to leave the relationship? The role of dependence towards partner. The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 12. https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/ejpalc2020a6
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2020). Sexual transgressions in the relationship: influence of dependence and commitment on its perception and coping. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 23. https://doi.org/10.1017/SJP.2020.25
Garrido-Macías, M., & Arriaga, X. (2020). Women are not swayed by sugar-coated acts of sexual coercion. Personal Relationships, 27, 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12314
Valor-Segura, I., Garrido-Macías, M., & Lozano, L. M. (2020). Adaptation of The Accommodation among Romantic Couples Scale (EAPR) to Spanish population. Psicothema, 32(1), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2019.123
Alonso-Ferres, M., Navarro-Carrillo, G., Garrido-Macías, M., Moreno-Bella, E., & Valor-Segura, I. (2020). Connecting perceived economic threat and prosocial tendencies: The explanatory role of empathic concern. PLoS ONE, 15(5): e0232608. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232608
2019
Sáez, G., Alonso-Ferres, M., Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2019). The Detrimental Effect of Sexual Objectification on Targets’ and Perpetrators’ Sexual Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Sexual Coercion. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02748
2017
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2017). Attribution of responsibility for sexual violence: Effect of type of tactic, gender and benevolent sexism. Acción Psicológica, 14(2), 69-84. https://doi.org/10.5944/ap.14.2.20757
Garrido-Macías, M., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2017). Would I leave my partner? Influence of severity of the transgression, satisfaction and commitment on the decision making. Psychosocial Intervention, 26, 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psi.2016.12.001