Psychology Lab
Research
Analyze interpersonal relationships from a gender perspective
Intervention
Intervention with victims of gender violence
Training
Training on gender roles and sexist ideology
Research Interests
Through a gender perspective, the group tries to investigate the influence of different variables in the development of interpersonal relationships.
Sexist ideology
Gender violence
Sexual objectification
Motherhood
Emotions
Cyber violences
Decision making
Social perception
Team of
research
Gender & Psychosocial Lab is directed by Francisca Expósito. The laboratory is made up of researchers from the Psychology Departments of the Universities of Granada, Extremadura, and Alicante (Spain).
Publications

Badenes-Sastre, M., Bartley, L.V., & Expósito, F. (2026). Giving a voice to survivors: A critical discourse analysis of women’s narratives of sexual violence. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 00, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70292
Valor-Segura, I., Alonso-Ferres, M., & Williamson, H. C. (2026). Romantic Relationships and Socioeconomic Status as Independent Predictors of Health and Wellbeing: Evidence from the United States and Spain. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075261463571
Badenes-Sastre, M., & Spencer, C.M. (2026). Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for intimate partner violence survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 35(7), 1073–1092. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2026.2687586
During her stay at the Laboratory of Social Psychology and Gender at the University of Granada, Cristina Expósito-Álvarez, Assistant Professor at the University of Valencia and member of Programa Contexto —led by Professor Marisol Lila—, is sharing her research lines and the projects she is involved in within the programme with our team. This stay
Last Friday, our lab director, Francisca Expósito, in her role as Editor-in-Chief of Psychosocial Intervention, met with the team of Associate Editors at the headquarters of the Colegio Oficial de la Psicología de Madrid (Official College of Psychology of Madrid), the journal's publisher. The meeting aimed to coordinate editorial work and follow up on the
On Monday, September 14th, our colleague Edgardo Alfonso Gómez defended his doctoral thesis titled "Psychosocial Analysis of the Understanding and Use of Sexual Consent in the Spanish Population," supervised by Francisca Expósito and Marta Garrido Macías. The defense took place at the Faculty of Psychology, where our colleague presented the main findings of his work



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