Main Research Areas:
Homophobic violence, sexual prejudice, mental health
Biography:
I am a psychologist, with a master’s degree in sociology and a PhD in social psychology. I have postdoctoral training in Spain and France.
I have worked at the Universidad Católica del Norte and, at the University of Santiago de Chile and, currently, at the Faculty of Psychology of the University Alberto Hurtado, in Santiago, Chile. At that University I am Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies. I have taught in Spain and France in master’s programs.
My academic experience is focused on social psychology and well-being. Also, in gender and diversity training.
My research has focused on the study of prejudice and discrimination in various social groups and their effects on mental health. Likewise, in the study of sexuality, gender relations and other markers of social difference. Also, in the study of psychosocial processes linked to social and political processes in Latin America.
I have training in quantitative and qualitative analysis. I have conducted several research projects and participate as a co-researcher in various international projects with colleagues from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, USA, Portugal, among other countries.
My scientific productivity is extensive in indexed journals (WoS, Scopus and Scielo) and in other types of journals. I have also published book chapters in international publisher books. I have written several books of my own authorship.
I participate in various editorial committees of international journals and participate in international scientific societies.
Selected Works:
Guzmán-González, M., Barrientos, J., Gómez, F.,. Meyer, I.H, Bahamondes, J., & Cárdenas, M. (2019). Romantic Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction in Gay Men and Lesbian Women in Chile. Journal of Sex Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2019.1671949
Barrientos, J., Gómez, F., & Cárdenas, M. (2016). Subjective well-being and levels of clinical symptomatology in a transwomen sample. Journal of Homosexuality, 63, 11, 1502-1516. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2016.1223346
Barrientos, J., Echagüe, C., Matus, C., & Astudillo, P. (2019). Chapter 8: Homophobic Violence against LGBTQ+ Youth in a Chilean School. In: Helen Sauntson and Jón Ingvar Kjaran. Schools as Queer Transformative Spaces. Global Narratives on Sexualities and Gender. Routledge: London. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351028820
