Sesgos de género: un análisis de los factores que contribuyen a la desigualdad en la investigación psicológica
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https://doi.org/10.70478/apuntes.psi.2025.43.04Palabras clave:
Investigación psicológica, Sesgos de investigación, Sesgos de género, Diferencias psicológicas de género, Estereotipos de géneroResumen
Los sesgos de género que se producen en la investigación, si bien no siempre ocurren de forma consciente, contribuyen a mantener o acentuar las desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres. Como ocurre en otras ciencias, la Psicología tampoco es ajena a este tipo de errores sistemáticos. El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar en qué situaciones son susceptibles de aparecer este tipo de sesgos y de qué forma se cometen en la investigación en psicología. Para ello, se analiza el impacto que tienen dichos sesgos a lo largo de las distintas etapas que componen el proceso de una investigación psicológica, desde la formación del grupo de trabajo que realizará la investigación hasta el momento de su publicación. En cada etapa de investigación se proponen estrategias para evitar investigaciones potencialmente sesgadas sobre la base de ejemplos que sirven para ilustrar algunos sesgos de género que se han cometido en trabajos empíricos previos. Se concluye sobre la relevancia de la formación en y con perspectiva de género en los planes de estudio en psicología para favorecer una ciencia psicológica precisa y una práctica profesional de calidad.
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