Una Revisión teórica sobre la aversión a la inequidad

Autores/as

  • Paulina Guerra Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad Austral, CONICET, Argentina
  • Belén Mesurado Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad Austral, CONICET, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32654/ConCiencia.8-2.5

Palabras clave:

aversión a la inequidad, justicia distributiva, cooperación, desarrollo en la niñez

Resumen

En el presente artículo se realiza una revisión teórica sobre la aversión a la inequidad. Esta es el rechazo que sienten las personas ante distribuciones de recursos injustas, la cual se puede presentar cuando la persona recibe menos de lo que considera apropiado (aversión a la inequidad en desventaja), o cuando recibe más de lo que considera apropiado (aversión a la inequidad en ventaja). Se describen las etapas del proceso que comprende componentes cognitivos, emocionales y conductuales. Se comentan las teorías principales que destacan la función que la aversión a la inequidad cumple en los seres humanos, estas son las teorías sociales y las teorías no sociales. Seguidamente se presentan los desarrollos teóricos y empíricos que dan cuenta del surgimiento temprano de la aversión a la inequidad en la niñez. Por último, se revisan los estudios que describen las bases comportamentales del constructo. Dado el rol que cumple la aversión a la inequidad en el desarrollo y evolución de las conductas cooperativas, y su función como protector de salud mental se considera menester orientar los esfuerzos al desarrollo de intervenciones promotoras de la aversión a la inequidad.

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Biografía del autor/a

Paulina Guerra, Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad Austral, CONICET, Argentina

Paulina es psicología (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán) y becaria doctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONCIET), con sede de trabajo en el Instituto de Filosofía de la Universidad Austral. Trabaja en temas de investigación relacionados a la psicología positiva y economía del comportamiento en niños. 

Belén Mesurado, Instituto de Filosofía, Universidad Austral, CONICET, Argentina

Belén es doctora en Psicología (Universidad Nacional de San Luis), es investigadora independiente del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONCIET). Es directora adjunta del Instituto de Filosofía de la Universidad Austral. Trabaja en temas relacionados a la psicología positiva, enfocados en estudios sobre la familia y factores psico-emocionales promotores de la prosocialidad en niños y adolescentes.

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2023-07-29

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Guerra, P., & Mesurado, B. . (2023). Una Revisión teórica sobre la aversión a la inequidad. Revista ConCiencia, 8(2), 82–104. https://doi.org/10.32654/ConCiencia.8-2.5

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