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Medical Sociology, Medicalisation, Social Policy, Social Theory, Mental Health and Illness
Spain

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology and a member of the Research Group “Promoting Employment and Welfare in Europe” (PROMEBI) at the University of Oviedo, Spain. My research explores the interplay between institutions, culture, and individual agency, and how these dynamics shape social practices and processes such as the medicalisation of society or suicide. My PhD thesis, titled “A matter of context: Cultural and institutional influences on healthcare seeking for mental distress in Lithuania and Spain”, received recognition with the Extraordinary Doctoral Award and International Mention.

As a member of the Research Group PROMEBI, I have participated in various competitive research projects, leading to multiple peer-reviewed publications. My scholarly output encompasses book chapters in edited volumes published by reputable academic publishers such as Routledge, along with academic articles in indexed journals of recognized prestige like Social Science and Medicine, Sociology of Health and Illness, Social Policy and Society, European Societies, and European Journal of Social Theory, among others.

Activities

Employment (3)

University of Oviedo: Oviedo, ES

2022 to present | Assistant Professor (Department of Sociology)
Employment
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University of Oviedo: Oviedo, ES

2021 to 2022 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Department of Sociology)
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University of Oviedo: Oviedo, ES

2016 to 2021 | Pre-doctoral researcher (Department of Sociology)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Oviedo: Oviedo, ES

2016 to 2021 | PhD in Sociology
Education
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University of Granada: Granada, ES

2015 to 2016 | Master’s Degree in Research and Advances in Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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Vytautas Magnus University: Kaunas, LT

2009 to 2011 | Master's Degree in Sociology
Education
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Vilnius University: Vilnius, LT

2005 to 2009 | Bachelor's Degree in Sociology
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Works (18)

From Public Culture to Personal Worth: A Sociological Inquiry into the Cultural Roots of Suicide

Cultural Sociology
2024-12-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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Por qué la gente trabaja tras la edad de jubilación: La continuidad de rutinas, imaginarios de futuro y evaluaciones prácticas

Journal of Occupational Science
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė; Roberto Giosa
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Why people work past retirement age: The continuity of routines, future imaginaries, and practical evaluation

Journal of Occupational Science
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė; Roberto Giosa
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Pharmaceutical Neuroenhancement in the Quest for Worth at Work

Sociological Inquiry
2024-10-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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Class or individual habitus? Willingness to spend more on reconciliation policies in Europe

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
2023-05-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė; Aroa Tejero
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‘The almighty pill and the blessed healthcare provider’: medicalisation of mental distress from an Eliasian perspective

Social Theory & Health
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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Why (not) suicide: Habitus in hysteresis and the space of possibles

European Journal of Social Theory
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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The vicious cycle of distrust: Access, quality, and efficiency within a post-communist mental health system

Social Science & Medicine
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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Power dynamics of the healthcare field: seeking mental care in Lithuania

Journal of Baltic Studies
2021-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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What, where, and how: drivers of welfare attitudes toward work-family reconciliation policies in South European societies

European Societies
2021-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė; Aroa Tejero
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Shame in a post‐socialist society: a qualitative study of healthcare seeking and utilisation in common mental disorders

Sociology of Health & Illness
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Sigita Doblytė
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Under- or Overtreatment of Mental Distress? Practices, Consequences, and Resistance in the Field of Mental Health Care

Qualitative Health Research
2020-08 | Journal article
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‘Women are tired and men are in pain’: gendered habitus and mental healthcare utilization in Spain

Journal of Gender Studies
2020-08-17 | Journal article
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La protección ocupacional de nuevos riesgos sociales: conciliación y formación proporcionada por la empresa

Revista Española de Sociología
2020-05-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1578-2824
Part of ISSN: 2445-0367
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Access Compromised? The Impact of Healthcare Reforms under Austerity in Lithuania and Spain

Social Policy and Society
2020-02-21 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1474-7464
Part of ISSN: 1475-3073
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Bourdieu’s theory of fields: towards understanding help-seeking practices in mental distress

Social Theory and Health
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065342186

Contributors: Doblytė, S.
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Understanding Help-Seeking Behavior in Depression: A Qualitative Synthesis of Patients' Experiences

Qualitative Health Research
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85004039877

Contributors: Doblyte, S.; Jiménez-Mejías, E.
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Lietuvos meno laukas: jaunųjų meno kūrėjų požiūris

Kultūra ir visuomenė: socialinių tyrimų žurnalas 2(2): 95 – 120
2011 | Journal article
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Social science & medicine. (2)