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Abstract. The paper presents briefly different perspectives: philosophical, socio-logical, and psychological in the field of justice theory and research. The just world hypothesis and the individual differences in belief in a just world, measured throughout different scales, are discussed.
25 lis 2023 · Examples. Explanations. Pros and Cons. How to Avoid. In psychology, the just-world phenomenon is the tendency to believe that the world is just and that people get what they deserve.
24 mar 2015 · People’s Belief in a Just World (BJW) plays an important role in coping with misfortune and unfairness. This paper demonstrates that understanding of the BJW concept, and its consequences for behavior, is enhanced if we specify what (or who) the source of justice might be.
In interviews with dying patients, Kubler-Ross (1969) obtained examples of both “internal” and “external” versions of the belief in a just world. An internal example is the case of a businessman hospitalized with Hodgkin’s disease who maintained that he had caused his illness by eating improperly.
1 sty 2016 · In this chapter, we review past and current developments on individual differences in belief in a just world (BJW).
Abstract. The “belief in a just world” refers to those more or less articulated assumptions which underlie the way people orient themselves to their environment. These assumptions have a functional component which is tied to the image of a manageable and predictable world.
24 mar 2015 · People's Belief in a Just World (BJW) plays an important role in coping with misfortune and unfairness. This paper demonstrates that understanding of the BJW concept, and its consequences...
