The justice motive: Some hypotheses as to its origins and forms¹

Perceived discrimination as worldview threat or worldview confirmation: Implications for self-esteem.

“…1081-1082) DISCRIMINATION AS WORLDVIEW THREAT OR WORLDVIEW CONFIRMATION Worldviews help to satisfy humans' fundamental need to understand their social world and to feel like people of worth (Fiske, 2004;Hogg, 2001;Solomon et al, 1991). Hence, confirmation of one's worldview should increase feelings of certainty, security, and positive affect, whereas threats to one's worldview should increase feelings of vulnerability, distress, and negative affect (Greenberg et al 1997;Janoff-Bulman, 1989;Kaiser, Vick, & Major, 2004;Lerner, 1977). The strength with which a particular worldview is held determines the degree of negative affect that is likely to be experienced when it is threatened.…”

Belief in a Just World and Commitment to Long-Term Deserved Outcomes

“…The reasoning presented in this article derives from early writings on the belief in just world and the personal contract (see Lerner, 1977;Lerner et al, 1976). According to Lerner (1977;Lerner et al, 1976), when children move away from gratifying immediate impulses, they commit to a personal contract by which they agree to act according to what they have learned is prescribed with the "assumption that an appropriately more desirable outcome will accrue to [them] .…”

“…In order to continue to commit to working toward outcomes that are deserved, of course, people need to trust that the world is a place in which individuals do, in fact, get what they are entitled to; that is, they need to believe that the world is just. If an individual does not hold some form of this belief in a just world, in Lerner's (1977) words, "he will give up his personal contract and act as if he lives in a jungle with all the attendant psychological consequences" (p. 6). Thus, a belief in a just world helps to maintain the personal contract (see also Dalbert, 2001).…”

“…According to Lerner (1977;Lerner et al, 1976), when children move away from gratifying immediate impulses, they commit to a personal contract by which they agree to act according to what they have learned is prescribed with the "assumption that an appropriately more desirable outcome will accrue to [them] . .…”

Sentiment de justice et orientation : croyance en la justice de l’école chez les lycéens professionnels

“…Par exemple, si deux personnes réalisent une tâche identique mais que l'une des deux est rémunérée après tirage au sort, on a tendance à dire que la personne rémunérée a mérité sa rétribution aux dépens de l'autre personne (Lerner, 1965). Cette croyance est envisagée comme la résultante d'une « motivation » selon laquelle les engagements et les investissements de chacun sont récompensés, et de façon réciproque, les récompenses ou issues positives sont méritées et non pas seulement dues au hasard ou à un avantage quelconque (Lerner, 1977).…”