Two Spheres of Belief in Justice: Extensive Support for the Bidimensional Model of Belief in a Just World

Bègue, Laurent; Bastounis, Marina

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“…Although both kinds of BJW, as measured by scales, tend to be positively correlated (e.g. Dalbert, 1999), Bègue and Bastounis (2003) have empirically confirmed the conceptual distinction between these two kinds of BJWs which are seen as two spheres of belief in justice. In fact, empirical studies have shown that the personal BJW is a better predictor of well-being than the general BJW (e.g., Dzuka & Dalbert, 2002) and that the general BJW is a better predictor of reactions to victims (e.g., Sutton & Douglas, 2005).…”

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confidence: 92%

On the Normativity of Expressing the Belief in a Just World: Empirical Evidence

Alves

Correia

2008

Soc Just Res

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There is a large body of evidence that the belief in a just world (BJW) affects people's behaviors and attitudes, either through secondary victimization of innocent victims or the promotion of helping behavior. In this article, we aim to address the normativity of the very expression of BJW. Results of two experimental studies show that the expression of a higher degree of BJW is more socially valued than that of a lower one. We argue that this pattern should not only be seen as deriving from intrapersonal motivation to see the world as a predictable place, but also as a norm which seems to be perceived as having both social utility and desirability.

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Section: Goals and Overviewmentioning

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On the Normativity of Expressing the Belief in a Just World: Empirical Evidence

Alves

Correia

2008

Soc Just Res

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“…For example, researchers, such as Lipkus, Dalbert and Siegler (1996) suggest that it is beneficial to construct the multidimensional aspect of individuals' beliefs about what is just, and they made a distinction between BJW for self and BJW for others or in general. Using this multidimensional BJW scale, Bègue and Bastounis (2003) found that the BJW for others scale was significantly correlated to discrimination and stigmatization of others, while the BJW for self was weakly or not related to these variables. Therefore, in order to examine the observer's attitude toward alleged rape victim, the BJW for others scale was used in this study.…”

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The Role of Rape Myth Acceptance and Belief in a Just World on Victim Blame Attribution: A Study in Japan

Yamawaki

2009

An International Journal of Psychological Sciences

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This study examined the moderating role of rape myth acceptance (RMA) and belief in a just world (BJW) on victim blame attribution in either an alleged stranger or date rape case. As hypothesized, RMA and BJW were both significant predictors of victim blame behavior for the Japanese college students who participated in the study. Further, Japanese participants blamed the victim of date rape more than the victim of the stranger rape. The similarities and differences between findings from this study and those from Western countries are discussed.

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“…They tend to derogate the victim, such as prejudice against the poor and/or unemployed, the elderly, prisoners, the severely ill, patients with neuroses, immigrants, etc. (Begue & Bastounis, 2003;Bizer, Hart, & Jekogian, 2012;Kestner, 2009). Similarly, BJW people tend to believe that good fate persons deserve their good outcomes because of previous good actions.…”

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Belief in a Just World and Judgment in Moral Dilemmas

Chaturapanich¹,

Chaiwutikornwanich²

2015

ASS

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This paper addresses the influence of belief in a just world on moral judgment using moral dilemmas by observing the interactions with the following independent variables: 1) dual-process cognitions (automatic or deliberate), 2) the protagonist's fate (bad, good, or absent), and 3) the type of dilemma (life-threatening or not). The results found no effects of belief in a just world on moral judgments. But an interaction between the protagonist's fate and the dilemma type emerged as significant. In Study 1, the protagonist was identified as a victim, the participants accepted moral violations against the bad fate victim to a greater extent in the life-threatening situation (turning the car to crash into one man in order to save five men) than in the non-life-threatening situation (choosing an employee for dismissal to save the company's financial status). In Study 2, the protagonist was specified as an offender. The participants accepted the violations against the good fate offender to a greater extent in the non-life-threatening than in the life-threatening situation. Meanwhile, the participants in the control groups (for whom the protagonist was not affected by fate) of both studies exhibited greater acceptance of moral violations in the non-life-threatening than the life-threatening situations.

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Two Spheres of Belief in Justice: Extensive Support for the Bidimensional Model of Belief in a Just World

Cited by 182 publications

References 85 publications

On the Normativity of Expressing the Belief in a Just World: Empirical Evidence

On the Normativity of Expressing the Belief in a Just World: Empirical Evidence

The Role of Rape Myth Acceptance and Belief in a Just World on Victim Blame Attribution: A Study in Japan

Belief in a Just World and Judgment in Moral Dilemmas

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