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The belief in a just world and distress at school

Dalbert, Claudia, Stoeber, Joachim (2005) The belief in a just world and distress at school. Social Psychology of Education, 8 (2). pp. 123-135. ISSN 1381-2890. (doi:10.1007/s11218-005-1835-2) (KAR id:4214)

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Abstract

This article investigates the relationship between the belief in a just world (BJW) and distress at school. On the basis of just world theory, the authors argue that strong student BJW should be associated with low school distress. Two questionnaire studies with German secondary school students attending grades 7–13 are reported. Both studies found strong BJW to be associated with less distress at school, better grades, and the evaluation of grades and teachers as more just. Moreover, the relationship between strong BJW and low school distress persisted when controlled for grades, justice of grades, and teacher justice. This relationship held for all students, independently of their school track, grade level, or gender. Overall, the pattern of results reveals school distress to have a unique association with BJW and school-specific justice cognitions.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s11218-005-1835-2
Uncontrolled keywords: just world belief; school distress; justice cognitions
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Joachim Stoeber
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2008 14:16 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4214 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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