Sutton, Robbie M., Douglas, Karen, Wilkin, Katie J., Elder, Tracey J., Cole, Jennifer M., Stathi, Sofia (2008) Justice for whom, exactly? Beliefs in justice for the self and various others. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34 (4). pp. 528-541. ISSN 0146-1672. (doi:10.1177/0146167207312526) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:23098)
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Abstract
The present studies examine why people think the world is more just to themselves than to others generally. Beliefs in justice for the self were uniquely associated with psychological adjustment, consistent with the theoretical motive to believe in justice for the self ( Studies 1 and 2). However, this "justice motive" did not appear to affect the relative strength of justice beliefs. Instead, self-other differences in justice beliefs appeared to reflect objective assessments of the justice received by various demographics. Undergraduates believed the world to be more just to themselves than to others but not their undergraduate peers specifically ( Study 1). Participants of both genders believed the world to be more just to men, and to themselves, than to women ( Study 2). Women did not exempt themselves individually from injustice but believed, similar to men, that undergraduate women receive as much justice as men ( Study 3).
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/0146167207312526 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | justice; self–other; gender; inequality; adjustment; system justification |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | S. Stathi |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2010 09:27 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 10:01 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/23098 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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