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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"just world theory"”.
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Physiological measures differentiate distinct domains of immanent justice reasoning
<p>Just-world theory research investigates how an individual's world-view influences his/her behavior when confronted with injustice. The purpose of the present study was to examine the utility of multiple continual physiological measurements as predictors of just-world motivated behavior such as …
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Just world violations prompt beliefs in karmic retribution
… getting cancer). Dispositional belief in a just world did not consistently moderate the effect of crime severity on the likelihood of negative events. These findings provide novel evidence for the question of how people psychologically manage violations to the belief that the world is fair …
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Relation between perceived injustice and distress in cancer: meaning making and acceptance of cancer as mediators
… patients may perceive their illness as an injustice (i.e., appraise their illness as unfair, severe, and irreparable or blame others for their illness), and this may be a risk factor for distress. To date, illness-related perceptions of injustice have not been examined in cancer patients. …