The existential consequences of an unjust world: the effects of individual differences in belief in a just world and just world threats on death-thought accessibility
The existential consequences of an unjust world: the effects of individual differences in belief in a just world and just world threats on death-thought accessibility
Research has demonstrated that undermining cultural worldviews increases death-thought accessibility (DTA). However, individual differences in commitment to a particular worldview may predict DTA when that belief is challenged. In the present research, we tested if individual differences in belief in a just world (BJW) relate to DTA when the BJW is undermined. In Studies 1 and 3, BJW was associated with DTA when people reflected on an unfair experience. Study 3 indicated that this effect is driven by general BJW. In Study 2, BJW was associated with DTA after the 2012 presidential election among individuals who supported the losing candidate
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Roylance, Christina
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Abeyta, Andrew
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Routledge, Clay
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Juhl, Jacob
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2014
Roylance, Christina
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Abeyta, Andrew
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Routledge, Clay
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Juhl, Jacob
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Roylance, Christina, Abeyta, Andrew, Routledge, Clay and Juhl, Jacob
(2014)
The existential consequences of an unjust world: the effects of individual differences in belief in a just world and just world threats on death-thought accessibility.
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 36 (5), .
(doi:10.1080/01973533.2014.944312).
Abstract
Research has demonstrated that undermining cultural worldviews increases death-thought accessibility (DTA). However, individual differences in commitment to a particular worldview may predict DTA when that belief is challenged. In the present research, we tested if individual differences in belief in a just world (BJW) relate to DTA when the BJW is undermined. In Studies 1 and 3, BJW was associated with DTA when people reflected on an unfair experience. Study 3 indicated that this effect is driven by general BJW. In Study 2, BJW was associated with DTA after the 2012 presidential election among individuals who supported the losing candidate
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