Justice for fifteen years old: the belief in a just world, the method and context

Autor	Jiří Dalajka
Organisation	Fakulta sociálních studií, Masarykova Univerzita
Year	2011
Research type	Ph.D. thesis
Annotation	The dissertation thesis deals with the construct of belief in a just world. The main thesis of the belief in a just world is the confidence that every person has a need to believe the world is a just place where everyone gets what they deserve. This concept is discussed from various points of view. The theoretical part shows that the belief in a just world is related primarily to mental health since it acts as a protective factor having positive effect on feelings of stress and anger, and also on self-esteem, confidence, focus on the future and as a result on the overall performance. The research part conducted on data collected within the fifteen-year longitudinal study ELSPAC investigation consists of three studies. The first study is exploration of the method of detecting the belief in a just world itself. The second study focuses on the belief in a just world in the context of the family. The third study examines the belief in a just world in the context of mental health. The results confirm that the belief in a just world is a factor reducing the effect of depression on psychosocial stress perception.
Keywords	ELSPAC; adolescents; belief in a just world, depressivity
Research type	continual research
Start date	1. 1. 2008
End date	1. 1. 2011
Obor	AN Psychology
Email	7421@mail.muni.cz
Availability	available in the NRVDM electronic library
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Link	http://www.is.muni.cz
Research location	Fakulta sociálních studií, Masarykova Univerzita, Joštova 10, Brno 60200
Organisation	Fakulta sociálních studií, Masarykova Univerzita
Organisation web	http://www.is.muni.cz
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