Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2007):

Looking ahead through lenses of justice: the relevance of just-world beliefs to intentions and confidence in the future.

Full Abstract

Recent research distinguishes the belief in a just-world for the self (BJW-self) from that for others (BJW-others), showing BJW-self to be associated with subjective well-being and BJW-others to be associated with harsh social attitudes. The present research examines the implications of these two types of just-world belief for aspects of motivation and ideation about the future. A sample of 100 young British adults living in assisted accommodation completed measures of BJW-self, BJW-others, life satisfaction and intention to engage in delinquent behaviour. They also listed their personal goals and indicated their confidence that they would attain them. In partial correlation and hierarchical regression analyses, BJW-self predicted confidence in the realization of goals, but was inversely related to delinquent intentions. In contrast, BJW-others was directly related to delinquent intentions but inversely related to confidence in achieving socially legitimate personal goals. These results were not attributable to variations in life satisfaction or in the achievability of participants' goals.

Author information

Author/s: Sutton, Robbie M (RM); Winnard, Elizabeth J (EJ);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Keele University, UK. r.sutton(-atsign-)kent.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The British journal of social psychology / the British Psychological Society (Br J Soc Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Sep; vol 46 (issue Pt 3) : pp 649-66

Dates: Created 2007/09/19; Completed 2007/12/20;

PMID: 17877857, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Attitude England Female Goals Group Homes Humans

Humans Intention Juvenile Delinquency - psychology Male Personal Satisfaction Public Housing Questionnaires Social Justice

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