The Role of Just World Beliefs in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.date.accessioned2022-08-17T14:42:24Z
dc.date.available2022-08-17T14:42:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-17
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALger
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202205246228
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14074
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1007/s11211-022-00388-1
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectbelief in a just worldeng
dc.subjectsocial distancingeng
dc.subjectCOVID-19eng
dc.subjectrisk perceptioneng
dc.subjectempathyeng
dc.subject.ddc150
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.swdEntscheidungsfindungger
dc.subject.swdGerechtigkeitger
dc.subject.swdSoziale Distanzger
dc.subject.swdCOVID-19ger
dc.subject.swdRisikobewusstseinger
dc.subject.swdEinfühlungger
dc.titleThe Role of Just World Beliefs in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemiceng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractThis study investigated whether people’s personal belief in a just world (BJW) is linked to their willingness to physically distance themselves from others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Past research found personal BJW to be positively related to prosocial behavior, justice striving, and lower risk perceptions. If social distancing reflects a concern for others, high personal BJW should predict increased interest in social distancing. If social distancing reflects a concern for one’s personal risk, high personal BJW should predict decreased interest in social distancing. Results of a pre-registered internet-based study from Germany (N = 361) indicated that the higher people’s personal BJW, the more they generally practiced social distancing. This association still occurred when controlling for empathy, another significant predictor of social distancing. There were no mediation effects of empathy and risk perception. The findings extend knowledge on the correlates of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic which could be used to increase compliance among citizens.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorMariss, Antonia
dcterms.creatorReinhardt, Nina
dcterms.creatorSchindler, Simon
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:1573-6725
dcterms.source.issueIssue 2
dcterms.source.journalSocial Justice Researcheng
dcterms.source.pageinfo188-205
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 35
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