Cross-cultural generalisability of the belief in a just world: Factor analytic and psychometric evidence from six countries
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Tarih
2023
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Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The belief in a just world (BJW) is theorised to be a universal personality disposition. In this study we contrast this notion with that of Justice Capital, which suggests that BJW varies based on the individual's justice expe-rience. We achieve this comparison via a psychometric analysis of the BJW scales across cultural and de-mographic groups. Invariance; equivalence of reliability metrics; differences in latent means; and consistency in construct validity-differential associations with perceived control, hopelessness, and optimism-were analysed across Germany, Russia, Australia, Brazil, Turkey, the USA, sex, age, income type, and economic status (n = 1250). Findings provide support for both the universality and malleability of BJW. We discuss how these findings advance BJW theorising and their important implications for BJW measurement.
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Personal belief in a just world, General belief in a just world, Justice capital, Measurement invariance, Cross-cultural
Kaynak
Journal of Research in Personality
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
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Q1
Cilt
102
