Posttraumatic symptoms, depression, and anxiety of flood victims: The impact of the belief in a just world

Otto, Kathleen; Boos, Anne; Dalbert, Claudia; Schöps, Daniel; Hoyer, Jürgen

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2005.11.010

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“…In addition, Otto and Schmidt (2007) found that BJW fostered workers' mental health by compensating for stress. Similarly, Otto et al (2006) observed that BJW helped victims cope with disaster by decreasing anxiety and depression. In summary, past work has confirmed that BJW could facilitate well-being by serving as a buffer against negative events.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Otto et al (2006) observed that strong BJW helped German flood victims escape negative psychopathological responses. Similarly, BJW facilitates well-being among victims of rape, job loss, and earthquakes (Dalbert 2002;Xie et al 2011).…”

Section: Psychological Source Two: Being Gratefulmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Step 2 functions among victims in disaster contexts such as floods (e.g., Otto et al 2006), earthquakes (e.g., Xie et al 2011), andunemployment (e.g., Dzuka andDalbert 2002), recent research has shifted to more positive sides among ordinary people, students in particularly (Dalbert 1999(Dalbert , 2001, Under this positive approach, several studies have demonstrated BJW's adaptive functions for adolescents or college students. For example, Dette et al (2004) observed that adolescents with stronger BJW assign a higher probability of success of their personal goals than do adolescents with a weaker BJW.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Victim derogation displays the negative side of BJW (for a review see Furnham 2003). However, research in the past decade has shifted to the positive side of BJW, namely psychological benefits such as healthy coping and subjective well-being (SWB), among other benefits (e.g., Dalbert 2001Dalbert , 2002Otto et al 2006;Xie et al 2011).…”

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How Belief in a Just World Benefits Mental Health: The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude

Jiang

Yue

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Soc Indic Res

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Past research suggests that individuals' belief in a just world (BJW) is closely connected with their mental health. To clarify the underlying mechanism, the current study proposes that BJW encourages optimism and gratitude which then mediates the relationship between BJW and mental health as indicated by subjective well-being (SWB) and depression. A sample of 1,200 undergraduates yields results indicating that (a) BJW influences optimism, gratitude, SWB, and depression after controlling for gender, age, income, and personality; (b) optimism and gratitude mediate BJW effects by increasing SWB and decreasing depression. The issues of BJW's adaptive functions are discussed.

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How Belief in a Just World Benefits Mental Health: The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude

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“…In general, these studies are founded on the assumption that the belief in a just world remains stable throughout time and across situations (Dalbert, 2001;Otto, Boos, Dalbert, Schöps, & Hoyer, 2006;Schneider, Meissner, Montada, & Reichle, 1987). However, some studies show differences in just world beliefs among countries and among groups within countries that depend on shared collective experiences (Ferguson, 2000;Furnham, 1993;Hunt, 2000;Glennon, Joseph, & Hunter, 1993).…”

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Effects of Victimization on the Belief in a Just World in Four Ex-Yugoslavian Countries

Fasel

Spini

2010

Soc Just Res

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Levels of support for just world beliefs among young adults (N = 598) from four ex-Yugoslavian countries-Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Slovenia-were compared, taking into account victimization experiences and the general belief in a just world. Being a victim affected an individual's belief in a just world in the two less economically favored contexts: Victims of exclusion in Macedonia and victims of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina were less likely to believe in a just world than non-victims. These victimization variables partly explained why the mean scores of these two countries were less than those of the two others. A deleterious effect of cumulative negative events on belief in a just world was identified, in parallel with a lower endorsement of the belief when the first victimization occurred more recently.

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Justice Theory and Research: A Social Functionalist Perspective

Skitka

Wisneski

2012

Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition

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Posttraumatic symptoms, depression, and anxiety of flood victims: The impact of the belief in a just world

Cited by 108 publications

References 19 publications

How Belief in a Just World Benefits Mental Health: The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude

How Belief in a Just World Benefits Mental Health: The Effects of Optimism and Gratitude

Effects of Victimization on the Belief in a Just World in Four Ex-Yugoslavian Countries

Justice Theory and Research: A Social Functionalist Perspective

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