2022
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858291
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Responses Toward Injustice Shaped by Justice Sensitivity – Evidence From Germany

Abstract: Anger, indignation, guilt, rumination, victim compensation, and perpetrator punishment are considered primary responses associated with justice sensitivity (JS). However, injustice and high JS may predispose to further responses. We had N = 293 adults rate their JS, 17 potential responses toward 12 unjust scenarios from the victim’s, observer’s, beneficiary’s, and perpetrator’s perspectives, and several control variables. Unjust situations generally elicited many affective, cognitive, and behavioral responses.… Show more

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“…Observer justice sensitivity was assessed using the Chinese version of the observer justice sensitivity Scale [ 33 ]. The scale consists of 10 questions, each scored on a six-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Observer justice sensitivity was assessed using the Chinese version of the observer justice sensitivity Scale [ 33 ]. The scale consists of 10 questions, each scored on a six-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Prosocial behavior is associated differently with each factor [ 30 ]. For instance, individuals with higher observer justice sensitivity frequently perceive the unjust treatment of others without being involved, react with indignation, and strive for compensating the victim and/or punishing the perpetrator [ 33 ]. Specifically, individual differences in observer justice sensitivity positively correlate with compensatory behaviors toward those treated unfairly [ 34 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Important interindividual difference variables for the present context include justice sensitivity (e.g., Bondü et al, 2022), and, closely related, sensitivity to befallen injustice (Schmitt, 1996). Measures of these constructs reliably predict emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to perceptions of injustice.…”
Section: Research Propositionsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although all four facets capture individual differences, victim sensitivity reflects a self-oriented concern with being personally treated unfairly by others. In contrast, observer, beneficiary, and perpetrator sensitivities all relate to a genuine concern for the justice experienced by others ( Fetchenhauer and Huang, 2004 ; Schmitt et al, 2010 ; Lotz et al, 2011 ; Decety and Yoder, 2016 ; Bondü et al, 2022 ). The victim-sensitive are motivated by egoistic concerns whereas observer, beneficiary, and perpetrator facets share altruistic concerns.…”
Section: Justice Sensitivitymentioning
confidence: 99%