Justice perceptions and well‐being: Belief in a just world is a personal resource and a coping resource.

Although the perception of justice is a core need of all individuals, the adaptive value of belief in a just world (BJW)—in everyday life and when facing severe distress—has been typically investigated in separate studies. In this article, we tested, in only one study, the possibility that BJW can b...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Psychology Vol. 115; no. 2; pp. 324 - 345
Autores principales: Correia, Isabel, Carvalho, Helena, Otto, Kathleen, Nudelman, Gabriel
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell May2024
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          Iscte ‐ Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
          Philips Marburg University, Marburg, Germany
          The Academic College of Tel Aviv‐Yaffo, Tel Aviv‐Yaffo, Israel
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