Belief in a just world for the self and others, Karma, system justification and well-being during COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from 15 Asian nations

IF 2.1 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Asian Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-12-12 DOI:10.1111/ajsp.12667

Phatthanakit Chobthamkit, Robbie M. Sutton, Alexander Scott English, Tarid Wongvorachan, Jesus Alfonso Daep Datu, Kai Li Chung, Chee-Seng Tan, Hirotaka Imada, Zafer Ozkan, Farzana Ashraf, Ryan Francis O. Cayubit, Trawin Chaleeraktrakoon, Cecilia Cheng, Chin-Lung Chien, Boby Ho-Hong Ching, Iram Fatima, Ding-Yu Jiang, Shanmukh V. Kamble, Aqeel Khan, Hyejoo J. Lee, Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana, Najma Iqbal Malik, Deviga a/p Marappan, May Cho Min, Chanki Moon, Eylem Oruc, Emrah Ozsoy, Joonha Park, Marc Eric S. Reyes, Kosuke Sato, Luh Ketut Suryani, Ma. Criselda Tengco-Pacquing, Arun Tipandjan, Kwok Kit Tong, Cong Van Tran, Nam Thanh Tran, Hsin-Yi Wang, Victoria Wai Lan Yeung, Ahmad Mustqim Yusoff

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Abstract

The World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2020) announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Globally, this situation affects people in various domains including mental health. Existing theories and research findings suggest justice beliefs are associated with mental health and may help to cope with adverse life circumstances. Participants (N = 3694) in 15 Asian nations completed measures of belief in a just world (BJW), Karma, system justification, well-being indices and COVID-19 impact. The results show that BJW for the self and system justification positively predicted well-being while BJW for others provided reverse associations. Furthermore, Karma predicted both higher life satisfaction and depression. However, COVID-19 impact did not moderate the relationships between justice beliefs and well-being. The results provide various psychological functions but do not consistently indicate the buffering role of justice beliefs during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Asian Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： Asian Journal of Social Psychology publishes empirical papers and major reviews on any topic in social psychology and personality, and on topics in other areas of basic and applied psychology that highlight the role of social psychological concepts and theories. The journal coverage also includes all aspects of social processes such as development, cognition, emotions, personality, health and well-being, in the sociocultural context of organisations, schools, communities, social networks, and virtual groups. The journal encourages interdisciplinary integration with social sciences, life sciences, engineering sciences, and the humanities. The journal positively encourages submissions with Asian content and/or Asian authors but welcomes high-quality submissions from any part of the world.