The Role of Just World Beliefs in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Social Justice Research Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-17 DOI:10.1007/s11211-022-00388-1

Antonia Mariss, Nina Reinhardt, Simon Schindler

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Abstract

This study investigated whether people's personal belief in a just world (BJW) is linked to their willingness to physically distance themselves from others during the COVID-19 pandemic. Past research found personal BJW to be positively related to prosocial behavior, justice striving, and lower risk perceptions. If social distancing reflects a concern for others, high personal BJW should predict increased interest in social distancing. If social distancing reflects a concern for one's personal risk, high personal BJW should predict decreased interest in social distancing. Results of a pre-registered internet-based study from Germany (N = 361) indicated that the higher people's personal BJW, the more they generally practiced social distancing. This association still occurred when controlling for empathy, another significant predictor of social distancing. There were no mediation effects of empathy and risk perception. The findings extend knowledge on the correlates of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic which could be used to increase compliance among citizens.

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公正世界信念在应对 COVID-19 大流行中的作用。

本研究调查了人们对公正世界的个人信念（BJW）是否与他们在 COVID-19 大流行期间与他人保持身体距离的意愿有关。过去的研究发现，个人的公正世界信念与亲社会行为、争取正义和较低的风险感知呈正相关。如果社交疏远反映了对他人的关心，那么高个人北京时间和工作应预示着对社交疏远的兴趣会增加。如果社会疏远反映的是对个人风险的关注，那么高个人北京博彩十大网站排名应预示着对社会疏远的兴趣会降低。德国一项预先登记的基于互联网的研究（N = 361）结果表明，人们的个人北京时间越高，他们一般就会越多地采取社交疏远的做法。在控制了社会疏远的另一个重要预测因素--移情的情况下，这种关联仍然存在。同理心和风险感知没有中介效应。这些研究结果扩展了对 COVID-19 大流行中社会疏远相关因素的了解，可用于提高公民的遵从度。

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3.30

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期刊介绍： Social Justice Research, is an international multidisciplinary forum for the publication of original papers that have broad implications for social scientists investigating the origins, structures, and consequences of justice in human affairs. The journal encompasses the justice-related work (using traditional and novel approaches) of all social scientists-psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, policy scientists, political scientists, legal researchers, management scientists, and others. Its multidisciplinary approach furthers the integration of the various social science perspectives. In addition to original research papers - theoretical, empirical, and methodological - the journal also publishes book reviews and, from time to time, special thematic issues.