Subjective Well-Being From a Just-World Perspective: A Multi-Dimensional Approach in a Student Sample

Frontiers in Psychology

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Sofya Nartova-Bochaver¹  Matthias Donat²  Claudia Rüprich² 

[1] School of Psychology, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”;Department of Educational Psychology, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

关键词: belief in a just world;    subjective well-being;    self-esteem;    resilience;    depressive symptoms;    positive and negative affect;    students;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01739

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In a cross-sectional study with N = 627 individuals ( M age = 22.8, SD age = 7.3, 147 males, 480 females, 106 non-religious, 456 religious), we investigated personal belief in a just world (BJW) as a resource for undergraduates’ subjective well-being and expected a positive relation between both constructs due to recent studies. We not only aimed at replicating but also extending recent findings by investigating a Russian sample, measuring different dimensions of well-being, and considering self-esteem and resilience as potential mediators in the relation of BJW and well-being. We also controlled for confounding effects of age, gender, religiosity, and general BJW. The findings show that personal BJW related to all investigated indicators of well-being (depressive symptoms, positive and negative affect, and mental well-being). Self-esteem mediated all relations between personal BJW and indicators of subjective well-being whereas resilience mediated relations of personal BJW to positive affect and mental well-being. The pattern of results persisted when we controlled for age, gender, religiosity, and general BJW. Our results confirm that the personal BJW world functions as a psychological resource in undergraduate students.

【 授权许可】

CC BY