Justice and Health

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Abstract

This contribution explores adverse effects of experienced injustice on health. At the macrosocial level, income inequality is one such source of experienced injustice, which is associated with population health in epidemiological studies. At the mesosocial level, perceived unfairness in organizations (organizational injustice) has been associated with poor health of employees. Similarly, violations of the principle of justice of exchange at work elicit stress reactions with adverse long-term effects on health, as documented by research based on the effort–reward imbalance model. Unjust social exchange is an important psychosocial determinant of health.

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