ReviewThe adaptive, approach-oriented correlates of belief in a just world for the self: A review of the research
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Part 2 – the approach-oriented, adaptive outcomes of BJW-self
In his review, Furnham (2003) identified a shift in the literature away from focusing on the negative aspects of BJW (typically, BJW-general) towards viewing it as a beneficial personal resource and coping mechanism (BJW-self). The past 15 years or so have seen an increase in research on the network of adaptive outcomes associated with BJW-self. We elaborate on these relations in the following sections.
Part 3 – future directions
Like many fields in psychology, BJW-self has been studied predominantly with university students, nevertheless, there have also been a number of studies with populations over the life course. A number of studies have investigated BJW-self with school students aged 12 to 21 years (see Donat et al., 2016). To a lesser extent, studies have also been run with working adults (Otto et al., 2009) and older adults (Carifio & Nasser, 2012). To our knowledge there has only been one study investigating
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This work was supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program and Statewide Super Higher Degree by Research Scholarship.
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