Citation

Yu X, Ren G, Huang S, Wang Y. Soc. Behav. Pers. 2018; 46(5): 831-840.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, New Zealand, Society for Personality Research)

DOI

10.2224/sbp.6912

PMID

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Abstract

The influence of belief in a just world on individuals' mental health has been extensively researched. We examined the impact of belief in a just world on subjective well-being, focusing mainly on the mediating role of sense of control in this relationship. Participants were 372 Chinese undergraduate university students who completed the Belief in a Just World Scale, the Sense of Control Scale, and the Subjective Well-Being Scale. The results revealed that both their belief in a just world and their sense of control were significantly correlated with their subjective well-being. Structural equation modeling analysis indicated that sense of control partially mediated the effect of belief in a just world on subjective well-being. Our findings extend previous results and provide valuable evidence that belief in a just world predicts subjective well-being.

Language: en

Keywords

belief in a just world; life satisfaction; negative affect; positive affect; sense of control; subjective well-being