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The construction and preliminary validation of a global belief in a just world scale and the exploratory analysis of the multidimensional belief in a just world scale

Isaac Lipkus (1991)

Published
Jan 1, 1991
Journal
Personality and Individual Differences · Vol. 12 · No. 11
DOI
10.1016/0191-8869(91)90081-L

At a GlanceAI

Introduces and preliminarily validates a global Belief in a Just World scale and explores the structure of a multidimensional BJW measure.

SummaryAI

The paper develops a global measure of belief in a just world and provides preliminary evidence for its validity, addressing the need for a concise tool to assess this construct. It also conducts an exploratory analysis of an existing multidimensional belief in a just world scale to clarify how just-world beliefs may be organized into distinct components. By offering measurement options at both global and multidimensional levels, it helps researchers choose more appropriate instruments for studying how just-world beliefs relate to attitudes and behavior.

Method SnapshotAI

Scale construction with preliminary psychometric validation, plus exploratory analysis of a multidimensional BJW scale.

BackgroundAI

Basic background in social/personality psychology and psychometrics (questionnaire measurement and validation).

Scale for measuring global (!!, not personal) belief in a just world

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