The Belief in a Just World as a Personal Resource in the Context of Inflation and Financial Crises

作者: Fabian Christandl

DOI: 10.1111/J.1464-0597.2012.00489.X

关键词: Household incomeSubprime mortgage crisisFinanceContext (language use)Life satisfactionEconomic impact analysisJust-world hypothesisInflationEconomicsSocioeconomic status

摘要: This paper examines the role of belief in a just world as personal resource when people are faced with adverse consequences inflation and financial crises by presenting results from two longitudinal studies. The first study, based on responses 262 German residents, found that participants strong perceived lower economic impact light price increases following tax increase. effect remained stable after controlling for socioeconomic variables gender, age, household income, education. second sample 177 residents global subprime mortgage crisis. Again, this Furthermore, influenced over time relationship between was partially mediated differences life satisfaction future measured wave current wave.

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