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| Author(s): |
Garcia-Sanchez, Efrain
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Correia, Isabel
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Pereira, Cicero R.
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Willis, Guillermo B.
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Rodriguez-Bailon, Rosa
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Vala, Jorge
Total Authors: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN; v. 48, n. 3, p. 14-pg., 2021-04-15. |
| Abstract | |
This article aims to examine the role of Belief in a Just World (BJW) in the legitimation of economic inequality. Using data from 27 European countries (N=47,086), we conducted multilevel analyses and found that BJW positively predicted the legitimation of economic inequality, measured by three indicators: the perceived fairness of the overall wealth inequality, and the fairness of the earnings made by the Top 10% and the Bottom 10% of society. These results persisted after controlling for individual- and country-level variables. Moreover, the BJW effect was stronger on the legitimation of the Bottom 10% incomes, compared to the legitimation of the Top 10%. We also found that economic inequality at the country-level reduced the BJW effect on legitimation of inequality. Finally, BJW displayed a negative indirect effect on support for redistribution, via the legitimation of economic inequalities. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07923-7 - Center of the Study of Violence - NEV/USP |
| Grantee: | Sergio França Adorno de Abreu |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/10046-4 - Extending the procedural justice model of institutional legitimacy: the role of social conditions and individual experiences |
| Grantee: | Efraín García Sanchez |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |