The Justice Motive in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Origins and Consequences (International Series in Social Psychology)

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 11
List of tables......Page 12
Notes on contributors......Page 15
Introduction......Page 18
The development of the belief in a just world......Page 26
Parenting and young adolescents' belief in a just world......Page 28
The development of the belief in a just world: the impact of being raised in a one-parent or an intact family......Page 43
Transmission of the belief in a just world in the family......Page 60
Transformation of the justice motive? Belief in a just world and its correlates in different age groups......Page 81
The belief in a just world as a resource for mental health and coping in adolescence......Page 100
Belief in a just world, subjective well-being and trust of young adults......Page 102
Belief in a just world, personality and well-being of adolescents......Page 118
The implications and functions of just and unjust experiences in school......Page 134
Two facets of the belief in a just world and achievement behaviour at school......Page 152
Belief in a just world as a resource for different types of young prisoners......Page 170
Belief in a just world and career development......Page 190
Belief in a just world as a resource for unemployed young adults......Page 192
Belief in a just world and young adults' ways of coping with unemployment and the job search......Page 206
Entering the job market: belief in a just world, fairness and well-being of graduating students......Page 232
Belief in a just world and adolescents' vocational and social goals......Page 248
Developmental trajectories and developmental functions of the belief in a just world: some concluding remarks......Page 265
Index......Page 280