AGGRESSION AT SCHOOL: BELIEF IN A PERSONAL JUST WORLD AND WELL-BEING OF VICTIMS AND AGGRESSORS

• Authors: Dzuka J. , Dalbert C.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper presents a research study where just world research was applied to the analysis of aggression at school. Based on the previous findings that characterize the belief in a just world (BJW) as a valuable resource for maintaining positive well-being and assimilating injustice, the present studies test the hypotheses that: 1) personal BJW is positively correlated with subjective well-being; 2) this relationship holds for victims and aggressors alike. Overall, findings were in line with our hypotheses. The stronger the adolescents' endorsements of the BJW, the better their well-being. The pattern of results persists when controlled for neuroticism and extraversion. The implications of these results for further studies on aggression, victimization, and well-being are discussed.

Keywords

EN

ADOLESCENCE; AGGRESSION; JUST WORLD BELIEF; VICTIMIZATION; WELL-BEING

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 313-320
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Dzuka J.

author

Dalbert C.

• J. Dzuka, Institut psychologie FF PU, Ulica 17. novembra 1, 08078 Presov, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07SKAAAA03356897