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INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS OF JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS

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2023
Abstract/Description:
The goal of this study is to explore a novel concept of justice using allocations of outcomes and understanding the connection between those allocations and social cognitive variables. Justice is conceptualized through the lens of two opposing frames: consistency and compensatory. Participants assigned positive or negative outcomes to one of two hypothetical people, one person being depicted as “lucky”, the other as “unlucky.” A consistency sense of justice views justice as keeping the order of the world (positive with lucky), whereas a compensatory sense of justice understands it as a balancing act (positive with unlucky). ANOVA’s were ran and a single significant difference was found. In one condition, those whose had a consistency sense of justice had a significantly more internal locus of control than those who had a compensatory sense of justice. Further research will be needed to clarify why this difference did not emerge for all allocations.
Title: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS OF JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS.
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Name(s): Fortin, Michael , author
Vallacher, Robin , Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Department of Psychology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2023
Date Issued: 2023
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 44 p.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: The goal of this study is to explore a novel concept of justice using allocations of outcomes and understanding the connection between those allocations and social cognitive variables. Justice is conceptualized through the lens of two opposing frames: consistency and compensatory. Participants assigned positive or negative outcomes to one of two hypothetical people, one person being depicted as “lucky”, the other as “unlucky.” A consistency sense of justice views justice as keeping the order of the world (positive with lucky), whereas a compensatory sense of justice understands it as a balancing act (positive with unlucky). ANOVA’s were ran and a single significant difference was found. In one condition, those whose had a consistency sense of justice had a significantly more internal locus of control than those who had a compensatory sense of justice. Further research will be needed to clarify why this difference did not emerge for all allocations.
Identifier: FA00014266 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2023.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Includes bibliography.
Subject(s): Justice
Fairness
Social psychology
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