Long-term focus and prosocial–antisocial tendencies interact to predict belief in just world
Long-term focus and prosocial–antisocial tendencies interact to predict belief in just world
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2014.11.006
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发表时间：
2015-03
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
C. Hafer;A. N. Rubel
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作者：
C. Hafer;A. N. Rubel
根据正义动机理论，个人需要相信世界是一个公正的地方，在那里人们通常得到他们应得的(勒纳，1977)。人们认为个人需要相信公正的世界(BJW)，部分原因是它给了他们投资于长期目标所需的信心。然而，BJW只能提供信心，即如果个人通过亲社会的手段投资于他们的目标，他们将获得投资的回报(例如，Hafer，2000)。目前的研究为这一论点提供了证据。具体地说，我们考察了BJW、长期目标关注度和亲社会-反社会倾向的个体差异，以检验长期关注度越高与BJW越高的假设，但仅限于那些亲社会倾向高(反社会倾向低)的人。这一假设被用亲社会-反社会倾向的四种衡量标准进行了四次检验。简单的斜率分析揭示了四项措施中的三项的预测结果模式。我们的发现(A)为BJW有助于亲社会追求长期目标的观点提供了新的支持，以及(B)对BJW的个体差异有影响。
According to justice motive theory, individuals need to believe that the world is a just place where people generally get what they deserve (Lerner, 1977). Individuals are thought to need belief in a just world (BJW) in part because it gives them the confidence required to invest in long-term goals. However, BJW can only provide confidence that individuals will reap the rewards of their investments if they invest in their goals through prosocial means (e.g., Hafer, 2000). The current study provides evidence for this argument. Specifically, we examined individual differences in BJW, long-term goal focus, and prosocial–antisocial tendencies to test the hypothesis that higher long-term focus would be associated with higher BJW, but only amongst those who are also high in prosocial (low in antisocial) tendencies. This hypothesis was tested four times using four measures of prosocial–antisocial tendencies. Simple slopes analyses revealed the predicted pattern of results for three of the four measures. Our findings (a) provide novel support for the idea that BJW aids in the prosocial pursuit of long-term goals, and (b) have implications for individual variation in BJW.