The role of belief in a just world for (dis)honest behavior
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The role of belief in a just world for (dis)honest behavior. / Schindler, Simon; Wenzel, Kristin; Dobiosch, Sandra et al.
in: Personality and Individual Differences, Jahrgang 142, 01.05.2019, S. 72-78.Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet
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T1 - The role of belief in a just world for (dis)honest behavior
AU - Schindler, Simon
AU - Wenzel, Kristin
AU - Dobiosch, Sandra
AU - Reinhard, Marc André
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - The present work examines the influence of dispositional personal belief in a just world (BJW) on (dis)honest behavior and the moderating role of just-world threats. Assuming a positive link between personal BJW and striving for justice and sensitivity to injustice, we first expected dishonesty to be negatively linked to higher levels of personal BJW. Second, assuming just-world threats to promote behavior that helps to re-establish the BJW, and considering honesty to be a matter of justice, we expected dishonest behavior to be lower after just-world threat. Due to a higher sensitivity to injustice, this should be the case especially for people who boast a high personal BJW. In two studies, we assessed participants' dispositional personal (and general) BJW and manipulated just-world threat. Afterwards, we assessed dishonesty by using a dice task (Study 1, N = 135), or an anagram task (Study 2, N = 147), respectively. In both studies, higher levels of personal BJW were negatively linked to dishonesty. Additionally, in Study 1, participants in the high (vs. low) threat condition showed less dishonesty, especially when having a high personal BJW. Results of Study 2 did not support this idea. In both studies, general BJW did not predict dishonesty.
AB - The present work examines the influence of dispositional personal belief in a just world (BJW) on (dis)honest behavior and the moderating role of just-world threats. Assuming a positive link between personal BJW and striving for justice and sensitivity to injustice, we first expected dishonesty to be negatively linked to higher levels of personal BJW. Second, assuming just-world threats to promote behavior that helps to re-establish the BJW, and considering honesty to be a matter of justice, we expected dishonest behavior to be lower after just-world threat. Due to a higher sensitivity to injustice, this should be the case especially for people who boast a high personal BJW. In two studies, we assessed participants' dispositional personal (and general) BJW and manipulated just-world threat. Afterwards, we assessed dishonesty by using a dice task (Study 1, N = 135), or an anagram task (Study 2, N = 147), respectively. In both studies, higher levels of personal BJW were negatively linked to dishonesty. Additionally, in Study 1, participants in the high (vs. low) threat condition showed less dishonesty, especially when having a high personal BJW. Results of Study 2 did not support this idea. In both studies, general BJW did not predict dishonesty.
KW - Cheating
KW - Dishonest behavior
KW - Injustice
KW - Personal belief in a just world
KW - Psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060693789&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2019.01.037
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2019.01.037
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85060693789
VL - 142
SP - 72
EP - 78
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
ER -