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| The belief in a just world and subjective well-being in old age | | Author(s) | J Dzuka, C Dalbert |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 5, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 439-444 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Attitudes to the old of general public ; Well being ; Life satisfaction ; Correlation ; Czechoslovakia. |
| Annotation | The relationship between belief in a just world (BJW) and subjective well-being in old age is investigated. On the basis of just world theory, the authors argue that older people who strongly endorse the belief in a personally just world would or should reveal a better well-being. Results of a questionnaire study with Slovakian older people are reported. A positive relationship between BJW and subjective well-being (life satisfaction, positive and negative affect) was observed. Moreover, the relationship persisted when controlled for other significant predictors of well-being (subjective health, social contacts). The overall pattern of results reveal the belief in a personal just world to have a unique association with subjective well-being in old age. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070112202 A |
| Classmark | TOB: D:F:5HH: F:5HH: 49: 7AC |
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