Effects of Victimization on the Belief in a Just World in Four Ex-Yugoslavian Countries |
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Authors: | Rachel Fasel Dario Spini |
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Affiliation: | 1.Faculty of Social and Political Sciences,University of Lausanne,Lausanne,Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Levels of support for just world beliefs among young adults (N = 598) from four ex-Yugoslavian countries—Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Slovenia—were compared, taking into account victimization experiences and the general belief in a just world. Being a victim affected an individual’s belief in a just world in the two less economically favored contexts: Victims of exclusion in Macedonia and victims of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina were less likely to believe in a just world than non-victims. These victimization variables partly explained why the mean scores of these two countries were less than those of the two others. A deleterious effect of cumulative negative events on belief in a just world was identified, in parallel with a lower endorsement of the belief when the first victimization occurred more recently. |
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