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- Title
Mental Health, Occupational Trust, and Quality of Working Life: Does Belief in a Just World Matter?
- Authors
Otto, Kathleen; Glaser, Dörte; Dalbert, Claudia
- Abstract
We investigated the hypotheses that personal belief in a just world (BJW) would enhance evaluations of working life (e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment), increase occupational trust (e.g., entrepreneurial self-efficacy, occupational self-efficacy), and boost mental health (e.g., life satisfaction, self-esteem). To test these hypotheses, we conducted 3 studies with employees and unemployed individuals in different career situations (total N = 593). Regression analyses revealed positive relationships between BJW and mental health, as well as occupational trust in all participant groups. These relationships persisted when controlling for objective success criteria and global personality traits. In addition, BJW was found to be associated with subjective quality of working life in employed individuals. We concluded that justice motive matters in the working context.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE attitudes; APPLIED psychology; SELF-efficacy; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; EMPLOYEE loyalty; JUSTICE
- Publication
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2009, Vol 39, Issue 6, p1288
- ISSN
0021-9029
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00482.x