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Muenscher, Susan, Donat, Matthias and Kiral Ucar, Gozde (2020). Students' Personal Belief in a Just World, Well-Being, and Academic Cheating: A Cross-National Study. Soc. Justice Res., 33 (4). S. 428 - 454. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-6725

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Abstract

A cross-national study with university students from Germany (n = 1135) and Turkey (n = 634) tested whether personal belief in a just world (PBJW) predicts students' life satisfaction and academic cheating. Based on the just-world theory and empirical findings in the school context, we expected university students with a stronger personal BJW to be more satisfied with their lives and cheat less than those with a weaker BJW. Further, we investigated the mediating role of justice experiences with lecturers and fellow students in these relations. Differences in PBJW directly and indirectly predicted undergraduates' life satisfaction. Students' justice experiences with peers mediated the relationship between PBJW and life satisfaction. Differences in PBJW indirectly predicted undergraduates' academic cheating. Students' justice experiences with lecturers mediated the relationship between PBJW and academic cheating. The results did not differ between German and Turkish students and persisted when we controlled for gender, start of studies, socially desirable responding, general BJW, and self-efficacy. We discussed the importance of personal BJW's adaptive functions and their relevance for international university research and practice.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Muenscher, Susan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Donat, Matthias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kiral Ucar, Gozde UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-319941
DOI:	10.1007/s11211-020-00356-7
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Justice Res.
Volume:	33
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 428 - 454
Date:	2020
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	DORDRECHT
ISSN:	1573-6725
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SELF-EFFICACY; CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES; GENERAL-BELIEF; JUSTICE; LIFE; TEACHER; SCHOOL; EXPERIENCES; DISHONESTY; UNIVERSITY Multiple languages Psychology, Social; Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/31994