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Stavrova, Olga ORCID: 0000-0002-6079-4151, Schloesser, Thomas and Baumert, Anna (2014). Life Satisfaction and Job-Seeking Behavior of the Unemployed: The Effect of Individual Differences in Justice Sensitivity. Appl. Psychol.-Int. Rev.-Psychol. Appl.-Rev. Int., 63 (4). S. 643 - 671. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1464-0597

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Abstract

This study examines the effect of justice sensitivity on the life satisfaction and job-seeking behavior of unemployed individuals and considers the likelihood of experiencing long-term unemployment. We focus on two facets of dispositional justice sensitivity that reflect individual differences in perception and reactions to perpetrating injustice against others (perpetrator sensitivity) or suffering from the injustice of others as an innocent victim (victim sensitivity). We hypothesised that the negative effect of unemployment on life satisfaction is stronger among individuals with higher levels of victim sensitivity and perpetrator sensitivity. The former are more likely to perceive themselves as victims of an unjust situation, such as fate or the employer's decisions, whereas the latter are more likely to perceive themselves as perpetrators against the rules of social justice. Using survey data from approximately 400 participants, we found that unemployed individuals were less satisfied with life than employed individuals and that this relationship was stronger for perpetrator-sensitive individuals. Unemployed perpetrator-sensitive individuals were more likely to engage in active job-seeking behavior and faced a lower likelihood of long-term unemployment. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of justice-related personality aspects of unemployed individuals for their well-being and labor market outcomes.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stavrova, Olga UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6079-4151 UNSPECIFIED Schloesser, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Baumert, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-427476
DOI:	10.1111/apps.12009
Journal or Publication Title:	Appl. Psychol.-Int. Rev.-Psychol. Appl.-Rev. Int.
Volume:	63
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 643 - 671
Date:	2014
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	1464-0597
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MENTAL-HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; PERSONALITY; INJUSTICE; WORK; ANTECEDENTS; NEUROTICISM; COMMITMENT Multiple languages Psychology, Applied Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42747