Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Vallacher, Robin
Abstract
The goal of this study is to explore a novel concept of justice using allocations of outcomes and understanding the connection between those allocations and social cognitive variables. Justice is conceptualized through the lens of two opposing frames: consistency and compensatory. Participants assigned positive or negative outcomes to one of two hypothetical people, one person being depicted as “lucky”, the other as “unlucky.” A consistency sense of justice views justice as keeping the order of the world (positive with lucky), whereas a compensatory sense of justice understands it as a balancing act (positive with unlucky). ANOVA’s were ran and a single significant difference was found. In one condition, those whose had a consistency sense of justice had a significantly more internal locus of control than those who had a compensatory sense of justice. Further research will be needed to clarify why this difference did not emerge for all allocations.
Extent
44 p.
Recommended Citation
Fortin, Michael, "INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS OF JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1211.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1211
Identifier
FA00014266
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2023.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.