The Justice Motive In Adolescence And Young Adulthood: Origins And Consequences (routledge Research International Series In Social Psychology)

This book is an overview of the development of justice related beliefs in different socialisation contexts and also of the role this plays in protecting mental health and promoting career development for adolescents and young adults. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 11 List of tables......Page 12 Notes on contributors......Page 15 Introduction......Page 18 The development of the belief in a just world......Page 26 Parenting and young adolescents' belief in a just world......Page 28 The development of the belief in a just world: the impact of being raised in a one-parent or an intact family......Page 43 Transmission of the belief in a just world in the family......Page 60 Transformation of the justice motive? Belief in a just world and its correlates in different age groups......Page 81 The belief in a just world as a resource for mental health and coping in adolescence......Page 100 Belief in a just world, subjective well-being and trust of young adults......Page 102 Belief in a just world, personality and well-being of adolescents......Page 118 The implications and functions of just and unjust experiences in school......Page 134 Two facets of the belief in a just world and achievement behaviour at school......Page 152 Belief in a just world as a resource for different types of young prisoners......Page 170 Belief in a just world and career development......Page 190 Belief in a just world as a resource for unemployed young adults......Page 192 Belief in a just world and young adults' ways of coping with unemployment and the job search......Page 206 Entering the job market: belief in a just world, fairness and well-being of graduating students......Page 232 Belief in a just world and adolescents' vocational and social goals......Page 248 Developmental trajectories and developmental functions of the belief in a just world: some concluding remarks......Page 265 Index......Page 280 This book provides a unique overview of the development of justice-related beliefs in different socialization contexts, and also of the role this plays in protecting mental health and promoting career development for adolescents and young adults. A range of European contributors bridge the conceptual gap between social and developmental psychological perspectives and use a number of original case-studies. This book provides new insights for justice psychology and adds new and important perspectives to studies on youth development. "The Justice Motive in Adolescence and Young Adulthood summarises studies from across Europe, giving the reader significant new insights into justice psychology and important aspects of young development."--Jacket This book aims to combine developmental psychology with a traditional social psychological topic: the justice motive theory.