When will a victim be secondarily victimized? The effect of observer's belief in a just world, victim's innocence and persistence of suffering

Social Justice Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-400

  Correia, Isabel ^a   Vala, Jorge ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Belief in a just world; Justice; Persistence of suffering; Secondary victimization; Victim's innocence

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043096402     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026313716185     Document Type: Article

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