Does the belief in a just world bring happiness? Causal relationships among belief in a just world, life satisfaction and mood

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 220-227

  Correia, Isabel ^a   Batista, Maria Toscano ^a   Lima, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Belief in a just world; Life satisfaction; Mood; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855550007     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530802579515     Document Type: Article

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