Blaming for a Better Future: Future Orientation and Associated Intolerance of Personal Uncertainty Lead to Harsher Reactions Toward Innocent Victims

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 835-844

  Bal, Michèlle ^a   van den Bos, Kees ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

belief in a just world; future orientation; personal uncertainty; victim blaming; victim derogation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNCERTAINTY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RATIONALIZATION; SCAPEGOATING; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862017116     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212442970     Document Type: Article

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