The World is More Just for Me than Generally: About the Personal Belief in a Just World Scale's Validity

Illusion and well-being: A social psychological perspective on mental health.

Shelley E. Taylor, Jonathon D. Brown · Psychological Bulletin · 1988 · 7.7K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +9

Just world research and the attribution process: Looking back and ahead.

Melvin J. Lerner, Dale T. Miller · Psychological Bulletin · 1978 · 1.6K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Research Ethics +2

Observer's reaction to the "innocent victim": Compassion or rejection?

Melvin J. Lerner, Carolyn H. Simmons · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1966 · 907 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +7

Who Believes in a Just World?

Zick Rubin · Journal of Social Issues · 1975 · 819 citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Sociology +9

Attributions of blame and coping in the "real world": Severe accident victims react to their lot.

Ronnie Janoff -Bulman, Camille B. Wortman · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1977 · 797 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +9