Exploratory factor analysis of the Just World Scale using British undergraduates

Abstract

Factor analysis of the Just World Scale using British undergraduates provides evidence that the scale is multidimensional. Four factors were identified: justness of authority, the just world, the deserving person, and the consequences of prudence. Sex differences were found on the first and fourth factors (women were more convinced that authority is just but less convinced that prudence pays) but no sex differences were found on factors 2 and 3. The implications of these results for future Just World research are discussed.