The belief in a just world and subjective perceptions of society: A developmental perspective

Article Abstract:

A study hypothesizes that just world beliefs, that is, the belief that the world is orderly and just, are primitive beliefs that lose their importance across age as they are replaced by more sophisticated forms of reasoning enabling individuals to handle a world that is neither orderly nor just. Administration of the Just World Beliefs Scale and the Individualism-Collectivism Scale to adolescents and young adults reveals that general beliefs in a just world begin to lose their importance around the age of 12, followed by personal beliefs around the age of 16.

Individualism, Social perception, Collectivism, Individuality

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Conflict resolution patterns and longevity of adolescent romantic couples: A 2-year follow-up study

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A study examined the predictors of longevity among 40 late adolescent romantic partners through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the discourse of conflict negotiation between them. Three conflict resolution patterns were found to exemplify how partners handle their disagreements, namely Downplaying, characterized by a high tendency to minimize the conflict, the Integrative pattern, which shows a good ability to negotiate differences, and Conflictive, characterized by a confrontative interaction.

Conflict management, Romantic love

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Gender and ethnic differences in formal and informal help seeking among Israeli adolescents

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The attitudes of Arab and Jewish Israeli adolescents in seeking help in times of distress and the factors that are associated with their willingness to seek formal versus informal help are examined. Results show that there was a significant interaction between ethnicity and gender, and the willingness of the Israeli adolescents to seek help was associated with the satisfaction with school, family and friends, and ethnicity, and the willingness to seek help increases with age for both groups.

Israel, Sex differences (Psychology), Multiculturalism, Israelis

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