Funding: BAS

Team: Assoc. Prof. Ergyul Tair, PhD

Scope (activities): The project study the relationships between personality characteristics and social attitudes as measured by the fundamental motive for justice.
Objective: To examine the correlations between Big Five personality traits, locus of control, and belief in a just world as measured by implicit (general and personal belief in a just world) and explicit (justice centrality, justice sensitivity) motives to justice.

Results: Based on a quantitative study (N=345) statistically significant positive relationships are established between internal locus of control, emotional stability, agreablesness, and general and personal belief in a just world, contributing to the development of basic interpersonal trust and the maintenance of social order.

Application: The established positive correlations between personality traits (emotional stability, agreeableness) and belief in a just world provide evidence of their joint role regarding the perception of the world as safe and reliable, creating prerequisites for a better adaptation of the personality to the social environment.