BELIEF IN A JUST WORLD OR SELF-SERVING STRATEGY?

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent BèGue ◽  
Vincent Fumey
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Just World ◽  
High Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This study was conducted to examine the role of the individual's social power on endorsement of belief in a just world in the social domain. We hypothesized that the greater social power an individual has, the stronger the belief which s/he has in a just world. One hundred subjects of low or high socioeconomic status were randomly given low or high diagnosis of their social power after having completed a test which was presented as an evaluation of their actual and future social power in the socioprofessional domain. Results showed that subjects with low socioeconomic status believed that the world was less just in the low social power diagnosis condition than in the high one, while the belief in a just world of subjects with high socioeconomic status was not significantly affected by the experimental design.

scholarly journals Low Socioeconomic Status and Disability in Old Age: Evidence From the InChianti Study for the Mediating Role of Physiological Impairments

2006 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonia K. Coppin ◽  
Luigi Ferrucci ◽  
Fulvio Lauretani ◽  
Caroline Phillips ◽  
Miran Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Mediating Role

Dimensions of Causality as a Function of Socioeconomic Status in a Sample of Portuguese Adolescents

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-832
Author(s):  
Luísa Faria
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
The Other ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
High Socioeconomic Status ◽  
School Students ◽  
Locus Of Causality ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Portuguese Adolescents

This study explored dimensions of locus of causality, stability, and controllability, of several sources for success and failure, classified by subjects as a function of their socioeconomic status. The sample included 1,320 Portuguese high school students, from high, middle, and low socioeconomic status who classified 17 causes for success and failure according to their meaning on the three dimensions. Analysis showed students from families of low socioeconomic status perceived causes related to ability, effort, and motivation as more unstable than subjects from families of middle and high socioeconomic status, and students from families of high socioeconomic status perceived causes related to ability as more internal than the other two groups.

scholarly journals Perceptions and measurement of playtime physical activity in English primary school children: The influence of socioeconomic status

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola McWhannell ◽  
Carmel Triggs ◽  
Samantha Moss
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
High Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic

Children in areas of low socioeconomic status might face barriers to physical activity during school playtime in comparison to their high socioeconomic status counterparts. However, limited research within the area currently prevents evidence-based interventions from being targeted appropriately. This exploratory study aimed to assess and compare playtime physical activity levels and perceptions of physical activity in primary school children from two schools of different socioeconomic status. Fifty-three children wore an accelerometer during playtime for three school days while 33 children participated in single-sex focus groups to elicit their experiences of physical activity during playtime. Results revealed that children from the low socioeconomic status school spent more time in sedentary activities ( P = 0.001) and spent less time in moderate and moderate to vigorous physical activity ( P = 0.001) than children from the high socioeconomic status school. Despite some between-school similarities in their perceptions of physical activity, differences resonated in their reasons for taking part in physical activity, perceptions of the play environment and ideas to improve physical activity. These findings contribute to current research and provide in-depth information from active users of the play environment that could be useful to inform new interventions for schools of varying socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals The variant [ʃ] in the Spanish of Ciudad Juárez

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Alberto Mendez
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Border Community ◽  
Mexican State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Side ◽  
Gender Shift

A characteristic feature of the Spanish spoken in the Mexican state of Chihuahua is the pronunciation of the standard phoneme /tʃ/ (<ch>) as a non-standard allophone [ʃ] (<sh>). The present study analyzes the social and linguistic factors that influence variation in the Mexico-United States border community of Ciudad Juárez. Direct and indirect elicitations techniques were used to gather tokens of /tʃ/ from a sample of 40 local speakers who varied in age, sex, socioeconomic status, education level, and degree of bilingualism. The data was perceptually and acoustically interpreted and then statistically examined using variable rules analysis. On the linguistic side, the results show that [s], [i], [u] in preceding phonological context favor weakening. On the social side, the most prone participants to produce [ʃ] were: young men from low socioeconomic status, regardless of being Spanish monolinguals or Spanish-English sequential bilinguals. These findings indicate an ongoing gender shift with respect to previous research in the same community. 

The role of DCDC2 genetic variants and low socioeconomic status in vulnerability to attention problems

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Riva ◽  
Cecilia Marino ◽  
Roberto Giorda ◽  
Massimo Molteni ◽  
Maria Nobile
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Low Socioeconomic

scholarly journals Perceived Barriers to Care and Attitudes Towards Shared Decision-making Among Low Socioeconomic Status Parents: Role of Health Literacy

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Shonna Yin ◽  
Benard P. Dreyer ◽  
Karina L. Vivar ◽  
Suzanne MacFarland ◽  
Linda van Schaick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Barriers To Care ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Low Socioeconomic

Dream Recall Frequency by Socioeconomic Status of Chinese Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 105 (2) ◽  
pp. 636-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Schredl
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Dream Recall ◽  
High Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Dream Recall Frequency

Whereas the effect of sex and age on dream recall have been studied widely, socioeconomic status has rarely been investigated. However, two studies reported that higher socioeconomic status was related to greater frequency of dream recall. In the present sample of 612 Chinese students from three different schools, one elite (high socioeconomic status), one rural (low socioeconomic status) and one intermediate, analysis of variance indicated no significant association between frequency of dream recall and socioeconomic status. Researchers could investigate whether “dream socialization,” e.g., encouragement of a child to remember his dreams, depends on socioeconomic background, whether these processes are mediated by culture.

scholarly journals The World of Friendship Forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Pasi Björk ◽  
Jorma Halonen
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
The World ◽  
The University ◽  
The Town

The World of Friendship Forest project is located in the Finnish town of Salo, where the School of Uskela, Anjalankatu Unit has implemented various smaller projects in their nearby forest to engage students in meaningful and interesting activities which provide benefit for the whole town community. The school provides special education for grades 1 to 9 (ages 7 to 16) and the European Project Open Schools for Open Societies ( OSOS) projects so far have involved 60 students in total. The students of the school have extensive learning difficulties and behavioural and emotional troubles. Most students have a low socioeconomic status. Majority of the students also have low self-esteem.  From the point of view of students’ overall development, it has been important to provide them with socially significant activities and to provide students with experiences of success and sense of togetherness. The main partners in the project have been the sports office of the town and schools of Tupuri and Uskela, Kavilankatu unit and the University of Turku.

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