The Justice sensitivity questionnaire: validation in a Russian speaking sample

The German Justice Sensitivity Inventory was validated in a Russian sample (N = 1002, M_age = 22.3, SD = 6.3; 769 female). Justice sensitivity is a trait describing the extent to which a person is tolerant or sensitive to cases of injustice in everyday life and, as a result, is ready to act in order to restore justice. The four-factor structure of the Russian version of the inventory was confirmed, in line with the original version. The four scales were as follows: victim sensitivity, observer sensitivity, beneficiary sensitivity, and perpetrator sensitivity. Internal consistency reliability coefficients of scales ranged from 0.89 to 0.91. Gender differences were found: all justice sensitivity scores were higher in females. The age trend was also shown: the older respondents the higher perpetrator sensitivity and lower victim sensitivity and observer sensitivity. Discriminant validity was tested by means of Markers for the Big-Five Factor Structure, Basic World Assumptions, and Belief in a Just World scales. Convergent validity was examined by means of the Moral Motives Model scale. Validity of the Russian version of Justice Sensitivity Inventory was found satisfactory.

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justice sensitivity, validity, reliability, belief in a just world, basic world assumptions, moral motive

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MLA	Adamyan, А., Nartova-Bochaver, Sofya K, Schmitt, М. "The “Justice sensitivity questionnaire”: validation in a Russian speaking sample." Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 39.4 (2018):105-116. DOI: 10.31857/S020595920000075-8
APA	Adamyan А., Nartova-Bochaver S., Schmitt М. (2018). The “Justice sensitivity questionnaire”: validation in a Russian speaking sample. Psikhologicheskii zhurnal 39(4), pp.105-116 DOI: 10.31857/S020595920000075-8

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