ObjectiveJustice Capital provides a theoretical framework for explaining individual differences in the belief in a just world (BJW). However, this framework has yet to receive empirical validation.MethodUsing Round 9 of the European Social Survey, a large (n = 43,209) multi‐country (N = 29) sample, I conduct multilevel latent profile analysis and multilevel multinomial logistic regression to determine the latent profiles that emerge at a population level and map the demographic and experiential covariates of these profiles.ResultsIncorporating measures of general BJW, distributive and procedural justice, and the belief in equality of opportunity, I find three latent profiles: meritocrats, moderates, and egalitarians. Compared with egalitarians, meritocrats (strong just world believers) are more likely to be male; younger; have a higher income; have attained more years of education; to be politically conservative; and have no recent experience of discrimination or crime. Meritocrats were overrepresented in countries with a higher Human Development Index.ConclusionThis study demonstrates the feasibility of Justice Capital for understanding individual variation in general BJW and related justice beliefs; discussion centers on anomalous findings and extension of this theoretical framework.

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谁相信有一个公正的世界？使用欧洲社会调查对正义资本进行多层次潜在概况分析


ObjectiveJustice Capital 为解释公正世界（BJW）信念的个体差异提供了一个理论框架。然而，这个框架尚未得到实证验证。方法使用欧洲社会调查第 9 轮，一个大的（ n = 43,209) 多国 (氮= 29）样本，我进行多级潜在概况分析和多级多项逻辑回归，以确定在人口水平上出现的潜在概况，并绘制这些概况的人口统计和经验协变量。结果结合了一般 BJW、分配和程序正义的衡量标准，以及基于对机会平等的信念，我发现了三种潜在的特征：精英主义者、温和主义者和平等主义者。与平等主义者相比，精英主义者（坚定的正义世界信徒）更有可能是男性；更年轻；有较高的收入；受教育年限较长；政治上保守；最近没有遭受歧视或犯罪的经历。在人类发展指数较高的国家，精英人士的比例过高。结论本研究证明了正义资本对于理解一般 BJW 和相关正义信念的个体差异的可行性；讨论的重点是异常发现和该理论框架的扩展。