Belief in Just World and Life Satisfaction in Undergraduate Students: Cross Cultural Study in Indonesia and China

Authors

  • Endah Puspita Sari Program Studi Psikologi Fakultas Psikologi dan Ilmu Sosial Budaya Universitas Islam Indonesia
  • Ahmad Zain Fahmi Program Studi Psikologi Fakultas Psikologi dan Ilmu Sosial Budaya Universitas Islam Indonesia
  • Nadhila Safitri Program Studi Psikologi Fakultas Psikologi dan Ilmu Sosial Budaya Universitas Islam Indonesia
  • Muhammad Garlianka Wangsadikrama Program Studi Psikologi Fakultas Psikologi dan Ilmu Sosial Budaya Universitas Islam Indonesia
  • Yifang Wu Department of Education Science Zhoukou Normal University People Republic of China
  • Qianqian Lu Department of Education Science Zhoukou Normal University People Republic of China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v10i1.19618

Abstract

 

The purpose of this research was to compare cross-culturally between belief in a just world and life satisfaction among students in China and Indonesia. Subjects in this study were 194 students in China and 112 students in Indonesia who vary in religion, race, and study field. This research used three scales to collect the data, the Global Belief in Just World Scale, Personal Belief in Just World Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The correlation test showed that for Indonesian subjects, the strong correlation is between Personal Belief in Just World and Life Satisfaction (r = 0.330, p = 0.000). And for China subjects, the strong correlation is between Personal Belief in Just World and Life Satisfaction (r = 0.412, p = 0.000). From the comparative test, Global Belief in Just World in Indonesia subjects was higher than in China subjects (h2 = 0.066, p = 0.000). A more detailed explanation will be provided in this paper.

 

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2021-03-12

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Sari, E. P., Fahmi, A. Z., Safitri, N., Wangsadikrama, M. G., Wu, Y., & Lu, Q. (2021). Belief in Just World and Life Satisfaction in Undergraduate Students: Cross Cultural Study in Indonesia and China. Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology, 10(1), 118–132. https://doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v10i1.19618

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