The Relationship Between General Belief in a Just World and Rape Victim Blame: The Roles of Gender-Specific System Justification and Hostile Sexism
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Published online on July 31, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Volume 41, Issue 15-16, Page 5152-5175, August 2026.
General belief in a just world (GBJW) is typically believed to exacerbate observers’ rape victim blame. However, research on the psychological processes underlying this relationship is limited. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between ...
General belief in a just world (GBJW) is typically believed to exacerbate observers’ rape victim blame. However, research on the psychological processes underlying this relationship is limited. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between ...