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Belief in a Just World research found evidence that one feels threatened whenever one witnesses an innocent victim
suffering, often resorting to secondary victimization to neutralize the observed injustice. However, literature
has neglected the explanatory power of adolescent deviant behavior in victimization processes. This study (n =
284 students) aims to determine the impact of the adolescents' deviant behavior, BJW and victim's innocence on
secondary victimization. Additionally, we analyzed juvenile deviant behavior's impact on victim identification.
Juveniles who committed more deviant behaviors identified less with the victim than those with lower deviance
levels. The interaction effects show that juveniles who are strong just world believers and have higher delinquency
engaged significantly more in secondary victimization when confronted with an innocent victim. These results
clarify the role played by adolescent deviant behavior and BJW in secondary victimization judgments regarding
situations with innocent and non-innocent victims.
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Keywords
Belief in a just world Secondary victimization Deviant behavior Adolescence
Citation
Personality and Individual Differences, 87, 82-87. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.021
Publisher
Elsevier