TY - JOUR
T1 - The palliative function of system-justifying ideologies
AU - Napier, Jaime L.
AU - Bettinsoli, Maria Laura
AU - Suppes, Alexandra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Beliefs that justify or rationalizing existing inequalities appear to serve a ‘palliative function’, insofar as they are associated with better subjective well-being and physical health. We review the most recent work on the relationship between system-justifying ideologies and subjective well-being, with a particular focus on (1) system justifying beliefs among members of disadvantaged groups, and (2) the contextual variation in the relationship between system justifying beliefs and subjective well-being. We then turn to open questions for future research, including questions about causality, the role of religiosity, measurement of subjective well-being, and long-term versus short-term effects of system justification on well-being.
AB - Beliefs that justify or rationalizing existing inequalities appear to serve a ‘palliative function’, insofar as they are associated with better subjective well-being and physical health. We review the most recent work on the relationship between system-justifying ideologies and subjective well-being, with a particular focus on (1) system justifying beliefs among members of disadvantaged groups, and (2) the contextual variation in the relationship between system justifying beliefs and subjective well-being. We then turn to open questions for future research, including questions about causality, the role of religiosity, measurement of subjective well-being, and long-term versus short-term effects of system justification on well-being.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.03.002
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85083006646
SN - 2352-1546
VL - 34
SP - 129
EP - 134
JO - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
JF - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
ER -