Psychological Development and Education ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 592-600.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2021.04.16

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Victim Justice Sensitivity and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Roles of Upward Social Comparison and Envy

HONG Youjuan1, LIN Fei1, LIU Liting2, LIN Wanru1, LIAN Rong1, LIN Rongmao1   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117;
    2. Shool of Management Studies, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620
  • Published:2021-07-26

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Abstract: This study aimed to explore the relationship between victim justice sensitivity and life satisfaction, as well as its underlying mechanism. Based on cluster sampling, a sample of 638 of three universities from Fujian Province were recruited for the study. The results indicated:(1) The correlations between victim justice sensitivity and life satisfaction were significantly negatively, but victim justice sensitivity was positively correlated with upward social comparison and envy. The correlations between upward social comparison, envy and life satisfaction were significantly negatively; (2) The effect of victim justice sensitivity on life satisfaction was explained by the simple mediating role of envy, and it was also explained by the chain mediation role of upward social comparison and envy, but the chain mediation was weak. In sum, these findings highlight the complex mechanism underlying the relationship between victim justice sensitivity on life satisfaction, and it plays a positive impact on reducing the negative effect of victim justice sensitivity on life satisfaction, and then promote the undergraduates' satisfaction.

Key words: victim justice sensitivity, upward social comparison, envy, life satisfaction, college students

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  • B844
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