Belief in a Just World Scale Test

Understand how you view fairness and whether people get what they deserve in just 3 minutes. Get fast, clear insight from 13 items to support motivation, resilience, and social attitude work.

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23/30

General Belief in a Just World (GBiaJW)

Measures how strongly a person believes that the world in general is fair and that people typically get what they deserve.

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6 – 14: Low | 15 – 22: Moderate | 23 – 30: High

A score of 23 falls in the High range, suggesting a stronger tendency to view the world as generally fair and outcomes as deserved.

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11/35

Belief in a Just World for Self (BiaJWfS)

Measures how strongly a person believes that outcomes in their own life are fair and that they personally get what they deserve.

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7 – 16: Low | 17 – 25: Moderate | 26 – 35: High

A score of 11 falls in the Low range, suggesting a weaker belief that life treats you fairly and that your personal outcomes are generally deserved.

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They are curious how their views on justice relate to opinions about inequality, victim blaming, and how society should work.

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Belief in a just world in general (Biajwig)

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19.1

Normal range

15.9 — 22.3

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Belief in a just world for oneself (Biajwfo)

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18.7

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14.5 — 22.8

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures the extent to which outcomes are seen as deserved based on actions and merit. It includes beliefs about one’s own outcomes and beliefs about how the world treats people in general.

How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 3 minutes. The questionnaire includes 13 statements.

How should responses be selected?

Read each statement and select the level of agreement that best matches the current view. Responses should reflect typical beliefs rather than a preferred or socially acceptable answer.

What is the difference between personal and general justice beliefs?

Personal justice beliefs concern whether one’s own successes and failures are viewed as deserved. General justice beliefs concern whether people overall are viewed as getting what they deserve.

How should results be interpreted?

Higher scores indicate a stronger tendency to view outcomes as fair and deserved, while lower scores indicate more doubt that outcomes reflect merit. Scores describe belief patterns and do not confirm whether specific events were actually fair.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Belief in a Just World Scale Test

social attitudes beliefs

This measure assesses individual differences in beliefs about fairness and deservingness. The Belief in a Just World Scale is used to evaluate the extent to which a person endorses the view that outcomes (e.g., success or misfortune) reflect what people have earned or deserve. It was originally developed by Melvin J. Lerner.

The instrument contains 13 items and typically requires about 3 minutes to complete. Respondents rate their agreement with brief statements reflecting just-world beliefs, which may be interpreted as capturing both general beliefs about fairness in the world and more personal beliefs about whether one receives outcomes commensurate with one’s own actions. The Belief in a Just World Scale is commonly used in research and clinical contexts to inform case conceptualization related to attributional style, perceived control, and social attitudes, with interpretation appropriately integrated with other assessment data.

Author: Melvin J. Lerner

Literature: Lerner, M. J. The belief in a just world: A fundamental delusion. Plenum Press. 1980.; Lipkus, I. Belief in a just world and perceptions of discrimination. Journal of Psychology. 1991.; Dalbert, C., Montada, L., & Schmitt, M. Glaube an eine gerechte Welt als Motiv: Validierungskorrelate zweier Skalen. Psychologische Beiträge. 1987.; Dalbert, C. The world is more just for me than generally: About the Personal Belief in a Just World Scale's validity. Social Justice Research. 1999.

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