People who believe in justice also see a victim's life as more meaningful after tragedy
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Seeing bad things happen to other people is scary. One way to respond to this is to blame the victim -- to look for some reason why it happened to them. But there's another common response, according to a new study. The researchers found that people who believe in justice in the world also believe that a tragedy gives the victim's life more meaning.