title: The belief in a just world: an examination of reliability estimates across three measures.
abstract: In this study, we utilized reliability generalization procedures to examine internal consistency estimates across 3 scales measuring the belief in a just world. The distribution of reliability estimates for the measures suggest low to moderate ranges of internal consistency reliability coefficients. The Global Belief in a Just World Scale (Lipkus, 1991) produced the highest average reliability score (alpha = .81) compared to the Just World Scale (Rubin & Peplau, 1973; alpha = .64) and the Just World Scale Revised (Rubin & Peplau, 1975; alpha = .68).
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Relations, The University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK 74135, USA. chellman@ou.edu
authors.forename: Chan M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hellman
authors.forename: Evie M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Muilenburg-Trevino
authors.forename: Jody A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Worley
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012935:Social Justice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*