title: Japanese American reactions to World War II incarceration redress: Just world belief, locus of control, and coping.
abstract: This study examines second generation (Nisei) Japanese Americans' reactions to government redress for their unjust incarceration during World War II. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to explore the roles of individual difference factors-Belief in a Just World (BJW), Locus of Control (LOC)-and Incarceration-Related Coping in predicting (a) reported redress-related Suffering Relief and (b) Positive Redress Impacts. Findings show that BJW was a stronger predictor of redress reactions than LOC, with higher BJW associated with more affirmative views of redress. In addition, Incarceration-Related Coping mediated a majority of the relationships between the individual difference factors and redress reactions.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Jackie H J
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan.
authors.forename: Donna K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.affiliation: Diablo Valley College.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiyama
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D035881:Compensation and Redress; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012935:Social Justice / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D047789:World War II