title: Negative life events and life satisfaction in university students: Belief in a just world as a mediator and moderator.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the role of belief in a just world between negative life events and life satisfaction. The results revealed that two dimensions of belief in a just world played partial mediating roles between negative life events and life satisfaction. Moreover, belief in a just world was also a moderator between negative life events and life satisfaction that mitigates the adverse effects of negative life events. In conclusion, these results suggest that belief in a just world could be both a mediator and a moderator between negative life events and life satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Henan University of Economics and Law, China.
authors.forename: Xunlong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012935:Social Justice; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: belief in a just world; life satisfaction; mediating effect; moderating effect; negative life events