The Role of the Belief in a Justice World in Predicting Life Satisfaction among Female Students at University of Sistan and Baluchestan

The present study aimed to determine the role of the belief in a just world in predicting life satisfaction among female university students. The method of this study was descriptive-analytical followed a correlational design. 368 female students at University of Sistan and Baluchestan were selected using the cluster sampling method. The data was collected using the Beliefs in a Just World Scale (BJWS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and in the data analysis, the Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were used. The results indicated that the dimension of the belief in an unjust world was significantly and diversely related to life satisfaction and the beliefs in a just world for everyone, in a just world for others, and in a just world for self were significantly and positively correlated with life satisfaction. Moreover, the results of stepwise regression analysis conducted to predict life satisfaction revealed that in the first step, the beliefs in a just world for self alone predicted 0.19 and in the second step, the beliefs in a just world for self and the beliefs in an unjust world together predicted 0.21 of the variations in life satisfaction. Therefore, the belief in a just world decreases negative emotional states and increases positive emotional experiences and, in general, such a belief leads to high levels of satisfaction with life.