Prediction of social well-being and social trust through belief in a just world in the people referring to counseling centers

Human life is composed of a set of positive and negative beliefs that play a vital role in the advancement of life.Thus, the purpose of this study was to predict social wellbeing and social trust through belief in a just world.

The present study was a descriptive-analytic study of correlation type. The population of the study was the people referring to counseling clinics in Tehran. The sample consisted of 100 people who were selected randomly. To collect data, questionnaires were used to question the beliefs of the just world: Satun & Douglas (2005),Keys social welfare (1998), and social trust of Safarinia and Sharif (1392). Data were analyzed by correlation and regression analysis using SPSS23 software..

The results showed a positive and significant relationship between belief in just world and social wellbeing (r =0.46, p<0.01). But there is no significant correlation between belief in justly world and social trust. Moreover, the results showed that belief in just world explained 27 percent of social wellbeing changes.

Using the results we can conclude People's beliefs about the world can be effective in providing their health and wellbeing.