Healthy Skepticism Library item: 5929

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Publication type: Journal Article

Flint DH, Hernandez-Marrero P, Wielemaker M.
Polarization of perceived Procedural Justice.
Percept Mot Skills 2006 Feb 01; 102:(1):35-50

Abstract:

This study examined polarization of perceptions of Procedural Justice. Two polarization mechanisms are examined, Persuasive Arguments and Social Comparisons. Participants were students enrolled in a first-year introductory business class. There were 216 participants in the Persuasive Arguments study, 429 in the Social Comparisons study. The average age of all participants was 22.3 yr. (SD = 2.1); 56% were women. Fields of study represented were business, engineering, information technology, and sports. Analysis showed under conditions of low Procedural Justice, polarization effects were only found with the Persuasive Arguments mechanism. Under conditions of high Procedural Justice, polarization effects were only found with Social Comparisons. Implications for group polarization and Procedural Justice theories are considered.

Keywords:
Adult Attitude* Commerce Ethics, Institutional Female Humans Interpersonal Relations* Male Persuasive Communication Pilot Projects Psychological Theory* Psychology/statistics & numerical data Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Social Justice*