Polarization of perceived Procedural Justice
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Douglas H Flint1, Pablo Hernandez-Marrero, Martin Wielemaker
1Faculty of Administration, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3. dflint@unb.ca
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.
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