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Procedural justice as autonomy regulation.

Jan-Willem van Prooijen¹

¹Department of Social Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. jw.van.prooijen@psy.vu.nl

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

|May 28, 2009

Summary

People value procedural justice more when their autonomy needs are unmet. This research shows procedural justice helps regulate autonomy, impacting fairness perceptions.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Social Psychology

Background:

Autonomy, or freedom of choice, is a fundamental human need.
Procedural justice refers to the perceived fairness of decision-making processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between autonomy and procedural justice.
To test if autonomy deprivation heightens sensitivity to procedural justice.

Main Methods:

Three studies were conducted, including experimental manipulations and a field setting.
Participants' experiences of autonomy and their judgments of procedural justice were assessed.

Main Results:

Lower autonomy was linked to stronger influence of procedural fairness on judgments.
Providing choice, even on unrelated issues, affected procedural justice perceptions.

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Findings were consistent across laboratory and field settings.

Conclusions:

Procedural justice serves a crucial function in regulating basic autonomy needs.
The findings highlight the psychological importance of perceived control in decision-making.