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  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Innocent suffering is linked to the belief in a just world.
  • Limited qualitative data exists on its psychological features, processes, coping mechanisms, and personality-level consequences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To qualitatively investigate the psychological facets of innocent suffering.
  • To identify psychological features, processes, coping strategies, and personality consequences.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted 31 semi-structured in-depth interviews (~223 minutes each).
  • Utilized narrative and content analysis within a grounded theory framework.
  • Ensured reliability through expert assessment.

Main Results:

  • Identified six essential properties of innocent suffering: complexity, stability, distress, injustice, casual incoherence, and breaks in life story integrity.
  • Common domains include violence, abuse (physical/psychological), and relationship dissolution.
  • Proposed a scientific definition and prototype of innocent suffering.

Conclusions:

  • Innocent suffering is a complex phenomenon with distinct psychological properties.
  • Understanding these properties and associated life domains is crucial for psychological support.
  • The study provides a foundational definition and model for future research.