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Synthesize empirical and theoretical work on the psychology of deservingness to demonstrate how personal values, responsibility, and social identities shape reactions to success, failure, and penalties.

May 1, 1999Personality and Social Psychology Review

Judgments of Deservingness: Studies in the Psychology of Justice and Achievement

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NFN. T. FeatherFlinders University

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Conceptual review reveals how deservingness judgments mediate reactions to success and penalties across social contexts, highlighting the joint influence of personal values and group relations.

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Synthesize empirical and theoretical work on the psychology of deservingness to demonstrate how personal values, responsibility, and social identities shape reactions to success, failure, and penalties.
Reviewed experimental and observational social psychology studies evaluating judgments of high achievers, interpersonal liking, and offender penalties.
Conducted a conceptual analysis modeling deservingness as a key mediating variable between perceived responsibility and evaluative outcomes.
Reactions to an individual's success, failure, or penal sanctions systematically depend on the extent to which the outcome is evaluated as deserved.
Individual value profiles and group affiliations alter perceived deservingness by changing the subjective values assigned to specific actions and results.
Deservingness functions as a critical mediator in the causal chain of justice psychology, extending beyond traditional models centered solely on perceived responsibility.

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N. T. Feather (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10e10839dd87f6d0ee7efc https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327957pspr0302_1

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Conceptual review reveals how deservingness judgments mediate reactions to success and penalties across social contexts, highlighting the joint influence of personal values and group relations.

Judgments of Deservingness: Studies in the Psychology of Justice and Achievement

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Judgments of Deservingness: Studies in the Psychology of Justice and Achievement

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