著者

竹西 正典 竹西 亜古

出版者

日本社会心理学会

雑誌

社会心理学研究 (ISSN:09161503)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.22, no.2, pp.198-220, 2006

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This article aimed to test the social identity mediation model of procedural justice on group-oriented behaviors and self-esteem. The model consists of two processes involving perceived procedural justice and behaviors or self-esteem: the mediate process of social identity and the direct process of procedural justice. Three surveys concerning national politics were conducted with a sample of 1000-1180 citizens to test the model. Study 1 revealed that procedural justice enhances the justice perceivers' pride as a Japanese citizen and that the pride was linked to an assertive attitude toward the nation. Their self-esteem trait measured in Rosenberg (1965) was also associated with pride. Study 2 tested the model on supportive behaviors for authority and for members. For members, SEMs revealed that pride mediated between procedural justice and helping behaviors. On the other hand, the supportive behaviors for authority were enhanced by both the pride mediate process and the direct process of procedural justice. Study 2 also revealed that people's collective self-esteem (Luhtanen & Crocker, 1992) was linked to procedural justice by both processes. Study 3 proposed a concept of relational self-esteem and developed a new scale for its measurement. A CFA revealed that relational self-esteem consists of three elements: importance of relational existence, relational happiness, and social self-acceptance. Testing the model on relational self-esteem found two mediate processes, affective-pride mediation and respect mediation, but did not reveal any direct process. This result suggested that relational self-esteem is an effective indicator for self-value of procedural justice. The results of these studies indicated that social identity which is connected to procedural justice enhances people's positive self-image, and simultaneously motivates them to act on the behalf of others. Procedural justice could make people internalize the link to society through the social identification processes.

著者

竹西 亜古 竹西 正典 福井 誠 金川 智恵 吉野 絹子

出版者

日本社会心理学会

雑誌

社会心理学研究 (ISSN:09161503)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.24, no.1, pp.23-33, 2008

被引用文献数

2

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This article aimed to examine psychological fairness in risk communication. We hypothesized that people are motivated to assess the procedural fairness of risk managers through risk messages from them. Thus, the first aim of the study was to reveal the psychological fairness criteria used by people when they read the risk messages regarding a nuclear power plant and an artificial food additive. Using the data on a sample of 408 citizens, SEM (structural equation modeling) revealed two criteria of a fair message: truthfulness and consideration. The truthfulness criterion consists of three elements: accuracy, informational openness, and suppression of concealment. The consideration criterion also consists of three elements: using plain words, respect for people, and voice. The second aim of the study was to examine the structure and efficiency of these criteria in comparing two risk communication settings: social debate and personal choice. The results revealed the same structure and efficiency, so that truthfulness and consideration are commonly used criteria beyond the settings. The results of this study suggested that presenting a fair message with truthfulness and consideration could determine future interactions among people in risk communication.