The Comparison of Attribution Styles and Belief in Just World between Neuroticism, Extraversion Personality Traits and Normal Individuals

Abstract

The aim of present research was to compare attribution styles and belief to just world in extraversion, neuroticism and normal people. For this purpose three groups include extraverted, neurotic and normal were selected by simple random sampling method from Semnan University students and answered to attribution styles questionnaire, belief in a just world for self and others and NEO-FFI. Data was analyzed with multivariate analysis of variance. Findings indicated that there are significant difference in internal negative, internal positive and total positive attribution styles among normal and neuroticism. Also findings showed that there are significant differences in internal positive, stable positive, general positive and total positive attribution styles among extraverted and neurotic individuals. About belief in a just world (for self and others), there was significant differences between groups. According to findings, it can be concluded that people of groups tend to use different attribution styles and show different rate of belief in a just world and in this way are adjustment with their life events.

Keywords

• belief in just world for self
• belief in just world for others
• attribution styles
• neuroticism
• extraversion