'Degradedness and Insultedness' as Personality Trait: A Phenomenological Analysis of Victim Position

Nartova-Bochaver S.K.
Doctor of Psychology, Professor of the School of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-4154
e-mail: s-nartova@yandex.ru

Astanina N.B.
PhD in Psychology, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Voronezh branch, Moscow Humanitarian and Economic Institute, Russia
e-mail: astanina.nadya@yandex.ru

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The aim of our study was to explore phenomenology and identify correlates of justice sensitivity from a victim's perspective (JSvictim) among young men and women. The hypothesis was that the victim position as a personality trait is accompanied by adverse emotional states and certain worldviews which make the subject less resilient. The findings of our study show that the victim position as a personality trait becomes a risk factor for resilience, especially in women.

Keywords: justice sensitivity, victim sensitivity, victimization, gender psychology, psychological well-being, resilience

Column: Experimental Research

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