Belief in a just world scales have been validated in several countries such as Iran, Russia, Brazil, and France. Work continues primarily in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Researchers in Germany have contributed disproportionately to recent research. Their work resulted in a volume edited by Lerner and German researcher Leo Montada titled Responses to Victimizations and Belief in a Just World. See also "Best of all possible worlds" Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Candide Problem of evil Denial Fundamental attribution error Hindsight bias Mean world syndrome Moral luck Moral panic Myth of meritocracy Natural disasters as divine retribution Revenge Social Darwinism System justification The banality of evil Theodicy Victim blaming References Further reading Reprinted (1977) in Reflections, XII(1), 1–26. External links The Just World Hypothesis Issues in Ethics: The Just World Theory This column will change your life: the just world bias. Oliver Burkeman Believing that life is fair might make you a terrible person. Oliver Burkeman Cognitive biases Justice Injustice Conceptual models Hypotheses Abuse Error Ignorance Moral psychology Psychological abuse Informal fallacies Causal fallacies