IDEOLOGY PALLIATIVE: THE ROLE OF SYSTEM JUSTIFYING BELIEF, BELIEF IN A JUST WORLD AND CONSERVATIVE IDEOLOGY ON SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING OF THE LABOR OUTSOURCING

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the system justifying belief, belief in a just world and conservative ideology on sUbjective well-being of the labor outsourcing. A total of 321 labors, who work in companies, participated in this study by completing a set of questionnaires. The results showed system justifying belief, belief in a just world and the conservative ideology has a significant and positive correlation to the cognitive aspects of subjective well-being. Meanwhile, belief in a just world and conservative ideology also have correlate to positive affect of subjective well-being. It means the higher the belief in system justifying belief, belief in a just world and the conservative ideology cause higher cognitive aspects of subjective well-being of labor outsourcing. While the affective aspects of subjective well-being was not found correlated. This is because the measurement of the affective aspects is more influenced by individual personality.

Indirectly these studies also describe the palliative function of ideology in helping

to alleviate the disadvantaged groups (low economic status) in facing of inequality, so they preserved the belief that existing social arrangement are fair, legitimate and justifable. Finally, further research is recommended to give greater attention to the development and modeling of subjective well-being by adding some variables that might justify further strengthen the relationship between system justifying belief, belief in a just world and conservative ideology on subjective well-being.

Keywords:

System justifying belief, belief in a just world, conservative ideology and

subjective well-being .