Psychology of justice as a direction of research in the framework of russian personology

Nersesyants Anna Vladikova

One of the most relevant areas of research for the world (and especially for Russian) personology is the psychology of justice.The interest of psychological science in understanding the place and role of justice in the inner world of man is largely stimulated by the achievements of neuroscience and genetics, showing that ideas about justice are rooted in the emotional sphere of man. At present, Russian personology is actively developing research aimed at applying the theoretical concepts of sensitivity to justice and faith in a just world to the study of the psychological well-being of representatives of a number of vulnerable social groups (people with disabilities, prisoners, minors, etc.)For all the significance of this research area, it would be wrong to underestimate the relevance of studying the personal potential of people with pronounced prosocial (as opposed to egoistic) attitudes that олrient them to an altruistic type of behavior in situations of social significance.From this point of view, special attention from researchers of the psychology of justice deserves an analysis of the personal characteristics of young people focused on political activity or legal career in the field of justice.For an in-depth study of the problem from this point of view, it seems appropriate to introduce the category "sense of justice"into the conceptual apparatus of personology. This would allow us to lay a broad theoretical foundation for empirical research in this field, which allows us to link the study of justice in the framework of personology, social psychology, social philosophy, philosophy of law and pedagogy in a single comprehensive approach to the study of man.

Keywords:psychology, personology, justice, personality, sensitivity to justice, faith in a just world, sense of justice, science of man