Effect of the situational factors and the regional factors in the Simulated Society Game: Procedural justice judgments, distributive evaluation, and satisfaction with the situation in each period

Abstract

This study examined the effect of the situational factors and the regional factors. These data were collected from the participants of the simulated society game (SIMSOC). There are two rich regions and two poor regions in SIMSOC. In this study, the participants were recruited from college students, and they were randomly assigned to each region. The participants were required to rate perceived procedural justice of decisions in their region, equity of distribution about property in their region, equity of stock level about property in each region, and the degree of satisfaction with their situations. The results showed that the situational factors and the regional factors had influenced on the satisfaction with their situations. These findings mean that the satisfaction with their situation depends on the social situations and regional factors.