Distinguishing between deservingness and entitlement: earned outcomes versus lawful outcomes

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Belief in a Just World and Commitment to Long-Term Deserved Outcomes (2005, methodology): “4Although we use the terms entitlement and deservingness interchangeably in this article, there have been attempts in recent research to distinguish between these concepts (e.g., Feather, 2003; Feather and Johnstone, 2001).”
Experimental research on just-world theory: problems, developments, and future challenges. (2005, background): “…the similarities and differences between the concepts of justice and deserving as well as other justice-related constructs such as fairness, entitlement, equity, and the like (for recent theoretical and empirical work in this direction, see Feather, 2003; Feather & Johnstone, 2001; Hareli, 1999).”
“I want it all and I want it now!” An examination of the etiology, expression, and escalation of excessive employee entitlement (2010, background): “, those who contribute little get ahead), they are said to be undeserved (Feather, 2003).”
Deservingness and emotions: Applying the structural model of deservingness to the analysis of affective reactions to outcomes (2006, background): “My analysis of deservingness also treats it as a judgement which relates to outcomes that are earned because of a person's actions or qualities (Feather, 1999b 2002a 2003 ).”