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The Impact of Intergroup Emotions on Forgiveness in Northern Ireland
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Abstract Although prejudice researchers have mainly focused their attention on changing attitudes toward outgroups, other outcome variables may also be important. In post-conflict reconciliation, intergroup forgiveness may play a crucial role in helping groups in ... view more
Although prejudice researchers have mainly focused their attention on changing attitudes toward outgroups, other outcome variables may also be important. In post-conflict reconciliation, intergroup forgiveness may play a crucial role in helping groups in conflict put the atrocities of the past behind them (Cairns, Tam, Hewstone, & Niens, 2005). Two studies showed that both the specific intergroup emotion of anger and infrahumanization (the attribution of more human emotions to the ingroup than to the outgroup) predicted decreased intergroup forgiveness in Northern Ireland. Results further revealed intergroup contact as a potential means of reducing anger toward the outgroup and improving attitudes toward them. This research integrated prior interpersonal theory with intergroup literature to examine the concept of intergroup forgiveness and its predictors. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for reconciliation in conflict societies.... view less
Free Keywords
forgiveness; infrahumanization; intergroup contact; intergroup emotions;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 119-136
Journal
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 10 (2007) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430207071345
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)