Different forms of intergroup contact with former adversary are linked to distinct reconciliatory acts through symbolic and realistic threat

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68081740%3A_____%2F19%3A00501934" target="_blank" >RIV/68081740:_____/19:00501934 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00108961

Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jasp.12565" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jasp.12565</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12565" target="_blank" >10.1111/jasp.12565</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Different forms of intergroup contact with former adversary are linked to distinct reconciliatory acts through symbolic and realistic threat

Original language description

In a society burdened with the most severe type of intergroup conflict, we examined the association between willingness to reconcile with former adversary, intergroup contact with, and perceived threat from former adversary. We focused on three reconciliatory acts-forgiveness to the outgroup, support for ingroup apology and support for financial compensation to the outgroup. We included different forms of positive and negative intergroup contact-direct and indirect (extended and mass-mediated). In the link between contact and reconciliation, we tested the mediating role of two types of intergroup threat-realistic and symbolic. The sample comprised Bosniaks (N = 267) and Croats (N = 278) from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In both samples, reconciliation associated with indirect forms of intergroup contact even when controlling for its link with direct contact. This indicates the potential of indirect contact to promote reconciliation in the lack of direct contact, characteristic for segregated post-conflict societies. Symbolic threat mediated the relationship between intergroup contact and symbolic forms of reconciliation-forgiveness and support for ingroup apology. Realistic threat mediated the link between intergroup contact and a more tangible form of reconciliation-support for financial compensation. This highlights the importance of considering different types intergroup threat when targeting distinct reconciliatory acts. Our results suggest that practitioners promoting reconciliation in post-conflict societies need to implement different means when tailoring interventions that should enhance different sides of peace-making process.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA17-14387S" target="_blank" >GA17-14387S: The effect of intergroup contact on acculturation strategies and support for minority rights: A longitudinal perspective in majority and minority</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

ISSN

0021-9029

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

49

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

63-74

UT code for WoS article

000458296900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85058477200