Noor Masi, Brown Rupert James, Prentice Garry
Department of Psychology, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2008 Sep;47(Pt 3):481-95. doi: 10.1348/014466607X238751. Epub 2007 Sep 7.
We examined social psychological factors contributing to the restoration of the intergroup relationship between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. A theoretical model of reconciliation orientation (ROM) was developed, with intergroup forgiveness and subjective evaluation of past violence as the main precursors of that orientation. Data from a Northern Irish sample (N=318) validated and extended the model. Forgiveness and evaluation of past violence were predicted by 'competitive victimhood' (a belief in having suffered more than the out-group), negatively and positively, respectively. These associations were fully accounted for by the strength of identification with the in-group and trust in the out-group. Empathy functioned mainly as a direct predictor of forgiveness. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.
我们研究了促成北爱尔兰新教徒和天主教徒群体间关系恢复的社会心理因素。我们构建了一个和解取向（ROM）的理论模型，群体间宽恕和对过去暴力行为的主观评价是该取向的主要先兆。来自北爱尔兰样本（N = 318）的数据验证并扩展了该模型。“竞争性受害”（即认为自己遭受的苦难比外群体更多的信念）分别对宽恕和对过去暴力行为的评价产生了负向和正向预测作用。这些关联完全可以通过对内群体的认同强度和对外群体的信任来解释。同理心主要作为宽恕的直接预测因素发挥作用。我们还讨论了这些结果的理论和实践意义。
