Braun-Lewensohn Orna, Kitain Boaz
Conflict Management and Resolution Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
J Relig Health. 2016 Feb;55(1):181-191. doi: 10.1007/s10943-015-0029-2.
This study evaluated a peace education program facilitated by the 'parents circle family forum.' The program aims to expose Jewish and Palestinian-Arab adolescents to personal stories of bereavement as a result of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One hundred and sixty-four Jewish twelfth-grade adolescents from schools throughout Israel filled out questionnaires before the start of the educational program, and 135 Jewish adolescents filled out the same questionnaire up to a week after it ended. Questionnaires included empathy, anger, and legitimacy toward 'self' and 'others' narratives. Results indicate that, overall, there were not any significant differences before and after the educational program with regard to adolescents' attitudes toward 'self' and 'others' narratives. However, when examining differences between subgroups in Israeli society, significant differences between 'secular' and 'traditional' adolescents emerged. The attitudes of secular adolescents favored narratives of the 'others,' while the attitudes of the traditional adolescents favored the 'self' narratives. After the program, these differences diminished, meaning that the program had a different impact on each subgroup. The traditional adolescents became more favorable to the 'others' narratives, while the secular adolescents became more favorable to their own narratives. Results are discussed on the basis of the theoretical foundation of psychological impacts of intractable conflicts.
本研究评估了由“家长圈家庭论坛”推动的一项和平教育项目。该项目旨在让犹太和巴勒斯坦阿拉伯青少年了解因以色列-巴勒斯坦冲突而痛失亲人的个人故事。来自以色列各地学校的164名犹太十二年级青少年在教育项目开始前填写了问卷，135名犹太青少年在项目结束后长达一周的时间里填写了相同的问卷。问卷包括对“自我”和“他人”叙述的同理心、愤怒和合理性。结果表明，总体而言，在教育项目前后，青少年对“自我”和“他人”叙述的态度没有任何显著差异。然而，在研究以色列社会亚群体之间的差异时，“世俗”和“传统”青少年之间出现了显著差异。世俗青少年的态度倾向于“他人”的叙述，而传统青少年的态度则倾向于“自我”的叙述。项目结束后，这些差异缩小了，这意味着该项目对每个亚群体产生了不同的影响。传统青少年对“他人”的叙述变得更加认同，而世俗青少年则对自己的叙述变得更加认同。研究结果基于棘手冲突心理影响的理论基础进行了讨论。
