1 VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2 Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2018 Feb;44(2):173-185. doi: 10.1177/0146167217733076. Epub 2017 Oct 4.
The current research examined two fundamental motives that could lie at the root of separatist groups' desire to be independent from the nonseparatist majority: the need to maintain the own subgroup identity and the need to preserve power vis-à-vis the majority. These motives were examined in two studies through surveys among samples of indigenous people in West Papua ( N = 201 and N = 248), where separatist movements are actively striving for secession from the Republic of Indonesia. As expected, identity threat increased perceptions of injustice in both studies, whereas power threat increased the need for subgroup empowerment. Perceived injustice and need for subgroup empowerment, in turn, decreased support for reconciliation with the majority. The current research is the first to examine how identity and power motives combine in predicting separatist intentions. The studies reveal important insights that can contribute to the reconciliation of separatist conflict.
维护自身亚群体认同的需要和相对于多数群体维护权力的需要。这两个动机在两项研究中通过对西巴布亚的土著人群体样本（N=201 和 N=248）进行调查得到了检验，在那里，分离运动正在积极争取从印度尼西亚共和国分裂出去。正如预期的那样，在两项研究中，身份威胁都增加了对不公正的感知，而权力威胁增加了对亚群体赋权的需求。反过来，感知到的不公正和对亚群体赋权的需求又降低了对与多数群体和解的支持。本研究首次考察了身份和权力动机如何结合起来预测分离主义意图。这些研究揭示了重要的见解，可以为解决分离主义冲突做出贡献。
