Lantos Dorottya, Molenberghs Pascal
Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Social Research Institute, University College London, United Kingdom.
ISN Psychology, Institute for Social Neuroscience, Australia.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Dec;131:77-87. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.09.025. Epub 2021 Sep 15.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a global increase in hate crimes and xenophobia. In these uncertain times, real or imaginary threats can easily lead to intergroup conflict. Here, we integrate social neuroscience findings with classic social psychology theories into a framework to better understand how intergroup threat can lead to violence. The role of moral disengagement, dehumanization, and intergroup schadenfreude in this process are discussed, together with their underlying neural mechanisms. We outline how this framework can inform social scientists and policy makers to help reduce the escalation of intergroup conflict and promote intergroup cooperation. The critical role of the media and public figures in these unprecedented times is highlighted as an important factor to achieve these goals.
新冠疫情导致全球仇恨犯罪和仇外心理增加。在这些不确定的时期，真实的或想象的威胁很容易引发群体间冲突。在此，我们将社会神经科学的研究结果与经典社会心理学理论整合到一个框架中，以更好地理解群体间威胁如何导致暴力。本文讨论了道德推脱、非人化和群体间幸灾乐祸在此过程中的作用及其潜在的神经机制。我们概述了这个框架如何为社会科学家和政策制定者提供信息，以帮助减少群体间冲突的升级并促进群体间合作。在这些前所未有的时期，媒体和公众人物的关键作用被强调为实现这些目标的一个重要因素。
