School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2023 Jan;62(1):136-160. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12562. Epub 2022 Jul 29.
Collective victimhood and collective resilience are two sides of the same coin. However, most literature to date has focused on the experiences and consequences of collective victimhood. In the present research, we focused on the experiences of Black Americans, a group that has a legacy of victimization and resilience. As a part of Black Americans' collective memory, we explored the nature of historical collective resilience and examined its role in explaining collective responses to present-day oppression, over and above any effect of historical collective victimhood. When they were asked to reflect on their group's history, across Studies 1 (N = 272) and 2 (N = 294), we found that Black Americans generated narratives of collective resilience. In both studies, we also found evidence that perceived historical collective resilience was linked to a greater sense of collective continuity, which, in turn, explained greater support for the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement. Our findings underscore the importance of considering narratives of resilience in a group's history and point to the way such collective resilience narratives can serve as a resource for the group in the present.
集体受害和集体韧性是同一枚硬币的两面。然而，迄今为止，大多数文献都集中在集体受害的经历和后果上。在本研究中，我们关注的是美国黑人的经历，他们是一个具有受害和韧性传统的群体。作为美国黑人集体记忆的一部分，我们探讨了历史上集体韧性的本质，并研究了它在解释集体对当今压迫的反应方面的作用，超过了历史上集体受害的任何影响。在研究 1（N=272）和研究 2（N=294）中，当被要求反思他们群体的历史时，我们发现美国黑人产生了集体韧性的叙述。在这两项研究中，我们也发现了证据，表明感知到的历史集体韧性与更强的集体连续性感有关，而集体连续性感又解释了对持续进行的“黑人的命也是命”运动的更大支持。我们的发现强调了在一个群体的历史中考虑韧性叙述的重要性，并指出了这种集体韧性叙述如何成为群体在当下的一种资源。
