Does Identification With Rwanda Increase Reconciliation Sentiments Between Genocide Survivors and Non-Victims? The Mediating Roles of Perceived Intergroup Similarity and Self-Esteem During Commemorations

Does Identification With Rwanda Increase Reconciliation Sentiments Between Genocide Survivors and Non-Victims? The Mediating Roles of Perceived Intergroup Similarity and Self-Esteem During Commemorations

A questionnaire survey (N = 247) investigated the influence of identification with the Rwandan nation on reconciliation sentiments between members of the survivor and of the non-victim groups of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Results showed that, whereas the two groups did not differ in their level of...

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Main Authors: Clémentine Kanazayire, Laurent Licata, Patricia Mélotte, Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu, Assaad E. Azzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Subjects:
Rwanda
genocide
intergroup reconciliation
common ingroup identity model
needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation
Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/319

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