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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| author | Clémentine Kanazayire Laurent Licata Patricia Mélotte Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu Assaad E. Azzi |
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| description | 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 identification with the nation, members of the non-victim group were more willing to reconcile than members of the survivor group. Perceived intergroup similarity mediated the effect of national identification on reconciliation sentiment for both groups, but this effect was stronger among non-victims. Finally, self-esteem during commemorations also mediated this effect, but only among non-victims. We discuss the importance of people’s motivation to reconcile with out-group members in post-genocidal contexts in light of the common in-group identity model (Gaertner & Dovidio, 2000) as well as the needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation (Nadler & Schnabel, 2008). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dd30c8af1564b5493e9965ee36657f92023-01-03T04:37:38ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyJournal of Social and Political Psychology2195-33252014-12-012148950410.5964/jspp.v2i1.319jspp.v2i1.319Does Identification With Rwanda Increase Reconciliation Sentiments Between Genocide Survivors and Non-Victims? The Mediating Roles of Perceived Intergroup Similarity and Self-Esteem During CommemorationsClémentine Kanazayire0Laurent Licata1Patricia Mélotte2Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu3Assaad E. Azzi4Mental Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, RwandaFaculté des Sciences Psychologiques et de l’Éducation, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, BelgiumFaculté des Sciences Psychologiques et de l’Éducation, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, BelgiumIndangaburezi College of Education, Ruhango, RwandaFaculté des Sciences Psychologiques et de l’Éducation, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, BelgiumA 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 identification with the nation, members of the non-victim group were more willing to reconcile than members of the survivor group. Perceived intergroup similarity mediated the effect of national identification on reconciliation sentiment for both groups, but this effect was stronger among non-victims. Finally, self-esteem during commemorations also mediated this effect, but only among non-victims. We discuss the importance of people’s motivation to reconcile with out-group members in post-genocidal contexts in light of the common in-group identity model (Gaertner & Dovidio, 2000) as well as the needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation (Nadler & Schnabel, 2008).http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/319Rwandagenocideintergroup reconciliationcommon ingroup identity modelneeds-based model of intergroup reconciliation |
| spellingShingle | Clémentine Kanazayire Laurent Licata Patricia Mélotte Jean Pierre Dusingizemungu Assaad E. Azzi 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 Journal of Social and Political Psychology Rwanda genocide intergroup reconciliation common ingroup identity model needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | 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 |
| topic | Rwanda genocide intergroup reconciliation common ingroup identity model needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation |
| url | http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/319 |
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