Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts
The present study investigated to what extent memory of conflict and perceived threat explain the relation between religiosity and supporting interreligious conflicts between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia. We employed data from the survey of the interreligious conflicts in 2017, involving 2026...
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| author | Tery Setiawan Jacqueline Mariae Tjandraningtyas Christina Maria Indah Soca Kuntari Kristin Rahmani Cindy Maria Efnie Indrianie Indah Puspitasari Meta Dwijayanthy |
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| description | The present study investigated to what extent memory of conflict and perceived threat explain the relation between religiosity and supporting interreligious conflicts between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia. We employed data from the survey of the interreligious conflicts in 2017, involving 2026 adults from five hotspot regions: Aceh Singkil, South Lampung, Bekasi, Poso, and Kupang. Our confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance demonstrated that all employed scales were valid and reliable across religious groups. Our structural equation modelling showed that while the memory of conflicts was only positively related to supporting lawful protests, the perceived threat was shown to be strongly related to supporting both lawful and violent protests. This shows that memory of past physical injuries is not highly susceptible to exclusive behaviours against the religious outgroup. However, it is the individuals’ evaluation of the religious outgroup as a result of past conflicts which encourages exclusionary behaviours against them. These findings provide empirical insights into the importance of the aftermath of interreligious conflicts and how they can be used to avoid future clashes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbde10afb83d47759bf9b8b21ec4094c2023-11-30T22:10:27ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-03-0113325010.3390/rel13030250Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious ConflictsTery Setiawan0Jacqueline Mariae Tjandraningtyas1Christina Maria Indah Soca Kuntari2Kristin Rahmani3Cindy Maria4Efnie Indrianie5Indah Puspitasari6Meta Dwijayanthy7Faculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaFaculty of Psychology, Maranatha Christian University, Bandung 40164, West Java, IndonesiaThe present study investigated to what extent memory of conflict and perceived threat explain the relation between religiosity and supporting interreligious conflicts between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia. We employed data from the survey of the interreligious conflicts in 2017, involving 2026 adults from five hotspot regions: Aceh Singkil, South Lampung, Bekasi, Poso, and Kupang. Our confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance demonstrated that all employed scales were valid and reliable across religious groups. Our structural equation modelling showed that while the memory of conflicts was only positively related to supporting lawful protests, the perceived threat was shown to be strongly related to supporting both lawful and violent protests. This shows that memory of past physical injuries is not highly susceptible to exclusive behaviours against the religious outgroup. However, it is the individuals’ evaluation of the religious outgroup as a result of past conflicts which encourages exclusionary behaviours against them. These findings provide empirical insights into the importance of the aftermath of interreligious conflicts and how they can be used to avoid future clashes.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/3/250interreligious conflictsreligiosityperceived threatmemory of conflictsreligious identity |
| spellingShingle | Tery Setiawan Jacqueline Mariae Tjandraningtyas Christina Maria Indah Soca Kuntari Kristin Rahmani Cindy Maria Efnie Indrianie Indah Puspitasari Meta Dwijayanthy Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts Religions interreligious conflicts religiosity perceived threat memory of conflicts religious identity |
| title | Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts |
| title_full | Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts |
| title_fullStr | Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts |
| title_short | Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts |
| title_sort | memory of conflicts and perceived threat as relevant mediators of interreligious conflicts |
| topic | interreligious conflicts religiosity perceived threat memory of conflicts religious identity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/3/250 |
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