Social-psychological aspects of intergroup conflict and reconciliation in Northern Ireland: the role of trust and forgiveness by Myers, E

“…<p>This thesis aimed to investigate the concepts of trust and forgiveness, in the context of post-conflict reconciliation in Northern Ireland. …”

Impact of Conflict on Mental Health in Northern Ireland: The Mediating Role of Intergroup Forgiveness and Collective Guilt by Myers, E, Hewstone, M, Cairns, E

“…Our results revealed that intergroup forgiveness mediated the relationship between both victimhood and group identification, as predictors, and mild psychiatric morbidity. …”

Intergroup contact and intergroup conflict by Hewstone, M, Lolliot, S, Swart, H, Myers, E, Voci, A, Ramiah, A, Cairns, E

“…We report on our efforts to add to the emerging body of literature by (a) exploring the possible roles that direct and extended contact play in (post-) conflict societies; (b) asking when we might-or might not-expect contact to positively affect more demanding outcomes (such as intergroup trust and forgiveness); and (c) by investigating the processes by which contact achieves these outcomes. …”