Building trust in a postconflict society : an integrative model of cross-group friendship and intergroup emotions
Abstract
Across one longitudinal and two cross-sectional surveys in Northern Ireland, we tested a model of intergroup relations in which out-group attitudes and behavioral tendencies are predicted by cross-group friendship and positive intergroup appraisals, mediated by intergroup emotions and out-group trust. In study 1, out-group friendship at time 1 predicted out-group trust at time 2 (one year later), controlling for prior out-group trust. In study 2, positive and negative intergroup emotions mediated the effects of friendship on positive and negative behavioral tendencies and attitudes. In study 3, a confirmatory factor analysis indicated that trust and emotions are distinct constructs with unique predictive contributions. We then tested a model in which cross-group friendship predicted intergroup emotions and trust through intimate self-disclosure in out-group friendships. Our findings support an integration of an intergroup emotions framework with research highlighting the importance of cross-group friendship in fostering positive intergroup outcomes.
Citation
Kenworthy , J B , Voci , A , Al Ramiah , A , Tausch , N , Hughes , J & Hewstone , M 2016 , ' Building trust in a postconflict society : an integrative model of cross-group friendship and intergroup emotions ' , Journal of Conflict Resolution , vol. 60 , no. 6 , pp. 1041-1070 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002714564427
Publication
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0022-0027Type
Journal article
Description
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: Study 1 was supported by a grant from the Community Relations Unit, Northern Ireland, awarded to Miles Hewstone, Ed Cairns, and Joanne Hughes. We gratefully acknowledge the Russell Sage Foundation for their grant support for studies 2 and 3.Collections
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