The Differential Effects of Hope and Fear on Information Processing in Intractable Conflict
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Cohen-Chen, Smadar
Halperin, Eran
Porat, Roni
Bar-Tal, Daniel
Abstract / Description
Emotional barriers have been found to play a critical role in forming attitudes and behaviors in conflict and peace-making. A major effect of such affective barriers is cognitive freezing, which reduces openness to new information and opportunities to conflict resolution. In the current research, we examined the hypothesis that hope and fear have opposite effects on information processing in such contexts. A time-lagged correlational study with 222 Israeli-Jews was conducted using a new computerized information processing simulator. Results revealed that when faced with an opportunity for peace, long-term hope was associated with acquiring information in favor of accepting the opportunity, whereas fear was associated with acquiring information that was biased towards rejecting the opportunity. Results also showed that both emotions were not associated with the amount of information gathered by participants. Findings have both theoretical and practical implications regarding the differential roles of hope and fear in identifying opportunities for, and promoting, conflict resolution.
Keyword(s)
intractable conflict emotions hope fear information processingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-02-05
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
2
Issue
1
Page numbers
11–30
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Cohen-Chen, S., Halperin, E., Porat, R., & Bar-Tal, D. (2014). The Differential Effects of Hope and Fear on Information Processing in Intractable Conflict. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2(1), 11–30. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.230
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Cohen-Chen, Smadar
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Halperin, Eran
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Porat, Roni
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bar-Tal, Daniel
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Date of first publication2014-02-05
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Abstract / DescriptionEmotional barriers have been found to play a critical role in forming attitudes and behaviors in conflict and peace-making. A major effect of such affective barriers is cognitive freezing, which reduces openness to new information and opportunities to conflict resolution. In the current research, we examined the hypothesis that hope and fear have opposite effects on information processing in such contexts. A time-lagged correlational study with 222 Israeli-Jews was conducted using a new computerized information processing simulator. Results revealed that when faced with an opportunity for peace, long-term hope was associated with acquiring information in favor of accepting the opportunity, whereas fear was associated with acquiring information that was biased towards rejecting the opportunity. Results also showed that both emotions were not associated with the amount of information gathered by participants. Findings have both theoretical and practical implications regarding the differential roles of hope and fear in identifying opportunities for, and promoting, conflict resolution.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationCohen-Chen, S., Halperin, E., Porat, R., & Bar-Tal, D. (2014). The Differential Effects of Hope and Fear on Information Processing in Intractable Conflict. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2(1), 11–30. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.230en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1328
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1768
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.230
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Keyword(s)intractable conflicten_US
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Keyword(s)emotionsen_US
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Keyword(s)hopeen_US
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Keyword(s)fearen_US
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Keyword(s)information processingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe Differential Effects of Hope and Fear on Information Processing in Intractable Conflicten_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers11–30
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Volume2
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