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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

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Kanazayire, Clémentine
Licata, Laurent
Mélotte, Patricia
Dusingizemungu, Jean Pierre
Azzi, Assaad E.

Abstract / 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).

Keyword(s)

Rwanda genocide intergroup reconciliation common ingroup identity model needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation

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Date of first publication

2014-12-19

Journal title

Journal of Social and Political Psychology

Volume

2

Issue

1

Page numbers

489–504

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Kanazayire, C., Licata, L., Mélotte, P., Dusingizemungu, J. P., & Azzi, A. E. (2014). 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, 2(1), 489–504. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.319
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Kanazayire, Clémentine
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Licata, Laurent
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mélotte, Patricia
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Dusingizemungu, Jean Pierre
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Azzi, Assaad E.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-26T12:44:38Z
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    2018-11-26T12:44:38Z
  • Date of first publication
    2014-12-19
  • Abstract / 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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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Kanazayire, C., Licata, L., Mélotte, P., Dusingizemungu, J. P., & Azzi, A. E. (2014). 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, 2(1), 489–504. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.319
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  • ISSN
    2195-3325
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1346
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1686
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v2i1.319
  • Keyword(s)
    Rwanda
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  • Keyword(s)
    genocide
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  • Keyword(s)
    intergroup reconciliation
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  • Keyword(s)
    common ingroup identity model
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  • Keyword(s)
    needs-based model of intergroup reconciliation
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • 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
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Journal of Social and Political Psychology
  • Page numbers
    489–504
  • Volume
    2
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