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).
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Rwanda genocide intergroup reconciliation common ingroup identity model needs-based model of intergroup reconciliationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2014-12-19
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
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2
Issue
1
Page numbers
489–504
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PsychOpen GOLD
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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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kanazayire, Clémentine
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Licata, Laurent
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mélotte, Patricia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Dusingizemungu, Jean Pierre
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Azzi, Assaad E.
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Date of first publication2014-12-19
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Abstract / DescriptionA 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).en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationKanazayire, 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.v2i1.319en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1346
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1686
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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.v2i1.319
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Keyword(s)Rwandaen_US
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Keyword(s)genocideen_US
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Keyword(s)intergroup reconciliationen_US
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Keyword(s)common ingroup identity modelen_US
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Keyword(s)needs-based model of intergroup reconciliationen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleDoes Identification With Rwanda Increase Reconciliation Sentiments Between Genocide Survivors and Non-Victims? The Mediating Roles of Perceived Intergroup Similarity and Self-Esteem During Commemorationsen_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 numbers489–504
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Volume2
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