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“You say it best when you say nothing at all”: effects of reparation, apology and expressions of emotions on intergroup forgiveness

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:33 authored by Sabina Cehajic-Clancy, Rupert Brown
Three experiments examined the effects of a perpetrator group member expressing various emotions or no emotion on victim group members’ propensity to forgive the perpetrator group and hold positive outgroup beliefs. All studies were conducted in Bosnia Herzegovina. In Study 1 (N = 112), a member of the Serbian outgroup expressed No Emotion, Image Shame, Moral Shame or Guilt whilst talking about her group’s involvement in a recent atrocity (Srebrenica). The first condition elicited more forgiveness and more favorable outgroup cognitions in comparison with the other three conditions. This effect was replicated in Studies 2 (N = 90) and 3 (N = 98), which also incorporated manipulations of apologies and reparations respectively. Apologies had no effect on intergroup forgiveness or positive outgroup cognitions; reparations had more positive effects irrespective of emotions expressed.

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  • Published

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Journal

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

ISSN

1078-1919

Publisher

American Psychological Association

Issue

1

Volume

25

Page range

61-71

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Sussex Centre for Migration Research Publications
  • Crime Research Centre Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2018-05-30

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-05-30

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-05-29

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