Impact of conflict on mental health in northern Ireland: The mediating role of intergroup forgiveness and collective guilt

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-290

  Myers, Elissa ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b   Cairns, Ed ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collective guilt; Group identity; Intergroup forgiveness; Mild psychiatric morbidity; Reconciliation; Victimhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249087934     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2008.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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