Intergroup emotional similarity reduces dehumanization and promotes conciliatory attitudes in prolonged conflict

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 125-136

  McDonald, Melissa ^a   Porat, Roni ^b   Yarkoney, Ayala ^c   Reifen Tagar, Michal ^d   Kimel, Sasha ^e   Saguy, Tamar ^f   Halperin, Eran ^g  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Texas A & M ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

dehumanization; emotions; intergroup bias; intergroup relations; intractable conflicts; similarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006437156     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430215595107     Document Type: Article

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