TY - JOUR
T1 - Extinction threat and reciprocal threat reduction
T2 - Collective angst predicts willingness to compromise in intractable intergroup conflicts
AU - Halperin, Eran
AU - Porat, Roni
AU - Wohl, Michael J.A.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Two experiments examined the impact of ingroup extinction threat on willingness to compromise with an adversary group. Specifically, Israel's ability to cope with a nuclear capable Iran was manipulated and Israelis' willingness to compromise with Hamas (Experiment 1) or the Palestinian Authority (Experiment 2) was assessed. In Experiment 1, extinction threat decreased willingness to compromise with Hamas-an effect mediated by heightened collective angst. Conversely, in Experiment 2, extinction threat increased willingness to compromise with the Palestinian Authority, again via collective angst. The reason for this inverted effect in Experiment 2 was perceived reciprocal threat reduction-the belief that compromise with the Palestinian Authority would reduce the Iranian threat (a belief not relevant to the issue of compromise with Hamas). Implications for the understanding of intergroup conflicts and peace making are discussed within the context of the role played by collective angst.
AB - Two experiments examined the impact of ingroup extinction threat on willingness to compromise with an adversary group. Specifically, Israel's ability to cope with a nuclear capable Iran was manipulated and Israelis' willingness to compromise with Hamas (Experiment 1) or the Palestinian Authority (Experiment 2) was assessed. In Experiment 1, extinction threat decreased willingness to compromise with Hamas-an effect mediated by heightened collective angst. Conversely, in Experiment 2, extinction threat increased willingness to compromise with the Palestinian Authority, again via collective angst. The reason for this inverted effect in Experiment 2 was perceived reciprocal threat reduction-the belief that compromise with the Palestinian Authority would reduce the Iranian threat (a belief not relevant to the issue of compromise with Hamas). Implications for the understanding of intergroup conflicts and peace making are discussed within the context of the role played by collective angst.
KW - Palestinian-Israeli conflict
KW - collective angst
KW - extinction threat
KW - intergroup emotions
KW - threat reduction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885701701&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1368430213485994
DO - 10.1177/1368430213485994
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AN - SCOPUS:84885701701
SN - 1368-4302
VL - 16
SP - 797
EP - 813
JO - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
JF - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
IS - 6
ER -