Three layers of collective victimhood: Effects of multileveled victimhood on intergroup conflicts in the Israeli-Arab context

Noa Schori-Eyal, Eran Halperin, Daniel Bar-Tal

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Abstract

Perceived collective victimhood plays a significant role in conflictual intergroup relations. We suggest a conceptualization of three different layers of collective victimhood: historical victimhood, general conflict victimhood, and conflict event victimhood. Three studies explore the interrelationship between the layers and their effects in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Study 1, general conflict victimhood mediates the relationship between historical victimhood and willingness for compromise. In Study 2, conducted in two waves, changes in general conflict victimhood predict support for military actions against the out-group. The relationship between general conflict victimhood and support for military actions was mediated by conflict event victimhood. In Study 3, three new scales were developed, and their relations with different outcomes examined. Findings were nearly identical to the models tested in Studies 1-2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)778-794
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume44
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Social Psychology

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