TY - JOUR
T1 - How morality threat promotes reconciliation in separatist conflict
T2 - A majority group perspective
AU - Mashuri, Ali
AU - van Leeuwen, Esther
AU - Hanurawan, Fattah
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - We examined how the perception that separatist groups threaten the majority’s moral identity impacts the latter group’s support for reconciliation in separatist conflict. Two studies were conducted in Indonesia, where separatist conflict is rife. Javanese students (representing the nonseparatist majority) responded surveys regarding separatist conflicts in Aceh (Study 1, N = 679) or West Papua (Study 2, N = 500). As expected, perceived threat to the majority’s moral identity increased this particular group’s reconciliatory attitudes (Study 1), emotions, and behaviours (Study 2), through increased compensatory needs for social acceptance and restoration of moral image. These findings underline the importance of moral identity dynamics in separatist conflict. Moreover, they reveal that the majority, despite its dominant position, can experience morality threat from separatist groups which can foster positive attitudes towards the reconciliation process.
AB - We examined how the perception that separatist groups threaten the majority’s moral identity impacts the latter group’s support for reconciliation in separatist conflict. Two studies were conducted in Indonesia, where separatist conflict is rife. Javanese students (representing the nonseparatist majority) responded surveys regarding separatist conflicts in Aceh (Study 1, N = 679) or West Papua (Study 2, N = 500). As expected, perceived threat to the majority’s moral identity increased this particular group’s reconciliatory attitudes (Study 1), emotions, and behaviours (Study 2), through increased compensatory needs for social acceptance and restoration of moral image. These findings underline the importance of moral identity dynamics in separatist conflict. Moreover, they reveal that the majority, despite its dominant position, can experience morality threat from separatist groups which can foster positive attitudes towards the reconciliation process.
KW - dominance
KW - morality threat
KW - reconciliation
KW - separatist conflict
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U2 - 10.1177/1368430216677302
DO - 10.1177/1368430216677302
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040167443
SN - 1368-4302
VL - 21
SP - 913
EP - 930
JO - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
JF - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
IS - 6
ER -