Building Trust in a Postconflict Society

Jared Bowden Kenworthy, Alberto Voci, Ananthi Al Ramiah, Nicole Tausch, Joanne Hughes and Miles Hewstone

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2016, vol. 60, issue 6, 1041-1070

Abstract: Across one longitudinal and two cross-sectional surveys in Northern Ireland, we tested a model of intergroup relations in which out-group attitudes and behavioral tendencies are predicted by cross-group friendship and positive intergroup appraisals, mediated by intergroup emotions and out-group trust. In study 1, out-group friendship at time 1 predicted out-group trust at time 2 (one year later), controlling for prior out-group trust. In study 2, positive and negative intergroup emotions mediated the effects of friendship on positive and negative behavioral tendencies and attitudes. In study 3, a confirmatory factor analysis indicated that trust and emotions are distinct constructs with unique predictive contributions. We then tested a model in which cross-group friendship predicted intergroup emotions and trust through intimate self-disclosure in out-group friendships. Our findings support an integration of an intergroup emotions framework with research highlighting the importance of cross-group friendship in fostering positive intergroup outcomes.

Keywords: contact; friendship; intergroup emotions; intergroup conflict; trust; Northern Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002714564427

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