TY - JOUR
T1 - Group apology under unstable status relations
T2 - Perceptions of insincerity hinder reconciliation and forgiveness
AU - Shnabel, Nurit
AU - Halabi, Samer
AU - SimanTov-Nachlieli, Ilanit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/9/24
Y1 - 2015/9/24
N2 - This research examined the effects of structural conditions on perceptions of and responses to an apology offered by an advantaged majority group to a disadvantaged minority group. We used the dramatic regional changes of the Arab Spring to manipulate the instability of status relations between Israeli Arabs and Jews. In two studies, we found that under instability (vs. control), both Israeli Jews (advantaged group members; Study 1) and Israeli Arabs (disadvantaged group members; Study 2) perceived an apology offered to the Arab minority by the Israeli Prime Minister as insincere and manipulative (i.e., intended to serve the Jews rather than the Arabs). Perceived insincerity, in turn, led to reduced forgiveness and conciliatory tendencies among Israeli Arabs (Study 2). These findings shed light on how structural factors might render group apologies counterproductive in promoting positive intergroup relations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - This research examined the effects of structural conditions on perceptions of and responses to an apology offered by an advantaged majority group to a disadvantaged minority group. We used the dramatic regional changes of the Arab Spring to manipulate the instability of status relations between Israeli Arabs and Jews. In two studies, we found that under instability (vs. control), both Israeli Jews (advantaged group members; Study 1) and Israeli Arabs (disadvantaged group members; Study 2) perceived an apology offered to the Arab minority by the Israeli Prime Minister as insincere and manipulative (i.e., intended to serve the Jews rather than the Arabs). Perceived insincerity, in turn, led to reduced forgiveness and conciliatory tendencies among Israeli Arabs (Study 2). These findings shed light on how structural factors might render group apologies counterproductive in promoting positive intergroup relations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
KW - (in)sincerity
KW - group apology
KW - group forgiveness
KW - intergroup reconciliation
KW - unstable status relations
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84940193864&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1368430214546069
DO - 10.1177/1368430214546069
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AN - SCOPUS:84940193864
SN - 1368-4302
VL - 18
SP - 716
EP - 725
JO - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
JF - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
IS - 5
ER -