Ingroup and Outgroup Mass Media are Differently Linked to Reconciliation Through Perception of Ingroup Victimhood

0489825 - PSÚ 2019 RIV RS eng C - Konferenční příspěvek (zahraniční konf.)
Rupar, M. - Graf, Sylvie
Ingroup and Outgroup Mass Media are Differently Linked to Reconciliation Through Perception of Ingroup Victimhood.
Novi Sad: Univerzitet U Novom Sadu Filozofski Fakultet, Odsek za Medijske Studije: Novi Sad: Centar za Istraživanje Religije, Politike i Društva, 2017. ISBN 978-86-6065-445-0. In: Populizam, Izbeglička Kriza, Religija, Mediji. Novi Sad: Univerzitet U Novom Sadu Filozofski Fakultet, Odsek za Medijske Studije, Centar za Istraživanje Religije, Politike i Društva, 2017 - (Sekeruš, I.; Knežević, N.), s. 36-51. ISBN 978-86-6065-445-0.
[Populizam, Izbeglička Kriza, Religija, Mediji. Novi Sad (RS), 26.05.2017-26.05.2017]
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA17-14387S
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68081740
Klíčová slova: mass media * reconciliation * forgiveness * apology * ingroup victimhood
Obor OECD: Psychology (including human - machine relations)

The role of mass media in inciting and exacerbating intergroup conflicts is well documented. However, there is still lack of evidence how mass media affects intergroup relations in the aftermath of an intergroup conflict. We focused on Croats (N = 278) and Bosniaks (N = 267) who engaged in mutual violence during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 90s. We examined the relationship between exposure to ingroup media (media in national language) and outgroup media (media in other languages) and two reconciliatory acts – forgiveness to the outgroup and support for ingroup apology to the outgroup. Media exposure was not directly associated with either of the two reconciliatory acts. Notwithstanding, media exposure was indirectly linked to both outgroup forgiveness and support for ingroup apology through the perception of ingroup victimhood. Greater exposure to ingroup media was associated with higher perception of ingroup victimhood that was related to lower support for outgroup forgiveness and ingroup apology. Reversely, greater exposure to outgroup media was associated with lower perception of ingroup victimhood that was linked to higher support for outgroup forgiveness and ingroup apology. Our findings extend the traditional view of media as deteriorating intergroup relations and contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the role of mass media as a tool for intergroup reconciliation in post-conflict societies.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0284163