The shadow of war: parental competitive victimhood and children’s contact intentions in two post-accord societies

Dearbháile Counihan; Bethany Corbett; Jasmina  Tomašić Humer; Ana Tomovska Misoska; Jocelyn B. Dautel; Laura K. Taylor

doi:10.1002/ejsp.3043

The shadow of war: parental competitive victimhood and children’s contact intentions in two post-accord societies

Dearbháile Counihan, Bethany Corbett, Jasmina Tomašić Humer, Ana Tomovska Misoska, Jocelyn B. Dautel, Laura K. Taylor^*

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Abstract

The effects of political violence are felt across generations; for example, extent of parental competitive victimhood (feeling that one’s ingroup was relatively more victimized during the conflict) predicts adolescent’s intergroup discrimination. We extend that research to children, born a generation after the height of violence. Participants were 223 family dyads with children aged 7 to 11 (M = 9.05, SD = 1.30; 52.4% female): Croatia (n=82) and Republic of North Macedonia (RNM: n=141), equally split by group status (i.e., Croatia: Croatian/Serbian; RNM: Macedonian/Albanian). Parents reported on competitive victimhood while children reported on intergroup contact intentions (e.g., shared education initiatives). Moderation analysis across sites found a significant status by competitive victimhood interaction; increased parental competitive victimhood was associated with decreased contact intentions among minority, but not majority, children. We review site-specific findings in relation to their historical context, concluding with the implications of shared education for reconciliation and peacebuilding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1022-1036
Number of pages	15
Journal	European Journal of Social Psychology
Volume	54
Issue number	5
Early online date	25 Mar 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.3043
Publication status	Published - Aug 2024

Keywords

competitive victimhood
intergroup conflict
children
Croatia
Republic of North Macedonia
reconciliation
peacebuliding

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The shadow of war: parental competitive victimhood and children’s contact intentions in two post-accord societies

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