Goldenberg et al., 2018: Reflection on how groups can change or taking opposing perspectives in challenging situations improved attitudes towards Palestinians among Israeli Jews over six months
Reference:
Goldenberg, A., Cohen-Chen, S., Goyer, J. P., Dweck, C. S., Gross, J. J., & Halperin, E. (2018). Testing the impact and durability of a group malleability intervention in the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 115(4), 696-701.
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Israeli Jews took part in a 5-hour workshop that addressed the value of taking the other side’s perspective in challenging situations in general (not in the local Israeli-Palestinian conflict). As compared to a control condition taught skills to cope with stress leaders often encounter, the perspective taking intervention improved attitudes toward Palestinians and increased hope for a better shared future over a 6-month period of intense intergroup conflict. A second intervention, focused on the malleability of groups in general, produced similar but if anything larger benefits.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
Personal and Social ExperiencesApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Changing beliefs in and about interpersonal conflicts and interactionsHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
How can I better manage this conflict?How can I better manage this conflict?Psychological Question Addressed
How can I better manage this conflict?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Intergroup relationships
Intervention Technique:
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