Citation

Vezzali L, Versari A, Cadamuro A, Trifiletti E, Di Bernardo GA. Int. J. Psychol. 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Dipartimento di Educazione e Scienze Umane, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, International Union of Psychological Science, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ijop.12406

PMID

27990634

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the role of out-group threats in fostering one-group perceptions directly and indirectly via post-traumatic stress symptoms in the aftermath of a natural disaster. We also tested whether these relationships differ depending on the ethnic group of belonging (majority vs. minority). Participants were 589 Italians and 122 immigrants from a region strongly affected by the earthquakes that struck Northern Italy in 2012.

RESULTS revealed that among Italians threat stemming from negative out-group behaviour was associated positively with post-traumatic stress symptoms and negatively with perceptions of being a common group with immigrant survivors. Among immigrants, threat posed by the out-group for economic resources was positively associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms and, indirectly, with higher one-group perceptions.

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Language: en