TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Exposure to the 2014 Gaza War and support for militancy: the role of emotion dysregulation JO - Personality and social psychology bulletin A1 - Zipris, Inbal A1 - Pliskin, Ruthie A1 - Canetti, Daphna A1 - Halperin, Eran SP - 965 EP - 977 VL - 45 IS - 6 N2 - How do wars shape emotions and attitudes in intractable conflicts? In two studies conducted in the aftermath of the 2014 Gaza War in the Middle East, we tested a new theoretical model wherein the ability to regulate emotions is central in determining the influence of war exposure on emotions (i.e., group-based humiliation) and support for militancy, through posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS).

RESULTS supported our model: (a) higher exposure to the war predicted group-based humiliation in both studies and in Study 2 also greater support for militancy; in both studies, (b) higher exposure predicted more PSS only among participants high in emotion dysregulation, and, for them, (c) higher exposure predicted greater group-based humiliation, through increased levels of PSS.

RESULTS from Study 2 suggest that (d) group-based humiliation will ultimately lead to greater support for militancy. The findings' contribution to the different literatures and their integration is discussed.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 0146-1672 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167218805988 ID - ref1 ER -