You Get Us, So You Like Us: Feeling Understood by an Outgroup Predicts More Positive Intergroup Relations via Perceived Positive Regard

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dc.contributor.authorLivingstone, Andrew G.
dc.contributor.authorBedford, Summer L.
dc.contributor.authorAfyouni, Aya
dc.contributor.authorVu, Ngoc
dc.contributor.authorKapantai, Ioanna
dc.contributor.authorMakanju, Damilola
dc.contributor.authorChayinska, Maria
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorCarozzi, Pia
dc.contributor.authorContreras, Camila
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Sarosha
dc.contributor.authorGuy, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorKing, Lara
dc.contributor.authorLo, Clarissa H. C.
dc.contributor.authorPearson, Harriet
dc.contributor.authorTapp, Calandra
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:11:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:11:23Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIntergroup felt understanding-the belief that outgroup members understand and accept ingroup perspectives-has been found to predict positive intergroup outcomes, but the mechanism through which it has its positive effects is unclear. Across eight studies, we tested the hypothesis that felt positive regard-the perception that outgroup members like and respect ingroup members-mediates the positive effects of felt understanding on outcomes like outgroup trust. Studies 1-6 (total N = 1,366) included cross-sectional and experimental designs and a range of intergroup settings such as Sunni-Shia relations in Lebanon, gender relations, and support for "Brexit" in the United Kingdom. Results of meta-analytic structural equation models across these studies provided evidence of the indirect effect of felt understanding via felt positive regard on outcomes including trust and positive relational emotions. Study 7 (N = 307) then tested the causal effect of felt positive regard through a direct manipulation. Findings confirmed that felt positive (vs. negative) regard did lead to more positive intergroup perceptions. Finally, Study 8 (N = 410) tested the indirect effect as a within-person change process using a year-long, two-wave study of the conflict in Chile between Indigenous Mapuche and Non-Indigenous Chileans: Change over time in felt understanding indirectly predicted change over time in trust via change in felt positive regard. We consider the theoretical implications of the findings for how intergroup relations may be improved and the possibilities presented by felt understanding for intervention development.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/pspi0000434
dc.identifier.eissn1939-1315
dc.identifier.issn0022-3514
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000434
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/91179
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001104885000001
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final281
dc.pagina.inicio262
dc.revistaJournal of personality and social psychology
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectfelt understanding
dc.subjectintergroup relations
dc.subjectconflict
dc.subjectmetaperceptions
dc.subjectfelt positive regard
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced Inequality
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.titleYou Get Us, So You Like Us: Feeling Understood by an Outgroup Predicts More Positive Intergroup Relations via Perceived Positive Regard
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen126
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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