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

University College Dublin

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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 victimised 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 7–11 (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: Croats/Serbs; 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 for shared education, 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 online - 25 Mar 2024

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© 2024 The Authors. European Journal of Social Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Funding

This phase of data collection in Croatia and the Republic of North Macedonia was supported by The British Academy's Tackling the UK's International Challenges programme to Taylor (IC4/100159) and our excellent project coordinator Risa Rylander. The authors would like to thank the numerous research assistants in each setting for their contributions to data collection. Data and supporting materials are available from the first author upon request. Ethics approval to Taylor from Queen's University Belfast (EPS 20_190) and pre\u2010registration available at https://osf.io/cnk37 . Helping Kids!

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British Academy	IC4/100159

UN SDGs

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

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

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