Why does an intergroup apology fail to promote forgiveness? Examining the influence of group perception

Dr Chan, Christian Shaunlyn   (Principal Investigator (PI))

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2015-11-01

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Why does an intergroup apology fail to promote forgiveness? Examining the influence of group perception

Entitativity, Forgiveness, Intergroup apology, Stereotype Content

Psychology

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

27613215

Early Career Scheme (ECS)

2015

Completed

1) To examine experimentally how the interaction between entitativity and competence affects the effectiveness of an intergroup apology. 2) To examine the mediating role of trust and perceived sincerity in the link between warmth and forgiveness, and the mediating role of perceived threat and likelihood of re-offense between the competence X entitativity and forgiveness link. 3) To manipulate experimentally warmth of invented groups to test the causal relationship between warmth and forgiveness.