EMPATHY WITHIN A PROCTRACTED CONFLICT: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION (MIDDLE EAST).
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Title
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EMPATHY WITHIN A PROCTRACTED CONFLICT: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION (MIDDLE EAST).
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Identifier
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AAI8708316
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identifier
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8708316
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Creator
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RUGGIERO, LYNN A.
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Contributor
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Stephen Cohen
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Date
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1987
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Social
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Abstract
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Investigated the relationships between empathy for one's own versus one's adversary's group in terms of perceived victimization and intensity of the situation, and between ideology and empathy. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the meaningfulness of empathy within the broader Middle East conflict.;Major hypotheses tested involved perceptual differences between how one viewed the "victims" of the conflict when they were from one's own group rather than from the "other" group and the differential amount of displayed empathy between those groups. In addition, "significant other" relationships were investigated. A multiple regression model for ideological beliefs and empathy for the enemy was developed.;Interviews for 1336 subjects from Israeli, Palestinian, and Egyptian societies were obtained by quota sampling methods. Photographs of the Middle East conflict were stimuli for the projective technique. Factor analyses, analyses of variance, analyses of means, Chi square, and a multiple regression analysis were employed.;Results revealed differences in perceived intensity of the situation and victimization of the people from "own" versus "other" groups. The frequency of empathy was greater for one's own group than for the other group. There was evidence to support the proposed "significant other" hypothesis for the Israeli respondents; more empathy was displayed for the Palestinian victim than for the Egyptian victim, suggesting the importance of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship for the Israeli respondents.;The multiple regression model was useful for Israeli respondents in predicting the relationship between ideologies held about the influences important in solving the Middle East conflict and empathy towards the Palestinian victim. Those who believed in Russian and European influence and those who believed in the autonomous strength of Israel were more likely to show empathy for the Palestinian victims than were those who believed in the influence of the United States and world Jewry. Empathy for one's own group was also an important variable for the Israeli respondents.;Several implications for future research were discussed, and a preliminary analysis for future research was presented.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
