Shared Territorial Ownership Perception, Ingroup Superiority and Support for Peace and War: The Role of Comparative Victimhood Beliefs
Journal: Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
Year: 2025

ABSTRACT In conflicts with territorial claims, people have distinct perceptions and beliefs about the suffering of the ingroup compared to the outgroup(s). To this end, we examined whether shared territorial ownership perception, ingroup superiority and competitive and inclusive victimhood can be linked to support for peace and war. We investigated the mediating effects of competitive and inclusive victimhood beliefs in the links of shared territorial ownership perception and ingroup superiority