Mixed feelings. Changing group-based emotions explain the decline in collective action for Ukrainian refugees

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102057

Paulina Górska , Maciej R. Górski , Maria Mirucka , Miki Wesołowska

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Abstract

This study (N = 477) aimed to investigate whether over-time changes in group-based emotions explain the gradual decline in third-group members’ collective action for a disadvantaged outgroup. We differentiated between three classes of group-based emotions: those related to the bystander ingroup (i.e., pride and guilt), those elicited by a disadvantaged outgroup (i.e., empathy and anxiety), and those related to an advantaged outgroup (i.e., anger and fear). The context for the study was provided by Poles’ (an unaffected third group) collective action for Ukrainian refugees (a disadvantaged outgroup) fleeing the Russian (an advantaged outgroup) invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Using data collected across four measurements conducted between March 2022 and February 2023, we found that the level of Poles’ willingness to engage for Ukrainian refugees and all group-based emotions except guilt decreased over time. Notably, the decline in collective action was explained by the decreases in outgroup-directed empathy and ingroup pride but not by changes in the remaining group-based emotions. These results suggest that third-group members’ engagement for a disadvantaged outgroup may simultaneously depend on outgroup- and ingroup-focused motivations.

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喜忧参半。基于群体的情感变化解释了乌克兰难民集体行动减少的原因

本研究（N = 477）旨在探讨群体性情绪随着时间推移的变化是否可以解释第三群体成员为弱势外群体采取的集体行动逐渐减少的原因。我们区分了三类基于群体的情绪：与旁观者内群体相关的情绪（即自豪感和内疚感）、由弱势外群体引发的情绪（即同情和焦虑）以及与优势外群体相关的情绪（即愤怒和恐惧）。这项研究的背景是波兰人（未受影响的第三群体）在 2022 年 2 月为逃离俄罗斯（优势外群体）入侵乌克兰的乌克兰难民（弱势外群体）采取的集体行动。利用 2022 年 3 月至 2023 年 2 月期间进行的四次测量所收集的数据，我们发现波兰人对乌克兰难民的参与意愿水平以及除内疚感之外的所有基于群体的情绪都随着时间的推移而下降。值得注意的是，集体行动的下降是由外群体导向的移情和内群体自豪感的下降造成的，而不是由其余基于群体的情绪的变化造成的。这些结果表明，第三群体成员对弱势外群体的参与可能同时取决于外群体动机和内群体动机。

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

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4.30

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14.30%

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122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.