Myths of trauma and myths of cooperation: Diverse consequences of history for societal cohesion.

IF 16.6 1区心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Behavioral and Brain Sciences Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI:10.1017/S0140525X24000591

Michał Bilewicz, Aleksandra Bilewicz

引用次数: 0

Abstract

We propose that historical myths fall into two distinctive categories: Traumatic and cooperative. Traumatic myths, highlighting collective suffering, can undermine trust and foster conspiracy theories, whereas cooperative myths, emphasizing collective action, enhance group cohesion and within-group coalition building. Psychological and sociological evidence supports these divergent impacts of historical myths both in nations and social movements.

查看原文本刊更多论文

创伤神话与合作神话：历史对社会凝聚力的不同影响。

我们认为历史神话可分为两类：创伤性神话和合作性神话。强调集体痛苦的创伤性神话可能破坏信任并助长阴谋论，而强调集体行动的合作神话则增强了群体凝聚力和群体内部联盟的建立。心理学和社会学证据支持历史神话在国家和社会运动中的不同影响。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

1.70%

发文量

353

期刊介绍： Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is a highly respected journal that employs an innovative approach called Open Peer Commentary. This format allows for the publication of noteworthy and contentious research from various fields including psychology, neuroscience, behavioral biology, and cognitive science. Each article is accompanied by 20-40 commentaries from experts across these disciplines, as well as a response from the author themselves. This unique setup creates a captivating forum for the exchange of ideas, critical analysis, and the integration of research within the behavioral and brain sciences, spanning topics from molecular neurobiology and artificial intelligence to the philosophy of the mind.