Memory of Conflicts and Perceived Threat as Relevant Mediators of Interreligious Conflicts

The present study investigated to what extent memory of conflict and perceived threat explain the relation between religiosity supporting interreligious conflicts Muslims Christians in Indonesia. We employed data from survey 2017, involving 2026 adults five hotspot regions: Aceh Singkil, South Lampung, Bekasi, Poso, Kupang. Our confirmatory factor analysis measurement invariance demonstrated that all scales were valid reliable across religious groups. structural equation modelling showed while was only positively related lawful protests, shown be strongly both violent protests. This shows past physical injuries is not highly susceptible exclusive behaviours against outgroup. However, it individuals’ evaluation outgroup as a result which encourages exclusionary them. These findings provide empirical insights into importance aftermath how they can used avoid future clashes.