The social identity approach makes a distinction between behavior motivated by intergroup versus interpersonal identities, which may be relevant to victim blaming in the case of rape. Using a mock jury paradigm, we examined the impact of defining rape as an act of interpersonal violence (personal assault) versus intergroup violence (a "hate crime"), crossed with a manipulation describing the at...

In intergroup competition and conflict, humans benefit from coalitions with strong partners who help them to protect their in-group and prevail over competing out-groups. Here, we link oxytocin, a neuropeptide produced in the hypothalamus, to ally selection in intergroup competition. In a double-blind placebo-controlled experiment, males self-administered oxytocin or placebo, and made selection...

Regulating the Scope of an Emotion Regulation Perspective on Intergroup Reconciliation Mengyao Li, Daniel R. Rovenpor & Bernhard Leidner To cite this article: Mengyao Li, Daniel R. Rovenpor & Bernhard Leidner (2016) Regulating the Scope of an Emotion Regulation Perspective on Intergroup Reconciliation, Psychological Inquiry, 27:2, 117-123, DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2016.1163960 To link to this arti...