In this chapter we argue that an important dimension for understanding how conflict evolves is whether it concerns low- or high-stakes conflicts. As a point of departure, we introduce three recent research projects on high-stakes conflicts, subsequently focusing on (1) conflicts in close relationships following an expatriation assignment for one …
In this paper we examined how identification with urban districts as an overarching identity (Gaertner & Dovido, 2000) and perceived ingroup prototypicality (Mummendey & Wenzel, 1999) influence the attitudes of residents toward other ethnic groups in their neighborhood. The overall conclusion of two field studies (N = 214 and N …
The last decades, neighborhood mediation programs have become an increasingly popular method to deal with conflicts between neighbors. Past research on the effectiveness of neighborhood mediation programs mainly focused on cases in which a mediation session effectively took place. However, persuading parties to participate in a mediation session forms a …
Depending on how involved parties appraise day-to-day conflicts, they either may feel angry or contemptuous toward the other party, which, in turn, may result in stronger confronting or avoiding intentions. In this paper we investigated how the content of stereotypes associated with the group to which an outgroup perpetrator belongs …
A major problem in many deteriorated neighborhoods is the high level of social conflict. In a field study, we investigated the effect of social categorization upon negative emotions and behavioral intentions of residents in conflict situations. First, we assessed whether the black sheep effect would apply to neighborhood conflicts. We …
