Out-group threats and distress as antecedents of common in-group identity among majority and minority group members in the aftermath of a natural disaster
The aim of the present study was to examine the role of out-group threats in fostering one-group perceptions directly
and indirectly via post-traumatic stress symptoms in the aftermath of a natural disaster.We also tested whether these
relationships differ depending on the ethnic group of belonging (majority vs. minority). Participants were 589 Italians and
122 immigrants from a region strongly affected by the earthquakes that struck Northern Italy in 2012. Results revealed that
among Italians threat stemming from negative out-group behaviour was associated positively with post-traumatic stress
symptoms and negatively with perceptions of being a common group with immigrant survivors. Among immigrants,
threat posed by the out-group for economic resources was positively associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms and,
indirectly, with higher one-group perceptions
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