Collective victimhood, which results from the experience of being targeted as members of a
group, has powerful effects on individuals and groups. The focus of this Special Issue is on …

We discuss the complexity of the concept of intergroup reconciliation, offer our definition of it,
and identify instrumental and socio-emotional processes as distinct processes that facilitate …

According to the needs-based model of reconciliation, transgressions threaten victims'
sense of agency and perpetrators' moral image. Consequently, victims and perpetrators …

Groups in conflict develop strikingly different construals of the same violent events. These
clashing perceptions of past violence can have detrimental consequences for intergroup …

Collective memories of trauma can have profound impact on the affected individuals and
communities. In the context of intergroup conflict, in the present article, we propose a novel …

In the present research, we introduce a conceptualization of the Tendency for Interpersonal
Victimhood (TIV), which we define as an enduring feeling that the self is a victim across …

When interpersonal transgressions occur, the involved parties try to understand what
occurred and how justice should be restored. However, research has documented that …

Many of the most widely-used, empirically-supported treatments for mental health problems
are comprised of some form of cognitive restructuring techniques that aim to replace clients' …

Guided by the needs-based model, we explored how individual differences in system
justification predict group members' needs in response to information about group-based …

We investigate the possibility that victims and transgressors are predictably miscalibrated in
their interpretation of a transgression, and that this has important implications for the process …