Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim of Oppression, Intergroup Emotions and Support for Resistance to the Victimization of Disadvantaged Outgroups

Gustave Adolphe Messanga; Kelvine Aristote Youmbi; Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih

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Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim of Oppression, Intergroup Emotions and Support for Resistance to the Victimization of Disadvantaged Outgroups

Gustave Adolphe Messanga, Kelvine Aristote Youmbi, Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih

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The literature on collective victimization indicates that individuals who experience victimization very often engage in resistance behaviors in order to change their current or past situation. This resistance is likely to generate conflicts with the oppressors. Numerous works are interested in this aspect by emphasizing the role of the main actors involved (aggressor/victim); in turn neglecting actors who are not directly involved in the conflict such as witnesses; hence the interest of this research for this poorly documented aspect of the psychosocial literature on resistance against oppression. Specifically, it is interested in the connection between self-perception as an inclusive victim, the resulting emotions and resistance to outgroups’ oppression. The hypothesis of the study proposes that intergroup emotions have a moderating effect on the link between self-perception as an inclusive victim of oppression and support for the resistance to the victimization of disadvantaged outgroups. To test it, 658 Francophones of both sexes were selected to participate in a psychosocial survey carried out in the city of Dschang (Cameroon). Their average age is 25 years. The scales that were self-administered to them are as follows: self-perception as an inclusive victim (α= .69), resistance to victimization (α= .90), nostalgia for others (α= .92), collective guilt (α= .74), empathy for others (α= .87), collective shame (α= .74) and collective grievances (α= .88). The data collected provide empirical support for the hypothesis of the study. It is concluded that intergroup emotions have a moderating effect on the link between self-perception as an inclusive victim of oppression and support for the resistance to the victimization of a disadvantaged outgroup.

Published in	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.pbs.20211005.12
Page(s)	165-177
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Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim, Resistance to Oppression, Intergroup Emotions, Witnesses, Collective Victimization

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Gustave Adolphe Messanga

Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Kelvine Aristote Youmbi

Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih

Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon

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Gustave Adolphe Messanga, Kelvine Aristote Youmbi, Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih. (2021). Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim of Oppression, Intergroup Emotions and Support for Resistance to the Victimization of Disadvantaged Outgroups. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 10(5), 165-177. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.pbs.20211005.12

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Gustave Adolphe Messanga; Kelvine Aristote Youmbi; Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih. Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim of Oppression, Intergroup Emotions and Support for Resistance to the Victimization of Disadvantaged Outgroups. Psychol. Behav. Sci. 2021, 10(5), 165-177. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20211005.12

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Gustave Adolphe Messanga, Kelvine Aristote Youmbi, Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih. Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim of Oppression, Intergroup Emotions and Support for Resistance to the Victimization of Disadvantaged Outgroups. Psychol Behav Sci. 2021;10(5):165-177. doi: 10.11648/j.pbs.20211005.12

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  author = {Gustave Adolphe Messanga and Kelvine Aristote Youmbi and Hermann Kevin Ekango Nzekaih},
  title = {Self-perception as an Inclusive Victim of Oppression, Intergroup Emotions and Support for Resistance to the Victimization of Disadvantaged Outgroups},
  journal = {Psychology and Behavioral Sciences},
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  number = {5},
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  abstract = {The literature on collective victimization indicates that individuals who experience victimization very often engage in resistance behaviors in order to change their current or past situation. This resistance is likely to generate conflicts with the oppressors. Numerous works are interested in this aspect by emphasizing the role of the main actors involved (aggressor/victim); in turn neglecting actors who are not directly involved in the conflict such as witnesses; hence the interest of this research for this poorly documented aspect of the psychosocial literature on resistance against oppression. Specifically, it is interested in the connection between self-perception as an inclusive victim, the resulting emotions and resistance to outgroups’ oppression. The hypothesis of the study proposes that intergroup emotions have a moderating effect on the link between self-perception as an inclusive victim of oppression and support for the resistance to the victimization of disadvantaged outgroups. To test it, 658 Francophones of both sexes were selected to participate in a psychosocial survey carried out in the city of Dschang (Cameroon). Their average age is 25 years. The scales that were self-administered to them are as follows: self-perception as an inclusive victim (α= .69), resistance to victimization (α= .90), nostalgia for others (α= .92), collective guilt (α= .74), empathy for others (α= .87), collective shame (α= .74) and collective grievances (α= .88). The data collected provide empirical support for the hypothesis of the study. It is concluded that intergroup emotions have a moderating effect on the link between self-perception as an inclusive victim of oppression and support for the resistance to the victimization of a disadvantaged outgroup.},
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