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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Conflict Resolution Studies
  • Peace Psychology

Background:

  • Transforming intractable conflicts into peaceful intergroup relations is a significant global challenge.
  • Social change is often influenced by younger generations, yet their belief in the possibility of peace is questioned.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether younger generations in long-term conflict zones possess less hope for peace and fewer conciliatory attitudes compared to older generations.
  • To explore methods for accelerating the development of peace-promoting emotions and attitudes in young people.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal study across two decades involving over 119,000 participants in Israel/Palestine and Cyprus.
  • Six studies were conducted, including a virtual reality-based aging simulation experiment.

Main Results:

  • Younger individuals across rival groups in both conflict settings exhibited lower levels of hope for peace and less conciliatory attitudes than older individuals.
  • The virtual reality aging simulation successfully accelerated the development of peace-promoting emotions and attitudes in young participants.

Conclusions:

  • Generational differences in hope and attitudes play a crucial role in the persistence of long-term conflicts.
  • Interventions aimed at fostering hope in youth are vital for advancing peace processes and resolving intractable conflicts.