Negative Stereotypes of Ethnic Out groups: A Longitudinal Examination Among Palestinian, Israeli Jewish, and Israeli Arab Youth.
Ethno political conflict impacts thousands of youth globally and has been associated with a number of negative psychological outcomes. Extant literature has mostly addressed the adverse emotional and behavioral outcomes of exposure while failing to examine change over time in social cognitive factors in contexts of ethno political conflict. Using cohort sequential longitudinal data, the present study examines ethnic variation in the development of negative stereotypes about ethnic out groups among Palestinian (n=600) Israeli Jewish (n=451) and Israeli Arab (n=450) youth over three years. Age and exposure to ethno political violence were included as covariates for these trajectories. Findings indicate important ethnic differences in trajectories of negative stereotypes about ethnic out groups, as well as variation in how such trajectories are shaped by prolonged ethno political conflict.
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