Are we preaching to the converted? The role of motivation in understanding the contribution of intergroup encounters

Bibliographic Data

ID12876155
AuthorsYaacov B Yablon (0000-0003-2920-9505, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume9
Issue3
Pages249-263
Publication date2012-04-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Peace Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1740-0201 • E-ISSN: 1740-021X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17400201.2012.679253
OpenAlexW2046862740
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited39

The role of motivation to participate in peace encounters was examined against the popular claim that such programs mainly benefit those who already espouse peace-movement ideas. The self-determination theory served as the theoretical framework for the study. Jewish and Arab high-school students (N = 330) were randomly assigned to research and control groups based on their motivation to participate in peace encounters. The findings revealed that those who benefited most and whose social relationships were significantly enhanced by participation in the program were participants who were extrinsically motivated. Those who were amotivated gained nothing but did not deteriorate, whereas their counterparts in the control group deteriorated. Those who were intrinsically motivated did not gain much from their participation but did not deteriorate, even without the encounters (in the control group). Theoretical and pedagogical implications of the findings are discussed

Control (management · Epistemology · Judaism · Nothing · Social comparison theory · Theology · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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