SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACT We review social-psychological evidence for a theoretically integrative and dynamic model of intergroup conflict escalation within democratic societies. Viewing individuals as social regulators who protect their social embeddedness (e.g., in their group or in society), the intergroup value protection model (IVPM) integrates key insights and concepts from moral and group psychology (e.g., group identification, outrage, moralization, protest) into a functional intergroup value protection process. The model assumes that social regulators are continuously looking for information diagnostic of the outgroup's intentions to terminate the relationship with the ingroup, and that their specific cognitive interpretations of an outgroup's action (i.e., as a violation of ingroup or shared values) trigger this process. The visible value-protective responses of one group can trigger the other group's value-protective responses, thus dynamically increasing chances of conflict escalation. We discuss scientific implications of integrating moral and group psychology and practical challenges for managing intergroup conflict within democratic societies. PUBLIC ABSTRACT The 2021 Capitol Hill attack exemplifies a major "trigger event" for different groups to protect their values within a democratic society. Which specific perceptions generate such a triggering event, which value-protective responses does it trigger, and do such responses escalate intergroup conflict? We offer the intergroup value protection model to analyze the moral and group psychology of intergroup conflict escalation in democratic societies. It predicts that when group members cognitively interpret another group's actions as violating ingroup or shared values, this triggers the intergroup value protection process (e.g., increased ingroup identification, outrage, moralization, social protest). When such value-protective responses are visible to the outgroup, this can in turn constitute a trigger event for them to protect their values, thus increasing chances of intergroup conflict escalation. We discuss scientific implications and practical challenges for managing intergroup value conflict in democratic societies, including fears of societal breakdown and scope for social change.

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群体间价值保护模型：民主社会中群体间冲突升级的理论综合和动态方法。


科学摘要我们回顾了民主社会内群体间冲突升级的理论整合和动态模型的社会心理学证据。将个人视为保护其社会嵌入性（例如，在其群体或社会中）的社会调节者，群体间价值保护模型（IVPM）整合了来自道德和群体心理学的关键见解和概念（例如，群体认同、愤怒、道德化、抗议） ）进入功能性群体间价值保护流程。该模型假设社会监管者不断寻找诊断外群体意图终止与内群体关系的信息，并且他们对外群体行为的特定认知解释（即违反内群体或共同价值观）触发了这一过程。一个群体明显的价值保护反应可以触发另一群体的价值保护反应，从而动态地增加冲突升级的机会。我们讨论整合道德和群体心理学的科学意义，以及管理民主社会内群体间冲突的实际挑战。公开摘要 2021 年国会山袭击事件是不同群体在民主社会中保护其价值观的重大“触发事件”的例证。哪些特定的认知会产生这样的触发事件，它会触发哪些价值保护反应，以及这种反应是否会加剧群体间冲突？我们提供群体间价值保护模型来分析民主社会中群体间冲突升级的道德和群体心理。 它预测，当群体成员在认知上将另一个群体的行为解释为违反群体内或共同价值观时，就会触发群体间价值保护过程（例如，增加群体内认同、愤怒、道德化、社会抗议）。当这种价值保护反应对外群体可见时，这反过来又可以构成他们保护自己价值观的触发事件，从而增加群体间冲突升级的机会。我们讨论管理民主社会中群体间价值冲突的科学意义和实际挑战，包括对社会崩溃和社会变革范围的担忧。