In‐between groups encompass individuals who simultaneously belong to social categories that are often seen as mutually exclusive in addition to maintaining their distinct group identity. The current paper sheds light on how members of in‐between groups manage their relations within intergroup conflicts. Three studies were conducted among the Druze minority in Israel, a group that is ethnically Arab and shares the Arab identity with the Arab–Palestinian minority in Israel and simultaneously identifies as Israeli. In Study 1 (N = 300), we found that identification as Druze was positively associated with the identification as Arab and Israeli. In Study 2, we examined Druze's endorsement of conflict narratives compared to Jewish‐Israeli and Palestinian citizens (N = 271). While the latter participants endorsed their ingroup narrative more than the outgroup narrative, Druze participants endorsed both narratives equally. In Study 3, we tested Druze's solidarity with the Palestinian minority against the 2018 Nation‐State Law. We found that overall, Druze participants (N = 568) endorsed more inclusive amendments that benefited the Druze and Palestinians than exclusive amendments that benefited the Druze only. In all studies, we tested the role of identification with the rival groups. We discuss these findings and suggest possible underlying mechanisms.

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群体间冲突中的群体间成员身份：以色列的德鲁兹派案例


中间群体包括同时属于社会类别的个体，这些社会类别除了保持其独特的群体身份外，通常被视为相互排斥的。目前的论文阐明了中间群体的成员如何在群体间冲突中管理他们的关系。三项研究是在以色列的德鲁兹少数民族中进行的，该群体是阿拉伯人，与以色列的阿拉伯-巴勒斯坦少数民族具有相同的阿拉伯身份，同时又被认定为以色列人。在研究 1 （N = 300） 中，我们发现德鲁兹人的认同与阿拉伯人和以色列人的认同呈正相关。在研究 2 中，我们研究了与犹太-以色列和巴勒斯坦公民 （N = 271） 相比，德鲁兹对冲突叙事的认可。虽然后者参与者比外群体叙事更赞同他们的内群体叙事，但德鲁兹参与者同样赞同这两种叙事。在研究 3 中，我们测试了 Druze 与 2018 年民族国家法对巴勒斯坦少数民族的声援。我们发现，总体而言，德鲁兹参与者 （N = 568） 支持对德鲁兹和巴勒斯坦人有利的更具包容性的修正案，而不是仅使德鲁兹人受益的排他性修正案。在所有研究中，我们测试了对敌对群体的认同作用。我们讨论了这些发现并提出了可能的潜在机制。