Existing research examining the creation of positive and prosocial interpersonal relations has established moral elevation as an approach-oriented emotion to be associated with a range of positive and prosocial outcomes. In this article and with the goal to identify emotional mechanism for improving intergroup relations in contexts of conflict, we examined the effects of moral elevation on enhancing intergroup relations. Across four experimental studies (Ns = 1,131), conducted in four understudied countries directly affected or threatened by intergroup conflict, we demonstrated that induced moral elevation elicits important cognitive and emotional shifts toward adversarial groups, resulting in improved intergroup relations. Specifically, we show that inducing moral elevation through stories of outgroup moral exemplars (individuals who have risked their life to save the life of an outgroup member) enhanced perceptions of intergroup moral similarity and positive emotions toward the outgroup, consequently fostering greater approach and prosocial intergroup behaviors. This pattern proved consistent across four distinct contexts: nonconflict (Sweden), ongoing conflict (Pakistan), protracted conflict (Serbia), and postconflict (Bosnia and Herzegovina). This article advances existing theory on positive emotions by identifying a novel emotional mechanism conducive to improving intergroup relations in contexts of conflict and extends the impact of learning about exemplary moral behaviors performed by relevant others. Ultimately, this article underscores the relevance of moral elevation in mitigating intergroup conflicts using intergroup interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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从灵感到恢复：道德提升是改善冲突背景下群体间关系的催化剂。


现有研究探讨了积极和亲社会人际关系的建立，已将道德提升确定为一种以方法为导向的情感，与一系列积极和亲社会的结果相关。在本文中，为了确定冲突背景下改善群体间关系的情感机制，我们研究了道德提升对增强群体间关系的影响。通过在四个受群体间冲突直接影响或威胁的国家进行的四项实验研究（Ns = 1,131），我们证明诱导道德提升会引起对敌对群体的重要认知和情感转变，从而改善群体间关系。具体来说，我们表明，通过外群体道德典范（冒着生命危险拯救外群体成员生命的个人）的故事来诱导道德提升，增强了对外群体的道德相似性和积极情绪的认知，从而促进了更接近和亲社会的群体间关系行为。事实证明，这种模式在四种不同的背景下是一致的：非冲突（瑞典）、持续冲突（巴基斯坦）、旷日持久的冲突（塞尔维亚）和冲突后（波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那）。本文通过确定一种有利于改善冲突背景下群体间关系的新颖情感机制，推进了现有的积极情绪理论，并扩大了学习相关他人模范道德行为的影响。最后，本文强调了道德提升在使用群体间干预措施缓解群体间冲突方面的相关性。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。