TY - JOUR

T1 - The Psychological Study of Positive Behavior Across Group Boundaries

T2 - An Overview

AU - Siem, Birte

AU - Stürmer, Stefan

AU - Pittinsky, Todd L.

PY - 2016/9/1

Y1 - 2016/9/1

N2 - Negative intergroup processes such as prejudice and conflict have been a traditional focus of social psychological research, while work that explicitly focuses on the determinants of positive intergroup processes is still in its infancy. Reflecting these relatively recent developments in the social and behavioral sciences, this volume's contributions represent current directions in psychological theorizing and research on positive and proactive behavior across group boundaries. One intriguing feature of positive cross-group behaviors is that they can be conceived, at one and the same time, as individual, interpersonal, and collective phenomena. Accordingly, this volume is organized into three sections that represent these different levels of analysis. This multilevel approach represents a distinctive perspective that extends contemporary work on positive intergroup behavior. At a more general level, then, one important future outcome of this work could be a more nuanced picture of human social behavior in the context of groups.

AB - Negative intergroup processes such as prejudice and conflict have been a traditional focus of social psychological research, while work that explicitly focuses on the determinants of positive intergroup processes is still in its infancy. Reflecting these relatively recent developments in the social and behavioral sciences, this volume's contributions represent current directions in psychological theorizing and research on positive and proactive behavior across group boundaries. One intriguing feature of positive cross-group behaviors is that they can be conceived, at one and the same time, as individual, interpersonal, and collective phenomena. Accordingly, this volume is organized into three sections that represent these different levels of analysis. This multilevel approach represents a distinctive perspective that extends contemporary work on positive intergroup behavior. At a more general level, then, one important future outcome of this work could be a more nuanced picture of human social behavior in the context of groups.

KW - Social Work and Social Pedagogics

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84985930877&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/josi.12174

DO - 10.1111/josi.12174

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:84985930877

VL - 72

SP - 419

EP - 431

JO - Journal of Social Issues

JF - Journal of Social Issues

SN - 0022-4537

IS - 3

ER -