Social identity and personal perception of Ukrainian conflict

Abstract

This study investigates the multidimensional nature of group identity of people who were not directly involved in Ukrainian conflict and how this different dimensions are uniquely related to in-group and out-group evaluations, intergroup bias, and perceived above-mentioned intergroup conflict. It was expected that at least one of the major dimensions of group identity will influence the perception of a conflict, additionally, was hypothesized that affective dimension of group identity to be the most strongly related to expressions of bias in conflict perception, since it is most likely to be related with the strength of connections between group and person.