El perdón intergrupal en el contexto de la violencia colectiva: una propuesta de medición
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https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202601.018Palabras clave:
Perdón Intergrupal, Violencia Colectiva, Emociones Colectivas, VenganzaResumen
Este estudio revisó las medidas de perdón intergrupal publicadas y utilizadas en contextos de conflicto violento, para posteriormente proponer una escala con un modelo integrador. En primer lugar, se realizó una búsqueda sistemática (Scopus, Web of Science, PsyINFO) seleccionando 72 artículos con 126 estudios y 34 medidas cuantitativas y específicas de perdón intergrupal. Las escalas centrales fueron 12 con 46 ítems. En segundo lugar, mediante juicio de expertos (K = 0.926) y análisis factorial confirmatorio (ML) en una muestra de 80 universitarios (72,5% mujeres; M = 21.36 años), se validaron cuatro dimensiones: Perdón grupal (6 ítems), Memoria (2), Emociones (3) y Perdón de víctimas (4). El modelo mostró ajuste aceptable (CFI = 0.909; RMSEA = 0.097). Los resultados sugieren que la escala propuesta sistematiza el estudio del perdón intergrupal en contextos de conflictos intergruales (en especial de violencia colectiva). Se requieren réplicas para incrementar la validez externa.
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