Representational contamination: How does an unexpected armed encounter psychologically stunt a peace process?

• Main Authors: Montiel, Cristina J, Dela Paz, Erwine, Custodio, Lissa
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/6; https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-08954-001
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The concept of representational contamination is introduced to account for psychological changes in the public sphere after a local armed clash deflects a national peace process. Although representational contamination is fundamentally psychological, our conceptualization of this phenomenon merges i...