TY - JOUR
T1 - Affirmation, Acknowledgment of In-Group Responsibility, Group-Based Guilt, and Support for Reparative Measures
AU - Čehajić-Clancy, Sabina
AU - Effron, Daniel A.
AU - Halperin, Eran
AU - Liberman, Varda
AU - Ross, Lee D.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Three studies, 2 conducted in Israel and 1 conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, demonstrated that affirming a positive aspect of the self can increase one's willingness to acknowledge in-group responsibility for wrongdoing against others, express feelings of group-based guilt, and consequently provide greater support for reparation policies. By contrast, affirming one's group, although similarly boosting feelings of pride, failed to increase willingness to acknowledge and redress in-group wrongdoing. Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated the mediating role of group-based guilt. That is, increased acknowledgment of in-group responsibility for out-group victimization produced increased feelings of guilt, which in turn increased support for reparation policies to the victimized group. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed.
AB - Three studies, 2 conducted in Israel and 1 conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, demonstrated that affirming a positive aspect of the self can increase one's willingness to acknowledge in-group responsibility for wrongdoing against others, express feelings of group-based guilt, and consequently provide greater support for reparation policies. By contrast, affirming one's group, although similarly boosting feelings of pride, failed to increase willingness to acknowledge and redress in-group wrongdoing. Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated the mediating role of group-based guilt. That is, increased acknowledgment of in-group responsibility for out-group victimization produced increased feelings of guilt, which in turn increased support for reparation policies to the victimized group. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed.
KW - Acknowledgment of in-group responsibility
KW - Group-based guilt
KW - Reparations
KW - Self-affirmation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960781494&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/a0023936
DO - 10.1037/a0023936
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C2 - 21639648
AN - SCOPUS:79960781494
SN - 0022-3514
VL - 101
SP - 256
EP - 270
JO - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -