Affirmation, Acknowledgment of In-Group Responsibility, Group-Based Guilt, and Support for Reparative Measures

作者：Cehajic Clancy Sabina^*; Effron Daniel A; Halperin Eran; Liberman Varda; Ross Lee D

来源：Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2011, 101(2): 256-270.

DOI：10.1037/a0023936

• self-affirmation
• acknowledgment of in-group responsibility
• group-based guilt
• reparations

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.

• 出版日期2011-8