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Nuestra Culpa: collective guilt as a predictor for reparation for historical wrongdoing
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-07, 17:49 authored by Rupert Brown, Roberto Gonzalez, Hanna Zagefka, Jorge Manzi, Sabina CehajicThree studies examined the hypothesis that collective guilt and shame have different consequences for reparation. In 2 longitudinal studies, the ingroup was nonindigenous Chileans (Study 1: N = 124/120, lag = 8 weeks; Study 2: N = 247/137, lag = 6 months), and the outgroup was Chile's largest indigenous group, the Mapuche. In both studies, it was found that collective guilt predicted reparation attitudes longitudinally. Collective shame had only cross-sectional associations with reparation and no direct longitudinal effects. In Study 2, collective shame moderated the longitudinal effects of collective guilt such that the effects of guilt were stronger for low-shame respondents. In Study 3 (N = 193 nonindigenous Chileans), the cross-sectional relationships among guilt, shame, and reparation attitudes were replicated. The relationship between shame and reparation attitudes was mediated by a desire to improve the ingroup's reputation.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyISSN
0022-3514External DOI
Issue
1Volume
94Page range
75-90Pages
16.0Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
Full text available
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Peer reviewed?
- Yes