An event’s personal self-implication, not group blame itself, determines which emotion arises.

Evidence

In the first stage, individuals observe events that have taken place and interpret the blameworthiness of their ingroup in relation to these events. Assuming that individuals do perceive their group to be at fault for some wrongful action, the second stage involves people’s interpretations of the implication of the event with respect to themselves. It is this second stage, we argue, that is particularly important in determining the degree to which people experience predominantly collective shame or collective guilt. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 292

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Others’ emotions matter most when their states predict one’s own; Self-feeling arises from the subject’s self-differentiating judgment on its own feelings — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 372; Emotions can belong to groups rather than only to individuals — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2261 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Emotions can belong to groups rather than only to individuals #complicates (0.82) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2261
• Emotions can be felt on behalf of one’s ingroup, not only as individuals #complicates (0.80)
• Self-feeling arises from the subject’s self-differentiating judgment on its own feelings #expands (0.78) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 372
• Individual self-esteem and emotions depend on the standing of one’s social groups #complicates (0.78)
• Neurotic structure erupts from environment and the individual’s personal reactions combined. #expands (0.75)
• Emotion overturns individuated structures only through communal resonance. #qualifies (0.74) — Yves Citton, The Ecology of Attention, 273
• People attribute uniquely human emotions only to their own group #complicates (0.73) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 641
• Others’ emotions matter most when their states predict one’s own #qualifies (0.72)