Collective guilt and collective shame are distinct reactions with different appraisal triggers

Evidence

Although people viewed these events as negative, there was variability in the extent to which people felt guilty or ashamed for their ingroup member’s actions. Furthermore, there was only a weak relationship between how guilty people felt for the other’s behavior and how ashamed they felt for the same event, which indicated that these two emotional reactions were distinct. Moreover, people’s shame and guilt responses were predicted by how they interpreted the event with respect to themselves. People felt guilty for another’s actions to the extent that they felt they had some degree of control over the onset of the event, but these feelings of control were not predictive of how ashamed they felt. Instead, people felt ashamed for another’s actions to the extent that they viewed the event as threatening their own self-image, and these feelings of image threat were not predictive of how guilty they felt. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 322

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s stated interest in what distinguishes two group-identification modes - this shows guilt and shame themselves rest on distinct appraisals (control vs. self-image threat), the emotional-level analogue of glorification/attachment. — connects to: Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 817; Collective guilt mediates perception of past wrongdoing and later apology support — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 822; Collective guilt causally links attitudes to political behavior rather than being epiphenomenal — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 822 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective guilt predicts reparative motivation while collective shame predicts distancing. #expands (0.90) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 346
• Type of ingroup association moderates whether collective guilt or shame is evoked #expands (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 325
• Collective emotions like group anger and guilt arise from ingroup appraisals #expands (0.82) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2264
• Vicarious group responsibility for others’ suffering triggers shame or guilt. #expands (0.80) — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the In-group, 63