Collective guilt causally links attitudes to political behavior rather than being epiphenomenal

Evidence

Taking these results together, there is reasonably good evidence for the core model in a variety of samples in Australia. These findings are important because they suggest that collective guilt is not an epiphenomenon, but is a social psychological construct that is implicated in the processes linking behavioral intentions and politically relevant attitudes. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 822

With this first study, we illustrated how personal identity level variables were not strongly correlated with, if at all, the collective guilt subscales. Even though the measures refer to the same emotion – guilt – high correlations between personal trait or state guilt and collective guilt acceptance were not obtained. The reliable relationships that were observed between collective guilt acceptance and the other measures involved the grouprelated constructs. Specifically, those who are low in racism were more willing to accept collective guilt and they were less likely to assign collective guilt to other groups for wrongs against the ingroup. Further, those who perceive causes as stretching back in time do not believe that there is equal opportunity for all, are politically liberal, and in favor of affirmative action to reduce the effects of past discrimination were reliably more likely to accept collective guilt for their ingroup’s past. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 207

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 822; Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 207
• XREF: connects to: Collective guilt mediates the link between perceived injustice and policy endorsement. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 460; Affective group attachment, not mere membership perception, drives non-linear responses to collective guilt — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 26; Collective guilt predicts reparative motivation while collective shame predicts distancing. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 346 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective guilt reporting is not driven by social desirability or self-esteem bias #corroborates (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 196
• Collective guilt predicts reparative motivation while collective shame predicts distancing. #expands (0.82) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 346
• Social identity variables affect collective guilt only through perceived responsibility, legitimacy, and justice costs #qualifies (0.80) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 116
• Collective victimization typically suppresses acceptance of collective guilt #complicates (0.76) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 8
• Affective group attachment, not mere membership perception, drives non-linear responses to collective guilt #qualifies (0.75) — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 26
• Collective guilt and collective shame are distinct reactions with different appraisal triggers #qualifies (0.72) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 322