Collective guilt mediates the link between perceived injustice and policy endorsement.

Evidence

One approach to equity restoration at the group level that has received some attention is White Americans’ support of social policies that aim to simultaneously reduce White advantages and Black disadvantage. In general, the research tends to support the idea that collective guilt is a mediator between perceived injustice and an endorsement of social policies that might restore equity (Doosje et al. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 460

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Collective guilt causally links attitudes to political behavior rather than being epiphenomenal — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 822; People are capable of feeling collective guilt for their groups’ wrongs — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 372; Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 817 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective guilt acceptance is a validated measure mediating inequality salience and reparations #expands (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 148
• Collective guilt causally links attitudes to political behavior rather than being epiphenomenal #corroborates (0.82) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 822
• Perceived group responsibility for inequity produces collective guilt #expands (0.80) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 441
• Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair #expands (0.78) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 817
• Social identity variables affect collective guilt only through perceived responsibility, legitimacy, and justice costs #qualifies (0.76) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 116
• Collective victimization typically suppresses acceptance of collective guilt #complicates (0.73) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 8
• People are capable of feeling collective guilt for their groups’ wrongs #qualifies (0.72) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 372