Collective guilt motivates intergroup change only under favorable conditions.

Evidence

Thus, under the right social psychological conditions, collective guilt may be a motivating force for changing the state of intergroup relations, but it will not inevitably do so. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 89

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Collective guilt functions adaptively by motivating reparation and preventing repeated intergroup conflict — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 87; Accepting collective guilt can motivate building a more inclusive moral identity. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 58; Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 817 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Collective guilt peaks at moderate rather than low or high reparation difficulty #exemplifies (0.80) — Michael T. Schmitt, Daniel A. Miller, Nyla R. Branscombe, and Jack W. Brehm, The Difficulty of Making Reparations…, 4
• Collective guilt functions adaptively by motivating reparation and preventing repeated intergroup conflict #qualifies (0.78) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 87
• Contradictory ideologies that assert change is either trivial or impossible both suppress collective guilt #expands (0.76) — Michael T. Schmitt, Daniel A. Miller, Nyla R. Branscombe, and Jack W. Brehm, The Difficulty of Making Reparations…, 79
• Accepting collective guilt can motivate building a more inclusive moral identity. #exemplifies (0.74) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 58
• Inner conflict between values and prejudice generates guilt that motivates change #exemplifies (0.73)
• Collective guilt follows unrepentant perceived wrongdoing and motivates repair #expands (0.72) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 817
• Framing attachment around ideals rather than current traits raises group-based guilt. #exemplifies (0.72) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 128