Collective victimization typically suppresses acceptance of collective guilt

Evidence

It is widely acknowledged that postconflict reconciliation requires the impartial condemnation of human rights violations, regardless of the group membership of the perpetrators (e.g., Hewstone et al. 2004; Brown and Cehajic 2008; Wohl and Branscombe 2008). Sociopsychological studies on the condemnation of group-based atrocities frequently focus on collective guilt, an emotional reaction that stems from the belief that one’s group has done wrong (Wohl, Branscombe, and Klar 2006). Most sociopsychological studies suggest that collective victimization is conducive to rejection of collective guilt and reluctance to acknowledge and condemn crimes that are committed by in-group members (e.g., Wohl and Branscombe 2008; Bar-Tal et al. 2009). These studies, however, have rarely examined the impact of actual exposure to war violence (see Vollhardt 2012). — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 8

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines collective guilt as an emotional reaction stemming from the belief one’s group has done wrong.
• XREF: Directly relevant to the stated reading purpose — this frames the prior-literature baseline that the survey data set out to test. — connects to: Collective guilt mediates the link between perceived injustice and policy endorsement. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 460; Collective guilt is distress over ingroup immorality without legal responsibility — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 70; Collective guilt functions adaptively by motivating reparation and preventing repeated intergroup conflict — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 87 (+16 more)

Broader Connections

• Guilt rejection is not an unavoidable reaction to collective victimization. #contradicts (0.88) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 151
• Collective victimhood feelings suppress reconciliatory actions across both groups #corroborates (0.85) — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 121
• Heavier regional war victimization raises acceptance of collective guilt. #contradicts (0.85) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 109
• Experiencing symmetric intergroup violence predicts greater acceptance of one’s group’s collective guilt. #qualifies (0.82) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 37
• Asymmetric violence plus segregated contact plausibly drives rejection of collective guilt #expands (0.78) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 162
• Group-level guilt acceptance does not track actual violence exposure directly #qualifies (0.75) — Sandra Penic, Guy Elcheroth, and Dario Spini, When Is Collective Exposure to War…, 161