Group glorification increases emotional minimization of outgroup victims’ suffering.

Evidence

Emotional minimization. A composite score of the 13 (reversed) emotions participants attributed to the dead prisoners’ family members was computed. This score (Cronbach’s α = .91, M = 1.94, SD = 0.58) was then used as a dependent variable in the GLM described earlier, revealing significant main effects of glorification, F(1, 284) = 7.83, p < .01, η2 = .03, and attachment, F(1, 284) = 5.37, p < .05, η2 = .02. Whereas glorification led to a greater degree of emotional minimization, β = .22, t(284) = 2.80, p < .01, attachment led to a lesser degree of emotional minimization β = -.18, t(284) = -2.32, p < .05. — Bernhard Leidner et al., Ingroup Glorification, Moral…, 50

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Psychological equity restoration can shift blame onto disadvantaged groups and motivate counter-restoration — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 469; People attribute uniquely human secondary emotions to out-group members less than to in-group members. — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the…, 38; In-group glorification drives dehumanization and minimization which reduce justice support for own-side atrocities. — Emanuele Castano, On the Perils of Glorifying the…, 54 (+15 more)

Broader Connections

• Emotional minimization and explicit dehumanization mediate glorification’s effect on justice #expands (0.92) — Bernhard Leidner et al., Ingroup Glorification, Moral…, 57
• In-group glorification but not attachment predicts justifying harm against out-groups #expands (0.88) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2115
• Attachment to the in-group predicts guilt while glorification predicts defensiveness #expands (0.88) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 7
• Learning one’s group harmed another group increases dehumanization of the victims #corroborates (0.87)
• Group glorification suppresses justice via moral disengagement whereas attachment does not #expands (0.86) — Bernhard Leidner et al., Ingroup Glorification, Moral…, 56
• Feeling closer to ingroup members increases dehumanization of outgroups #corroborates (0.85) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 529
• Threatened groups deny outgroups distinctively human emotions #expands (0.85) — Walter G. Stephan, Oscar Ybarra, Kimberly Rios Morrison, Intergroup Threat Theory, 422
• Collective in-group responsibility specifically reduces attribution of human emotions to victims #expands (0.82) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2111
• Positive emotions like pity can reinforce group inequality by casting groups as incompetent #complicates (0.75)