High identification with a group suppresses collective guilt, not only enables it.

Evidence

Previous research has found mixed results for the relation between in-group identification and negative collective guilt, both conceptually as well as empirically (Čehajić, Brown, & Castano, 2008; Doosje et al., 1998; Roccas et al., 2006). Some theorists have claimed that feeling a link with a group is a (psychological) precondition to elicit collective emotions (Smith, 1993). Others, however, have concluded that high levels of in-group identification may prevent the expression of negative collective emotions like collective guilt, especially if the in-group’s positive image is threatened (Doosje et al., 1998). — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 63

Categorization

• XREF: Directly extends Roccas et al.’s attachment/glorification distinction — the identification both enabling and suppressing collective guilt mirrors her two-dimensional account. — connects to: In-group identification relates to collective guilt in a non-linear fashion. — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 25; The identification-guilt relation is curvilinear and inverted U-shaped, not linear. — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 65; Highly identified members suppress guilt by shielding the group from threats. — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 64 (+10 more)

Related

• In-group identification relates to collective guilt in a non-linear fashion. (similarity 0.95)
• Group identification can simultaneously raise and lower group-based guilt. (similarity 0.95)
• Strongly identified group members resist collective guilt more than weakly identified ones. (similarity 0.94)
• Group identification can both enable and block feelings of group-based guilt (similarity 0.94)
• Studies conflict on whether high identification predicts more or less guilt (similarity 0.93)
• Highly identified group members minimize collective guilt by morally reinterpreting ingroup wrongs (similarity 0.92)
• Identification relates to collective guilt along a nonlinear inverted-U curve. (similarity 0.92)
• Affective group attachment, not mere membership perception, drives non-linear responses to collective guilt (similarity 0.92)
• Highly identified members suppress guilt by shielding the group from threats. (similarity 0.91)
• The identification-guilt relation is curvilinear and inverted U-shaped, not linear. (similarity 0.91)
• Guilt grows monotonically harder to feel as identification strengthens (similarity 0.91)
• Strongest ingroup identifiers are least likely to feel collective guilt (similarity 0.90)
• Guilt requires self-categorizing as a group member (similarity 0.89)
• Highly identified group members resist feeling collective guilt by reinterpreting events (similarity 0.89)
• Group-based guilt peaks at medium self-investment and drops at high levels (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• Highly identified members suppress guilt by shielding the group from threats. #exemplifies (0.92) — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 64
• Strongest ingroup identifiers are least likely to feel collective guilt #corroborates (0.92) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1170
• Highly identified group members minimize collective guilt by morally reinterpreting ingroup wrongs #exemplifies (0.90) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2278
• Studies conflict on whether high identification predicts more or less guilt #corroborates (0.90) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 23
• Group identification can simultaneously raise and lower group-based guilt. #expands (0.88) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 25
• Highly identified group members resist feeling collective guilt by reinterpreting events #exemplifies (0.88) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2278
• Group identification can both enable and block feelings of group-based guilt #corroborates (0.85) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 16
• Group norms that mandate honesty may blunt the guilt-suppressing effect of high self-investment. #qualifies (0.85) — Torsten Masson and Markus Barth, The identification-guilt paradox…, 73
• Framing attachment around ideals rather than current traits raises group-based guilt. #qualifies (0.82) — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt, 128