Personal guilt arises from internal attributions for controllable harmful outcomes

Evidence

There is considerable agreement concerning the antecedent conditions that arenecessaryforpersonalguilttobeexperienced.Weiner(1995)arguesthat guilt is most likely to be experienced when the self is seen as responsible for a negative outcome. From an attribution perspective, guilt occurs when an internal attribution is made for a controllable negative outcome that results in harm to another. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 144

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the attribution-based definition of guilt that the collective version extends
• XREF: connects to: Guilt requires holding internalized personal norms of justice, not external pressure — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 444; Guilt motivates prosocial behaviors that mend damaged relationships. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 456; Collective guilt motivates repair and compensation just as personal guilt does — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 564 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Guilt requires perceived control while shame arises from uncontrollable exposure #corroborates (0.88) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 219
• Predicted guilt correlates with onset control and shame correlates with self-image threat. #corroborates (0.85) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 321
• Perceiving interdependence with a wrongdoer triggers control appraisals that evoke guilt. #expands (0.82) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 336
• Corporate wrongdoing stems from diffused responsibility rather than individual guilt #qualifies (0.74) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 377