Predicted guilt correlates with onset control and shame correlates with self-image threat.
Evidence
In several studies (Lickel et al., 2004), we have found consistent links between people’s interpretations of the self-relevance of a blameworthy act committed by a fellow group member and the extent to which people felt ashamed or guilty for the group member’s act. In these studies, we asked people to recall a time when they felt guilty or ashamed as a result of actions carried out by another person (e.g., family member, friend, ethnic ingroup member, etc.). After recalling their experience, participants completed a series of items assessing the extent of their emotional response to the event, the extent to which they felt they should have been able to prevent the event from occurring (i.e., control over the onset of the event), and the extent to which they felt that the event would be seen as indicating something negative about them as a person (i.e., self-image threat). — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 321
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Personal guilt arises from internal attributions for controllable harmful outcomes — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 144; Guilt requires perceived control while shame arises from uncontrollable exposure — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 219; Guilt is deeply unpleasant because it threatens one’s self-image as good — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 1815 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Guilt requires perceived control while shame arises from uncontrollable exposure
#corroborates(0.92) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 219 - Self-image threat increases derogation of stigmatized groups as esteem repair
#corroborates(0.85) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2377 - Guilt is deeply unpleasant because it threatens one’s self-image as good
#expands(0.78) — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt, 1815