title: Affirmation, acknowledgment of in-group responsibility, group-based guilt, and support for reparative measures.
abstract: Three studies, 2 conducted in Israel and 1 conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina, demonstrated that affirming a positive aspect of the self can increase one's willingness to acknowledge in-group responsibility for wrongdoing against others, express feelings of group-based guilt, and consequently provide greater support for reparation policies. By contrast, affirming one's group, although similarly boosting feelings of pride, failed to increase willingness to acknowledge and redress in-group wrongdoing. Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated the mediating role of group-based guilt. That is, increased acknowledgment of in-group responsibility for out-group victimization produced increased feelings of guilt, which in turn increased support for reparation policies to the victimized group. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Political Science and International Relations, Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, Bistrik 7, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. sabina.cehajic@ssst.edu.ba
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cehajić-Clancy
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Effron
authors.forename: Eran
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.forename: Varda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Liberman
authors.forename: Lee D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D015987:Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008399:Mass Behavior; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification; D055815:Young Adult