Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
4 years ago

‘This will bring shame on our nation’: The role of anticipated group-based emotions on collective action

In three studies we examined whether the anticipation of group-based guilt, shame and anger predicts the desire to undertake collective action against a proposed ingroup transgression. In Studies 1 (N=179) and 2 (N=186), the relation between appraising a proposed ingroup transgression as illegitimate and collective action was mediated (or partially mediated) by anticipated group-based shame and anger. In Study 3 (N=128) participants with high self-investment group identification were less willing to engage in collective action against the prospective ingroup transgression when aversive anticipated group-based emotions were made salient. This effect was mediated by anticipated group-based shame. We discuss the implications of these results with regard to collective action and the morality of intergroup behavior.

Highlights

► We tested whether anticipated group-based emotions predict collective action. ► Anticipating shame and anger increased protesting against immoral ingroup actions. ► Anticipating group-based guilt did not uniquely predict collective action. ► Anticipated group-based guilt predicted reparations.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S0022103112001461

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