Group-based Compunction and Anger: Their Antecedents and Consequences in Relation to Colonial Conflicts

Abstract: Group-based emotions can be experienced by group members for the past misdeeds of their ingroup towards an outgroup.. The present study examines distinct antecedents and consequences of group-based compunction and anger in two countries with a history of colonization (Portugal, N = 280 and the Netherlands, N = 184). While previous research has focused mainly on ingroup-focused antecedents of group-based emotions, such as ingroup identification and perceptions of responsibility, our research also analyzed outgroup-focused variables, such as outgroup identification and meta-perceptions. Multiple group structural equation modeling showed that group-based compunction and group-based anger have similar antecedents (exonerating cognitions, collectivism, outgroup identification and meta-perceptions). Furthermore, the results showed that the two emotions have distinct but related consequences for the improvement of intergroup relations (compensation, subjective importance of discussin.... https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3070

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Group-based Compunction and Anger: Their Antecedents and Consequences in Relation to Colonial Conflicts ; volume:9 ; number:1 ; day:04 ; month:04 ; year:2016 ; International journal of conflict and violence ; 9, Heft 1 (04.04.2016)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Ana Figueiredo ; Bertjan Doosje ; Joaquim Pires Valentim

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/ijcv-3070
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020062211040370205833
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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