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What do I care? Perceived ingroup responsibility and dehumanization as predictors of empathy felt for the victim group

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posted on 2023-06-07, 17:48 authored by Sabina Cehajic, Rupert Brown, Roberto Gonzalez
This research examined the effects of reminders of ingroup responsibility for past wrongdoings on perception of ingroup responsibility and victim dehumanization as predictors of empathy. Two experiments set in different intergroup contexts found that reminders of ingroup responsibility generated empathy through perception of ingroup responsibility and deflected empathy through subtle victim dehumanization. In Experiment 1, set in the context of indigenousnon-indigenous relations in Chile (N = 124), it was found that reminders of ingroup (vs. individual) responsibility generated empathy by increasing a perception of ingroup responsibility and deflected it through decreased attribution of secondary emotions to the victim group. Experiment 2 replicated the effects in a different context, the recent 19921995 war in Bosnia (N = 158). Reminders of ingroup responsibility (vs. no reminders) generated empathy by increasing a perception of ingroup responsibility and deflected it through decreased attribution of secondary emotions to the victim group. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

ISSN

1368-4302

Issue

6

Volume

12

Page range

715-729

Pages

14.0

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  • Psychology Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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