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Two faces of group-based shame: moral shame and image shame differentially predict positive and negative orientations to ingroup wrongdoing
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posted on 2023-06-08, 21:40 authored by Jesse A Allpress, Rupert Brown, Roger Giner-Sorolla, Julian A Deonna, Fabrice TeroniThis article proposes distinctions between guilt and two forms of shame: Guilt arises from a violated norm and is characterized by a focus on specific behavior; shame can be characterized by a threatened social image (Image Shame) or a threatened moral essence (Moral Shame). Applying this analysis to group-based emotions, three correlational studies are reported, set in the context of atrocities committed by (British) ingroup members during the Iraq war (Ns = 147, 256, 399). Results showed that the two forms of shame could be distinguished. Moreover, once the other form of shame was controlled for, they were differentially related to orientations toward the outgroup: Image Shame was associated with negative orientations, whereas Moral Shame had associations with positive outgroup orientations. These associations were distinct from the associations of guilt and rejection. Study 3 used a longitudinal design and provided evidence suggestive of a causal direction from emotions to outgroup orientation.
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Personality and Social Psychology BulletinISSN
0146-1672Publisher
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10Volume
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1270-1284Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2015-07-16First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2015-07-16Usage metrics
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