| A shared past and a common future: the Portuguese colonial war and the dynamics of group-based guilt. | |
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PMID: 21568174 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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In the present study we examine feelings of group-based guilt among Portuguese people in relation to the Portuguese colonial war, and their consequences for social behaviour. Specifically, we focus on the way Portuguese university students identify with their national group and the outgroup and their feelings of group-based guilt regarding their group's past misdeeds during the colonial period. The consequences of group-based guilt are also analyzed. 130 Portuguese university students answered a questionnaire and results show that students feel low levels of group-based guilt in relation to this period. Our results show that ingroup glorification is positively related with the use of cognitions to justify the ingroup's behaviour, presumably to avoid responsibility for the harm committed by the ingroup. Outgroup identification correlates with compensatory behavioural intentions and openness to negative information about the colonial war. As expected, feelings of group-based guilt show a significant correlation with compensatory behavioural intentions. Links between political orientation, ingroup attachment and glorification, exonerating cognitions and group-based guilt are analyzed and their implications for intergroup relations are discussed. |
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Ana Figueiredo; Joaquim Valentim; Bertjan Doosje |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Spanish journal of psychology Volume: 14 ISSN: 1138-7416 ISO Abbreviation: Span J Psychol Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-05-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101095192 Medline TA: Span J Psychol Country: Spain |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 163-71 Citation Subset: IM |
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Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, Apartado 61533001-802 Coimbra, Portugal. figueiredo.anacm@gmail.com |
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