Kühn, Lilly Sophie (2022) Sexual Misconducts of Ingroup Members: The Role of Group-Based Guilt in the Relation between Perceived Responsibility and the Willingness to Apologize. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Sexual misconduct by men against women is a severe problem in our society. This study explored the role of group-based guilt and perceived responsibility for the wrongful sexual behavior of other male ingroup members towards women. In particular, we examined whether perceived responsibility predicts apology intentions, whereas guilt was anticipated to mediate the relationship. We handed out an online survey to 312 male participants from the United States of America. As hypothesized, the association between perceived responsibility for sexual misconduct by other men and the willingness to apologize for this was positive and significant. Moreover, we found the relation between perceived responsibility and apology willingness was mediated by feelings of group-based guilt. This study testifies that feeling guilt and responsibility for other people’s misbehavior induces apology tendencies, thus, providing a reasonable explanation for circumstances that might improve intergroup relationships and release intergroup tensions. The study has some limitations that need to be considered: The correlational design is not suitable for determining causality, and the sample might not be generalizable to the global population. Keywords: perceived responsibility, group-based guilt, intergroup apology, sexual misconduct, intergroup relations, ingroup outgroup
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gordijn, E.H. and Kuppens, T. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2022 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2022 07:57 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/213 |
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