Collective Guilt and Shame as Motivation for White Support of Black Programs1

By Richard D. Harvey, D. Oswald. 2000

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Social-Psychological Interventions for Intergroup Reconciliation: An Emotion Regulation Perspective (2016, background): “Finally, some evidence suggests that self-affirmation can encourage the giving of resources to outgroups: Harvey and Oswald (2000) found that a selfaffirmation manipulation increased the importance White undergraduates placed on funding programs for Black students, but only when these participants…”
The Psychology of Charitable Donations to Disaster Victims and Beyond (2015, background): “Guilt induction might also be most beneficial if people are allowed to reaffirm their personal integrity after having been made to feel guilty, prior to the attempt to elicit a contribution (Harvey & Oswald, 2000).”
Experimental manipulations of self-affirmation: A systematic review (2006, background): “Two studies asked participants to list positive things about themselves for five minutes (Harvey & Oswald, 2000, studies 1 & 2).”