The Motivating Role of Perceived Right Violation and Efficacy Beliefs in Identification with the Italian Water Movement

Mazzoni, Davide; Zomeren, Martijn van; Cicognani, Elvira

doi:10.1111/pops.12101

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“…More generally, replication is important (Yong, ), and it is heartening that we found support for a similar pattern of factors to those documented in engagement in social movements (e.g. Mazzoni, van Zomeren & Cicognani, in press; but see Stürmer & Simon, , on anger), traditional forms of collective action (e.g. van Zomeren et al, ), and solidarity‐based action (van Zomeren, Postmes, Spears & Bettache, ; Thomas et al, ; cf.…”

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Whatever happened to Kony2012? Understanding a global Internet phenomenon as an emergent social identity

Thomas

McGarty

Lala

et al. 2015

Euro J Social Psych

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Kony2012 was a viral Internet video that attracted unprecedented online interest in promoting a campaign to arrest the leader of an African militant group. The current research considers the social psychological bases of social media‐based collective action. In three cross‐sectional surveys (N = 304) collected before, on, and after the key action date of 20 April 2012, we consider the nature (opinion based or global) and function (emergent or transforming) of social identity in modern forms of social action. Multigroup structural equation modelling showed that Kony2012 action was best captured by an emergent opinion‐based social identity. Moreover, the same factors that predicted Kony2012 action generally also predicted engagement in new repertoires of protest (involving the use of social media) and an observable traditional socio‐political action (signing a letter to a government minister). The results suggest that there is no sharp dividing line between traditional and new forms of collective action and that both may be understood as valid expressions of collective selfhood. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Whatever happened to Kony2012? Understanding a global Internet phenomenon as an emergent social identity

Thomas

McGarty

Lala

et al. 2015

Euro J Social Psych

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“…This suggests practical implications for how social movements recruit and motivate (non)‐members (Klandermans & Oegema, ). In line with framing research (Snow, Rochford, Worden, & Benford, ), focused appeals to different types of moral content may aid recruitment efficacy: Consensus mobilization could better focus on moral traits, emphasizing positive qualities of (potential) group members; action mobilization could focus on (opposition violation of) moral attitudes (Kutlaca, Van Zomeren, & Epstude, ; Mazzoni, van Zomeren, & Cicognani, ). Thus, a heightened awareness of social movement identity content may help maximize group support and action engagement.…”

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The moral dimension of politicized identity: Exploring identity content during the 2012 Presidential Elections in the USA

Turner-Zwinkels

Zomeren

Postmes

2016

British J Social Psychol

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It is well known that politicized identities are especially good predictors of collective action, but very little is known about what these identities are. We propose that moral identity content plays a central role in politicized identities. We examined this among (un)politicized Americans in the 2012 US Presidential Elections. In a longitudinal community sample of US citizens (N = 760), we tracked personal (i.e., unique) and politicized (i.e., party activist) identity content: before, during, and after the election. We compared identity content of individuals who self-labelled as politicized (i.e., active party promoters) or unpoliticized (i.e., passive party supporters): (1) Democrats (n = 69) longitudinally and (2) Republicans (n = 69) cross-sectionally to examine three hypotheses: Moral identity content (e.g., trustworthy) would be more prominent in politicized (vs. unpoliticized) identities (H1); moral identity content overlapping politicized and personal identities predict seeing the self as politicized (H2) and engaging in party activism (H3). Results largely supported H1 and H2, but only weakly supported H3. We conclude that politicized identities are moralized identities that have a self-evaluative, but not strongly action-motivation, function. We discuss the implications of our findings and method for politicization research.

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“…They are also motivated by different efficacy concerns (Van Zomeren, ). Political efficacy would be more predictive for non‐activists (Louis et al ., ), and identity consolidation and participative efficacies are more predictive for activists (Guigere & Lalonde, ; Mazzoni, van Zomeren, & Cicognani, ; Stürmer & Simon, ). These differences may lead perceptions of risks to have a more facilitatory role for activists as they would feel more empowered.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How risk perception shapes collective action intentions in repressive contexts: A study of Egyptian activists during the 2013 post‐coup uprising

Ayanian

Tausch

2016

British J Social Psychol

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Social psychological research has overlooked collective action in repressive contexts, where activists face substantial personal risks. This paper examines the social psychological processes motivating activists to engage in collective action in risky contexts. We investigate the idea that perceived risks due to government sanctions can galvanize action through fuelling anger, shaping efficacy beliefs, and increasing identification with the movement. We also argue that anger, efficacy, and identification motivate action intentions directly and indirectly through reducing the personal importance activists attach to these risks. We tested our hypotheses within a sample of Egyptian activists (N = 146) from two protest movements who protested against Morsi's government and the military interventions, respectively, during the 2013 anticoup uprising. In line with our hypotheses, the perceived likelihood of risks was positively associated with anger and identity consolidation efficacy and positively predicted action intentions indirectly through these variables. Risk was also associated with increased political efficacy, but only among antimilitary protesters. Anger and political efficacy predicted action intentions directly and indirectly through reduced risk importance. Results also highlighted differential significance of emotional and instrumental motives for the two protest movements. We discuss directions for future research on the motivators of collective action in repressive contexts.

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The Motivating Role of Perceived Right Violation and Efficacy Beliefs in Identification with the Italian Water Movement

Cited by 55 publications

References 42 publications

Whatever happened to Kony2012? Understanding a global Internet phenomenon as an emergent social identity

Whatever happened to Kony2012? Understanding a global Internet phenomenon as an emergent social identity

The moral dimension of politicized identity: Exploring identity content during the 2012 Presidential Elections in the USA

How risk perception shapes collective action intentions in repressive contexts: A study of Egyptian activists during the 2013 post‐coup uprising

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