Journal article
Where there is a (collective) will, there are (effective) ways: integrating individual- and group-level factors in explaining humanitarian collective action
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol.42(12), pp.1678-1692
2016
Abstract
The 21st century has borne witness to catastrophic natural and human-induced tragedies. These disasters necessitate humanitarian responses; however, the individual and collective bases of support are not well understood. Drawing on Duncan’s motivational model of collective action, we focus on how individual differences position a person to adopt group memberships and develop a “group consciousness” that provides the basis for humanitarian action. Longitudinal mediation analyses involving supporters of international humanitarian action (N = 384) sampled annually for 3 years provided support for the hypothesized model, with some twists. The results revealed that within time point, a set of individual differences (together, the “pro-social orientation”) promoted a humanitarian group consciousness that, in turn, facilitated collective action. However, longitudinally, there was evidence that a more general pro-social orientation undermined subsequent identification with, and engagement in, the humanitarian cause. Results are discussed in terms of understanding the interplay between individual and group in collective actions.
Details
- Title
- Where there is a (collective) will, there are (effective) ways: integrating individual- and group-level factors in explaining humanitarian collective action
- Authors/Creators
- E.F. Thomas (Author/Creator)C. McGarty (Author/Creator)G. Reese (Author/Creator)M. Berndsen (Author/Creator)A.M. Bliuc (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol.42(12), pp.1678-1692
- Publisher
- Sage
- Identifiers
- 991005542971707891
- Copyright
- © 2016 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Psychology and Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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