Emotional Consequences of Collective Action Participation Differentiating Self-Directed and Outgroup-Directed Emotions

The present research examines the emotional and behavioral consequences of collective action participation. It demonstrates that “positive” and “negative” emotions can be experienced simultaneously as a result of collective action participation, yet it is important to distinguish outgroup-directed f...

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Published in:Personality & social psychology bulletin Vol. 37; no. 12; pp. 1587 - 1598
Main Authors: Becker, Julia C., Tausch, Nicole, Wagner, Ulrich
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2011
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Adult
Anger
Behavior
Collective action
Contempt
Emotions
Experiments
Female
Group identity
Group Processes
Groups
Humans
Intergroup relations
Male
Negative emotions
Participation
Personal Autonomy
Personality
Positive affect
Positive emotions
Protests
Social Identification
Social psychology
Young Adult
collective action participation
moderate collective action
self-directed emotions
radical collective action
outgroup-directed emotions
intergroup emotions
ISSN:0146-1672, 1552-7433, 1552-7433
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Summary:The present research examines the emotional and behavioral consequences of collective action participation. It demonstrates that “positive” and “negative” emotions can be experienced simultaneously as a result of collective action participation, yet it is important to distinguish outgroup-directed from self-directed emotions. Results of two experiments (N = 71 and N = 101) that manipulated participation in collective action illustrate that whereas collective action participants experience more outgroup-directed anger and contempt, they feel more self-directed positive affect. Furthermore, collective action participation predicted willingness to engage in moderate and radical collective actions in the future. These relations were mediated by outgroup-directed, but not by self-directed, emotions, suggesting that outgroup-directed rather than self-directed emotions play a crucial role in the maintenance of protest behavior. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
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ISSN:0146-1672
1552-7433
1552-7433
DOI:10.1177/0146167211414145