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Resistance in repressive contexts: A comprehensive test of psychological predictors.

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Ayanian, Arin H., Tausch, Nicole, Acar, Yasemin Gülsüm, Chayinska, Maria, Cheung, Wing-Yee, Lukyanova, Yulia·2021·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037/pspi0000285
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= 296). Meta-analytic integration of the findings highlights that, unlike in most current accounts of collective action, protesters in these contexts are not primarily driven by political efficacy. Rather, their involvement is contingent upon beliefs in the ability of protest to build a movement (identity consolidation and participative efficacies) and motivated by outrage at state repression, identification with the social movement, and a sense of moral obligation to act on their behalf. Results also confirm that risks attributable to state repression spur rather than quell resistance by increasing outrage, politicized identification, identity consolidation and participative efficacies, and moral obligation. The implications of these findings for models of collective action and our understanding of the motives underlying engagement in repressive contexts are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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Authors
Ayanian, A. H., Tausch, N., Acar, Y. G., Chayinska, M., Cheung, W.-Y., & Lukyanova, Y.
Affiliations
  • University of St Andrews (GB)
  • Bielefeld University (DE)
Corresponding author
Ayanian, Arin H.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2021-04
Volume
120
Issue
4
Pages
912-939
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
DOI
10.1037/pspi0000285
OpenAlex
W3036179384
Cited by
137
References
161
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 1
FWCI
17.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository) (acceptedVersion)
  • BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca) (submittedVersion)
  • PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Movements and Cultural Identity
Keywords
protest participation, state repression, collective action, political efficacy, identity consolidation, outrage, moral obligation, social movements
MeSH terms
Cooperative Behavior, Female, Hong Kong, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Politics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Russia, Social Identification, Social Justice, Turkey, Ukraine, Moral Obligations, Young Adult

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