Title
The Relative Impact of Anger and Efficacy on Collective Action is Affected by Feelings of Fear
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Publication Source
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Volume
12
Issue
4
Inclusive pages
445-462
DOI
10.1177/1368430209105046
Abstract
Two well-established predictors of collective action are perceptions of group efficacy and feelings of anger. The current research investigates the extent to which the relative impact of these variables differs when fear is or is not also included as a predictor of collective action. The results of two experiments indicate that when fear is not assessed, the importance of anger as a predictor of action is underestimated while the importance of group efficacy is overestimated. The results further indicate that fear, in addition to affecting the impact of known causes of collective action (anger and group efficacy), is a powerful inhibitor of collective action. The implications for current theoretical models of collective action instigators are discussed.
Disciplines
Psychology
Opus Citation
Daniel Miller, Tracy Cronin, Amber L. Garcia, and Nyla B. Branscombe (2009).
The Relative Impact of Anger and Efficacy on Collective Action is Affected by Feelings of Fear. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.12 (4), 445-462.
https://opus.ipfw.edu/psych_facpubs/270