When nonactivists care: Group efficacy mediates the effect of social identification and perceived instability on the legitimacy of collective action

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dc.contributor.authorJimenez-Moya, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDrury, John
dc.contributor.authorSaavedra, Patricio
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Roberto
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T21:12:51Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T21:12:51Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, multiple social movements have emerged around the world. In addition, public surveys indicate the highest recorded levels of support for protest. In this context of acceptance of collective action, we examine the role of nonactivists in the perceived legitimacy of social movements, as this "passive" support can contribute to social change. Given that antecedents of legitimacy have been neglected in the literature, we carried out a survey (N = 605) among a general sample of the population in Chile to shed light on this issue. We found that social identification with movements and perceived instability predicted the perceived legitimacy of protests by social movements, and that both variables had only indirect effects through group efficacy. This suggests that perceiving social movements as able to achieve success can lead nonactivists to perceive their actions as legitimate, highlighting the importance to movements of being seen to be effective.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1368430217751631
dc.identifier.eissn1461-7188
dc.identifier.issn1368-4302
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1368430217751631
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/100979
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000470843200007
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final577
dc.pagina.inicio563
dc.revistaGroup processes & intergroup relations
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectcollective action
dc.subjectgroup efficacy
dc.subjectlegitimacy
dc.subjectperceived instability
dc.subjectsocial identity
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced Inequality
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.titleWhen nonactivists care: Group efficacy mediates the effect of social identification and perceived instability on the legitimacy of collective action
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen22
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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