From imagination to activism: Cognitive alternatives motivate commitment to activism through identification with social movements and collective efficacy DOI Creative Commons
Julian Bleh, Torsten Masson, Sabrina Köhler

et al.

British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 64(1)

Published: Nov. 15, 2024

Abstract Having a vision and being able to imagine socially ecologically just alternatives can motivate people for societal transformation. However, which psychological processes drive this link between the mental accessibility of collective action? We hypothesized that efficacy beliefs politicized identification form two pathways mediating effects cognitive on high‐cost activist behaviour. Two studies pooled analysis tested these hypotheses longitudinally. Data were collected in field settings: climate camp an online conference socio‐ecological visions. In line with our assumptions, across three four analysed timeframes, latent change score modelling showed changes predicted social movement identification, turn, action intentions. found clear evidence short term mixed long term. Additional analyses including participative no relevant effects. concluded ability envision may foster sense agency as members movements. These linking imagination activism are less about individual than realizing possibilities identifying groups enacting it.

Language: Английский

Beyond the individual: testing and applying a collective protection motivation model for pro-environmental behaviors DOI
Marie Chevrier, Lucia Bosone, Franck Zenasni

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Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Role of Collective Positive Prospection in Motivating Social Change: A Scoping Review of Methods and Findings DOI Creative Commons
Marie Chevrier, Lucia Bosone, Franck Zenasni

et al.

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 102576 - 102576

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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“I have been hearing we are the future of tomorrow for so long now. When is tomorrow?” narratives on youth and the future in Nigeria DOI

Uba Donald Dennis,

Timileyin Fashola,

Abba Danlami Haruna

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British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 64(2)

Published: April 1, 2025

Nigeria has one of the largest youth populations in world. Across three rounds a total 17 focus group discussions and around Abuja (N = 115), we discussed sociopolitical situation before after national elections 2023. Participants spoke need for change, their future-thinking, they positioned as key drivers change. Through narrative analysis, explore this positioning, well exclusion from decision-making spaces. Participants-young older-speak blocking imagined futures nation. We divided results into two main narratives: narratives despair hope. Agency power are differently within these-as owned by elites first set narratives, people (particularly youth) latter. The former is more prominent emphasized narrative, speaking to challenging Nigeria. make use concepts hope, agency, world-making discuss data, keeping mind restrictive context hindrances place. Combined, allows exploring impact future stories on present, places agency (and lack thereof) front centre.

Language: Английский

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Positivity and collective climate action DOI Creative Commons
Claudia R. Schneider

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 64, P. 101527 - 101527

Published: May 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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From imagination to activism: Cognitive alternatives motivate commitment to activism through identification with social movements and collective efficacy DOI Creative Commons
Julian Bleh, Torsten Masson, Sabrina Köhler

et al.

British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 64(1)

Published: Nov. 15, 2024

Abstract Having a vision and being able to imagine socially ecologically just alternatives can motivate people for societal transformation. However, which psychological processes drive this link between the mental accessibility of collective action? We hypothesized that efficacy beliefs politicized identification form two pathways mediating effects cognitive on high‐cost activist behaviour. Two studies pooled analysis tested these hypotheses longitudinally. Data were collected in field settings: climate camp an online conference socio‐ecological visions. In line with our assumptions, across three four analysed timeframes, latent change score modelling showed changes predicted social movement identification, turn, action intentions. found clear evidence short term mixed long term. Additional analyses including participative no relevant effects. concluded ability envision may foster sense agency as members movements. These linking imagination activism are less about individual than realizing possibilities identifying groups enacting it.

Language: Английский

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