Promoting or Opposing Social Change : Political Orientations, Moral Convictions and Protest Intentions

Abstract: The issue of the motivations behind the decision as to whether or not to join protest actions has been investigated by many scholars. In particular, recent studies have considered violations of one’s own moral convictions and identification with the protest group as the main predictors of collective actions. The present research will focus on the three orientations to the political system identified by Kelman and Hamilton (1989), which consider distinct reasons behind the attachment to the political system and explain the motivations behind supporting or opposing the institutions. The aim is to examine whether these three orientations have an effect on collective action (through moral convictions, politicized identification, anger, and efficacy) considering social protests both against and in favor of the status quo. Specifically, the political orientations should explain why individuals hold a given attitude (positive or negative) towards a policy position, hold it with moral conv.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/1693

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Promoting or Opposing Social Change ; volume:15 ; number:4 ; day:19 ; month:12 ; year:2019 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 15, Heft 4 (19.12.2019)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Stefano Passini

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v15i4.1693
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101416410185970039
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 11:02 MESZ