TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Where there is a (collective) will, there are (effective) ways: integrating individual- and group-level factors in explaining humanitarian collective action
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Thomas, Emma F.
A1  - McGarty, Craig
A1  - Reese, Gerhard
A1  - Berndsen, Mariette
A1  - Bliuc, Ana-Maria
SP  - 1678
EP  - 1692
VL  - 42
IS  - 12
N2  - The 21st century has borne witness to catastrophic natural and human-induced tragedies. These disasters necessitate humanitarian responses; however, the individual and collective bases of support are not well understood. Drawing on Duncan's motivational model of collective action, we focus on how individual differences position a person to adopt group memberships and develop a "group consciousness" that provides the basis for humanitarian action. Longitudinal mediation analyses involving supporters of international humanitarian action (N = 384) sampled annually for 3 years provided support for the hypothesized model, with some twists. The results revealed that within time point, a set of individual differences (together, the "pro-social orientation") promoted a humanitarian group consciousness that, in turn, facilitated collective action. However, longitudinally, there was evidence that a more general pro-social orientation undermined subsequent identification with, and engagement in, the humanitarian cause. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed in terms of understanding the interplay between individual and group in collective actions.<br><br>© 2016 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167216669134
ID  - ref1
ER  -