Political solidarity: A theory and a measure
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Neufeld, Katelin Helene Siemens
Starzyk, Katherine Beata
Gaucher, Danielle
Abstract / Description
Political solidarity is often key to addressing societal injustice. Yet social and political psychology are without a common definition or comprehensive measure of this construct, complicating advancements in this burgeoning field. To address these gaps, we advance a novel understanding and measure of this construct. We conceptualized political solidarity as a construct consisting of three factors—allyship with a minority outgroup, a connection to their cause, and a commitment to working with them to achieve social change—that can emerge within and across social groups. Five studies empirically supported our conceptualization and measure; all participants were Canadian university students. In Study 1, 1,594 participants completed the initial 30-item pool. A series of exploratory factor analyses, along with indices of factor retention, supported the three-factor model. We retained three items per factor to create the 9-item Political Solidarity Measure (PSM). This three-factor model adequately fit Study 2 data (N = 275). In Study 3 (N = 268), we found evidence of the PSM’s convergent and discriminant validity. Studies 3 and 4 assessed the PSM’s retest stability in the medium-term (three to six months; Study 3) and short-term (a three-week period; Study 4; N = 126). Finally, we demonstrate the PSM’s predictive validity in Study 5 (N = 221). Controlling for modern racism, political orientation, and gender, PSM scores predicted collective action intentions and behavior benefitting the outgroup: Participants who reported higher political solidarity donated more to the outgroup’s cause and were more likely to agree to create a message of support.
Keyword(s)
political solidarity collective action scale development scale validation intergroup relationsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2019-10-01
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
7
Issue
2
Page numbers
726–765
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Citation
Neufeld, K. H. S., Starzyk, K. B., & Gaucher, D. (2019). Political solidarity: A theory and a measure. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(2), 726-765. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i2.1058
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Neufeld, Katelin Helene Siemens
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Starzyk, Katherine Beata
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gaucher, Danielle
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Date of first publication2019-10-01
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Abstract / DescriptionPolitical solidarity is often key to addressing societal injustice. Yet social and political psychology are without a common definition or comprehensive measure of this construct, complicating advancements in this burgeoning field. To address these gaps, we advance a novel understanding and measure of this construct. We conceptualized political solidarity as a construct consisting of three factors—allyship with a minority outgroup, a connection to their cause, and a commitment to working with them to achieve social change—that can emerge within and across social groups. Five studies empirically supported our conceptualization and measure; all participants were Canadian university students. In Study 1, 1,594 participants completed the initial 30-item pool. A series of exploratory factor analyses, along with indices of factor retention, supported the three-factor model. We retained three items per factor to create the 9-item Political Solidarity Measure (PSM). This three-factor model adequately fit Study 2 data (N = 275). In Study 3 (N = 268), we found evidence of the PSM’s convergent and discriminant validity. Studies 3 and 4 assessed the PSM’s retest stability in the medium-term (three to six months; Study 3) and short-term (a three-week period; Study 4; N = 126). Finally, we demonstrate the PSM’s predictive validity in Study 5 (N = 221). Controlling for modern racism, political orientation, and gender, PSM scores predicted collective action intentions and behavior benefitting the outgroup: Participants who reported higher political solidarity donated more to the outgroup’s cause and were more likely to agree to create a message of support.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationNeufeld, K. H. S., Starzyk, K. B., & Gaucher, D. (2019). Political solidarity: A theory and a measure. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(2), 726-765. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i2.1058en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5591
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6195
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i2.1058
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2593
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Keyword(s)political solidarityen_US
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Keyword(s)collective actionen_US
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Keyword(s)scale developmenten_US
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Keyword(s)scale validationen_US
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Keyword(s)intergroup relationsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitlePolitical solidarity: A theory and a measureen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers726–765
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Volume7
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US