Online discussion and the moral pathway to identity politicization and collective action
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Alberici, Augusta Isabella
Milesi, Patrizia
Abstract / Description
Research on the mobilizing potential of the Internet has produced some controversy between optimistic vs. skeptical perspectives. Although some attention has been paid to the effects of online discussions on collective participation, very little is known about how people’s experience of online interactions affects the key psychosocial predictors of collective action. The present research investigated whether use of the Internet as a channel for deliberation influenced the moral pathway to collective mobilization by shaping users’ politicized identity, thereby indirectly influencing collective action. Results showed that when people perceived online discussions as a constructive communication context, their politicized identity was imbued with the meaning of responding to a moral obligation, and willingness to participate in collective action was sustained. However, when participants perceived that online discussions were not constructive, their identification with the movement did not refer to moral obligation, and intention to participate in collective action was not sustained. Our discussion focuses on the need to deepen investigation of how people experience the particularities of interacting online, and on how this can affect psychosocial processes leading to collective action.
Keyword(s)
collective action computer-mediated communication moral obligation online deliberation online discussion politicized identityPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-03-12
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
14
Issue
1
Page numbers
143–158
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Alberici, A. I., & Milesi, P. (2018). Online discussion and the moral pathway to identity politicization and collective action. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 143–158. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1507
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Alberici, Augusta Isabella
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Milesi, Patrizia
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Date of first publication2018-03-12
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Abstract / DescriptionResearch on the mobilizing potential of the Internet has produced some controversy between optimistic vs. skeptical perspectives. Although some attention has been paid to the effects of online discussions on collective participation, very little is known about how people’s experience of online interactions affects the key psychosocial predictors of collective action. The present research investigated whether use of the Internet as a channel for deliberation influenced the moral pathway to collective mobilization by shaping users’ politicized identity, thereby indirectly influencing collective action. Results showed that when people perceived online discussions as a constructive communication context, their politicized identity was imbued with the meaning of responding to a moral obligation, and willingness to participate in collective action was sustained. However, when participants perceived that online discussions were not constructive, their identification with the movement did not refer to moral obligation, and intention to participate in collective action was not sustained. Our discussion focuses on the need to deepen investigation of how people experience the particularities of interacting online, and on how this can affect psychosocial processes leading to collective action.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationAlberici, A. I., & Milesi, P. (2018). Online discussion and the moral pathway to identity politicization and collective action. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 14(1), 143–158. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1507
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1098
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1290
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v14i1.1507
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Keyword(s)collective actionen_US
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Keyword(s)computer-mediated communicationen_US
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Keyword(s)moral obligationen_US
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Keyword(s)online deliberationen_US
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Keyword(s)online discussionen_US
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Keyword(s)politicized identityen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleOnline discussion and the moral pathway to identity politicization and collective actionen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers143–158
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Volume14
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Visible tag(s)Version of Record