title: Emotional consequences of collective action participation: differentiating self-directed and outgroup-directed emotions.
abstract: The present research examines the emotional and behavioral consequences of collective action participation. It demonstrates that "positive" and "negative" emotions can be experienced simultaneously as a result of collective action participation, yet it is important to distinguish outgroup-directed from self-directed emotions. Results of two experiments (N = 71 and N = 101) that manipulated participation in collective action illustrate that whereas collective action participants experience more outgroup-directed anger and contempt, they feel more self-directed positive affect. Furthermore, collective action participation predicted willingness to engage in moderate and radical collective actions in the future. These relations were mediated by outgroup-directed, but not by self-directed, emotions, suggesting that outgroup-directed rather than self-directed emotions play a crucial role in the maintenance of protest behavior. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
authors: Department of Psychology,Social Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Gutenbergstraße 18, Marburg, Germany. beckerj2@staff.uni-marburg.de
authors: Julia C
authors: JC
authors: Becker
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Tausch
authors: Ulrich
authors: U
authors: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012933:Social Identification; D055815:Young Adult