title: Identity and collective action among European Kurds.
abstract: This research investigated the role of group-based anger and efficacy in explaining the effects of subgroup (ethnic) and common (European) identity on collective action among Kurds in Europe responding to different types of disadvantage. Whereas stronger Kurdish identity positively predicted intentions for collective action (mediated by anger and efficacy), stronger common ingroup identity was negatively related to collective action intentions. This effect occurred primarily when structural disadvantage was salient, not when attention was drawn to a specific incident of disadvantage, and was mediated by anger but not efficacy. The findings complement recent work demonstrating that intergroup harmony can undermine social change, suggesting that stronger common-group identification reduces collective action by reducing minority-group members' sensitivity to potential bias against them.
authors.affiliation: Department Psychology of Conflict, Risk and Safety, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elze G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Ufkes
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dovidio
authors.forename: Gulizar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000208:ethnology; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: anger; collective action; collective efficacy; common identity; disadvantage; recategorization; social identity