Can "slacktivism" work? Perceived power differences moderate the relationship between social media activism and collective action intentions through positive affect

We argue that the often-used critique of social media activism as merely a ‘feel-good’ mechanism can be countered by conceptualizing social media activism as a necessary type of collective action (i.e., consensus mobilization), incorporating theory on the benefits of positive feelings for activism, and by examining how power may affect these relationships. Women from two different samples (MTurk and university) were randomly assigned to recall a high- versus low-power experience, view real-world events of sexism, and then complete questionnaires assessing endorsement of social media activism, positive affect, and collective action intentions. A dual moderated mediation analyses at the second stage of mediation showed equivalency across two samples, at which point the single moderated mediation model was tested on the combined sample. The model was significant, such that among those in the high-power condition, endorsing social media activism was associated with greater positive affect, which in turn predicted greater collective action intentions. Among those in the low-power condition, however, this indirect effect was not significant. This study provides counter-evidence to the ‘slacktivism’ critique, contributes to theories of collective action, power and their integration, and identifies a possible intervention to enhance the effectiveness of social media activism.

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A moderated mediation model of political collective action in Hong Kong: examining the roles of social media consumption and social identity

Asian Journal of Communication ◽

10.1080/01292986.2017.1336777 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 497-516 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yingru Ji ◽

Yanmengqian Zhou ◽

Sora Kim

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Social Identity ◽

Collective Action ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Media Consumption ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Moderated Mediation Model

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Can Supportive Siblings Protect against the Risk that Stress from Feelings of Alienation with Parents and Peers Poses to Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood?

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x21993859 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0192513X2199385

Author(s):

Muna Osman ◽

Dave Miranda

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Emerging Adulthood ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Two Samples

Feelings of alienation with parents and peers can lead to psychological distress, possibly because such feelings are stressful. Supportive siblings are known to foster mental health in youth, but research in emerging adulthood is limited. We hypothesized supportive sibling climate as a protective factor in the risks that stress from parent and peer alienation poses to psychological distress among emerging adults. A proposed moderated-mediation model was tested, across three samples, using latent moderated mediation structural equation modeling. Results indicated that parental and peer alienation were associated with more psychological distress, and stress partially mediated the link between parental (but not peer) alienation and psychological distress in two samples. However, a supportive sibling climate was not protective as it did not moderate the links among alienation, stress, and psychological distress. In sum, siblings seem beneficial, but perhaps it is not sufficient to protect emerging adults’ mental health against stress from parent and peer alienation.

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A moderated mediation model linking transactive memory system and social media with shared leadership and team innovation

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1111/sjop.12733 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ahsan Ali ◽

Hongwei Wang ◽

Ali Ahmad Bodla ◽

Waseem Bahadur

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Shared Leadership ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Transactive Memory ◽

Memory System ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Transactive Memory System ◽

Team Innovation ◽

Moderated Mediation Model

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Being the minority hurts or helps? A moderated mediation model of group membership, cross-cultural acceptance, and school adjustment

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations ◽

10.1177/1368430220952137 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 136843022095213

Author(s):

Kathy Kar-man Shum ◽

Winnie Wai Lan Chan ◽

Emily Wing See Tsoi ◽

Shui-fong Lam

Keyword(s):

School Engagement ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Group Membership ◽

Minority Group ◽

School Adjustment ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Moderated Mediation Model

This study examined the relations between majority/minority group membership and cross-cultural acceptance, and their linkage to school adjustment. A total of 2,016 students (ethnic minority [EM]: 51%; boys: 50%) at Grades 2, 5, 8, and 11 from 15 schools in Hong Kong participated in the study. These schools were either of low (below 30%) or high EM concentrations (over 70%). EM students at low-EM-concentration schools and Chinese students at high-EM-concentration schools both belonged to the minority groups in their respective schools. Moderated mediation analyses showed that being the numerical minority in school predicted higher school engagement and more positive affect. The associations between numerical group membership and adjustment outcomes were each mediated by the intention to accept outgroup members. In other words, higher cross-cultural acceptance was found among students who were themselves the minority in school, and stronger outgroup acceptance, in turn, predicted better adjustment.

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Social Media and Political Disengagement Among Young Adults: A Moderated Mediation Model of Cynicism, Efficacy, and Social Media Use on Apathy

Mass Communication & Society ◽

10.1080/15205436.2016.1224352 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 149-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Masahiro Yamamoto ◽

Matthew James Kushin ◽

Francis Dalisay

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Media Use ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Social Media Use ◽

Moderated Mediation Model

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Loneliness, regulatory focus, inter-personal competence, and online game addiction

Internet Research ◽

10.1108/intr-01-2018-0020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 381-394 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ji-yeon Lee ◽

Dong Woo Ko ◽

Hyemin Lee

Keyword(s):

Regulatory Focus ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Underlying Mechanism ◽

Online Game ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Personal Competence ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Game Addiction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the predictors of game addiction based on loneliness, motivation and inter-personal competence using the samples of college students recruited from South Korea (n=251). Design/methodology/approach The authors examined the underlying mechanism of game addiction by testing a moderated mediation model, in which inter-personal competence moderated the mediation model of loneliness, regulatory focus and online game addiction. First, the authors clarified the relationship among loneliness, motivation and inter-personal competence, to understand the influences of loneliness on other variables in this study (mediation test). Second, the authors examined the underlying mechanism of game addiction by testing a moderated mediation model, in which inter-personal competence moderated the mediation model of loneliness, regulatory focus and online game addiction (moderated mediation). Findings Regulatory focus mediated the effect of loneliness on online game addiction. Moderated mediation analyses using PROCESS confirmed that inter-personal competence significantly buffered the indirect effect of loneliness (through regulatory focus) on online game addiction. The findings indicated that inter-personal competence accounted for significant differences in the mediation models. Originality/value This study bridges the gap in the online game addiction literature by explaining how loneliness is associated with online game addiction.

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Resilience Moderates Negative Outcome from Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Moderated-Mediation Approach

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17186461 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (18) ◽

pp. 6461 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Audun Havnen ◽

Frederick Anyan ◽

Odin Hjemdal ◽

Stian Solem ◽

Maja Gurigard Riksfjord ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Moderated Mediation ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Stress Exposure ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Symptoms Of Depression ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Treatment And Prevention ◽

Patient Health

Resilience refers to an individual’s healthy coping abilities when encountering adverse life events. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a situation with a high amount of stress exposure, which in turn may be associated with negative emotional outcome like depressive symptoms. The current study investigated if resilience moderated the effect of stress on symptoms of depression and if anxiety symptoms mediated this association. An adult sample of community controls completed the Perceived stress scale 14 (PSS-14), the Resilience scale for adults (RSA), the Patient health questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized anxiety disorder 7 (GAD-7). Independent samples t-test, correlation analyses and moderated mediation analyses were conducted. The results showed that resilience moderated the relations between stress and anxiety symptoms (β = −0.131, p < 0.001) as well as between stress and depressive symptoms (β = −0.068, p < 0.05). In support of a moderated mediation model, resilience moderated the indirect effect of stress on depressive symptom, as confirmed by the index of moderated mediation (IMM = −0.036, p < 0.001; [95% BCa: −0.055, −0.020]). The high resilience subgroup was less affected than the low resilience subgroup by the effect of stress exposure symptoms of depression, mediated by anxiety. The study shows that stress exposure is associated with symptoms of depression, and anxiety mediates this association. Level of resilience differentiates the direct and indirect effect of stress on depression. Knowledge about the effect of stress in response to a pandemic is important for developing treatment and prevention strategies for stress, depression and health-related anxiety.

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Relatively Happy: The Role of the Positive-to-Negative Affect Ratio in Japanese and Belgian Couples

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology ◽

10.1177/00220221211051016 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002202212110510

Author(s):

Alexander Kirchner-Häusler ◽

Michael Boiger ◽

Yukiko Uchida ◽

Yoko Higuchi ◽

Atsuhiko Uchida ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Positive Affect ◽

Romantic Couples ◽

Cultural Contexts ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

Culturally Different ◽

Positive Feelings ◽

Negative Feelings ◽

Couple Interactions

Satisfied couples in European-American cultural contexts experience higher ratios of positive to negative affect during interactions than their less satisfied counterparts. The current research tests the possibility that this finding is culture-bound. It compares proportions of positive to negative affect during couple interactions in two different cultural contexts: Belgium and Japan. Whereas Belgian relationship goals (e.g., mutual affirmation and self-esteem) call for the experience of positive affect, Japanese relationship goals (e.g., harmony and self-adjustment) call for the avoidance of negative affect. We propose that these differences result in different affect ratios in close relationships. To test this idea, we tracked positive and negative feelings during couple interactions. Fifty-eight Belgian and 80 Japanese romantic couples took part in a lab interaction study, in which they discussed a topic of disagreement. Using a video-mediated recall, participants rated their positive and negative feelings during the interaction; relationship satisfaction was assessed before the interaction. As expected, Belgian couples’ positive-to-negative affect ratios were more positive than those of Japanese couples. Furthermore, in both cultures relationship satisfaction was positively associated with more positive affect ratios, but this effect was significantly stronger for Belgian than Japanese couples. Finally, mediation analyses showed that higher affect ratios were achieved in culturally different and meaningful ways: satisfied Belgian couples showed higher ratios primarily through higher levels of positive feelings, whereas satisfied Japanese couples showed higher ratios primarily through lower levels of negative feelings.

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