Scheinert, Catarina (2023) The Moderating Role of Political Self-efficacy in the Relationship of Moral Conviction and Collective Action. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The aim of this research is to investigate whether and when moral convictions (i.e., fundamental beliefs about right and wrong) influence collective action tendencies in the context of the 2022 Iran Revolution. Particularly, we propose that political self-efficacy may moderate the relationship between moral convictions and willingness to engage in collective action. We conducted a cross-section survey study and sampled 227 students at the University of Groningen. Participants reported their moral conviction on gender equality, collective action tendencies and self-efficacy beliefs, in the context of the 2022 Iran Revolution. We hypothesized that strong moral convictions are positively associated with collective action tendencies and that collective action tendencies are positively associated with high perceived political self-efficacy. We found support for both hypotheses, conceptually replicating previous research. Additionally, we investigated the role of political self-efficacy as a possible moderator in the relationship between moral conviction and collective action tendencies. We found preliminary evidence that there is a trend of high political self-efficacy being associated with high moral conviction and higher collective action tendencies. Theoretical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Figueiredo Leal, A.L. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2023 09:32 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2023 09:32 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2000 |
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