Motivating citizens to participate in public policymaking: Identification, trust and cost-benefit analyses
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Antonini, Matteo
Hogg, Michael A.
Mannetti, Lucia
Barbieri, Barbara
Wagoner, Joseph A.
Abstract / Description
Under what conditions do citizens of nations and states comply with governmental requests to participate in public policymaking? Drawing on the dual pathway model of collective action (Stürmer & Simon, 2004) but with a focus on compliance with the status quo, rather than participation in collective protest, two studies examined citizens’ motivation to participate in public policymaking. Study 1 (N = 169) was an MTurk hosted survey that recruited participants from California, while Study 2 (N = 198) was a field experiment that recruited participants in Sardinia, Italy. Study 1 measured cost-benefit analyses, societal identification, and willingness to participate in public policymaking. Study 2 repeated the same procedures, with the exception that we manipulated costs of participation, and also measured participants’ trust in government. Study 1 confirmed our initial hypotheses – fewer costs predicted more willingness to participate, as did stronger state identification. However, Study 2 found an interactive effect of costs, identification, and trust on willingness to participate in public policymaking. Results confirm our hypotheses by showing that both costs and identification independently influence willingness to participate in public policymaking. Results also add to the literature by showing that these additive pathways can be influenced by trust in the source of governance.
Keyword(s)
social identity group processes collective behavior political participation policymakingPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2015-10-26
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
3
Issue
2
Page numbers
131–147
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Antonini, M., Hogg, M. A., Mannetti, L., Barbieri, B., & Wagoner, J. A. (2015). Motivating citizens to participate in public policymaking: Identification, trust and cost-benefit analyses. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 3(2), 131–147. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v3i2.408
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Antonini, Matteo
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hogg, Michael A.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mannetti, Lucia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Barbieri, Barbara
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Wagoner, Joseph A.
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Date of first publication2015-10-26
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Abstract / DescriptionUnder what conditions do citizens of nations and states comply with governmental requests to participate in public policymaking? Drawing on the dual pathway model of collective action (Stürmer & Simon, 2004) but with a focus on compliance with the status quo, rather than participation in collective protest, two studies examined citizens’ motivation to participate in public policymaking. Study 1 (N = 169) was an MTurk hosted survey that recruited participants from California, while Study 2 (N = 198) was a field experiment that recruited participants in Sardinia, Italy. Study 1 measured cost-benefit analyses, societal identification, and willingness to participate in public policymaking. Study 2 repeated the same procedures, with the exception that we manipulated costs of participation, and also measured participants’ trust in government. Study 1 confirmed our initial hypotheses – fewer costs predicted more willingness to participate, as did stronger state identification. However, Study 2 found an interactive effect of costs, identification, and trust on willingness to participate in public policymaking. Results confirm our hypotheses by showing that both costs and identification independently influence willingness to participate in public policymaking. Results also add to the literature by showing that these additive pathways can be influenced by trust in the source of governance.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationAntonini, M., Hogg, M. A., Mannetti, L., Barbieri, B., & Wagoner, J. A. (2015). Motivating citizens to participate in public policymaking: Identification, trust and cost-benefit analyses. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 3(2), 131–147. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v3i2.408en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1381
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1771
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v3i2.408
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Keyword(s)social identityen_US
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Keyword(s)group processesen_US
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Keyword(s)collective behavioren_US
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Keyword(s)political participationen_US
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Keyword(s)policymakingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMotivating citizens to participate in public policymaking: Identification, trust and cost-benefit analysesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers131–147
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Volume3
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