Collective Effervescence, Self-Transcendence, and Gender Differences in Social Well-Being During 8 March Demonstrations

• Autores: Zumeta, Larraitz N.; Castro Abril, Pablo; Méndez, Lander; Pizarro, José J.; Włodarczyk, Anna; Basabe, Nekane; Navarro Carrillo, Ginés; Padoan De Luca, Sonia; da Costa, Silvia; Alonso Arbiol, Itziar; Torres Gómez, Bárbara; Cakal, Huseyin; Delfino, Gisela Isabel; Techio, Elza M.; Alzugaray, Carolina; Bilbao, Marian; Villagrán, Loreto; López López, Wilson; Ruiz Pérez, José Ignacio; Cedeño, Cynthia C.; Reyes Valenzuela, Carlos; Alfaro Beracoechea, Laura; Contreras Ibáñez, Carlos César; Ibarra, Manuel Leonardo; Reyes Sosa, Hiram; Cueto, Rosa María; Carvalho, Catarina L.; Pinto, Isabel R.
• Año de publicación: 2020
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: 8M DEMONSTRATIONS; COLLECTIVE EFFERVESCENCE; FEMINIST DEMONSTRATIONS; GENDER DIFFERENCES; PARTICIPATION IN COLLECTIVE RITUALS; PERCEIVED EMOTIONAL SYNCHRONY; SELF-TRANSCENDENCE; WELL-BEING
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

8 March (8M), now known as International Women’s Day, is a day for feminist claims where demonstrations are organized in over 150 countries, with the participation of millions of women all around the world. These demonstrations can be viewed as collective rituals and thus focus attention on the processes that facilitate different psychosocial effects. This work aims to explore the mechanisms (i.e., behavioral and attentional synchrony, perceived emotional synchrony, and positive and transcendent emotions) involved in participation in the demonstrations of 8 March 2020, collective and ritualized feminist actions, and their correlates associated with personal well-being (i.e., affective well-being and beliefs of personal growth) and collective well-being (i.e., social integration variables: situated identity, solidarity and fusion), collective efficacy and collective growth, and behavioral intention to support the fight for women’s rights. To this end, a cross-cultural study was conducted with the participation of 2,854 people (age 18–79; M = 30.55; SD = 11.66) from countries in Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador) and Europe (Spain and Portugal), with a retrospective correlational cross-sectional design and a convenience sample. Participants were divided between demonstration participants (n = 1,271; 94.0% female) and non-demonstrators or followers who monitored participants through the media and social networks (n = 1,583; 75.87% female). Compared with non-demonstrators and with males, female and non-binary gender respondents had greater scores in mechanisms and criterion variables. Further random-effects model meta-analyses revealed that the perceived emotional synchrony was consistently associated with more proximal mechanisms, as well as with criterion variables. Finally, sequential moderation analyses showed that proposed mechanisms successfully mediated the effects of participation on every criterion variable. These results indicate that participation in 8M marches and demonstrations can be analyzed through the literature on collective rituals. As such, collective participation implies positive outcomes both individually and collectively, which are further reinforced through key psychological mechanisms, in line with a Durkheimian approach to collective rituals.
Fil: Zumeta, Larraitz N.. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Castro Abril, Pablo. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Méndez, Lander. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Pizarro, José J.. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Włodarczyk, Anna. Universidad Católica del Norte; Chile
Fil: Basabe, Nekane. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Navarro Carrillo, Ginés. Universidad de Jaén; España
Fil: Padoan De Luca, Sonia. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: da Costa, Silvia. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Alonso Arbiol, Itziar. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Torres Gómez, Bárbara. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Cakal, Huseyin. Keele University; Reino Unido
Fil: Delfino, Gisela Isabel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires"; Argentina
Fil: Techio, Elza M.. Universidade Federal da Bahia; Brasil
Fil: Alzugaray, Carolina. Universidad de Santo Tomas; Chile
Fil: Bilbao, Marian. Universidad Alberto Hurtado; Chile
Fil: Villagrán, Loreto. Universidad de Concepción; Chile
Fil: López López, Wilson. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Ruiz Pérez, José Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Colombia
Fil: Cedeño, Cynthia C.. Universidad Politécnica Salesiana; Ecuador
Fil: Reyes Valenzuela, Carlos. Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar - Sede Ecuador.; Ecuador
Fil: Alfaro Beracoechea, Laura. Universidad de Guadalajara; México
Fil: Contreras Ibáñez, Carlos César. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; México
Fil: Ibarra, Manuel Leonardo. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México; México
Fil: Reyes Sosa, Hiram. Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila; México
Fil: Cueto, Rosa María. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú; Perú
Fil: Carvalho, Catarina L.. Universidad de Porto; Portugal
Fil: Pinto, Isabel R.. Universidad de Porto; Portugal