| Title: |
On the nonlinear link between stigma and collective action: Evidence from sexual and gender minorities in 25 countries |
| Authors: |
Selvanathan, Hema Preya; Valdenegro, Daniel; Noor, Masi; Visintin, Emilio Paolo; Lalot, Fanny; Sainz, Mario; Bilewicz, Michał; Hayward, Lydia; Sebben, Simone; Ullrich, Johannes; Hässler, Tabea |
| Contributors: |
Selvanathan, Hema Preya; Valdenegro, Daniel; Noor, Masi; Visintin, Emilio Paolo; Lalot, Fanny; Sainz, Mario; Bilewicz, Michał; Hayward, Lydia; Sebben, Simone; Ullrich, Johanne; Hässler, Tabea |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Università degli Studi di Ferrara: CINECA IRIS |
| Subject Terms: |
collective action; LGBTIQ+; sexual and gender minoritie; social change; social stigma |
| Description: |
The stigma faced by gender and sexual minorities varies across countries. How does stigma relate to collective action for social change? We propose a curvilinear link (i.e., an inverted U-curve) between stigma and collective action such that increased stigma is associated with increased collective action up to a point, beyond which, increased stigma is associated with reduced collective action. Using Bayesian inference with a sample of over 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals across 25 countries, analyses showed that at the between-country level (but not at the within-country level), there was preliminary evidence of a curvilinear effect. There was also an indirect effect of institutional stigma on collective action outcomes via perceived stigma, suggesting that structural-level factors can trickle down to shape individuals’ social change intentions and behaviours. These findings raise the importance of reconsidering the assumption of linearity between stigma and collective action. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
STAMPA |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001410065800001; volume:28; issue:4; firstpage:752; lastpage:773; numberofpages:22; journal:GROUP PROCESSES & INTERGROUP RELATIONS; https://hdl.handle.net/11392/2609592 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/13684302241309539 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11392/2609592; https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241309539; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13684302241309539 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; license:Creative commons ; license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2F5BA136 |
| Database: |
BASE |