Civic skill-acts, group identity, and intentions to engage in protest actions among university students in Hong Kong

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Abstract

This study examined the mediating role of civic skill-acts and direct associations of group identity on intentions to engage in peaceful or radical protest actions (i.e., activism or radicalism intentions respectively). A sample of 526 university students in Hong Kong was surveyed. The findings suggested that political identity complementarily mediated the relationship between joining political activities and radicalism intentions. Religious identity and ethnic/racial identity each have an indirect-only mediation to activism as well as radicalism intentions when mediated by community activities and responding activities respectively. Finally, political identity and economic identity each have direct-only mediations to activism intentions respectively. These results suggest that although group identity and civic skill-acts uniquely contribute to protest intentions, the inter-relationship is complicated by the type of group identity, civic skill-act, and protest activity studied. Recommendations for future studies are discussed in light of the findings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)331-347
Number of pages17
JournalJapanese Journal of Political Science
Volume24
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Sept 2023

Keywords

  • Activism
  • identity
  • mediation analysis
  • radicalism
  • skills
  • university students

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations

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