Social identification and collective action participation in the internet age: A meta-analysis

Since the digitally-mediated large-scale protests took place all over world, role of social identities in collective actions has become center academic attention. Some scholars have claimed that interpersonal or individual reasons more important than identifications participating actions. To answer question whether identification lost its centrality Internet age, we conducted a meta-analysis 46 studies (N = 18,242) which examined across world reported between January 2011 and 2020. We focused on relationship action, possible moderator effects group type to be identified (emergent vs. pre-existing group), participation (actual behavior intention), WEIRDness sample. The analyses showed moderate strong actions, while was only significant moderator. Accordingly, with emergent groups action much stronger compared participation. discussed theoretical implications results emphasized basic dynamics