Foster Mindi D
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2015 Dec;54(4):629-47. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12101. Epub 2015 Jan 30.
Although collective action has psychological benefits in non-gendered contexts (Drury et al., 2005, Br. J. Soc. Psychol., 44, 309), the benefits for women taking action against gender discrimination are unclear. This study examined how a popular, yet unexplored potential form of collective action, namely tweeting about sexism, affects women's well-being. Women read about sexism and were randomly assigned to tweet or to one of three control groups. Content analyses showed tweets exhibited collective intent and action. Analyses of linguistic markers suggested public tweeters used more cognitive complexity in their language than private tweeters. Profile analyses showed that compared to controls, only public tweeters showed decreasing negative affect and increasing psychological well-being, suggesting tweeting about sexism may serve as a collective action that can enhance women's well-being.
尽管集体行动在非性别化背景下具有心理益处（Drury等人，2005年，《英国社会心理学杂志》，第44卷，第309页），但女性采取行动反对性别歧视的益处尚不清楚。本研究考察了一种流行但未被探索的集体行动潜在形式，即在推特上谈论性别歧视，如何影响女性的幸福感。女性阅读有关性别歧视的内容，并被随机分配去发推文或进入三个对照组之一。内容分析表明，推文展现出集体意图和行动。对语言标记的分析表明，公开发推者在语言中使用的认知复杂性高于私下发推者。概况分析表明，与对照组相比，只有公开发推者表现出负面影响减少和心理健康状况改善，这表明在推特上谈论性别歧视可能是一种能增强女性幸福感的集体行动。
