From identity to caring: A 44-country examination of the role of global social identifications in concern for global issues

Penczek, Marta; Hamer, Katarzyna; Branowska, Katarzyna; Zdanowicz, Zuzanna; Loy, Laura; Sparkman, David; Baran, Maria; Bertin, Paul; Carmona, Margarida; Gkinopoulos, Theofilos; Hackett, Justin; Guerra, Rita; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Marcinkowska, Karolina; Nowak, Bartek; Akello, Grace; Albarello, Flavia; Ashraf, Mujeeba; Bednarowicz, Maja; Benningstad, Nora; Bierwiaczonek, Kinga; Bornman, Elirea; Bosak, Janine; Darkwah, Ernest; Delouvée, Sylvain; Eder, Stephanie; Enea, Violeta; Espinosa, Agustin; Etchezahar, Eduardo; Ferris, Laura; Gudzovskaya, Alla; Guerch, Keltouma; Hofhuis, Joep; Hornsey, Matthew; Igbokwe, David; Ibarra, Manuel; Kamble, Shanmukh; Kaniasty, Krys; Kengyel, Gabriella; Khanipour, Hamid; Labor, Paul; Lima, Aline; Loshenko, Oleksandra; Mazurowska, Karolina; Mintz, Keren; Monzani, Lucas; Moriizumi, Satoshi; Moynihan, Andrew; Mubarique, Mohammed; Nagy, Radó; Nera, Kenzo; Nyul, Boglarka; Okvitawanli, Ayu; Osinde, James; Özsoy, Emrah; Palacio, Jorge; Pešout, Ondrey; Pirttilä-Backman, Anna-Maija; Pong, Vivien; Rentería, Erico; Restrepo, Dayana; Samekin, Adil; Selim, Heyla; Sindic, Denis; Spence, Alexa; Stöckli, Sabrina; Kim-Pong, Tam; Ungaretti, Joaquín; Yahiiaiev, Illia; Yemelyanova, Yelena

doi:10.1111/pops.70186

From identity to caring: A 44-country examination of the role of global social identifications in concern for global issues

Penczek M., Hamer K., Branowska K., Zdanowicz Z., Loy L., Sparkman D., ...Daha Fazla

Political Psychology, cilt.47, sa.6, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2026
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/pops.70186
Dergi Adı: Political Psychology
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Periodicals Index Online, ABI/INFORM, Political Science Complete, Psycinfo, Public Administration Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), EBSCO Communication Source, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Communication Source (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
Anahtar Kelimeler: concern for global issues, GDP per capita, global social identification, human development index, identity activation, survival values, traditional values
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Previous research suggests that people who identify with global communities tend to show greater concern for global challenges. Using student samples from 44 countries across different cultural clusters (N = 13,055), we examined whether (1) three forms of dispositional global social identification (GSI, with all humanity, citizens of the world, and people all over the world) are related to concern for global issues, (2) situational activation of these identifications increases such concern, (3) country-level traditional and survival values are negatively associated with global concern, and (4) these values moderate the GSI–concern link. Both dispositional and situational GSIs positively predicted global concern. Situational activation showed inconsistent effects, whereas dispositional GSIs demonstrated moderate and consistent associations with global concern across the full sample and most countries. Overall, dispositional forms of GSI appeared more influential than situational ones. Contrary to expectations, traditional values (and survival values—marginally) were positively related to global concern and showed no evidence of moderating GSI–concern associations. Additional analyses showed the indices of GDP per capita, Human Development, Gini, and poverty as robust predictors of global concern. We discuss how these findings refine claims about the universality of global identification outcomes and highlight the importance of socio-cultural context in shaping such concern.