This cross-sectional survey study examined the underlying psychosocial constructs of Black (n = 163) and White (n = 246) university students' willingness to endorse racially motivated collective action. Consistent with the defensive motivation system model, we expected the police shooting of an unarmed Black American to activate concerns about personal safety, thereby eliciting negative affect, lack of forgiveness of the perpetrator, and motivation to engage in collective action. This path model was expected for both Black and White participants, with stronger associations among Black participants. In the full model, Black participants identified more with the victim and indicated greater personal threat, which led to (1) more negative affect and greater endorsement of collective action and (2) greater avoidance of the shooter and greater endorsement of collective action. In the Black participants model, collective action was explained by identifying with the victim and feeling personally threatened. In the White participants model, collective action was explained by three pathways stemming from identifying with the victim and personal threat, including negative affect, seeking avoidance, and seeking revenge. The results indicate different mechanisms to explain Black and White individuals' motivation to endorse collective action to prevent police-involved shootings of unarmed Black Americans.

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一名手无寸铁的黑人被警察打死后参与集体行动的意愿：黑人和白人个体的不同途径

这项横断面调查研究检查了黑人 ( n  = 163) 和白人 ( n = 246) 大学生支持出于种族动机的集体行动的意愿。与防御性动机系统模型一致，我们预计警察射杀一名手无寸铁的美国黑人会引发对人身安全的担忧，从而引发负面情绪、对肇事者缺乏宽恕以及参与集体行动的动机。这种路径模型对于黑人和白人参与者都是预期的，黑人参与者之间的联系更强。在完整模型中，黑人参与者更多地认同受害者并表示更大的个人威胁，这导致 (1) 更多的负面影响和对集体行动的更大认可，以及 (2) 对枪手的更大回避和对集体行动的更大认可。在黑人参与者模型中，集体行动的解释是认同受害者并感到个人受到威胁。在白人参与者模型中，集体行动被解释为源于对受害者和个人威胁的认同的三种途径，包括负面影响、寻求回避和寻求报复。结果表明不同的机制可以解释黑人和白人支持集体行动以防止警察枪击手无寸铁的美国黑人的动机。