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slacktivism: a standalone construct

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Communication

low-cost, often public token support for a cause, studied for whether it reduces or increases later meaningful help.

In communication, slacktivism refers to low-cost, often public token support for a cause, studied for whether it reduces or increases later meaningful help. This meaning comes from Kristofferson (2013) in Journal of Consumer Research.[1]

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cause3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs support3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs token4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Kristofferson, K., White, K., & Peloza, J. (2013). The Nature of Slacktivism: How the Social Observability of an Initial Act of Token Support Affects Subsequent Prosocial Action. Journal of Consumer Research, 40(6), 1149-1166. https://doi.org/10.1086/674137

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