What motivates people to participate in collective action? Some actions such as symbolic or online actions are often critiqued as performative allyship, motivated by personal gain rather than genuine concern for the cause. We aim to adjudicate this argument by examining the quality of motivations for acting, drawing on the insights of self‐determination theory and the social identity approach. Using latent profile analysis, we examined whether there are different types of supporters of refugees based on their underlying motives. In Study 1, we surveyed supporters of Syrian refugees from six nations (N = 936) and measured autonomous and controlled motivation, pro‐refugee identification and collective action. In Study 2 (N = 1994), we surveyed supporters of Ukrainian refugees in Romania, Hungary and the UK. We found 4–5 profiles in each sample and consistently found that supporters with high autonomous motivation take more action than disengaged or ambivalent supporters (low/neutral on all motives). However, contrary to the tenets of self‐determination theory, those high in both autonomous and controlled motives were the most engaged. We conclude that the most committed supporters are those with multiple motives, but further research is needed on the role of controlled motivation.

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参与集体行动的动机：难民支持者的潜在概况分析


是什么促使人们参与集体行动？一些行为，如象征性或在线行为，经常被批评为表演性的盟友关系，其动机是个人利益，而不是对事业的真正关心。我们旨在通过研究行为动机的质量，借鉴自我决定理论和社会身份方法的见解来判断这一论点。使用潜在概况分析，我们根据难民的潜在动机检查了是否存在不同类型的难民支持者。在研究 1 中，我们调查了来自六个国家 （N = 936） 的叙利亚难民的支持者，并衡量了自主和受控的动机、支持难民的认同和集体行动。在研究 2 （N = 1994） 中，我们调查了罗马尼亚、匈牙利和英国的乌克兰难民支持者。我们在每个样本中发现了 4-5 个特征，并一致发现具有高自主动机的支持者比不参与或矛盾的支持者（所有动机都低/中立）采取更多的行动。然而，与自决理论的信条相反，那些在自主和受控动机方面都很高的人最投入。我们得出的结论是，最坚定的支持者是那些具有多种动机的人，但需要进一步研究受控动机的作用。