AUTHOR=Zumeta Larraitz N. , Castro-Abril Pablo , Méndez Lander , Pizarro José J. , Włodarczyk Anna , Basabe Nekane , Navarro-Carrillo Ginés , Padoan-De Luca Sonia , da Costa Silvia , Alonso-Arbiol Itziar , Torres-Gómez Bárbara , Cakal Huseyin , Delfino Gisela , Techio Elza M. , Alzugaray Carolina , Bilbao Marian , Villagrán Loreto , López-López Wilson , Ruiz-Pérez José Ignacio , Cedeño Cynthia C. , Reyes-Valenzuela Carlos , Alfaro-Beracoechea Laura , Contreras-Ibáñez Carlos , Ibarra Manuel Leonardo , Reyes-Sosa Hiram , Cueto Rosa María , Carvalho Catarina L. , Pinto Isabel R. TITLE=Collective Effervescence, Self-Transcendence, and Gender Differences in Social Well-Being During 8 March Demonstrations JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=11 YEAR=2020 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607538 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607538 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
8 March (8M), now known as International Women’s Day, is a day for feminist claims where demonstrations are organized in over 150 countries, with the participation of millions of women all around the world. These demonstrations can be viewed as collective rituals and thus focus attention on the processes that facilitate different psychosocial effects. This work aims to explore the mechanisms (i.e., behavioral and attentional synchrony, perceived emotional synchrony, and positive and transcendent emotions) involved in participation in the demonstrations of 8 March 2020, collective and ritualized feminist actions, and their correlates associated with personal well-being (i.e., affective well-being and beliefs of personal growth) and collective well-being (i.e., social integration variables: situated identity, solidarity and fusion), collective efficacy and collective growth, and behavioral intention to support the fight for women’s rights. To this end, a cross-cultural study was conducted with the participation of 2,854 people (age 18–79;