Some Benefits of Being an Activist: Measuring Activism and Its Role in Psychological Well-Being

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A dynamic model of engagement in normative and non-normative collective action: Psychological antecedents, consequences, and barriers (2015, background): “…action participation can be predicted by a motivation for selfenhancement (Tropp & Brown, 2004) and is associated with psychological wellbeing (Klar & Kasser, 2009) and happiness (Boehnke & Wong, 2011), it is reasonable to assume that activists continue to engage in actions because they…”
The biographical consequences of protest and activism: a systematic review and a new typology (2017, background): “Participation in protest and activism has been shown to have a positive effect on different measures of well-being (Boehnke & Wong, 2011; Cherniss, 1972; Evripidou & Drury, 2013; Foster, 2013, 2014, 2015; Gilster, 2012; Klar & Kasser, 2009; Páez, Basabe, Ubillos, & González-Castro, 2007).”
Toward a Psychological Framework of Radical Healing in Communities of Color (2020, background): “Research has shown that engaging in social action and activism can increase psychological well-being (Klar & Kasser, 2009) and a sense of empowerment (see Thomas & Louis, 2013, for a review).”