Further Evidence That Psychological Reactance Can Be Modeled as a Combination of Anger and Negative Cognitions
Quick first author. The Dillard and Shen measurement approach was tested across seven condom television advertisements. Reactance behaved as a latent variable indicated by negative cognitions and state anger, with measurement invariance across all seven adverts. Perceived threat to choice went with more reactance, while rated persuasiveness went with less reactance and less perceived threat. The abstract does not state a sample size.
Quick first author. The Dillard and Shen measurement approach was tested across seven condom television advertisements. Reactance behaved as a latent variable indicated by negative cognitions and state anger, with measurement invariance across all seven adverts. Perceived threat to choice went with more reactance, while rated persuasiveness went with less reactance and less perceived threat. The abstract does not state a sample size.
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Quick, B. L., & Stephenson, M. T. (2007). Further Evidence That Psychological Reactance Can Be Modeled as a Combination of Anger and Negative Cognitions. Communication Research, 34(3), 255-276. doi:10.1177/0093650207300427.