Psychological reactance is a motivational force that may arise when ones freedom is threatened (Brehm, 1966). Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to label and control emotions. The purpose of this study i
climate disinformation still challenges the scientific evidence in public discourse. Here we present a comprehensive theoretical framework of (anti)science belief formation and updating to account for the psychological factors that influence the acceptance or rejection of scientific messages. We experimentally...
Reactance is a critical concept for understanding adolescents’ noncompliance and resistance to behavioral change. Traditionally, reactance has been c
Humans usually want to be in control (Seligman, 1975); and often display observable actions to validate this, with hostility towards interventions that reduce their freedom to choose (Langer & Rodin, 1976). Psychological reactance can manifest itself by backfiring (Osman et al., 2020), with ...
Quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease in remission: the impact of IBS-like symptoms and associated psychological factors. Psychological reactance: factor structure and internal consistency of the Questionnaire for the Measurement of Psychological Reactance...
Based on the social learning theory (Bandura, 1973), we reasoned that the more parents admitted that they used external psychological control, the more their children would be rated by their teachers to employ these overtly aggressive and controlling practices in their relationships with peers. So,...
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Psychological reactance as a personality characteristic: Relationships to attachment and autonomyH. LadnerMaurine TravillePsychological Reactance as a personality characteristic:Relationships to attachment and autonomy. Hargrove Ladner,M. T. . 2003
This dissertation extends Psychological Reactance to branded product placement in entertainment media by investigating the relationships between Psychological Reactance, saturation levels of branded products within a television program, profit goals of the brand's source, recall, branded product placement ...
Confidence was split into Confidence in the vaccine safety and Confidence in systems (capacity for reactance), and Social conformism (influence of the social environment) added as an additional item. HCSWs have a strong influence in vaccine decisions of the general population [9], [10], [11]...