title: Psychological reactance: effects of age and gender.
abstract: A self-report, attitudinal questionnaire was administered to 1,717 adult Australians between 18 and 40 years old to examine the effects of age and gender on psychological reactance. Analysis yielded a significant age effect: As age increased, the level of reactance tended to decrease. No significant differences in reactance emerged in relation to gender. A significant interaction between age and gender was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Macathur, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laing
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001315:Australia; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory