Psychological reactance: effects of age and gender.
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.
Hong
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Department of Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Macathur, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia.
Giannakopoulos
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Laing
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Williams
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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