title: What is the best measure of psychological reactance? An empirical test of two measures.
abstract: This study examines two measures of psychological reactance. In search of identifying the best measure, each is compared vis-à-vis the other with respect to reliability and validity by placing each in a nomothetic network with a freedom threat, attitude, motivation, and source appraisal. The results are discussed with an emphasis on future practices regarding the best approach to measure psychological reactance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 702 S. Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. bquick@uiuc.edu
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Quick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005610:Freedom; D058015:Health Communication / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D011582:Psychological Theory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design