A unidimensional measure of Hong's Psychological Reactance Scale

Psychological Reports

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 569-579

  Jonason, Peter K ^a   Knowles, Heather M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33746223069     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.98.2.569-579     Document Type: Article

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