The reactance restoration scale (RRS): A measure of direct and indirect restoration

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-138

  Quick, Brian L ^a   Stephenson, Michael T ^a  

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Author keywords

Health Communication; Persuasion; Psychological Reactance; Scale Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849114433     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090701304840     Document Type: Article

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