How should politicians justify reforms to avoid psychological reactance, negative attitudes, and financial dishonesty?

Journal of Psychology

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-225

  Traut Mattausch, Eva ^a   Jonas, Eva ^b   Förg, Michael ^a   Frey, Dieter ^a   Heinemann, Friedrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c Centre for European Economic Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitude toward a reform; Communication; Financial dishonesty; Justification; Political reform; Reactance

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049107661     PISSN: 00443409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0044-3409.216.4.218     Document Type: Article

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