A close examination of trait reactance and issue involvement as moderators of psychological reactance theory

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 660-679

  Quick, Brian L ^a   Scott, Allison M ^b   Ledbetter, Andrew M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79960735959     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.551989     Document Type: Article

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