What is the Best Measure of Psychological Reactance? An Empirical Test of Two Measures

Health Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Quick, Brian L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84857073820     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.567446     Document Type: Article

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