TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding psychological reactance
T2 - New developments and findings
AU - Steindl, Christina
AU - Jonas, Eva
AU - Sittenthaler, Sandra
AU - Traut-Mattausch, Eva
AU - Greenberg, Jeff
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Hogrefe Publishing.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Since Brehm first proposed reactance theory in 1966, many studies have explored the remarkable psychological phenomenon of reactance, which Miron and Brehm reviewed in 2006. We present an overview of research that has been done since then. A variety of studies have provided interesting new insights into the theory, adding to what is known about the phenomenon of reactance and the processes activated when people are confronted with threats to their freedom. Nevertheless, many issues that have not been clarified remain to be examined. We therefore close with proposing some suggestions for future research.
AB - Since Brehm first proposed reactance theory in 1966, many studies have explored the remarkable psychological phenomenon of reactance, which Miron and Brehm reviewed in 2006. We present an overview of research that has been done since then. A variety of studies have provided interesting new insights into the theory, adding to what is known about the phenomenon of reactance and the processes activated when people are confronted with threats to their freedom. Nevertheless, many issues that have not been clarified remain to be examined. We therefore close with proposing some suggestions for future research.
KW - (vicarious) reactance
KW - Culture
KW - Dual process
KW - Motivation
KW - Persuasion
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U2 - 10.1027/2151-2604/a000222
DO - 10.1027/2151-2604/a000222
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84949685429
VL - 223
SP - 205
EP - 214
JO - Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology
JF - Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology
SN - 2190-8370
IS - 4
ER -