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Reactance proneness, collectivism, uniqueness, and resistance to persuasion
- Source :
- The Japanese journal of psychology. 73:366-372
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- The Japanese Psychological Association, 2002.
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Abstract
- This study examined the reliability and validity of Japanese psychological reactance scales. A total of 167 undergraduates completed a questionnaire of Therapeutic Reactance Scale (TRS), the Hong Reactance Scale (HRS), the Uniqueness Scale, and the Collectivism Scale. They also received messages involving three persuasion situations that were either high or low in terms of threat, and were asked to describe their reactions to them. The author categorized the reactions into three: acceptance, indirect resistance, and direct resistance. Reliabilities of the reactance scales were satisfactory. Their scores positively correlated with uniqueness scores, and negatively with collectivism scores. Those high on reactance proneness were less persuaded in two of the three situations. But in the third, an HRS by threat interaction was observed, indicating that only those who were high on reactance proneness under the high-threat condition showed resistance to persuasion. These results suggest that the Japanese versions of reactance scale were reliable and valid. However, the assertiveness aspect of TRS may not be appropriate for the definition of reactance. The influence of culture on psychological reactance was also discussed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Psychological Tests
Persuasion
Personality Inventory
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Culture
Persuasive Communication
Reactance
Individuality
Collectivism
Resistance (psychoanalysis)
Group Processes
Internal-External Control
Humans
Female
Psychological testing
Assertiveness
Personality Assessment Inventory
Psychology
Social psychology
General Psychology
Defense Mechanisms
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Details
- ISSN :
- 18841082 and 00215236
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Japanese journal of psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6bb6d098e0ee2df9a4983801870143cc