Reactance Theory

Christina Mühlberger; Eva Jonas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_6

Reactance Theory

Psychologie

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Abstract

People believe they possess certain freedoms. When these freedoms are threatened, psychological reactance emerges -- a motivational state directed toward restoring or securing the freedom. The current chapter discusses the construct of reactance by addressing its measurements, its determinants, and studies investigating reactance in the applied context. Most importantly, by pointing out that reactance is not just a reflexive reaction to freedom threats but rather a beneficial reaction playing a key role in understanding one's self, the chapter elaborates on the value of reactance for people's lives.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Titel	Social Psychology in Action
Redakteure/-innen	Kai Sassenberg, Michael L.W. Vliek
Erscheinungsort	Cham
Herausgeber (Verlag)	Springer International Publishing
Kapitel	6
Seiten	79-94
Seitenumfang	16
ISBN (elektronisch)	978-3-030-13788-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-13787-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_6
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 2 Juli 2019

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Name	Social Psychology in Action

Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige 2012

501 Psychologie

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