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Reactance Theory

Reactance Theory is a psychological theory that explains how individuals experience an unpleasant motivational arousal, known as reactance, when they perceive their behavioral freedoms to be threatened or eliminated, leading them to resist persuasion or influence attempts and restore the threatened freedom.

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54.9K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

809

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2017–2026

249

Variants

Psychological Reactance Theory

Parents

Publications

836

A Theory of Psychological Reactance

E. Paul Torrance, Jack W. Brehm · The American Journal of Psychology · 1968 · 4.9K citations

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Concepts of Synchronous Machine Stability as Affected by Excitation Control

F. P. deMello, C. Concordia · IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems · 1969 · 2K citations

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A Theory of Psychological Reactance

Elliot G. Mishler · Psychosomatic Medicine · 1968 · 1.7K citations

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On the Nature of Reactance and its Role in Persuasive Health Communication

James Price Dillard, Lijiang Shen · Communication Monographs · 2005 · 1.5K citations

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Forced Exposure and Psychological Reactance: Antecedents and Consequences of the Perceived Intrusiveness of Pop-Up Ads

Steven M. Edwards, Hairong Li, Joo-Hyun Lee · Journal of Advertising · 2002 · 1K citations · Full text

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    Brian L. Quick

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    23 publications · 2K citations

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  2. EJ
    Eva Jonas

    University of Salzburg, Austria

    11 publications · 824 citations

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  3. AS
    Adam S. Richards

    Texas Christian University, United States

    8 publications · 370 citations

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  4. WC
    Walter C. Buboltz

    Louisiana Tech University, United States

    7 publications · 381 citations

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  5. ET
    E. Thomas Dowd

    Kent State University, United States

    7 publications · 292 citations

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Institutions

809

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    21 h-index

    43 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    17 h-index

    29 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    12 h-index

    34 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    11 publications

    857 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    453 citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    570 citations

  8. University of Salzburg

    Salzburg, Austria

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    2.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Health Communication

    30 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    21 publications · 2K citations

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  3. Psychological Reports

    15 publications · 763 citations

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  5. Journal of Health Communication

    13 publications · 548 citations

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