Psychological Reports · 1987 · 46 citations · 4 references
Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyPersonality PsychologyPsychometricsScale DevelopmentConfigural InvarianceFactor AnalysisFactorial DesignsMeasurement EquivalencePersonality AssessmentPsychological TestingConfirmatory Factor Analysis InvarianceCross-group Factor ComparisonsFactor Loading EquivalencePersonality Trait MeasurementPsychometric PropertiesPsychometric QualityPsychometric ScalingReactance Theory
Merz's Psychological Reactance Scale was translated from German and based on responses of 218 college students. Via factor analysis with principal factors followed by a Direct Quartimin rotation, researchers noted an orthogonal two-factor solution which contrasts with Merz's four and suggests thorough psychometric work is needed.
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A Theory of Psychological Reactance
Elliot G. Mishler · Psychosomatic Medicine · 1968 · 1.7K citations