On the psychophysiological and defensive nature of psychological reactance theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22693282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell B Clayton (0000-0002-0471-1585, Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 461-475 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9916 • E-ISSN: 1460-2466 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/joc/jqac016 |
| OpenAlex | W4285388886 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 75 |
This study incorporated the dual-motivational theory with psychological reactance theory to investigate the cognitive and emotional responses that unfold when audience members encounter a freedom-threatening message and experience psychological reactance. A total of 100 college-aged, daily e-cigarette users were purposively recruited and randomly assigned to view four, 30-second anti-vaping public service announcements (PSAs) in random presentation featuring either dogmatic or suggestive language. As expected, daily e-cigarette users in the dogmatic anti-vaping PSA condition self-reported greater unpleasantness, freedom threat, psychological reactance, and behavioral intentions to use e-cigarettes than daily e-cigarette users in the suggestive anti-vaping PSA condition. Daily e-cigarette users in the dogmatic anti-vaping PSA condition also had greater defensive motivational reactivity during message exposure as indicated by greater corrugator muscle activation, skin conductivity levels, and less heart rate deceleration than daily e-cigarette users in the suggestive anti-vaping PSA condition. Taken together, this study provides substantial evidence of the psychophysiological and defensive nature of psychological reactance theory.
Cognitive psychology · Psychological Theory · Psychophysiology · Reactance · Skin conductance · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |