Open AccessSalzburger State Reactance Scale (SSR Scale)
Author(s) -
Sandra Sittenthaler,
Eva TrautMattausch,
Christina Steindl,
Eva Jonas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
zeitschrift für psychologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.037
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2190-8370
pISSN - 2151-2604
DOI - 10.1027/2151-2604/a000227
Subject(s) - reactance , psychology , scale (ratio) , confirmatory factor analysis , trait , social psychology , structural equation modeling , statistics , computer science , mathematics , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , voltage , electrical engineering , programming language
. This paper describes the construction and empirical evaluation of an instrument for measuring state reactance, the Salzburger State Reactance (SSR) Scale. The results of a confirmatory factor analysis supported a hypothesized three-factor structure: experience of reactance, aggressive behavioral intentions, and negative attitudes. Correlations with divergent and convergent measures support the validity of this structure. The SSR Subscales were strongly related to the other state reactance measures. Moreover, the SSR Subscales showed modest positive correlations with trait measures of reactance. The SSR Subscales correlated only slightly or not at all with neighboring constructs (e.g., autonomy, experience of control). The only exception was fairness scales, which showed moderate correlations with the SSR Subscales. Furthermore, a retest analysis confirmed the temporal stability of the scale. Suggestions for further validation of this questionnaire are discussed.