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The Therapeutic Reactance Scale: A Measure of Psychological Reactance
Author(s) -
DOWD E. THOMAS,
MILNE CHRISTOPHER R.,
WISE STEVEN L.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1991.tb02638.x
Subject(s) - reactance , scale (ratio) , measure (data warehouse) , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , computer science , engineering , data mining , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , voltage , electrical engineering
This article describes the development of the Therapeutic Reactance Scale, which was developed to measure psychological reactance as defined by Brehm (1966). The scale was factor‐analyzed into verbal and behavioral reactance subscales. Reliability and validity data are also presented.