Personality and psychological reactance: extending the nomological net

Psychological reactance is a construct that has potential wide ranging counseling implications. Recently, researchers have argued that reactance is characterological in nature and have attempted to delineate its nomological network. This study extends the nomological network of psychological reactan...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2003-05, Vol.34 (7), p.1167-1177
Main Authors: Buboltz Jr, Walter C, Williams, David J, Thomas, Adrian, Seemann, Eric A, Soper, Barlow, Woller, Kevin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
MBTI
Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Nomological net
Personality
Personality tests
Personality traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychological reactance
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reactance
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Summary:Psychological reactance is a construct that has potential wide ranging counseling implications. Recently, researchers have argued that reactance is characterological in nature and have attempted to delineate its nomological network. This study extends the nomological network of psychological reactance using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Therapeutic Reactance Scale (TRS). Personality type was found to be related to psychological reactance as measured by the TRS. The relationship between the TRS and MBTI, while significant, is complicated by a significant three-way interaction between Extraversion-Introversion, Intuition-Sensing and Thinking-Feeling. More specifically, thinkers consistently reported higher levels of psychological reactance than did Feelers, and intuitive-thinkers tended to report higher levels of psychological reactance than did sensing-thinkers.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00107-1