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To compare psychological reactance levels across six personality disorder categories and test predictions derived from separation-individuation theory.

June 8, 2001Journal of Clinical Psychology

Personality characteristics associated with psychological reactance

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CSCynthia A. SeibelUniversity of Akron EDE. Thomas DowdFlorida State University

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Comparative study reveals distinct levels of psychological reactance across personality disorder groups, indicating alignment with separation-individuation developmental theory.

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To compare psychological reactance levels across six personality disorder categories and test predictions derived from separation-individuation theory.
Assessed 80 clinical clients meeting criteria for one of six groups: passive-aggressive, dependent, personality disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), no personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive, or borderline personality disorder.
Administered two assessment instruments: the Therapeutic Reactance Scale (TRS) and the Questionnaire for the Measurement of Psychological Reactance (QMPR).
Analyzed the scales and subscales using four one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) alongside post hoc comparison tests.
All four one-way ANOVAs showed statistically significant differences across the personality disorder groups on both reactance measures.
Post hoc analyses revealed that significant differences in reactance emerged primarily between the more extreme personality disorder groups.
Reactance levels across groups aligned with rankings predicted by separation-individuation theory.

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Seibel et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70388fce524a4339c3fbc4 https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.1062

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Comparative study reveals distinct levels of psychological reactance across personality disorder groups, indicating alignment with separation-individuation developmental theory.

Personality characteristics associated with psychological reactance

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Personality characteristics associated with psychological reactance

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