Cho Hyunyi, Sands Laura
Purdue University.
Commun Res Rep. 2011;28(4):308-317. doi: 10.1080/08824096.2011.616242. Epub 2011 Oct 25.
Adolescents are frequently thought of as having strong desire for independence and defiance of authority. Using psychological reactance theory, this study investigated the effects of gain and loss frame messages advocating sun safety behavior on the perceived threats to freedom of high school-aged adolescents. A loss rather than a gain frame message produced greater perceived threats to freedom among adolescents. Perceived threats to freedom were associated with anger, but anger was not associated with attitudes toward behavior. Perceived threats to freedom were not associated with negative cognitions, but more negative cognitions were associated with less positive attitudes toward behavior. Implications of the findings on future research are explored.
青少年常常被认为有强烈的独立欲望且蔑视权威。本研究运用心理抗拒理论，调查了倡导防晒行为的得失框架信息对高中年龄段青少年所感知到的自由威胁的影响。与得框架信息相比，失框架信息在青少年中产生了更大的自由威胁感。对自由的威胁感与愤怒有关，但愤怒与行为态度无关。对自由的威胁感与消极认知无关，但更多的消极认知与对行为的积极态度较少有关。本文探讨了这些研究结果对未来研究的启示。
