Essays about: "Psychological Reactance"

Found 2 essays containing the words Psychological Reactance.

1. 1. Acceptability of Vehicle Mileage Taxation in Sweden A Behavioral Economics Approach to Introducing Road Policy Reforms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Philipp Jonas Kreutzer; [2020]
   Keywords : Road Pricing; Vehicle Mileage Taxation; Psychological Reactance Theory; Structural Equation Modeling; Discrete Choice Experiment; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Vehicle Mileage Taxation is a proposed improvement to addressing external costs of driving. A key hurdle for its implementation is its acceptability by the public. Theories of psychological reactance, fairness perception and status quo bias are explored as influences on tax reform perception. READ MORE

3. 2. When censoring anti-immigration attitudes backfires - The impact of reactance and censorship on political attitudes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Adrian Taleny; [2017]
   Keywords : Censorship; Psychological Reactance; Immigration; Sweden Democrats; Populism; Social Capital; Rejection Sensitivity; Trait Reactance; System Justification.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Anti-immigration movements are currently enjoying electoral success around the world, despite attempts by incumbent parties to mitigate their influence on voters. This seeming paradox is the main focus of this paper, aiming to investigate whether attempts censor and ostracize antiimmigration attitudes actually mitigate their influence or not. READ MORE