Publications & Book Chapters

Selected Publications


Wang, Z., Song, D., Ren, S., Rosenberg, B. D., & Cai, S. (in press). Team reflexivity, thriving at work and employees’ work-to-family enrichment: A multilevel perspective. Journal of Managerial Psychology.


George, M., Rosenberg, B. D., *Dale, S., *Kirkland, L., Culross, P., & Chen, R. (2023). “I would rather die:” Rationalization, emotions, identity, and beliefs as justification for remaining unvaccinated. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. Online June 19, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12815 


Berardi, V., Rosenberg, B. D., *Srivastava, S., *Estrada-Rand, N., & *Frederick, J. (2023). The when and where of stair versus elevator use in a university dormitory. Journal of American College Health, 71(4), 997-1002. Online July 27, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1920602 


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2023). Threatening uncertainty and psychological reactance: Are freedom threats always noxious? Current Psychology, 42, 3968–3977. Online April 21, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01640-8 


*Staunton, T. V., Alvaro, E. A., & Rosenberg, B. D. (2022). A case for directives: Strategies for enhancing clarity while mitigating reactance. Current Psychology, 41(2), 611–621. Online January 2, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00588-0 


*Staunton, T. V., Alvaro, E. A., Rosenberg, B. D., & Crano, W. D. (2020). Irony and controlling language: Reducing threat and increasing positive message evaluations. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42, 369-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1789464 


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2018). A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article. Motivation Science, 4, 281-300. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/mot0000091 


Siegel, J. T., Lienemann, B. A. & Rosenberg, B. D. (2017). Resistance, Reactance, and Misinterpretation: Highlighting the Dire Challenge of Persuading People with Depression to Seek Help. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 11, e12322. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12322 


Siegel, J. T., Tan, C., Rosenberg, B. D., Navarro, M. N., Lyrintzis, E. A., Alvaro, E. A., & Jones, N. (2016). Anger, frustration, boredom and the department of motor vehicles: Can negative emotions impede organ donor registration? Social Science & Medicine, 153, 174-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.02.013 


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2016). The effect of inconsistency appeals on the influence of direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements: An application of goal disruption theory. Journal of Health Communication, 21, 217-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2015.1058439 


Rosenberg, B. D., Lewandowski, J., & Siegel, J. T. (2015). Goal disruption theory, military personnel, and the creation of merged profiles: A mixed method investigation. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 9, 51-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/155868981350800 

*Denotes student at time of publication

Selected Presentations

Lee, S., Umeda, C., Tucker-Roghi, G., & Rosenberg, B. D. (2023). Evaluation of curricular micro-interventions to support college student resilience: A pilot study. International Society for Justice Research. Munich, Germany.


Lee, S., Rosenberg, B. D., Forrester, J. K., & Johnson, T. (2023). Supporting student resilience and well-being through curricular micro-interventions. Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA.


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2022). Expanding psychological reactance theory: Three tests of the reactive spiral. Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Motivation Science Preconference. San Francisco, CA.


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2021). The reactive spiral: A preregistered replication. Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Motivation Science Preconference.


Rosenberg, B. D. (chair & organizer), Siegel, J. T., *Staunton, T. V. (2020). Psychological reactance theory: Basic and applied advances. Western Psychological Association, San

Francisco, CA


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2020). When reactance begets reactance: The reactive spiral. Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Existential Psychology Preconference, New Orleans, LA.


Rosenberg, B. D. (2020). More than a freedom threat: Expanding psychological reactance theory. Fred Rhodewalt Social Psychology Winter Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.


Rosenberg, B. D. (chair & organizer), Siegel, J. T., & *Knapp, M. (2019). Psychological reactance theory: Three theoretical advances. Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.


Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2018). Threatening uncertainty and psychological reactance: Are freedom threats always noxious? Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.


*Estrada, N., *Falco, C., *Hannigan, T., Berardi, V. B., & Rosenberg, B. D. (2019). Encouraging stair usage, one step at a time. Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.


*Falco, C., & Rosenberg, B. D. (2019). Initial development of a new measure of ethical decision-making. Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.

*Denotes student at time of presentation