Relationship of Sex, Sex-Role Orientation and a Self-Report Measure of Assertiveness in College Students
1980 ◽
Vol 47
(3_suppl)
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pp. 1239-1244
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Keyword(s):
Sex Role
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Sex-role orientation reliably predicts several behavior patterns and personal characteristics considered to be adaptive. Persons with these characteristics have also been shown to be more assertive. The present study determined the relationship between sex-role orientation and a self-report measure of assertiveness. A multiple regression analysis showed that masculine sex-role orientation is the only single predictor of self-report measure of assertiveness and accounts for 52% of the total variance. Additional research is proposed to test the hypothesis that assertion is primarily a masculine sex-role characteristic. The implications for this assessment and training of assertion are also discussed in the context of sex-role.
1986 ◽
Vol 29
(1)
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pp. 42-50
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1987 ◽
Vol 15
(1)
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pp. 59-69
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