Investigated historical trends in the assertion training literature by content analyzing documents published between 1942 and 1977. Revealed that although the assertion training literature has shown a very rapid acceleration of growth, empirical documentation of the effects of important parameters of training and treatment is lacking. (Author)

Despite the disadvantages of overemphasizing single components in research endeavors, studies in the area of social skills generally have been restricted to assertion. Two experiments were conducted to demonstrate social skills other that assertion. A case was made for diversifying future study among social skills with explicated research. (Author)

Subjects undergoing assertion training experienced a decrease in dream recall and dream pleasantness. The measures of repression did not account significantly for dream recall or pleasantness variance. Findings are more supportive of interference theory than repression theory. (Author)

Examined the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) profiles of peer-nominated assertives, unassertives, and aggressives (N=80). Profile analysis of the CPI indicated that assertives and aggressives were significantly more similar than were assertives and unassertives, and unassertives and aggressives. (LLL)

Assessed self-reported compliance, anger, and sympathy among subjects identified as dependent (N=26) or overcontrolled hostility (N=25), who read accounts of four different request styles. Dependent and overcontrolled subjects were not more compliant; however, females responded to the assertive request with more anger and less sympathy than did…

Investigated assertive behavior among Black male patients (N=48) under White vs. Black interpersonal partner conditions. Responses to familiar and unfamiliar interpersonal stimuli in role play and in vivo were rated. Responses were more assertive in the unfamiliar-White prompter condition. (Author/JAC)

Moderately depressed females (N=26) were assigned randomly to assertion training or delay-control groups. Experimental subjects became significantly more assertive and engaged in more activities than controls, and effects of treatment continued after treatment ended. Eight weeks after treatment, the experimental subjects' scores indicated…

Conducted two experiments (N=96) to validate the Assertion Inventory (AI) which used a role playing format. Results of experiment one (which were in sharp contrast to the results of experiment two) provided strong support for the validity of the AI. (LLL)

Developed a 33-item, situation-specific instrument that measures assertiveness of adolescents. Based on data from 682 elementary and secondary school students, adequate reliability and validity of the Assertiveness Scale for Adolescents (ASA) were obtained when tested against several variables about which predictions could be made. (BH)

A study of college students showed that asserters and males expressed more anger and aggression and nonasserters experienced more covert anger. Men scored higher than women on guilt and condemnation of anger, a reflection of the study sample rather than an actual population difference. (Author)

Undergraduates (N=111) participated in one of two cognitive behavioral training programs, which included behavior rehearsal, modelling, coaching, cognitive-restructuring, and emphasis on the transferability of skills. Neither self-report nor behavioral outcome differences between the facilitative versus the didactic approaches were noted. However,…

Results indicated little or no correspondence between self-report scores and behavior in a contrived in vivo setting or between role play and behavior with a sample of college students. Assertion was enhanced in the role play condition, but not in the contrived in vivo condition. (JAC)

Examined the relationship of the Irrational Beliefs Test (Jones 1968) to depression, locus of control, cognitive set, and interpersonal assertion competencies in 114 college women. Results showed irrationality on the IBT was related to externality, negative cognitive set, unassertiveness, and depression. (JAC)

The effect of sex of therapist and client on therapists' attitudes toward assertiveness problems varies from case to case. There is little evidence for sexism in counseling for assertiveness problems, except for the existence of a double standard with regard to sexually assertive clients. (Author)

Examined the effects of personal warmth and success modeling on behavior change among females experiencing assertion deficits. Results indicated both confederate warmth and success modeling influenced the level of assertion change behavior reported by group members. Attributions for influence to effect change and change performance are discussed.…