Interpersonal reactions to assertive and unassertive styles when handling social conflict situations. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 1982 Mar;13(1):33-40
Date
03/01/1982Pubmed ID
7068894DOI
10.1016/0005-7916(82)90033-7Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0020057790 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
Determining how persons perceive and evaluate social assertiveness is a particularly important topic, since assertive training is primarily intended to alter the behavior of individuals in the context of social interactions. In the present study, college students observed videotapes which showed a model handling several social conflict situations in either an assertive or an unassertive manner. Because race in individual may also influence the way assertiveness is viewed, both black and white models were used. Subjects then completed a 26-item adjective checklist to evaluate the personality of the model they observed. Results indicated that while assertive models were viewed as skilled and able in their handling of the portrayed social conflict situations, they were rated much less favorably than unassertive models on 14 adjectives assessing likeability. Race of model did not differentially affect this pattern. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Author List
Kelly JA, St Lawrence JS, Bradlyn AS, Himadi WG, Graves KA, Keane TMAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAssertiveness
Behavior Therapy
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Social Perception
