This study compared a behavioral and a cognitive approach to assertion training in order to determine the differential efficacy of the two methods. Forty subjects participated in this study. These subjects were nonassertive adults who volunteered for an assertion training workshop. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions, a behavioral group, a cognitive group and a control group. Training consisted of four, three-hour sessions held once a week. The two treatment modalities were carefully isolated, and the control group received a delayed treatment program. Four dependent measures were used to evaluate the subjects on three dependent variables, assertive performance, self-perceived likelihood of assertive performance and interpersonal anxiety. Dependent measures included a self report performance scale, two self report anxiety scales and a behavioral role play test. Each subject was videotaped on the behavioral role play test, and the tapes were rated on both verbal and non-verbal components of assertion. Findings of this study were that group assertion training, both behavioral and cognitive, produced significant increases as compared to no treatment on both measures of assertive performance, but it did not significantly decrease interpersonal anxiety. When compared to each other, although the behavioral group had slightly higher scores on dependent measures than did the cognitive group, there was no significant difference between training methods. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-03, Section: A, page: 1014. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74422 |
| Contributors | PRESCOTT, BARBARA UNGER., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 138 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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