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Peer reviewedSmye, Marti Diane; Wine, Jeri Dawn – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1980
The study described revealed gender differences in adolescents' patterns of overt and covert interpersonal social behaviors. Females' overt behaviors were more competent in terms of greater eye contact, situationally appropriate self-expressiveness, and adoption of independent stances. Males were more likely to respond in an inappropriately…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Assertiveness, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedBaxter, Leslie A.; Shepard, Tara L. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1978
In this study, sex role differences are assessed in terms of interpersonal conflict. Results suggest that feminine persons disapprove of competition more than persons of masculine and androgynous sex role identification. (Author/WI)
Descriptors: Androgyny, Assertiveness, Behavioral Science Research, Competition
Kleim, David M.; And Others – 1983
Earlier research investigating the relationship between physical attractiveness and assertiveness found that physically attractive females were more assertive than other females. To investigate this relationship further and to broaden the scope of the study, 69 students were videotaped in groups of five to ten while responding to open-ended…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Higher Education, Interpersonal Attraction
Peer reviewedBreakwell, Glynis M.; Millward, Lynne J. – Journal of Adolescence, 1997
Presents data from a survey of randomly selected adolescents (N=474) which examined differences between male and female sexual identities. Results indicate two main dimensions in male sexual self-concept: socioemotional and the relational. Female sexual self-concept revolved around concerns with assertiveness, such as controlling when sex occurs.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Assertiveness, Health Education
Peer reviewedLeaper, Campbell – Sex Roles, 1987
Each of 76 unacquainted pairs of male-female college students was given a popular issue to discuss for five minutes. Self-perceived agency was significantly associated with verbal assertiveness: high-agency persons used fewer indirect statements and fewer passive self-references than low-agency persons. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research
Download full textHughes, Jan; And Others – 1983
The purposes of this study were to investigate the interrelatedness of several measures of social competence and to determine a valid and practical combination of procedures for assessing social competence in school or clinic settings. A total of 51 sixth-grade children (23 boys and 28 girls) were administered the following measures of social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assertiveness, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Fox, Barbara; And Others – 1997
A construct labeled "self-silencing" or "loss of voice" as an aspect of female social development is emerging in current literature, and it is postulated that suppression of expression prescribes a more passive and muted role for women and lies at the root of depression in women. This study was a longitudinal project examining earlier parenting…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Assertiveness, Child Rearing
