Personal Assertiveness and the Effects of Social Support among College Students.

Elliott, Timothy R.; Gramling, Sandy E.

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ERIC Number: EJ422405

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Personal Assertiveness and the Effects of Social Support among College Students.

Elliott, Timothy R.; Gramling, Sandy E.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v37 n4 p427-36 Oct 1990

Examined relationship of personal assertiveness and social support in two independent samples of college students (n=442). Results provided evidence that personal assertiveness significantly augments specific types of social relationships to predict psychological symptoms under stressful conditions. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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