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Dimensions of assertiveness: factors underlying the college self-expression scale.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|February 1, 1978
Summary
This study validated the College Self-expression Scale for measuring assertiveness in Israeli students. Four key factors of assertiveness were identified, supporting the scale's reliability.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Assertiveness is a key social skill.
- Measuring assertiveness accurately is crucial for psychological research and intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the College Self-expression Scale as a measure of assertiveness.
- To identify underlying factors of assertiveness in a student population.
Main Methods:
- Factor analysis (principal axis, varimax rotation) was applied to responses from 447 Israeli students.
- The College Self-expression Scale, measuring assertiveness, was administered.
Main Results:
- Four main factors emerged, accounting for 43 of the 50 scale items.
- Identified factors include risk-taking in interactions, emotional communication, rule-setting/justice rectifying, and self-punitive tendencies.
Conclusions:
- The study supports the validity and reliability of the College Self-expression Scale.
- The identified factors provide a nuanced understanding of assertiveness in young adults.