locus of control and sex-role beliefs in the prediction of assertiveness
abstract
locus of control has been identified as a strong
predictor of assertiveness for men, but not for women.
it was hypothesized that sex-role beliefs might
moderate the locus of control-assertiveness link among
women. in this study the relationship of locus of
control and sex-role beliefs with self-assertion among
48 male and 192 female university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
was
examined. paulhus' spheres of control scale and the
rathus assertiveness scale were used to measure locus
of control and assertiveness respectively. the seas
scale was developed specifically for this study to
assess sex-role beliefs. as hypothesized, egalitarian
women evidenced a significantly stronger correlation
between internal locus of control in the realm of
personal efficacy and assertiveness than did women with
traditional sex-role beliefs. for both men and women
internal locus of control beliefs in the interpersonal
realm were a significant predictor of assertiveness.
this contradicts a large body of earlier research in
which no such relationship was found among female
subjects. other differences in assertiveness and locus
of control levels as a function of gender and sex-role
beliefs are discussed.
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