Training Women to Be More Assertive in Mixed-Sex Task-Oriented Discussions

Female undergraduates with low participation levels in mixed sex discussions received training in assertiveness. Pretest and posttest observations of the subjects' behavior suggested that the training was successful, and that lack of assertiveness in the presence of men, rather than lack of sub...

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Published inSex Roles: A Journal of Research Vol. 9; no. 5; p. 581
Main Authors Lewittes, Hedva J, Bem, Sandra Lipsitz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.1983
Subjects
Assertiveness
College Students
Females
Group Discussion
Higher Education
Inhibition
Self Concept
Stanford University CA
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Summary:Female undergraduates with low participation levels in mixed sex discussions received training in assertiveness. Pretest and posttest observations of the subjects' behavior suggested that the training was successful, and that lack of assertiveness in the presence of men, rather than lack of substantive knowledge, inhibited women's participation in discussions. (Author/MJL)