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ERIC Number: EJ273966
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982-Nov
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Assertion and Defense Mechanism Preference.
Massong, Stefan R.; And Others
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v29 n6 p591-96 Nov 1982
Investigated whether assertive and nonassertive individuals differ in defense mechanisms they most typically rely on when confronted with interpersonal stress and conflict. Results indicated assertive males and females both endorsed the most adaptive defense mechanism cluster, whereas nonassertive males and females endorsed more primitive defense mechanism clusters. (Author)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Patterns, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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