Abstract
By using confirmatory factor analysis, distress and performance factors of assertion identified previously in a sample of predomi- nantly agoraphobic club members (N = 703) employing the Scale for Interpersonal Behavior (SlB) - the factors being (I) Display of negative feelings; (II) Expression of and dealing with personal limitations; (III) Initiating assertiveness; and (IV) Praising others and the abili to deal with compliments/praise of others (positive assertion) - were shown to be reproducible (constant) in a combined sample of shy, socially phobic and unassertive Ss treated on an outpatient basis (N = 269). The importance of studies of this kind is briefly pinpointed
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 337-339 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Behaviour Research and Therapy |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |