Date of Award
Summer 1981
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Miller, Judith F.
Second Advisor
DiMotto, Jean
Third Advisor
Fehring, Richard J.
Abstract
Based on the premises that overweight persons are generally non-assertive and that assertiveness is a negative correlate of anxiety, this study tested the hypotheses that there will be a positive correlation between assertiveness and weight loss, and a negative correlation between assertiveness and anxiety. The Adult Self-Expression Scale (ASES), a 48-item self-report measure of assertiveness, and the trait form of the widely-used State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were administered to 81 female members of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) groups. The subjects also responded to questionnaires designed to elicit personal/demographic data including the amount of weight lost since commencement of the weight reduction program. Sixty-seven subjects had adequately completed the questionnaires and the data they yielded did not support the hypotheses that : 1) there would be a positive correlation between assertiveness and weight loss, and 2) there would be a negative correlation between assertiveness and anxiety.
Recommended Citation
Hlasnik, Janet, "The Relationship Between Assertiveness and Weight Loss, and Assertiveness and Anxiety in Adult, Obese Females" (1981). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 3419.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/3419