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Psychometric Properties of the Wolpe-Lazarus Assertiveness Scale with Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1995
Publication Title
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Volume
17
Issue/Number
2
First Page
97
ISSN
0882-2689
Last Page
109
Abstract/Excerpt
The psychometric properties of the Wolpe-Lazarus Assertiveness Scale (WLAS) were examined with an older community-dwelling, nonclinical, adult population. Three hundred twenty-seven older adults (ages, 57–96; mean, 75.68) who were not psychiatrically impaired completed a demographic questionnaire and the WLAS. Fifty-seven of the 327 subjects also filled out the WLAS on a repeated basis after 3 or 4 weeks in order to determine the test-retest reliability. Results indicate that the WLAS has an adequate internal consistency (Cronbach'sα=.75) and test-retest reliability (r=.81). WLAS cutoff scores of 14 and under identify unassertiveness. Older adults who are (1) African-American or (2) of lower SES tend to be significantly less assertive. Also, five factors emerged from a principal-components analysis accounting for 34.7% of the total variance.
DOI
10.1007/BF02229012
NSUWorks Citation
Kogan, E. S.,
Hersen, M.,
Kabacoff, R. I.,
Van Hasselt, V. B.
(1995). Psychometric Properties of the Wolpe-Lazarus Assertiveness Scale with Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 17(2), 97-109.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/704