The relationship between self-actualization (psychological health) and assertiveness was investigated in a sample of college students, 69 males and 151 females. Analysis indicated a moderately high positive relationship between self-actualization and self-reported assertiveness on the Rathus and Galassi scales. Differences for sex were generally statistically nonsignificant. The findings were related to previous research and exhortations toward a “behavioral humanism.”
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