The present study sought to determine whether assertion moderated the effects of stressful life events for 91 college men. Results suggest that the 21 responsible assertors (high scores for assertion and interpersonal trust) coped better with stressful events than the 26 non-responsible assertors (high scores for assertion and low scores for interpersonal trust).
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