Responses to the College Self-expression Scale, a self-report measure of assertion, were factor analyzed for 843 Spanish undergraduates. Data were gathered from several samples in a similar population (Spanish university students) and compared with data obtained in American studies. Similarities and differences between Spanish and American populations are highlighted.
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