The Assertive Interaction Coding System
- Resource Type
- Authors
- R. Craig Lefebvre; Randall E. Weeks
- Source
- Journal of Behavioral Assessment. 4:71-85
- Subject
- Psychotherapist
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Applied psychology
Clinical settings
General Medicine
Variety (cybernetics)
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Coding system
Presentation
Assertiveness
Psychology
Reliability (statistics)
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Research evidence
- Language
- ISSN
- 1573-3505
0164-0305
Conceptual and theoretical issues concerning the assessment of assertive behavior are discussed. A summary of a variety of instruments utilized in experimental and clinical settings is offered that reflects these issues. This review is followed by the presentation of a new assessment device developed by the authors—the Assertive Interaction Coding System. Research evidence as to its reliability and validity in experimental and clinical settings is presented. Implications for its use in clinical and research protocols are addressed.