Date of Award
6-1987
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua
Second Advisor
Dr. Paul Mountjoy
Third Advisor
Dr. Richard W. Malott
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of two interventions (assertiveness training and cue controlled relaxation training) on cardiovascular reactivity to role play simulations of social stressors. For this purpose, a single subject multiple-baseline experimental design was employed. Four subjects (three female and one male) received assertiveness training (which focused on behavioral components of assertiveness) and cue controlled relaxation training. Following assertiveness training, subjects responded assertively to the role plays but their blood pressure reactivity was not reduced. Cue controlled relaxation appeared to reduce blood pressure reactivity to a limited extent. Factors associated with the effects of the two interventions on cardiovascular reactivity are discussed. The results do not support a previous study documenting attenuating effects of assertiveness training on pulse rate reactivity.
Recommended Citation
Pinto, Bernardine M., "Effects of Assertiveness Training and Cue Controlled Relaxation Training on Cardiovascular Reactivity to Social Stressors" (1987). Masters Theses. 1246.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1246