Internal-External Control and Assertiveness of Subjects High and Low in Social Desirability

The present study investigated the relationship between locus of control and assertiveness in a 2 × 2 factorial design ( N = 28 per group) employing students both high and low in social desirability as subjects ( N = 112). It was predicted that internals would be more assertive than externals but that this relationship would hold only for subjects scoring low in social desirability. Results indicate that internals do describe themselves as more assertive than externals but that this relationship does not vary with social desirability.