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Peer reviewedHorvath, Peter – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Offers evidence that demand characteristics referring to changes in clients' self-concepts are the common factors in psychotherapies. Unassertive subjects (N=87) were assigned to four types of imaginary role playing. Only the demand characteristics condition increased significantly in assertiveness and self-esteem and decreased significantly in…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMarshall, W. L.; And Others – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1989
Evaluated Life Skills training programs conducted within 3 Canadian penitentiaries in terms of how effectively they met goals of changing inmates' personal and social functioning. Comparison of 68 treated inmates with 22 untreated controls indicated clear benefits for trained subjects. Discusses findings in terms of value of training in Life…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Correctional Rehabilitation
