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A Controlled Evaluation of Assertion Training with Adolescents.
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Waksman, Steven A. – Adolescence, 1984
Evaluated an assertion training package for adolescents (N=58). Students who received the assertion training treatment significantly improved their ratings on the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale both at termination and at one-month follow-up. No effects were found on a locus of control scale or an anxiety scale. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Assertion Training with Adolescents.
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Waksman, Steven A. – Adolescence, 1984
Evaluated an assertion training program for adolescents (N=23) in a middle-school setting. Results showed the group who received the training significantly improved their scores on the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale and the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. The control group showed no change in their scores. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Locus of Control, Middle Schools
Social Skills Training for Young Adolescents.
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Wise, Kathryn L.; And Others – Adolescence, 1991
Six-session systematic assertiveness training program based on social cognitive theory and focusing on peer interactions and social responsibility was presented to 22 sixth graders. Compared to control group, students who received training performed significantly better on test of cognitive acquisition of the information at posttest and six-month…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
The Effects of Assertive Training on Performance in Highly Anxious Adolescents.
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Wehr, Sara H.; Kaufman, Melvin E. – Adolescence, 1987
Investigated the effects of assertive training on measures of assertiveness, state anxiety, and mathematics performance in highly anxious ninth graders (N=96). Found that assertive training resulted in increased assertiveness and decreased state anxiety, with no significant effect on mathematics performance, and no significant effect due to sex.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Counseling Techniques
Four-Year Results of a Youth Smoking Prevention Program Using Assertiveness Training.
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Del Greco, Linda; And Others – Adolescence, 1986
Seventh graders (N=161) participated in health education classes consisting of either an innovative smoking education program, the program plus assertiveness training, or a traditional smoking education program. Data collected four years later revealed no significant differences in smoking behavior, changes in assertion, or sex differences among…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Health Education, High School Students
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Project for Sixth Graders: First-Year Findings.
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Kreutter, Karole J.; And Others – Adolescence, 1991
Gives first-year results of three-year program evaluation for drug and alcohol prevention project. Compared a target group of 152 sixth graders receiving instruction using Botvin's life skills training curriculum with 64 subjects receiving no treatment. Results indicated that the program had a significant positive impact on the target subjects'…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Assertiveness, Daily Living Skills, Drug Education