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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
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Simmons, Carolyn H.; Parsons, Ruth J. – Adolescence, 1983
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Life Choices program in increasing internality and perceived competence in 74 sixth-grade girls. Results indicated the program was successful for working class subjects, but lower class girls showed no increase in internality or knowledge of career alternatives. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Competence, Empowerment, Females
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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