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Vagos, Paula; Pereira, Anabela – Psychological Assessment, 2010
This article presents the development process and initial psychometric features of an instrument for evaluating cognition in assertiveness. This is an essential social skill for adolescent development and seems to encompass emotional, behavioral, and cognitive aspects. The instrument was created by combining both empirical and theoretical methods…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Assertiveness, Psychometrics, Interpersonal Competence
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Rhodes, Jean E.; Jason, Leonard A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1990
Tested parameters of social stress model in two urban high school samples (N=124) of Black, White, and Hispanic young adolescents. Pre- and posttests measured influence of stress, social networks, social competencies, and community resources on levels of students' substance use. Model parameters indicated that pathway from family characteristics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Family Characteristics, High School Freshmen