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A Preliminary Investigation of Toughlove: Assertiveness and Support in a Parents' Self-Help Group.
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Klug, Wayne – 1990
This study examined Toughlove, the controversial self-help organization for parents and out-of-control adolescents. Six small group Toughlove meetings containing an average of 8 members for each were observed, and questionnaires were completed by 75 Toughlove parents from 8 states. Variables examined include the roles of empathy, assertiveness…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Behavior Modification, Parent Child Relationship
Nonassertive Mothers, Aggressive Teens: Toughlove as a Community Intervention.
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Klug, Wayne – 2000
A process study was conducted in two phases to measure the effects of whether a mother's participation in a Toughlove program improved her child's behavior. During phase 1, small-group Toughlove meetings were used for observation and then were tape-recorded and transcribed. Transcriptions were coded to identify instances of social support;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Assertiveness, Behavior Modification