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Waksman, Steven A.; Messmer, Cooki Landis – 1979
Providing a program for teaching assertive behavior and social skills to adolescents, this manual contains specific instructions, activities, worksheets, and homework assignments. (Assertive behavior is typically distinguished from both passive behavior and aggressive behavior and is believed to be a component of effective social and psychological…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Assertiveness, Children, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedWaksman, 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
Peer reviewedWaksman, 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
