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Schwartz, David; And Others – Child Development, 1993
Over five days, videotaped and analyzed contrived play sessions of African-American male first and third graders to examine behavioral patterns leading to chronic victimization by peers. Victims demonstrated lower rates of assertive behaviors and higher rates of nonassertive behaviors than nonvictims. Children who eventually emerged as chronic…
Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Black Youth

Oldershaw, Lynn; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Explores the hypothesis that parenting practices of abusive mothers are characterized by (1) greater use of power-assertive strategies, (2) less flexible behavior with respect to child compliance attempts, (3) more inconsistent use of parenting techniques, and (4) diminished affective quality. (HOD)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Family Environment