Assertive Training for Young People.
1976; SAGE Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0036-6536
Autores Tópico(s)Sociology and Cultural Identity Studies
ResumoI am is upset because a popular girl in tion in their personal and professional her class teases her and intimidates her lives (Jakubowski in press a). Marriage into giving up candy and treats that partners have been trained to use as Pam wants for herself. Curt is painsertion techniques to improve com fully shy, unable even to ask his munication and help solve problems teacher questions about assignments or (Fensterheim 1972). Assertiveness train tests. Fred appears to be a meek and ing has helped individuals learn to ex quiet child, but occasionally he will press anger appropriately (Rimm et al. fly into a rage over a seemingly small 1974), modify self-destructive passive incident, such as a classmate accidenor submissive behavior (Katz 1971), tally knocking over a book on his refuse unreasonable requests (McFall desk. Jill is afraid to give book reports & Twentyman 1973), take initiative, in front of her class because she worand express feelings and desires clearly ries that other students will laugh at and directly (Rathus 1973). her. As a result, she forgets to do her Whether young people, particularly reports. those as young as fifth and sixth grad What do these children have in ers, could understand the vocabulary, common? All have trouble construeconcepts, and value system of asser tively confronting other people. All tive training remained to be seen, have difficulty expressing what they Whether young people would be able need or want in an appropriate manto practice assertive rather than ag ner and, as a result, feel helpless or gressive behavior after exposure to an frustrated in many situations. assertive-training program was another Assertiveness training seemed to be important issue. These were empirical a potentially effective strategy for questions that could only be resolved meeting the needs of these children. by teaching assertive-training tech Although, to my knowledge, assertiveniques to children, ness training had not previously been This article will first describe the adapted for use with elementary or rationale, specific objectives, and ses junior high school children, assertive training programs have produced im
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