An analysis of children's oppositional behavior.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between children's oppositional behavior and the following two variables: number of commands issued and time from command presentation. Twenty-four five-year-old children and their mothers served as subjects. The results indicated an increase in oppositional behavior as the number of commands increased. Furthermore, most oppositional behavior occurred immediately following the presentation of a command.
D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010988:Play and Playthings; D013997:Time Factors; D014705:Verbal Behavior