title: Consistency of assertive, aggressive, and submissive behavior for children.
abstract: The interpersonal behavior of 50 third- through fifth-grade children was assessed over an 8-month period in a wide variety of naturally occurring school activities. The consistency of the children's behavior was found to vary as a function of the child's sex, the class of behavior examined, and the similarity/dissimilarity of the contexts in which the behaviors occurred. Boys demonstrated remarkable consistency in their aggressive expression; 46 of 105 intercorrelations for the aggressiveness dimensions were statistically significant. In general, the consistency of assertive behavior for both boys and girls was unexpectedly high.
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001242:Assertiveness; D002648:Child; D003463:Cues; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors; D012930:Social Dominance