A controlled evaluation of assertion training with adolescents.
A controlled evaluation of an assertion training package for adolescent students is described. Adolescents who received the treatment were compared to adolescents who received a placebo-counseling program. Although there were no significant differences between the groups prior to the program, the 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 a one-month follow-up. No effects were found on a locus of control scale or an anxiety scale for either program.
D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001242:Assertiveness; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept