Cognitive Mediation of Aggressive, Assertive, and Submissive Behavior in Children
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Behavioral Development
- Vol. 8 (3) , 355-369
- https://doi.org/10.1177/016502548500800309
Abstract
The present study explored the relationships among levels of aggressiveness, assertiveness, and submissiveness and (1) alternative-thinking ability, (2) judgments of response alternatives on a variety of indices including 'evaluative' and 'potency' dimensions, and (3) consequential thinking, for 188 fourth-sixth grade children. The five best predictors of aggressiveness, of assertiveness, and of submissiveness for both boys and girls represented combinations of alternative-thinking, consequential-thinking, and evaluative-judgment dimensions. The clinical implications of these findings for treating aggressive and submissive children are discussed.Keywords
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