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Peer reviewedBenenson, Joyce F.; Maiese, Rebecca; Dolenszky, Eva; Dolenszky, Michole; Sinclair, Nancy; Simpson, Anna – Child Development, 2002
This study examined the hypothesis that group size can influence whether 9- to 10-year-olds display self-assertive versus self-deprecating responses to interpersonal competition, especially under stress. Findings indicated that individuals displayed more assertive behaviors during competitive game-playing in groups than in dyads, and more…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Children, Competition, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedSgan, Mabel L.; Pickert, Sarah M. – Child Development, 1980
Examined assertive bids of elementary school children engaged in a cooperative task. Results from kindergarten and grade one participants support previous research regarding greater male assertiveness and attempts to influence other boys. By grade three, girls' overall assertiveness equaled that of boys. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Assertiveness, Children, Cooperation
