#RedFlag is designed to help students understand relational dissolution at the theoretical and applied level by identifying red- and green-flag communicative behaviors during relational dissolution and by role-playing relational dissolution situations for various relationship types. Courses: Interpersonal Communication, Relational Communication,…

Throughout healthcare, including education, the need for voicing of concern by speaking up is a globally recognized issue that has come to the fore in the last ten years. There has been a rapid growth in the number of review articles on the topic. To prevent diffusion of knowledge and support future research it is necessary to gather the existing…

Introduction: Social skills are acquired primarily through imitation using the visual system. As a result, people with visual impairments may experience difficulties in this area at any age, which can have a major effect on their social participation and on their quality of life. The objective of this study was to systematically review the effects…

How aware of societal issues are our young people who will soon be entering the workforce and communities as life-long residents? To what extent do young adults view local and state issues, in particular, as potential barriers to social progress and reform? In what way/s can young adults become and stay abreast of critical issues and initiate…

Among guidelines for use of assertive training with mildly handicapped adolescents are the following: all the elements of assertive behavior should be analyzed and taught; classroom strategies should stress a proper sequence of instruction; and specific assertive skills should be taught with ample time being allocated for practice. (SW)

Power, powerlessness, and empowerment have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years. Traditional applications of power tend to be autocratic and autocratic power continues to be accepted extensively in society. Increased use of alternative kinds of power is hindered by lack of skills, lack of opportunity for use, and inappropriate norms…

Proposes a taxonomy for classifying certain kinds of client self-presentations as defensive and assertive strategies to influence counselors' impressions and behaviors. Describes four assertive strategies (ingratiation, supplication, self-promotion, and intimidation) and one defensive strategy ("facework") along with their short-term…

Uses examples from seventeenth century English literature to illustrate the ideal master-apprentice relationship and discusses the factors which made the real relationships different. London apprentices were usually literate and they had their own thriving subculture. Literacy weakened the master's traditional authority, and the subculture…

Studies exploring the relationship between religious values and assertiveness are reviewed. Ideological obstacles in assertion training with religious clients are considered, and appropriate therapeutic strategies suggested. Emphasizes importance of presenting rationale for treatment and understanding client's value system. (Author/TE)

Investigates connection between eating disorder symptomatology and several psychological correlates-obsessiveness, dependency, assertiveness, locus of control, and self esteem. Regression analyses indicated that obsessiveness and two factors of dependency accounted for 21% of the variance in a measure of anorexic attitudes and behaviors. One…

Examines beliefs and attitudes that are barriers to some Christians' acceptance of the concept of assertion in their lives. Suggests that many Christians are reluctant to endorse the clinical and experimental use of assertion training, believing that assertive behavior is inconsistent with Biblical teachings. (PAS)

Application of Kohlberg's principles of moral development meets the needs of family life educators in presenting diverse, value-laden subject matters. Strategies for adapting these principles to marriage and family life courses are offered: a values clarification procedure and a presentational model aimed at enhancing assertive self-awareness.…

Describes treatment methods designed to teach self-help skills to the abusive drinker, i.e., assertiveness training, muscle relaxation, and academic survival groups. A literature review shows a drinking problem among college students. Reasons given for excessive drinking were to relieve anxiety, to feel good, and to enhance sociability. (Author/BH)

Conducted a meta-analytic review of 41 studies to explore the relation between children's aggressive behavior and hostile attribution of intent to peers. Found a significant association between hostile attribution of intent and aggressive behavior, with larger effects associated with more severe aggressive behavior, rejection by peers as a…

Indecisive students often present with social skills problems, which may make academic and vocational decision-making tasks difficult and complex for them. This article presents a training program devised to augment assertive competencies in indecisive students choosing a university course of study. Intended aims and the analyses to assess the…