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- Title
RELATIONS OF CHILDREN'S PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE ASSERTIVENESS TO PEER ACCEPTANCE: MODERATING EFFECTS OF SOCIAL INTEREST.
- Authors
HAN-JONG LEE
- Abstract
Previous studies on the social outcome of assertiveness reported mixed findings, failing to support the assumption that assertiveness promotes peer acceptance. In an attempt to provide explanations for the inconsistencies in prior findings, this study proposed making a distinction between proactive and reactive assertiveness and examined the moderating effects of social interest. A total of 441 fifth and sixth graders (232 boys, 209 girls; M age = 10.6 yr., SD = 0.6) participated in the study. Results indicated that proactive assertiveness was positively related to peer acceptance regardless of social interest. By contrast, reactive assertiveness was positively related to peer acceptance but only when social interest is high. When social interest is low, it was negatively associated with peer acceptance.
- Subjects
ASSERTIVENESS in children; PEER acceptance; ASSERTIVENESS (Psychology); PSYCHOLOGY of school children; CHILD psychology research
- Publication
Psychological Reports, 2014, Vol 114, Issue 3, p913
- ISSN
0033-2941
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2466/21.07.PR0.114k29w6