Dimensions of Assertiveness: Differential Relationships to Substance Use in Early Adolescence.

Wills, Thomas Ashby; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Dimensions of Assertiveness: Differential Relationships to Substance Use in Early Adolescence.

Wills, Thomas Ashby; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v57 n4 p473-78 Aug 1989

Tested multidimensional formulation of assertiveness and substance use in 3 metropolitan-area school samples (N=675, N=1,430, and N=5,545) of adolescents including White, Black, and Hispanic students aged 12-14 years. Found Substance-specific Assertiveness inversly associated with substance use and Social Dating Assertiveness positively associated with substance use. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, Assertiveness, Dating (Social), Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Marijuana, Preadolescents, Social Behavior, Substance Abuse, Tobacco

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Language: English

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