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Abstract
The present study investigated the social impact of assertive versus nonassertive behavior in fourth- and fifth-grade boys. Subjects viewed eight videotaped scenes, each depicting a different ten year old male model handling a situation in which commendatory or refusal assertion or nonassertion was required. Subjects then evaluated each model based upon their viewing of the role-plays. In addition, the Children's Assertive Behavior Scale (CABS) and a sociometric measure were adminsitered. Results suggest that assertive behavior is valued by elementary school boys. The implications of this finding for the study and training of assertive behavior in children are discussed.