Children's Assertive Behavior:

Abstract

In this study, characteristics of three recently developed scales for measures assertiveness in children were explored. The internal consistency of the scales were determined and their validity was assessed by correlating the various scales and contrasting them with teacherr ratings of assertive, aggressive, and submissive behavior. In general, it was found that the three scales possessed adequate internal consistency and were moderately related to one another. Further, two of the scales (Deluty's Children's Action Tendency Scale and Michelson and Wood's Children's Assertive Behavior Scale) were able to "unbind" aggressive from assertive behavior. Given these differences, it was suggested that a combination of these scales be used in future research examining assertive behavior in children.