ABSTRACT
The Bakker Assertiveness-Aggressiveness Inventory is a 36-item self-report inventory designed to measure two separate aspects of what has previously been subsumed under the rubric "assertiveness", namely, (a) defensive, responsive behaviors which protect territory and privileges, and (b) initiating behaviors which augment the person's territory or status. Assertiveness scores increases significantly above aggressiveness scores in a class which focused on the defensive, responsive aspects of behavior. Aggressiveness was found to correlate with occupation level and amount of schooling sought, while assertiveness did not correlate with either of these. Normative, reliability and validity data are presented.
Subject(s)
Aggression , Personality Inventory , Social Behavior , Behavior Therapy , Educational Status , Female , Hostility , Humans , Male , Social ClassABSTRACT
Medical students in a first-year behavioral science course were required to conduct a behavior change project in accordance with a model based upon behavioristic principles. Most students conducted projects designed to alter their own behaviors, such as studying, eating, sleeping, and exercising. Student feedback, as well as formal evaluation of the projects that were conducted, provided a basis for the view that such procedures can make a significant contribution to the teaching of behavioral change technology in the medical curriculum.
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Behavioral Sciences/education , Curriculum , Education, Medical, Undergraduate , Behavior Therapy/education , Surveys and Questionnaires , WashingtonABSTRACT
The adult development program is an intensive, shortterm program for individuals who want to change their behavior. It is based on an educational model; participants, who are called students, set their own behavior-change goals, and a multidisciplinary staff teach them techniques for reaching those goals. The program curriculum consists of about 20 seminars and workshops, which give the students an opportunity to learn and to practice new behaviors. Students pay fees that vary from $40 to $500 per month depending on the number of classes they take. Approximately 1750 students have participated in the program since it began six years ago.
