Abstract
100 children, ages 6 to 12 yr., were divided into four groups for the purposes of this study. Each child was given a Children's Emotion Projection Instrument, a series of simulated, frustrating incidents. Responses were rated as belonging to one of seven categories: anger, aggression, passive aggression, sadness, satisfaction/acceptance, avoidance, or assertion. Frequencies by response categories were analyzed using chi-squared for bivariate data. Responses for each category were analyzed separately using chi-squared for single variables. All children used assertion responses frequently, and older children used such responses significantly more often than younger ones. There were no differences between girls and boys for either age group on assertion.
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