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Teaching assertive skills to a passive homosexual adolescent: an illustrative case study. J Homosex 1977;3(2):163-70

Date

01/01/1977

Pubmed ID

612678

DOI

10.1300/j082v03n02_05

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0017617087 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   3 Citations

Abstract

Social skills training was used to alter the socially inappropriate and ineffectual behavior of a 17-year old homosexual male. Target behaviors selected for treatment were the subject's effeminate mannerisms and lack of assertiveness in conflict situations, especially those involving other persons making derisive comments to him. A multiple baseline design was used to increase the patient's (a) eye contact, (b) rate of making appropriate requests for behavior change in others, and (c) general level of assertive affect. Six training and six generalization role-played interpersonal scenes were used. Results indicated significant improvement on trained social skills components with generalization to nontrained scenes as well. Implications of these findings are discussed, particularly with respect to social skills and assertion training for effeminate homosexuals.

Author List

McKinlay T, Kelly JA, Patterson J

Author

Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Behavior Therapy
Dependent Personality Disorder
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Peer Group
Personality Disorders
Role Playing
Social Behavior