Responses to repeated frustrations of young children differentiated according to need area.

"Preschool children, placed in an eight-trial frustration task, showed significant increases in aggressive-dominant (Ag) behavior scores from the first four to the last four trials, and showed decreases in submissive-complaisant (Su) behavior scores." Children high in power-dominance needs (PD/n) showed higher total Ag scores during frustration than did children low in these needs. Also, children high in love-affection needs (LA/n) showed smaller total Ag scores than those low in these needs. High PD/n children showed lower Su scores than low PD/n children. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)