AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING ON THE ASSERTIVENESS AND SELF ESTEEM OF B.SC NURSING STUDENTS OF SELECTED COLLEGES AT RAJASTHAN

Author Name: Dr. Palllawee Sheoran,

Volume/Issue: 01/06

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2021-72243622/UIJIR

Affiliation:

Principal cum professor, Udaipur college of Nursing, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

ABSTRACT

It is said that ‘How you treat others is exactly how they will treat you. Being assertive is an art. But what exactly is assertiveness? Self assertiveness is the ability to express self openly and honestly, be confident with true values is courteous to speak when needed. It has been observed that if one act with assertiveness then it can increase self confidence in relationship, helps to feel better and give a sense of control in everyday situations. When we say that being assertive increases self control and confidence then we can relate it with having an increased self esteem. What is self esteem if one will ask, it’s the overall opinion of one about oneself. In other words how people feel about their abilities and limitations. Healthy self esteem has seen to increase a sense of feeling good about oneself and feeling deserving the respect of others. On the other hand if people have low self esteem, then they tend to put little values to their opinions and ideas. The study tried to find out the effect of assertiveness training on the assertive behavior and self esteem of total 100 participants within the age range of 16-27 years. Standardized Rathus assertiveness schedule which has 30 items and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale which has 10 items is been used to know the assertiveness and self esteem of the participants. The analysis revels that there is an increase in the rate of self-esteem and assertiveness after a period of assertiveness training among the study group.

Key words: Self assertiveness, self control, self esteem