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Divya Bharathy, D.
- Relationship between the Level of Assertiveness and Academic Performance among Arts and Science College students
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1 Saveetha College of Nursing, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IN
1 Saveetha College of Nursing, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IN
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Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 9, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 293-296Abstract
Introduction: Assertiveness is the important social skill which promotes personal well-being. Lack of assertiveness leads to lack of confidence, low self-esteem and poor academic performance. Hence the study was conducted with the aim to relate the assertiveness with academic performance. Methods: Non-experimental descriptive study was chosen to conduct a study in selected arts and Science College with 60 samples. The tools used for the study was Assertiveness scale and Academic performance scale. Results: The results revealed that out of 60 samples, 4(6.7%) were situationally assertive, 26(43.3%) were somewhat assertive, 30(50%) were assertive. In assessing the academic performance 23(38.3%) had good performance, 34(56.7%) had moderate performance, and 3(5%) had poor performance. The study findingalso shows that there is a positive relationship between the level of assertiveness and academic performance. Conclusion: The present study concluded that there is a lack of assertiveness among students which directly or indirectly affect their academic performance of the students. It is necessary that every school or college should provide the assertive training program to face the challenges and cope up with the current situation in the world.Keywords
Assertiveness, Academic Performance, Students.References
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