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A Study of Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Assertiveness among Adolescent Students


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1 Department of Psychology, Bharafhiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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The present study attempted to find out the relationship between self-esteem and assertiveness among adolescent students. The sample consisted of 164 students drawn randomly from high schools located in Chennai. The tools used to measure the variables were Assertiveness Questionnaire developed by Erickson, Noonan, McCall, and Monroe (2015) and Self-esteem Scale developed by Rosenberg (1965). The data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the *t* test. The results of this study indicated that there is a significant relationship between assertiveness and self-esteem among adolescent students. It is further found that adolescent boys have higher assertiveness and higher self-esteem than Adolescent girls. They also do not differ significantly with respect to their assertiveness and self-esteem based on the type of family.

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Adolescents, Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, Students.
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Authors

Sujatha Venkatesh
Department of Psychology, Bharafhiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Sabesan
Department of Psychology, Bharafhiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The present study attempted to find out the relationship between self-esteem and assertiveness among adolescent students. The sample consisted of 164 students drawn randomly from high schools located in Chennai. The tools used to measure the variables were Assertiveness Questionnaire developed by Erickson, Noonan, McCall, and Monroe (2015) and Self-esteem Scale developed by Rosenberg (1965). The data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and the *t* test. The results of this study indicated that there is a significant relationship between assertiveness and self-esteem among adolescent students. It is further found that adolescent boys have higher assertiveness and higher self-esteem than Adolescent girls. They also do not differ significantly with respect to their assertiveness and self-esteem based on the type of family.

Keywords


Adolescents, Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, Students.

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