Studying the effect of Assertiveness Training on Female teenage Students' Shyness and Self-Concept

Authors

• Abdolzahra Naami ¹
• Nasim Shams Alizadeh ²
• Ali Abdi ³

¹ Associate Professor, Organizational and Industrial Psychology Group, Psychology and Educational Science Faculty, Shahid Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran

² Ph.D. student of psychology, Psychology and Educational Science Faculty, Shahid Chamran University, Ahwaz, Iran

³ Assistant professor, psychology group, social science faculty, Payam Nour University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of an assertiveness training program on female teenagers' shyness and self-concept. This study is a semi-experimental one with pretest and post- test. 57 students from two different classes were involved in the study (Experimental N=32 and Control N= 25). The experimental group was instructed through assertiveness skill training in four sessions (each 2 hours). Two questionnaires were used for the samples: 1- revised Cheek and Briggs Shyness questionnaire 2-Beck self- concept questionnaire. The Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used for analyzing the collected data. Overall, the difference between pre- and post-test scores related to self -concept and shyness was significantly meaningful in favor of experimental groups (P<0.001).The ANCOVA analysis results have shown that assertiveness training program was effective on shyness and self-concept. findings showed that teaching assertiveness skills to students resulted in improving self –concept and shyness. Thus, it is suggested that these types of skill instructions be included as a part of the education programs.
 

Keywords

• assertiveness training
• shyness
• self-concept

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