A Correlational Study on Assertiveness and Self Esteem of Undergraduate Students of a Selected College of Nursing, Ernakulam Sreedevi P A1,*, Aswathy B L2, Roy Neethumol2 1M. Sc in Psychiatric Nursing, Professor, Head of the Department of Mental Health Nursing, Amrita College Nursing, AMRITA Viswa Vidyapeetham, Health Care Campus, Kochi 2Fourth Year B. Sc. Nursing, Amrita College of Nursing, AMRITA Viswa Vidyapeetham, Health Care Campus, Kochi *Corresponding author: Prof. Sreedevi. P.A Head of the Department of Mental Health Nursing, Amrita College of Nursing, AMRITA Viswa Vidyapeetham, Health Care Campus, Kochi-41, India. Email id: sreedevipa@aims.amrita.edu Contact no. 9446317338
Online published on 19 June, 2018. Abstract Objectives The study was designed to identify the levels of assertiveness and self esteem of undergraduate nursing students and to correlate these two variables. Materials and Method This descriptive study was conducted after the ethical procedures, among a randomly recruited sample of 120 B. Sc. Nursing students (30 each from 1st to 4th year) of a selected College of Nursing. Data were collected using Personal information schedule, and two standardised self-report tools, the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and Rosenberg Self-esteem scale. Results The sample mean of assertiveness was 9.29 (SD. 20.89) and that of the self-esteem was 21.07 (SD. 3.36). Only 26.7% of the nursing students were found to be assertive. Eighty five percentage of the sample had average self esteem. No correlation was observed between assertiveness and self-esteem of students. There was statistically significant association between assertiveness and the year of study, medium of instruction before joining nursing, participation in extra curricular activities and percentage of marks obtained in plus two examination. Self esteem was associated with students who rated themselves as introverts. Conclusion Based on the study findings, the researchers suggest to include assertiveness training mandatory in the undergraduate nursing education programme. Top Keywords Assertiveness, Self-esteem, Nursing students. Top |