2024, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part C

Background: Low self-esteem is also an important barrier to self-assertiveness people with low self-esteem lack of social skill and self-confidence which makes them avoid social life. Also, youth nursing students leaving their families passing to adulthood in this period are still dependent upon others.

a.To assess the pre-test level of self-esteem and assertiveness among female nursing students studying selected in nursing colleges.

b.To determine the effectiveness of assertiveness training on enhancing the self esteem and assertiveness among female nursing students studying in selected nursing colleges.

c.To find out the association between post test level of self esteem and assertiveness among female nursing students and selected their demographical variables.

Material and Methods: The quasi-experimental research design was used to assess the effectiveness of assertive training on self-esteem and assertiveness among female nursing students studying in selected nursing colleges of district Mohali Punjab.” 60 samples were selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique used. The reliability coefficient r’ Rosenberg self-esteem scale 0.85 the to assess the assertiveness rating scale 0.71 which is more than 0.7 hence it was found to be reliable. the conceptual framework based develop by Modified King theory of goal attainment model.

Results and Conclusion: Rosenberg self-esteem scale was used collect the data it was found that pretest self esteem and assertiveness score in control and experimental group approximately similar however after implementing assertive training to the experimental group the value of post test was significantly high than pretest self-esteem and assertiveness score hence, it can be concluded that the assertive training was effective in increasing self-esteem and assertiveness. There fore null hypothesis is rejected and research hypothesis is accepted.