Effects of an Assertiveness Program in adolescents of a Private Educational Institution of Ventanilla - Callao

Authors

  • Lizley Janne Tantaleán Terrones Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/tematpsicol.2012.n8.850

Keywords:

Assertiveness, assertiveness training, adolescents

Abstract

This research concerns the effects of an assertiveness program in 40 adolescents, between 11 to 17 years old, from 1st to 5th year of high school of a Private Educational Institution of Ventanilla - Callao. The study was exploratory, quasi-experimental; the Self-report Inventory of Assertive Behavior ADCA-1 was used. The results of the test - retest showed changes in the assertiveness of all participants with Pearson X2r = 4.568 and significance of p<, 033, as well as in 1st-year students with Wilcoxon Z = -2.278 and p<, 023, and in 13-year-old adolescents with Z = -2.023 p<, 043; (being insignificant in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year, like in 12, 14 and 15 year-old adolescents). There are no significant posttest changes, according to sex and family type, analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test. Therefore, it is concluded that the program has been effective in developing assertiveness of the analyzed group, with different implications according to its characteristics.

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Author Biography

Lizley Janne Tantaleán Terrones, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Magíster en Psicología con mención en Prevención e Intervención en Niños y Adolescentes por la Universidad Femenina Del Sagrado Corazón, Diplomada en Gestión del Talento Humano por la Universidad ESAN. Coordinadora del Equipo Técnico del Centro de Atención Residencial San Martin de Porres - INABIF (Programa Nacional para el Bienestar Familiar) - Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables. 

Published

2012-12-30

How to Cite

Tantaleán Terrones, L. J. (2012). Effects of an Assertiveness Program in adolescents of a Private Educational Institution of Ventanilla - Callao. Temática Psicológica, 8(8), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.33539/tematpsicol.2012.n8.850