Kethsiyal, P (2016) A study to evaluate the effectiveness of assertiveness training on low self esteem among early adolescent girls (age group between 13-15 years) at selected schools in Dindigul District. Masters thesis, Sakthi College Of Nursing, Oddanchatram.
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Abstract
A Quasi Experimental Study was conducted “to evaluate the effectiveness of Assertiveness training on low self-esteem among early adolescent girls at selected schools in Dindigul district”. It was conducted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Master ofscience in Nursing to the Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai during the year 2015-2016. The objectives of the study are: 1. To assess the pretest and post test level of self-esteem among early adolescent girls in the control and experimental group. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of assertiveness training on low self-esteem among early adolescent girls in the experimental group. 3. To find out the association between the levels of self-esteem among early adolescent girls and their selected demographic variables. Based on the objectives the following hypotheses were formed All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. 1. The mean post test level of self-esteem will be significantly higher among early adolescent girls in the experimental group than the mean pre test level of self-esteem among early adolescent girls. 2. The mean post test level of self-esteem among early adolescent girls in the experimental group will be significantly higher than the mean post test level of self-esteem in the control group. A quasi experimental design was used and the conceptual framework of the study was based on modified fish bone diagram (Cause and Effect diagram 1992) and the health belief model (Rosenstock 1998). Non probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. Total number of sample was 160 early adolescent girls. The instrument used for data collection was a check list which consists of two sections. Section one was demographic data and section two was questionnaire to assess the self-esteem. The content validity of tool was established by giving to six experts in the field of nursing, psychiatry, social work, psychology, pediatrics and statistics. The reliability of the tool was established by test-retest method. Experimental group receives Assertiveness training for six weeks. Descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage, mean) and inferential statistics (“t” test and chi-square) were used to analyze the data. Study findings were as follows: The result shows in experimental group as Majority of early adolescent girls 69 (86%) belonged to 14-15 years, 67 (84%) samples were Hindu religion, 36 (45%) were very good in performances of school activities, 63 (79%) belonged to nuclear family, Majority of the student’ s parents are getting the monthly income as Rs. 3000 37 (47%), most of the adolescent girls 41 (51%) were 2nd birth in the family. 48 (60%) girls belonged to urban area, 64 (80%) are participating in extracurricular activities. 36 (45%) of their parents have studied till secondary school. In experimental group, 79 (99%) early adolescent girls in their pretest had severe low self-esteem and only one girl had moderately low self-esteem where as in the post test only 2 (3%) girls had severe low self-esteem and 39 (48.75%) adolescent girls had moderately low self-esteem. In the control group 79 (99%) adolescent girls had severe low self-esteem and only 1 (1%) girls had moderate self-esteem. This finding reveals that, in experimental group after the administration of assertiveness training, the level of self-esteem among early adolescent girls were increased in post test than the pretest.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | (Reg.no.301432002) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | assertiveness training ; low self esteem ; early adolescent girls ; age group 13-15 years ; selected schools ; Dindigul District. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2018 13:42 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2018 13:42 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/10028 |
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