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Vol.1 , No. 1, Publication Date: Mar. 3, 2015, Page: 1-8
 Garas, Ahmed and Bader Arabic version of Rosenberg's Global self-esteem scale,(2) Assertive behavior inventory tools (ABIT). The collected data were analyzed by means of SPSS (version 16) Parametric tests were one a way ANOVA (F test), Paired t test. A non-parametric test was Mann-Whitney test. Results: The study showed that there were statistically significant difference between measure 1 and measure 2 intervention program regarding assertiveness skills and self esteem score level of psychiatric nurses; also there was positive significant correlation between total assertiveness skills and total self esteem score level and there was positive significant correlation between age & experience and total assertiveness skills and total self esteem score level among psychiatric nurses measure 1 and measure 2 intervention program. Conclusion: Implementation of assertiveness training program with psychiatric nurses has a positive effect on improving their self-esteem. Recommendation: Implementation of assertiveness training program for all nurses and for undergraduate nursing students.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/894.jpg)
| [1] | G. A. Abed, Department of psychiatric Mental Health nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Shebin El-kom, Menoufia University, Egypt. |
| [2] | S. H. El-Amrosy, Department of psychiatric Mental Health nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Shebin El-kom, Menoufia University, Egypt. |
| [3] | M. M. Atia, Department of psychiatric Mental Health nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Shebin El-kom, Menoufia University, Egypt. |
Assertiveness is one of the essential skills in the modern working environment, there are many benefits of being assertive such as; better time management, increased self-esteem and the ability to negotiate more effectively. Psychiatric mental health nurses are confronted with the daily responsibility of assessing, intervening and evaluating client responses to stress and client interactions. They need to identify the meaning of their own stress and develop strategies that increase personal and professional growth. Some nurses may have learned to express their needs honestly to use anger constructively, to improve personal and work relationships and to build self-confidence through assertive behavior. But others still struggle with being assertive, perhaps because they don’t believe they have the right to be assertive, they are anxious about asserting themselves or they don't know how to be assertive. Learning assertive techniques are considered as tools for coping skills with a variety of life stressors. Increasing assertive behavior becomes an expression of person's feelings. So the aim of this study was to assess the effect of assertiveness training program on improving self-esteem of psychiatric nurses. Subjects and methods: The study was conducted at The Psychiatric and Addiction Treatment Hospital in Mit-Khalf at Menoufia, Egypt. The subjects of the study were 30 nurses. Data were collected using two tools ,(1) Garas, Ahmed and Bader Arabic version of Rosenberg's Global self-esteem scale,(2) Assertive behavior inventory tools (ABIT). The collected data were analyzed by means of SPSS (version 16) Parametric tests were one a way ANOVA (F test), Paired t test. A non-parametric test was Mann-Whitney test. Results: The study showed that there were statistically significant difference between measure 1 and measure 2 intervention program regarding assertiveness skills and self esteem score level of psychiatric nurses; also there was positive significant correlation between total assertiveness skills and total self esteem score level and there was positive significant correlation between age & experience and total assertiveness skills and total self esteem score level among psychiatric nurses measure 1 and measure 2 intervention program. Conclusion: Implementation of assertiveness training program with psychiatric nurses has a positive effect on improving their self-esteem. Recommendation: Implementation of assertiveness training program for all nurses and for undergraduate nursing students.
Keywords
Assertiveness Skills, Assertiveness Training Program, Psychiatric Nurses, Self-Esteem
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