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Associations between assertiveness, psychological well‐being, and self‐esteem in adolescents
Author(s) -
Sarkova Maria,
BacikovaSleskova Maria,
Orosova Olga,
Madarasova Geckova Andrea,
Katreniakova Zuzana,
Klein Daniel,
Heuvel Wim,
Dijk Jitse P.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00988.x
Subject(s) - assertiveness , psychology , self esteem , clinical psychology , anxiety , scale (ratio) , multilevel model , interpersonal relationship , distress , social psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science
This study explored the associations between adolescents’ assertive behavior, psychological well‐being, and self‐esteem. The sample consisted of 1,023 students (14.9 ± .51; 47.6% boys). Two dimensions of the Scale for Interpersonal Behavior (distress and performance), 2 factors of the General Health Questionnaire‐12 (depression/anxiety and social dysfunction), and 2 factors of the R osenberg Self‐Esteem Scale (positive self‐esteem and negative self‐esteem) were used; data were analyzed using hierarchical linear regression. It was found that (a) the more anxious respondents felt in assertive situations, the less frequently they engaged in these situations; and that (b) both dimensions of assertiveness were associated with psychological well‐being and self‐esteem.