Self-esteem and assertiveness in adolescents of secondary education of a state and private school of a sector of Santa Anita district

• Autor: Ayvar Velásquez, Herlinda Griselda
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/154
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/avancesenpsicologia/article/view/154
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: autoestima; asertividad; adolescentes; self-esteem; assertiveness; adolescent

The research aims to determine the relation between self-esteem and assertiveness in students from first to fourth grade from a public and a private high-school as well of a sector in Santa Anita district, province and department of Lima. The sample consisted of 220 students: 106 males and 114 females, between 11 to 15 years old, from first to fourth grade of high-school from both schools. Stanley Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, school way, and the Assertive Conduct Self-report (ADCA-1) by García and Magaz were used as instruments. The present research was a descriptive, correlational design.The results shown a positive and significant relation between self-esteem and assertiveness in students from both schools.