ASSERTIVENESS BEHAVIOUR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

SRJIS/BIMONTHLY / N.R. PRAKASH AND DR. S. NIRMALA DEVI ( 25 66 - 2 5 7 5 ) JAN ? FEBRU ARY, 201 5. VOL - I II/XVI www.srjis.com Page 2566 ASSERTIVENESS BEHAVIOUR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS N. R. Prakash 1 Ph.D., Research Scholar, Department of Education, Institute of Advanced Study in Education (A) , Saidapet, Chennai . Dr. S. Nirmala Devi , Principal, Institute of Advanced Study in Educa tion (A), Saidapet, Chennai Assertiveness is a tendency of expression one’s feelings, beliefs and opinions in an appropriate way without any fear. When an individual stands up for his or her legitimate rights in such a way that the rights of others are not violated, he or she is being assertive. The main objective of this study is to find out the level of assertiveness among undergraduate students and also to find out whether there is any difference in their Assertiveness among undergraduate students ba sed on few personal and demographic variables. Sample for this study consists of 100 UG students (both [50] male and female [50]) from government, government aided and private colleges in and around Chennai constitution. The tool used in this investigation “Assertiveness Rating Scale” was developed by the investigator (N.R. Prakash, and S. Nirmala Devi, 2014). Collected data was analyzed using SPSS package. The investigator found that the level of assertiveness among undergraduate students is moderate in na ture. The researcher also found that there is significant difference in their Assertiveness with respect to Gender, Stream of study, Medium of instruction, Place of living, Sibling constellation and Type of Management.