Background. Nowadays, one sixth of the world's population is represented by adolescents, nearly 1.2 billion people being of age 10-19. According to the 2011 census in Iran, the estimation of adolescent population was 12 million, which represents 16% of the Iran population. Undoubtedly, adolescence is the most dominant stage of life. During this period, adolescents face biological, cognitive, an...

BACKGROUND Nursing students are susceptible to a higher risk of depression. Recognition of depression, assertiveness and the relationship between them is important since if a relationship exists, probably enhancing the level of assertiveness can reduce depression in this high risk group. We aimed to investigate depression and assertiveness levels and the relationship between them in nursing stu...

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between personality dimensions (introversionextroversion) and Self-assertiveness with Social Anxiety among university students. The Sample consisted of 360 individuals (180 girls, 180 boys), selected by Moregan table. The tools of the research consisted of three questionnaires: Eysenck personality questionnaire, Self-assertiveness questionna...

Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a prevalent women's sexual pain disorder, which is associated with sexual function difficulties. Attachment theory has been used to understand adult sexual outcomes, providing a useful framework for examining sexual adaptation in couples confronted with PVD. Research to date indicates that anxious and avoidant attachment dimensions correlate with worse sexual ou...

BACKGROUND Midwifery profession is required to bring solutions to problems and a midwife is expected to be an assertive person and to develop midwifery care. This study was planned to examine the relationship between assertiveness and problem-solving skills of midwives. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 midwives between July 2008 and February 2009 in the ...

background: nursing students are susceptible to a higher risk of depression. recognition of depression, assertiveness and the relationship between them is important since if a relationship exists, probably enhancing the level of assertiveness can reduce depression in this high risk group. we aimed to investigate depression and assertiveness levels and the relationship between them in nursing st...

Assertiveness is communicating and expressing your thoughts, feelings, opinions in a way that makes views needs clearly understood by others, without putting down their or opinions. This article highlights on the need of assertion among nursing professionals. It further arguments benefits techniques assertiveness. also clarifies difference between assertive behavior, aggressive behavior non-agg...

The aim of this research was determined the effect of assertiveness training on bullying, competitive state anxiety and performance under pressure in futsal players. 32 futsal players teenage guys who scored from low to moderate were scored in assertiveness questionnaire and were purposefully placed into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group was given eight session trainin...