28Jul 2022

IMPACT OF ASSERTIVENESS PROGRAM AMONG STUDENTS OF THEFACULTY OF MEDICINE OF TANGIER (MOROCCO)

  • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier (FMP), Abdelmalek Essaadi University (UAE), Morocco.
  • Research team for Mental Health, University Psychiatric Hospital, Tangier, Morocco.
  • Laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tangier, Morocco.
  • The Clinical Simulation Center of Tangier, Morocco.
  • Department of Pathology, University Hospital Centre, Tangier, Morocco.
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Background: Self-esteem is of great importance for positive and confident social behavior. Assertiveness is the component of self-esteem that allow that confident and forceful behavior while maintaining respect for others. Our study sought to evaluate the impact of an assertiveness training program on medical school students skills in communication and assertiveness.

Method:123 first-year students (sex ratio (boys/girls):0,52) submitted to practical workshop training sessions during one month, evaluated at the beginning (T0) and the end (T1) of the training program by adapted auto-questionnaires measuring the feeling of self-efficacy when facing social situations, the assertiveness, self-esteem and also esteem in own communication capacity.

Results: A significant improvement was seen in the mean scores of communications [58.51 to 64.62 i.e. + 6.11 (CI95% [4.66 7.56]). but also, in assertiveness [73.45 to 86.4 +12.95 (CI95% [10.46 15.43], for both sexes.

Conclusion. Assertiveness programs have a positive impact in students self-esteem, assertiveness and communication skills. They must more seriously be considered as an important in schooling. 


[Adil El Ammouri, Fatima Zahra Chamsi, Imane Agdai, Ouissal Radouane, Hana Abrebak, Yassine Rassame, Farah Nsabi, Maroiane Haouiddeg, Soufiane Atrassi, Hassana Belafki, Fadila Bousgheiri, Mariame Chraibi, Adil Najdi and Hicham Sbai (2022); IMPACT OF ASSERTIVENESS PROGRAM AMONG STUDENTS OF THEFACULTY OF MEDICINE OF TANGIER (MOROCCO) Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Jul). 949-955] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Pr. Adil El Ammouri
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tangier (FMP), Abdelmalek Essaadi University (UAE), Morocco / 2Research team for Mental Health, University Psychiatric Hospital, Tangier, Morocco
Morocco

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/15119      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/15119