1Student of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran
2Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mazandaran, Iran
*Corresponding author email id: dariush_sari@yahoo.com
Online published on 3 February, 2014.
This study was conducted to investigate the impact of assertive training on hope and social anxiety. The study, based on its nature, goal and hypothesis was implemented in a semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test design and control group. The statistical population includes 2000 students of Golestan University. 60 of the students were randomly chosen and divided into two groups of experimental and control. The pre-test was done for both the groups. Then the groups were randomly chosen and then the assertive training as the independent variable was implemented for experimental group while the control group received no training. The assertive training research's instrument was along with the use of Miller Hope Questionnaire (1998) and Jerabek Social Anxiety (1996). Data was analysed by SPSS-19 software. Regression test for investigating the variables relations and comparing the means of control and experimental group in hope and social anxiety variables indicated that the assertive training has a meaningful impact on hope mean and the social anxiety as well.
Assertiveness, Social anxiety, Hope
