The Effectiveness of Assertiveness Training on Self-esteem and General Health in Students with and without Vision Loss

The present study was concerned with effectiveness of assertiveness training on self-esteem and general health in students with and without vision loss in Shiraz.

28 students with, and 28 students without vision loss ageing 13-15 were randomly recruited and assigned to experimental and control groups, each group included 14 participants (7 males and 7 females). Coopersmith Self-esteem, and Goldberg General Health Questionnaires were completed in pretest and post-test stages, and twofactor analysis of variance was used.

Results indicated that: 1. assertiveness training could increase self-esteem in both groups, 2. assertiveness training could increase general health students with vision loss, but not in normal group, 3. assertiveness training enhanced self-esteem. As there are many health problems in students with vision loss, and partly due to less of assertiveness, with assertiveness training, their general health status becomes better.

We conclude that assertiveness training could ameliorate some self-esteem and health problems in these students.