Effectiveness of assertive training on social self-esteem of Persian Adolescents with divorced family

This study was performed with the purpose of determining the effectiveness of assertive training on social self-esteem of Persian Adolescents in divorced families. Questionnaire data were collected for 30 individuals and all of them were male adolescents of two orphanages located in Kerman, Iran. They were divided into an experimental and a control group randomly (each group including 15 members). The experimental group was received the assertive training in ten sessions, whereas the control group was in the waiting list. Coppersmith Self-Esteem questionnaire was completed by both experimental and control group before the training; and also after it. The result of Covariance Analysis revealed that assertive training had a significant positive effect on social self-esteem of the experimental group in comparison with the control group. As a result, we can say that assertive training can increase the social self-esteem of Persian adolescents in divorced families. The assertive training with its impact on interpersonal relationships, can improve social self-esteem