Nurses’ Levels of Assertiveness and Self-Esteem in a Healthcare Facilities

Abstract

Introduction: It is generally accepted that assertiveness and high levels of self-esteem are healthy behavioural qualities for all people to possess. It is well acknowledged that assertiveness is one of the most crucial behavioural characteristics for professional nurses. Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of assertiveness and self-esteem that are held by nurses that work in a certain hospital Materials and Methods: This research was conducted in a non-experimental setting among Registered Nurses, and a total of sixty of them were chosen through the use of the Simple Random approach. The research was started once approval had been granted by the environment and informed consent had been obtained from the participants. The use of a structured questionnaire allowed for an evaluation of nurses’ assertive behaviour as well as their levels of self-esteem. Statistics, both descriptive and inferential, were applied to the study of and analysis of the data that had been obtained. Result: The findings of this study reveal that the majority of nurses working in hospital settings have a self-esteem that is higher than average, with 60% of them having higher self-esteem than the other 40%, who had an average level of self-esteem. While 63.33 percent of nurses displayed good assertive behaviour and 36.67 percent displayed average assertive behaviour, Conclusion: The study came to the conclusion that the majority of the nurses had a high or medium degree of self-esteem while they were working in their separate settings, and that their behaviour was also found to be forceful.

Influence of self-esteem, psychological empowerment, and empowering leader behaviors on assertive behaviors of staff nurses

“…Studies among Japanese and Indian nurses found that nurses’ self-esteem improved after assertiveness training (Kanade, 2018 ; Shimizu et al, 2004 ). Similarly, a significant positive correlation between assertive behavior and self-esteem was reported in a study conducted in India among nurses (Binuja, 2020 ; Maheshwari & Gill, 2015 ) and in Nepal among nursing students (Shrestha, 2019 ). This study proposes that efforts should be made to improve and to achieve healthy and balanced self-esteem among nurses to better communicate and assert themselves in the workplace.…”

“…Other scholars investigated the effectiveness of assertiveness training on nurses (Asi Karakas & Okanli, 2015 ; Kanade, 2018 ; Nakamura et al, 2017 ; Shimizu et al, 2004 ; Yoshinaga et al, 2018 ) and nursing students (Omura et al, 2019 ). Variables such as self-esteem (Binuja, 2020 ; Maheshwari & Gill, 2015 ; Shrestha, 2019 ) and psychological empowerment (Azizi et al, 2020 ; Bostanabad et al, 2018 ; Ibrahim, 2011 ) were found to be associated with assertiveness. However, for most studies, these variables were correlated with general assertiveness and not specifically with workplace assertiveness of nurses.…”

Assertiveness and Psychological Empowerment Among Nursing Students: A Malaysian Perspective.

“…Since the researcher's findings state that the assertiveness level is low among the final-year diploma students, this matter should be tackled effectively and urgently. According to the study done by Maheshwari & Kanwaljit (2020) on "Relationship of Assertiveness and Self Esteem among Nurses", it is found that nonassertive behaviour and low self-esteem are major problems in the nursing profession. This can be supported by another study stating that it is believed that students in Asian societies struggle with low levels of assertiveness.…”