TITLE:
The Effectiveness of Assertiveness Training on Social Anxiety of Health Volunteers of Yazd
AUTHORS:
Raziyeh Saeed Manesh, Sedigheh Fallahzadeh, Mohammad Sadegh Eshagh Panah, Naser Koochehbiuki, Azam Arabi, Mohamad Ali Sahami
KEYWORDS:
Assertiveness, Social Anxiety, Training, Health Volunteers, Yazd City, Quasi-Experimental
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.6,
May
25,
2015
ABSTRACT: The aim
of this study was to determine the effectiveness of assertiveness training on
decreasing social anxiety of health volunteers in Yazd Health Center. Research
method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test design by placebo and control
groups, in order to measure the dependent variable used with Social Phobia
Inventory (SPI). The population of this study was volunteers of Yazd city, 90
subjects were selected by simple random sampling, and then randomly assigned to
three groups (experimental, control and placebo) and pre-test was conducted on
them. Then, experimental group received assertiveness training in 8 sessions of
at most 60 minutes. Placebo group was trained in prevention of different
diseases in 8 sessions of at most 60 minutes. After the training period, all
three groups were tested (post-test). In order to analyze the data, the
analysis of repeated measurements was used. Results indicated that social
anxiety scores in the intervention and control groups decreased more than in
the placebo group. Result of present study indicates the importance of
assertiveness skill training on the social anxiety. Results of this research are
convergent with other research.