Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry

It was investigated the level of assertiveness among students of the undergraduate course in Dentistry of FOP-Unicamp and verified its association with self-esteem and other socioeconomic variables. The mean age of the students was 21 years, of which 79.16% were female and 43.22% had low self-esteem...

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Main Authors: Rocha, Juliana Benine da, Mendes, Karine Laura Cortellazzi, Possobon, Rosana de Fátima
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2019
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description It was investigated the level of assertiveness among students of the undergraduate course in Dentistry of FOP-Unicamp and verified its association with self-esteem and other socioeconomic variables. The mean age of the students was 21 years, of which 79.16% were female and 43.22% had low self-esteem. Regarding assertiveness, 82.30% presented adequate characteristics, any of the participant students had low assertiveness levels, and 17.70% had levels associated with aggressive characteristics, and there were no significant association between assertiveness and self-esteem.
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spelling ojs-article-7262025-09-26T14:32:30Z Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry Rocha, Juliana Benine da Mendes, Karine Laura Cortellazzi Possobon, Rosana de Fátima Assertiveness Self concept Students Dental. It was investigated the level of assertiveness among students of the undergraduate course in Dentistry of FOP-Unicamp and verified its association with self-esteem and other socioeconomic variables. The mean age of the students was 21 years, of which 79.16% were female and 43.22% had low self-esteem. Regarding assertiveness, 82.30% presented adequate characteristics, any of the participant students had low assertiveness levels, and 17.70% had levels associated with aggressive characteristics, and there were no significant association between assertiveness and self-esteem. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2019-01-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo de convidado application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/pibic/article/view/726 10.20396/revpibic262018726 Revista dos Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica da UNICAMP; n. 26 (2018): Congresso de Iniciação Científica Unicamp 2596-1969 eng https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/pibic/article/view/726/720 Copyright (c) 2019 Juliana Benine da Rocha, Karine Laura Cortellazzi Mendes http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
spellingShingle Rocha, Juliana Benine da
Mendes, Karine Laura Cortellazzi
Possobon, Rosana de Fátima
Assertiveness
Self concept
Students
Dental.
Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
title Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
title_full Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
title_fullStr Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
title_short Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
title_sort investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry
topic Assertiveness
Self concept
Students
Dental.
url https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/pibic/article/view/726
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