IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL STUDIES (RJHCS )

E-ISSN 2579-0528
P-ISSN 2695-2467
VOL. 10 NO. 1 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/rjhcs.v10.no1.2024.pg20.27

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Family Support and Self-Mastery as Predictors of Assertiveness Among Young Adult

Douglas, John Ufuoma, Omeje, Obiageli, Madike, Eunice Nwabugo, Timothy Iheanyi Jennifer and Ugwu Chika Gloria, Ugwuegede Patience N., Amadi Martins Ikechukwu

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Abstract

The study investigated family support and self-mastery as predictors of assertiveness among undergraduate. One hundred and thirteen (113) participants which comprised 70 females and 43 males between the ages of 24-50 years with a mean of 13.43 and standard deviation of 2.54, were selected from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (E.S.U.T), with the aid of purposive sampling techniques from the following faculties; Social Sciences and Humanities (45), Management Sciences (37), Law (31). The study was a cross-sectional survey in which Spencer (1973) Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS), Uddin and Bhuiyan (2019). Family Support Scale and, Pearlin and Schooler (1978) Pearlin Self-Mastery Scale, were used for data collection, while linear regression was used for analysis. Three hypotheses were tested and the results revealed that; family support St?= .434*** and t= 3.932*** positively predicted assertiveness among undergraduates at p< .001. Self-mastery St?= .249* and t= 2.256* positively predicted assertiveness among young adults at p< .05. Family support and self- mastery jointly predicted assertiveness at at p< .01. In view of the findings of the study the researcher discussed the result and recommendations were made

keywords:

Family support, Self-mastery, Assertiveness, Undergraduate, Student

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