Assessment of Assertiveness and Self Esteem among Nursing Students in Selected Nursing Colleges: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: Assertive behaviour promotes a feeling of personal power and self-confidence. These two
components are commonly lacking in individual/students. Becoming more assertive empowers individuals
by empowering self-esteem, without diminishing the esteem of others. Purpose: To systematically review
the articles to assess assertiveness among nursing students in selected Nursing colleges. Method: The search
of significant articles including assertiveness and its correlates among nursing students was carried out in
PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar and other databases. It includes both Qualitative and Quantitative studies
were evaluated according to predefined quality criteria. Medline and PubMed were searched to identify
peer-reviewed English-language studies published between 1985 and March 2018 reporting Assertiveness
among nursing students. Total 250 studies were selected for review, out of which only 30 Studies were found
appropriate to be included in the study. Results: Analysis was done 90 papers were retrieved by the search.
Among them, 30 were evaluated to be of higher quality. These Studies included sample of nursing students
and excluded Non Nursing Students. Conclusion: Based on the review it was concluded that the level of
assertiveness among nursing students studying in advanced Semesters was increased slightly as compared to
those displayed by first-semester. It was also concluded that concluded that there was significant correlation
found between the assertiveness and academic achievement and with self- esteem.