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@article{169914,
        author = {K.Elizabeth and Prof.G.Sandhya Rani},
        title = {EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSERTIVE TRAINING PROGRAMME ON ABUSE},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {6},
        pages = {2344-2350},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=169914},
        abstract = {Abuse is the use of some bad words or treating someone other with harmful treatment that includes mental, physical, sexual, verbal or intellectual maltreatment. Adolescence is the transition age group that includes major changes in life like social, mental, physical and emotional changes. Thus, the adolescents are more prone to such conditions and dire need to be assertive in those particular situations. Assertive training is the procedure of acquiring skills within self and standing for the rights of one’s own and is used and taught to adolescents as it can help in immensely improving their social skills, self-esteem and concept. The primary objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of assertive training programs on knowledge regarding the prevention of abuse among adolescents. A one-group pre-test post-test design was employed to get data collected. The study sample comprised 200 adolescents and a self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used for evaluating the knowledge regarding the prevention of abuse among adolescents. Assertive Training Program was prepared and administered to the adolescents. The study revealed that after the administration of the Assertive Training Program majority of the adolescents were having average knowledge on prevention of abuse. After the administration of the Assertive Training Program sumptuously significant difference was found between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores regarding prevention of abuse among adolescents.},
        keywords = {Assertive Training Program, Abuse, Effectiveness, Prevention of Abuse, Knowledge, Adolescents},
        month = {November},
        }