Palavras-chave
Assertiveness
Self concept
Students
Dental.
Self concept
Students
Dental.
Como Citar
ROCHA, Juliana Benine da; MENDES, Karine Laura Cortellazzi; POSSOBON, Rosana de Fátima. Investigation of levels of assertiveness and its association with self-esteem among undergraduate students in dentistry. Revista dos Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica da UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, n. 26, 2019. DOI: 10.20396/revpibic262018726. Disponível em: https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/pibic/article/view/726. Acesso em: 14 mar. 2026.
Resumo
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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