Abstract
Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space. Assertiveness can be defined as the ability to express one’s own thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in an explicit and appropriate manner, and to show respect for other’s rights while protecting one’s own. The present quantitative study uses a between group design to study the differences between male and female college students with respect to levels of parent attachment, peer attachment and their dimensions (viz., trust, communication and alienation) and assertiveness. The relationship between mother attachment, father attachment, peer attachment and assertiveness was analysed in both the groups using a correlational design. Purposive sampling was used to collect the data from male (N=200) and female (N=200) college students. Inventory for Parent and Peer Attachment and Rathus Assertiveness Schedule was used. Independent t-test results indicated no difference between males and females with respect to parent attachment, peer attachment and assertiveness. Correlation results indicated a significant positive relationship between assertiveness and the dimensions trust and communication of mother attachment. There was a negative correlation between assertiveness and trust of father attachment and a positive correlation between assertiveness and alienation of father attachment. A negative correlation between assertiveness and the dimensions trust and communication of peer attachment and a positive correlation between assertiveness and alienation of peer attachment were also indicated with correlation. Results also revealed difference in the levels of assertiveness among college students having dominant mother, father or peer attachment. The present study reiterates earlier findings on attachment. Assertiveness in college students could help them build their individual character and personality and help in interpersonal interactions.
Highlights
January 8, 1902 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S February 4, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S American Client-centered therapy, Studentcentered learning, Rogerian argument Phenomenal field, Theoretical works
Rogers attempted to change the world of psychotherapy when he boldly claimed that psychoanalytic, experimental, and behavioral therapists were preventing their clients from ever reaching self-realization and self-growth due to their authoritive analysis
In 1940 Rogers became professor of psychology at Ohio State University where he stayed until 1945. He transferred to the University of Chicago in 1945 where he served as the professor of psychology and the executive secretary at the Counseling Center
Summary
January 8, 1902 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S February 4, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S American Client-centered therapy, Studentcentered learning, Rogerian argument Phenomenal field, Theoretical works. Carl Ransom Rogers was an American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach in psychology. Throughout his career he dedicated himself to humanistic psychology and is well known for his theory of personality development.
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