The Impact of Assertiveness Training on High School Students' Emotional Quotient (EQ) in Tehran

Abstract

The present research aimed at analysis of the impact of assertiveness training on emotional quotient of female freshman high school students of Tehran. The sample population includes 258 students who were randomly chosen and  were divided into control and experimental group, who were pre-tested by Shoot EQ and ASA assertiveness questionnaires. The experimental group was exposed to independent variable (assertiveness training) for 45 minutes per week (8 sessions altogether). Afterwards, both experimental and control group answered EQ and assertiveness questionnaires. This research is experimental (pre-test – post-test with control test) and data analysis with co-variance analysis method at the significance level (P<0.01) showed that training assertiveness significantly affects the increasing emotional quotient, increasing emotional perception, managing self-related emotions, emotional productivity. However, the results show that assertiveness training does not significantly impact others' emotion management at the significance level (P>0.05). Since the observed capability and the level of impact are high, we can confidently mention the impact of intervention in these variables.