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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT, SELF-MASTERY, AND ASSERTIVENESS IN YOUNG ADULTS

Olivia Chinyere Okafor·Emeka Ugochukwu Nwankwo
Published 26 February 2025
Vol. 12, No. 2 (2024)
pp. 16-23
CC BY 4.0
  1. 1
    Olivia Chinyere Okafor
    Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Nigeria.
    NG
  2. 2
    Emeka Ugochukwu Nwankwo
    Department of Psychology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Nigeria.
    NG

The study investigated family support and self-mastery as predictors of assertiveness among undergraduate. One hundred and thirteen (113) participants which comprised 70 females and 43 males between the ages of 24-50 years with a mean of 13.43 and standard deviation of 2.54, were selected from Enugu State University of Science and Technology (E.S.U.T), with the aid of purposive sampling techniques from the following faculties; Social Sciences and Humanities (45), Management Sciences (37), Law (31). The study was a cross-sectional survey in which Spencer (1973) Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS), Uddin and Bhuiyan (2019). Family Support Scale and, Pearlin and Schooler (1978) Pearlin Self-Mastery Scale, were used for data collection, while linear regression was used for analysis. Three hypotheses were tested and the results revealed that; family support Stβ= .434*** and t= 3.932*** positively predicted assertiveness among undergraduates at p< .001. Self-mastery Stβ= .249* and t= 2.256* positively predicted assertiveness among young adults at p< .05. Family support and selfmastery jointly predicted assertiveness at at p< .01. In view of the findings of the study the researcher discussed the result and recommendations were made.

JournalInternational Journal of Data Science and Statistics
ISSN3065-0577
Volume / IssueVol. 12, No. 2 (2024)
Pages16-23
Published26 February 2025
DOI10.5281/zenodo.14930335
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LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Okafor, O., Nwankwo, E. (2025). EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT, SELF-MASTERY, AND ASSERTIVENESS IN YOUNG ADULTS. International Journal of Data Science and Statistics, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 16-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14930335

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