The Assertiveness Training Program on the Coping Skills of the Abused Female Adolescents
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Female Adolescents in Marillac Hills Crisis Center for Children in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. Thirty abused female adolescents randomly assigned to the experimental and control group. The design used in this study was an experimental design of Pretest Posttest control group design that allowed a comparison between the experimental and control group in terms of their pretest and posttest scores as measured by the A-COPE (Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences). The Assertiveness Training Program (ATP) devised by the author (of eleven modules in twenty-two sessions) was applied to the experimental group for one and a half month. Findings revealed that a significant difference was found between the pretest and posttest of the experimental group signifying that Assertiveness Training Program was effective in causing a change in the Coping Skills of Abused Female Adolescents.
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Sister Gracia T. Gegajo
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