Influence of Organisational Based Self-Esteem on Assertive Behaviour among Government Workers in Ekiti State

This study investigated the influence of organizational based self-esteem on assertive behaviour among government workers in Ekiti State. The study made use of a total number of one hundred and ninety-six (196) participants across government organizations in Ekiti State who were randomly selected. The sample comprised of Male 115 (58.7%) and Female 81 (41.3%). Organizational based self-esteem (OBSE) was measured with a 10-item survey developed by Pierce, Gardner, and Dunham (1989). Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (RAS) was used to measure assertiveness. Three hypothesis were formulated and tested in the study and results shows that there is no significant influence of organizational based self-esteem on assertiveness t(194)=-.717,p>.05, there is no significant influence of sex on assertiveness t(194)=.694,p>.05. Finally, there is no significant age difference on assertiveness t(194)=.694,p>.05. Findings were discussed and it was recommended that assertiveness training or other such techniques may be given to the non-assertive employees to build their self-concept and self-esteem and a longitudinal study may be conducted on large sample to assess the effects of assertive training on assertive behaviour and self-esteem with comparison of the different interventional strategies.

Occupational Stress among Lecturers: The Case of Female Lecturers in University Education, Winneba

The purpose of this study was to explore occupational stress among female lecturers in University of Education, Winneba. Two research questions were framed to guide the study. A triangulatory mixed method approach of quantitative and qualitative methods were used in order to obtain a fuller picture on female lecturers’ stress with future recommendations grounded in the research. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyse the quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Seventy-five respondents were selected using purposive sampling method using structured questionnaires and six were interviewed using semi-structured interview guide. The results revealed that the causes of stress among the female lecturers are abundant and wide-ranging extending from heavy workload, pressure from meeting deadlines, overlapping responsibilities, demands from career expectations, to working home at the expense of rest among others. Stress experienced by female lecturers affected their work as well as their home life. The study recommended amongst others that the university should reduce the workload of female lecturers by employing the services of more lecturers or Teaching Assistants and also female lecturers should be supported to manage stress through counselling and assertive training.

PENGEMBANGAN BUKU PANDUAN PELAKSANAAN KONSELING KELOMPOK DENGAN TEKNIK ASSERTIVE TRAINING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PERILAKU ASERTIVITAS SISWA KORBAN PERUNDUNGAN SIBER

This research was conducted using R D (Research and Development) approach or development research that produces a product. This study aims to know the quality and describe the procedure of developing implementation manuals, to address the behavior of students victims of cyber abuse. The resulting development product is an implementation manual. In the initial development process, the developer consults with media experts, material experts, as well as practitioners (guidance and counseling teachers) to get input and advice on the products developed. This research instrument is a questionnaire of asertive behavior. The results of the assessment are analyzed using descriptive percentage analysis techniques. The results of the research obtained from the validation of expert tests and practitioner tests (guidance and counseling teachers) showed that the implementation manual is classified as a good category and scored 4.1. Thus the product is declared worthy to be used as a medium in information services to improve the behavior of students victims of cyber abuse.Keywords: research and development, guidebooks, assertive training, victims of cyber bullying

Pre-Experimental Design Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Teknik Assertive Training dalam Peningkatan Keterampilan Komunikasi Siswa di SMK Kesehatan Nusantara

Group guidance services are a way of providing assistance to counselees/students through group activities. In the implementation of group services, group dynamics must be created to foster a sense of belonging in the group. The method in this research was bytreatment in which was used a pre-experimental design. The design used was a one-group pre-test post-test design. Assertive training counselors try to give courage to clients in overcoming difficulties with others. Therefore this research resulted in the effectiveness of group guidance (assertive training) to improve student communication skills at SMK Kesehatan Nusantara. Pre-experimental design is a new method used to find the effect of treatment on others under controlled conditions. Based on the results of the paired sample t test analysis, it is known that the P value of 0,014 is less than α=0,05, so there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test mean results. This is supported by the t value of -2,853 greater than t table 2,16. The result of testing the correlation value of 0,937 proves that there is a strong correlation between group guidance services (assertive training techniques) in improving communication skills. (Layanan bimbingan kelompok merupakan salah satu cara pemberian bantuan yang dilakukan oleh konselor kepada konseli/siswa melalui kegiatan kelompok. Pelaksanaan layanan kelompok, dinamika kelompok harus tercipta untuk menumbuhkan rasa saling memiliki dalam kelompok. Assertive training konselor berusaha memberikan keberanian kepada klien dalam mengatasi kesulitan terhadap orang lain. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan pre-experimentalyang di dalamnya ada perlakuan (treatment). Desain yang digunakan adalah one-group pre-test post-test design. Oleh karenanya penelitian ini menghasilkan keefektivan bimbingan kelompok (teknik assertive training) untuk meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi siswa di SMK Kesehatan Nusantara. Rancangan pre-experimental designmerupakan metode baru yang digunakan untuk mencari pengaruh perlakuan terhadap yang lain dalam kondisi yang terkendalikan. Berdasarkan hasil analisa uji paired sample t test diketahui bahwa nilai P sebesar 0,014 kurang dari 0,05 maka ada perbedaan yang bermakna dari hasil rata-rata pre-test dan post-test. Hal ini didukunh dengan nilai t hitung -2,853 lebih besar dari t tabel 2,16dan memiliki makna terdapat pengaruh bimbingan kelompok (teknik assertive training) terhadap keterampilan komunikasi siswa di SMK Kesehatan Nusantara.Hasil pengujian nilai korelasi sebesar 0,937 membuktikan adanya korelasi yang kuat antara layanan bimbingan kelompok (teknik assertive training) dalam meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi.)

Teknik Assertiveness Training dalam Penurunan Perilaku Kekerasan pada Pasien Skizoprenia di RS. Jiwa Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ildrem Medan

Violent behavior is a form of aggressive or violent behavior that is shown verbally, physically or both to an object, other person or self that leads to the potential to be destructive or actively causes pain, danger and suffering. Assertiveness training is the application of behavioral training with the aim of assisting individuals in developing direct ways of relating in interpersonal situations. The increasing number of schizophrenic mental patients with violent behavior will have an impact on families and communities in the form of an economic burden and a decreased quality of life in carrying out daily activities. Qualitative research with assertiveness training technique is carried out as an application of behavioral training with the aim of helping individuals develop ways of direct contact in interpersonal situations. Based on the stages of applying assertive training techniques through group guidance, it shows that there is an increase in the patient's ability to express every problem he is facing. So it can be concluded that the implementation of assertive training techniques in revealing real patient problems through group activity guidance in hospitals. Hospital of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ildrem Medan there have been developments and improvements.Violent behavior is a form of aggressive or violent behavior that is shown verbally, physically or both to an object, other person or self that leads to the potential to be destructive or actively causes pain, danger and suffering. Assertiveness training is the application of behavioral training with the aim of assisting individuals in developing direct ways of relating in interpersonal situations. The increasing number of schizophrenic mental patients with violent behavior will have an impact on families and communities in the form of an economic burden and a decreased quality of life in carrying out daily activities. Qualitative research with assertiveness training technique is carried out as an application of behavioral training with the aim of helping individuals develop ways of direct contact in interpersonal situations. Based on the stages of applying assertive training techniques through group guidance, it shows that there is an increase in the patient's ability to express every problem he is facing. So it can be concluded that the implementation of assertive training techniques in revealing real patient problems through group activity guidance in hospitals. Hospital of Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ildrem Medan there have been developments and improvements.

Group Counseling with Assertive Training Techniques to Self Confidence Adolescents

This research aims to see the increase in students’ self-confidence by using group services with assertive training techniques. The method used in this study was a quasi-experimental method with a non-equivalent control group design. The sample in this study were twelve students, aged 13-14 years at SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok Yogyakarta. The instrument used in this study was a self-confidence scale. Analysis of the data used Wilcoxon test analysis and Mann-Whitney test. The results of the study showed that group guidance services with assertive training techniques had an effective effect on increasing student self-confidence. This can be seen from the increased self-confidence of students in the experimental group which has increased compared to the control group who was not treated with Assertive training techniques.

Efektivitas Bimbingan Kelompok untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Komunikasi Siswa SMK dengan Teknik Assertive Training

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kefektifan bimbingan kelompok dalam meningkatkan ketarampilan komunikasi siswa SMK dengan menggunakan teknik assertive training Subjek yang diteliti adalah siswa SMK yang memiliki tingkat keterampilan komunikasi rendah. Penelitian ini terbatas pada penggunaan Teknik Assertive Training untuk membantu meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi siswa SMK. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah skala keterampilan komunikasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan eksperimen one-group pretest-posttest. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada perbedaan tingkat keterampilan komunikasi siswa sebelum dan sesudah mendapatkan intervensi pelatihan bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik assertive training yang dianalisis menggunakan uji paired sample t-test. Selain itu, penelitian ini memiliki nilai rata-rata yang diperoleh berbeda. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa keberhasilan perlakuan yang dilakukan dapat berbeda-beda interval peningkatannya bergantung kondisi serta permasalahan yang terjadi di lapangan. Intervensi pelatihan bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik assertive training efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan komunikasi siswa SMK.[The research aimed at examining the effectiveness of group guidance in improving communication skills of the SMK by using assertive training techniques. The subjects studied is students of SMK Kesehatan Nusantar who had low levels of communication skills. This research is limited to the use of Assertive Training Techniques to help improve communication skills of students of SMK. The data collection method used was the scale of communication skills. This study used a one-group pretest-posttest experimental design. The results showed that there were differences in the level of communication skills of students before and after receiving group guidance training intervention with assertive training techniques which were analyzed using the paired sample t-test. In addition, this study has a different mean value. This shows that the success of the treatment carried out can vary in interval of increase depending on conditions and problems that occur in the field. Group guidance training interventions with assertive training techniques are effective in improving communication skills of students of Vocational School].