Assertiveness, Grit, and Prosocial Behaviour among Nursing Students

Abstract

The current study sets out to measure the Assertiveness, Grit and Prosocial Behaviour among Nursing Students. The study was carried out the nursing colleges in Ernakulam, Kerala. There were 200 nursing students in the sample, with age ranging from 18 to 25. The measures used included the, Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS), Short Grit Scale (SGC) and the Prosocialness Scale for Adults (PSA). The findings revealed that there is there is a weak positive correlation between grit and prosocial behaviour. However, assertiveness and grit were not correlated. Moreover, no correlation was found between prosocial behaviour and assertiveness. There was no difference on assertiveness with respect to nursing category and there was no difference on grit with respect to nursing category. Although, there was a difference on prosocial behaviour with respect to the nursing category and the scores indicated that B.Sc. nursing students were having more prosocialness than general nursing students.