The Role of Socio-Economic Status and Social Relationship in Shaping the Assertiveness of Government School Adolescent Girl Students

Abstract

Adolescents constitute a significant demographic in India, accounting for approximately 20 per cent of the country’s population. This critical life stage is marked by rapid physical, emotional, and social development, making it a pivotal period for building essential life skills such as assertiveness. For school-going adolescent girls, assertiveness is not only vital for fostering self-confidence and decision-making but also for navigating gendered societal expectations and peer dynamics. The researcher has aimed to find out the association between the socio economic conditions and assertiveness among the government school adolescent students and a cross-sectional research design was used. This study describes the relationship between familial bonding, communication with peers, teachers, academic performance and the assertiveness of school-going adolescent girls. Sample size is 60.The major findings of the study reveal that majority of the respondents had low level of assertiveness (61.7%) and parents income have a significant difference between shaping the assertiveness of adolescent girl students.