Self- Assertion And Its Relationship To Perception Of Psychological Stress Among University Students

Abstract

Abstract: Through this study, the researcher seeks to explore the relationship between self-assertion and the level of perception of psychological stress among students at Khemis Miliana University and to determine the degree of self-assertion and the level of perception of psychological stress among them. The study was applied to a sample of 89 male and female students randomly selected from faculty of social sciences and Humanities for the academic year 2019-2020. The researcher used the descriptive correlational approach, relying on the Rathus SelfAssertion Scale (Rathus, 1978) and the Psychological Stress Perception Scale prepared by (Levenstein, et al 1993). The findings revealed that the students' scores were moderate on both scales (self-assertion and perception of psychological stress), with a statistically significant weak negative relationship at the level (0.05) between the two variables (level of self-assertion and level of perception of psychological stress).