The Effect of Adlerian Group Counseling on the Level of Assertiveness among Midwifery Students in Clinical Setting Tajabadi Fatemeh1, Ahmadi Atefeh2,*, Forouzi Mansore3, Ahmadi Zhila Soltan3, Jahani Younes4, Najafi Kazem5, Bafghi Mohammad Javad Akbarian6 1MSc. of Counseling in Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery 2PhD of Guidance and Counselling, School of Nursing and Midwifery 3MSc of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery 4PhD of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 5MSc. of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery 6Assistant professor, Department of Health services Management, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran *Corresponding auther: Atefeh Ahmadi PhD of Guidance and Counselling, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Online published on 5 May, 2018. Abstract Background and Objective Assertiveness as an affecting factor on mental health is a useful social skill in daily interactions in educational-clinical settings. Regarding this effect on mental health, academic educators’ awareness about inhibiting and facilitating factors of assertive behavior increases students’ achievement. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Adlerian group counseling on assertiveness level of Midwifery students in clinical setting of Bam Nursing and Midwifery faculty, in 2016. Research Method This clinical trial (ethic code: IR.KMU.REC.1395.346 and IRCT code: IRCT2017061934631N1) was performed among 54 third and fourth grade Midwifery students. Research instrument was Begley and Glackens's Assertiveness Questionnaire. Firstly, assertiveness level of all eligible students was determined and they were divided into intervention and control groups by applying stratified random sampling. For the intervention group, 6 (2/week) Adlerian group counseling sessions were conducted. Results Data analysis showed that the difference between the mean of pre-test assertiveness scores was not significant between two groups (p <0.05) but there was a significant difference between the mean of post-test assertiveness scores between two groups (P <0.0001). Conclusion Independency, decision-making abilities, and respecting patients’ rights are characteristics of assertive obstetricians. Adlerian group counseling led to increase the level of students’ assertiveness. This approach can be suggested to promote Midwifery students’ social skills in the clinical settings. Top Keywords Adlerian group counseling, Assertiveness level, Midwifery students, Clinical setting. Top |