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Item type:Publication, Sexual Assertiveness in Mexican Homeless Female Youth: A Qualitative Approach(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024)Castaños-Cervantes, SusanaHomeless female youth are among the most vulnerable understudied groups worldwide. They do not know their sexual rights and are denied their right to exercise them. This study qualitatively explored the sexual assertiveness of a group of Mexican homeless female youth to identify factors shaping sexual assertiveness and plausible pathways that may explain its effects. Two hundred homeless females aged 10–19 years old participated in this study. A semi-structured interview assessing dimensions of sexual assertiveness was conducted. The main findings revealed a low level of sexual assertiveness and of exercising sexual rights, a high level of sexual violence, a lack of sexual education and knowledge, and a lack of understanding of sexual rights. This study encourages the design and implementation of effective research-based programs and policies that can positively impact the sexual health of homeless female youth. ©The author ©Springer. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Assertiveness and Human Rights Origins, Exercise, Education and Duties: How Assertiveness Can Help Us Better Understand Human Rights(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024)This chapter will explore the relationship between assertiveness and human rights. The concept of “rights” is present in many definitions of “assertiveness”, in that being assertive means standing for one’s rights in a particular manner. In that sense, the author begins by explaining the origins of the relationship between the two concepts. Afterwards, he analyses the connection between human rights and assertiveness through three aspects that help better understand both ideas: first, what it means to exercise a right; second, how assertiveness can be explained through human rights education; and lastly, he suggests that to comprehend the two ideas better, it is necessary to also think in terms of “human duties”. ©The author. ©Springer. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Tracing Classical Roots of Assertiveness: The Aristotelian Virtue(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024)Siqueiros Fernández, José EnriqueThis chapter traces the conceptual origins of assertiveness back to the Aristotelian notion of virtue: a purposive disposition, mid-point between two vices, determined by the right reason. First, it defines common and technical uses of assertiveness. Second, it justifies using Aristotle’s notion of virtue to better understand its conceptual complexity and practical training. Third, it analyses Aristotelian origins in each of the contemporary senses addressed by Peneva and Mavrodiev’s study A Historical Approach to Assertiveness: (1) as a method to diagnose and control mental illnesses, (2) as a mean of self-advocacy, (3) as a way of achieving human flourishing and, finally, (4) assertiveness as a social and professional skill. The author claims that these historical perspectives are rooted in the same moral classical principle: a virtuous disposition as understood in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics (NE), Politics (P) and Rhetoric (Rh). ©The author ©Springer. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Assertiveness: A Tool for Social Change and Shared Value(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024)Agudín Colmenares, Mary PazWith a systemic-qualitative approach, the author presented a proposal to begin with the implementation of an assertiveness strategy in law schools as a sort of prototype that can be adapted to other disciplines so that all professionals can be educated in a different way that will enable them to project fairer social norms on the outside. Assertiveness is a broad term whose meaning needs to be clarified for the simple onlooker. It requires the effort of self-observation to go beyond oneself and decipher this code of essence, feeling, and thought. It would be a powerful tool for social change and shared value due to its heterogeneous alignment of formulas that support the projection of a direct influence on others. ©The author ©Springer. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, “I’m OK, You’re OK” Philosophy: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Equity, Justice, and Peace Through Assertiveness—An Introduction(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024) - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Reflections on the Importance of Assertiveness in the Educational and Pedagogical Field and Future Perspectives(Springer, 2024); This chapter addresses the importance of assertiveness in the educational and pedagogical field, highlighting its role in the comprehensive training of university students. It is emphasised that assertiveness is crucial for exercising citizenship and competent performance in active life. A comprehensive synthesis of the book’s findings addresses the intersection between assertiveness and higher education. The studies include the relationship between assertiveness and well-being, the connection between assertiveness and empathy, the importance of assertiveness in personal life, the diagnosis of assertiveness in university students, an assertive skills development programme and assertiveness as an essential component in constructing moral character. The findings highlight the centrality of assertiveness in different aspects of higher education. Challenges and opportunities are identified in implementing educational strategies focused on assertiveness. It concludes with a call to action to promote research and the implementation of programmes that encourage assertiveness in educational institutions. The urgency of equipping students with skills beyond academic knowledge is highlighted, and assertiveness is recognised as fundamental to personal and professional success. It is proposed that educational institutions proactively implement programmes that promote assertiveness, thus contributing to a more equitable, communicative and resilient society. ©The authors ©Springer.11 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, An Approach to Assertiveness in University Students(Springer, 2024); ; Incorporating character formation in the curriculum goes beyond the professional competence acquired through disciplinary studies. It refers to how people get involved in the world, which implies that students form attributes that allow them to assertively face an increasingly challenging world with personal integrity and social responsibility, in addition to motivating them to be active agents and contributors to the common good. Knowing university students’ degree of assertiveness to propose training actions is fascinating as this research is the first phase of a significant project; an exploratory and descriptive study was conducted using the Multidimensional Assertiveness Scale on 461 students. The results showed that, according to assertiveness levels, 77.4% are in the medium range, 14% are in the high range, and 8.4% are in the low range. Additionally, a series of independent sample tests were conducted about the effect of gender and academic area on indirect assertiveness. In this regard, the female group is higher than the male group, and concerning the effect of academic area, there were no differences among them. It is recommended that different assertiveness training programmes be integrated into the university curriculum to help improve assertiveness levels. It is suggested that quasi-experimental research be continued to determine the impact of the actions. ©The authors ©Springer.3