RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE AND STUDENTS’ ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR

Authors

  • Khairul Anuar Rusli
  • Mohd Azrin Mohd Nasir
  • Nurashikin Amir Hamzah

Abstract

Students are more likely to be influenced by their social environment that affects their behaviour, cognitive, emotion as well as their lifestyles. The influence from social environment will eventually mould the students’ personality. Students’ positive personality can be developed by having interpersonal communication competence which plays important role in developing positive psychological aspect among them. This study aims to understand the relationship between interpersonal communication competence and assertive behaviour among secondary school students. A set of questionnaire was used to gather relevant information of interpersonal communication and assertive behaviour of 152 students from one premier school in Kuala Lipis, Pahang. Findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between interpersonal communication competence and assertive behaviour. Apart from that, findings also reveal that there is a gender difference on interpersonal communication’s competence and assertive behaviour. Several limitations and suggestions were also discussed.

 

Keywords: interpersonal communication, communication competence, communication skills, assertive behaviour

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Published

2011-01-01

How to Cite

Rusli, K. A., Mohd Nasir, M. A., & Amir Hamzah, N. (2011). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE AND STUDENTS’ ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR. Journal of Human Capital Development (JHCD), 4(1), 25–33. Retrieved from https://jhcd.utem.edu.my/jhcd/article/view/2298

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Skills and Competency Development

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