Prosocialness and Assertiveness: A Comparative Study of College Students Involved in Campus Activism and Those not Involved

Abstract

This study sets out to measure the Prosocialness and Assertiveness among students in campus activism and other students in college and the problem of the study is stated as “Prosocialness and Assertiveness Among Students involved in campus activism and those who are not involved”. The sample was determined by a convenient sampling method (n=80). In this study two standard questionnaires, Prosocialness Scale for Adults (PSA) and Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS) were used. The findings indicated that there is no significant correlation between prosocialness and assertiveness among students who are involved and those who are not involved in campus activism. There is a significant difference in prosocialness and assertiveness among students who are involved and those who are not involved in campus activism.