Actualization of the study of assertiveness in addressing issues of social adaptation of adolescents

Shiltsova Ju. V.

The article considers assertiveness as a quality of personality that allows you to resist the negative social phenomena of our time and adapt in society. Based on the material studied, the main indicators through which one can study the possession of human assertive behavior are identified. Forms have been developed and a thematic plan for training adolescents in a conscious approach and skills of assertive behavior has been presented. As a result of the work (forming experiment), the main indicators of assertive behavior have undergone significant changes in the direction that contributes to the "correct" social adaptation: teenagers' self-esteem, their self-confidence have grown, anxiety and aggressiveness have decreased. Adolescents have acquired skills in understanding life values, their rights and responsibilities, communication skills, and conflict resolution.

Keywords:self-esteem, opposition to manipulation, values, norms, rights, rules, open behavior, effective adaptation.