Evaluating the Effectiveness of Assertiveness Training on Communication Styles and Wellbeing in University Students

Communication is imperative to developing and maintaining good interpersonal relationships (Horan et al., 2021, Griggio et al., 2019; Chandra, Mohammadnezhad, & Ward, 2018). This literature review tends to explore the impact of assertiveness training on communication styles and wellbeing. Databases like Google Scholar, Science Direct, Academia and Research gate were utilized to extract relevant articles from 2015-2024. The most common communication styles to be found were Assertiveness, Passive-Aggressive, Aggressive and Passive communication style; where assertiveness stands out to be the healthiest and with positive outcomes like better wellbeing and improved interpersonal relationships. This reinforces the idea of Assertiveness training programs and its impact and efficacy was established through a plethora of research.