Abstract
This study employed Assertiveness Therapy in the management of low self-esteem. A total of
forty diagnosed low self-esteem undergraduates randomly selected from Alvan Ikoku College
of Education and Imo State University, all in Owerri, Imo State were used. They comprised 20
males and 20 females with an age range of 20 to 35 years. Hare Self-esteem Scale was used in
selecting the low self-esteem participants and also in testing their level of low self-esteem three
days after the administration of Assertiveness Therapy. It was hypothesized that Assertiveness
Therapy will improve participants' self-esteem and also, age and gender of participants would
influence the effect of Assertiveness Therapy on their low self-esteem. Based on the data
collected and analyzed with the z-test statistics, it was discovered that Assertiveness Therapy
significantly reduced low self-esteem. However, age and gender variables did not determine
the effects of Assertiveness Therapy in the management of low self-esteem. The implications of
the findings were discussed based on literature and recommendations made accordingly.