Samoocena a asertywność – kompetencje psychospołeczne przyszłych nauczycieli kultury fizycznej

Background. Firm self-esteem and the ability of assertive behaviour are essential teachers’ competences. They enable to establish right relations with pupils, and thus raise the effi­ciency of educational interactions. The aim of the study was to diagnose assertiveness and self-esteem among students who associate their future with the teacher profession against those who plan to take a different kind of job, and to explain the relation between the tested traits. Material and methods. The study involved 388 students from two Wrocław universities. Three tools were applied: the Polish adaptation of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, a ques­tionnaire to determine the levels of assertiveness (‘I and others’ scale by Majewicz), and a questionnaire by Romanowska-Tołłoczko. Results. The study revealed a diversity in assertiveness and self-esteem levels in students. The future teachers represented an average level of assertiveness, and, in respect to women, an average level of self-esteem. Major self-esteem differences were observed in men; future physical culture teachers had much higher self-esteem than future teachers of other subjects. Conclusions. There is a positive correlation between self-esteem and assertiveness levels, which indicates the tendency of interdependence in the tested traits.