Definition of "self-assertiveness" [self-assertiveness]

• The quality or character of asserting confidently or obtrusively one's opinions or claims; self-assertion. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "… While healthy self-assertiveness requires the ability to say no, it is ultimately tested not by what we are against, but what we are for… self-assertiveness asks that we not only oppose what we deplore but that we live and express our values.29"
• "Sometimes people who are essentially dependent and fearful choose a form of self-assertiveness that is self-destructive."
• "Their own form of self-assertiveness is protest—whether it makes sense or not."