# Examining the Relationship Between Assertiveness and Anxiety in First- and Second-Year US Medical Students

## TL;DR

The study found that higher assertiveness is linked to lower anxiety in first- and second-year medical students.

## Contribution

This study identifies an inverse relationship between assertiveness and anxiety in preclinical medical students.

## Key findings

- Anxiety and assertiveness inversely correlate in preclinical medical students.
- The study was conducted at a single California medical school using a remote survey.

## Abstract

In this single-institution remote survey study of a California medical school, anxiety and assertiveness were found to inversely correlate in preclinical medical students.