The present study aims to determine the effects of assertiveness trainings among the physically motor handicapped
boys aged 18-40 years of old in Tehran city. For this reason, in the frame works of the methodology there were14
physically motor handicapped boys selected who received individual assertiveness training programs for 12
sessions of 45 minutes twice a week. The present study is quasi experimental in the method that it employs to
evaluate the effect of assertiveness trainings on the life satisfaction and irrational beliefs. The study plan is of pretest,
post-test nature without considering any control groups. Jones’ questionnaire of irrational beliefs and Diner’s
questionnaire of life satisfaction are employed. The results showed that assertiveness trainings increase significantly
the degree of life satisfaction among the physically motor handicapped. They either showed that assertiveness
trainings decrease significantly the irrational beliefs among the physically motor handicapped. Also, these results
have shown that the assertiveness trainings are influential on the decrease of irrational belief among the physically
motor handicapped individuals.