PREVALENCE OF SOCIAL ANXIETY IN STUDENTS OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION – UNIVERSITY OF GARMIAN
Keywords:
Social anxiety, students, female, college of educationAbstract
General anxiety disorder is one of the most common anxiety disorder, especially in college students, because it usually develops in early adolescence or young adulthood. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of social anxiety disorder and its associated factors in students of educational science for academic year 2016-2017.
This study was a cross-sectional and descriptive study. One hundred and ninety eight (107 females and 91 males) students in college of educatin , University of Garmian were randomly selected. A questionnaire in two parts (demographic and Social Phobia Inventory) was used to collect data. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytic statistics in SPSS -22.
The percentage of participation in the study was 79.2%. Mean and standard deviation of students’ age were 20.53 year and 1.86. The majority of the students were female (54%). Findings showed that prevalence of social anxiety disorder was more than 80%. Intensity of social phobia was mild in 20.2%, moderate in 41.9%, and severe in 28.3% of participants. Gender was associated with social anxiety disorder (p<0.05); and social anxiety was more prevalent in freshmen and sophomores (p<0.05).
It can be concluded from this research that social anxiety is a prevalent disorder in students of college of Education. It is more prevalent in females, freshmen, and sophomores. According to the findings of the research, these students need more protection.
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