Correlation between social anxiety and psychological traits among university students

ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between social anxiety and psychological traits among university students.MethodsThe correlations between the social anxiety and self-esteem,self-monitoring,and self-consciousness were measured with Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale(LSAS),Texas Social Behavior Inventory,Self-Monitoring Scale,and Self-Consciousness Scale(SCS)among 1 600 university students in Changchun city,Jilin province.ResultsThere were significant negative correlations between the level of social anxiety and self-esteem,self-monitoring,and private self-consciousness(P<0.01).In regression analyses,self-esteem was a predictor for social anxiety(b'=-0.27,P<0.01)and low self-esteem was a prevailing social psychological characteristics in the students with higher social anxiety.ConclusionThe interpersonal quality,emotional response,and behavior feedback of university students with social anxiety are directly impacted by self-esteem,self-monitoring,and private self-consciousness.