Understanding the Relationship between Social Anxiety and Personality
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Previous studies on the relationship between social anxiety and personality have found that certain components of The Big Five such as neuroticism and extraversion are related to social anxiety.There is little data available on this relationship of social anxiety in Indian university students even though, past researchers have found that social phobia leads to impairment in various aspects of life. Thus, this research tried to narrow these gaps and explore the links between social anxiety and personality in Indian university students.Methods: The sample consisted of N=121 participants and they were asked to complete two questionnaires - The Big Five Factor Inventory and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). A subscale of the LSAS i.e. total avoidance was measured to find its relationship with the Big Five. Pearson's correlation and multiple regressions were used to analyse the data.Results: Findings indicated that personality, in particular, high neuroticism and low extraversion, may play an important role in the manifestation of social anxiety. Interpretations and implications of predictive importance of the interaction of personality traits and avoidance in anxiety are discussed, and further speculations about different interventions and cross-cultural studies have been put forth. Conclusion:The strength of this study is that it is one of the few research studies done in India which look at this relationship. Such a high prevalence was not expected as India is a collectivistic culture and it is a norm and an expectation to socialize.
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Ruhee Contractor, Sejal Sarkar
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