SOCIAL ANXIETY, SOCIAL FUNCTIONING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN YOUNG ADULTS

Abstract

Background: Social anxiety is a severe condition caused by an intense fear to look ashamed in performance or social settings.

Objective: To investigate the influence of social anxiety on the social functioning and psychological well-being of young adults.

Methodology: The current study was conducted on 385 young adults (49.7 % young females) through a cross-sectional study design. The data was collected from different universities in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The social anxiety of the young adults was measured through Social Anxiety Questionnaire (Caballo et al., 2012), social functioning was measured through Social Functioning Questionnaire (Tyrer et al., 2005), and psychological well-being was measured through Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989).

Results: The study reflected that social anxiety is the negative predictor of social functioning and psychological well-being.  

Conclusion: The current research reflected that social anxiety is related to distress, obsession, and irritation. Future research can be planned on the intervention plans to treat anxiety-related concerns.