PERSONALITY TRAITS, SOCIAL ANXIETY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AMONG EMERGING ADULTS
Kiran Shahzadi*
ABSTRACT
Social anxiety is one of the most prevalent and chronic mental health conditions in young adults. The relationship between the five dimensions of personality, social support, and social anxiety in university students has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the potential role of personality traits and social support in social anxiety in emerging adults. In this study, 200 university students (100 males and 100 females) completed a series of questionnaires. The social causation model revealed that social support and social anxiety were positively correlated. Extraversion has no relationship with social anxiety and social support, as well as neuroticism, was positively correlated with social anxiety. The main contribution of the present research is to show how the personality dimensions and social support may contribute to social anxiety. The findings of this study also could be implicated in counselling practice for university students in collectivist settings around the world.
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