“A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Cognitive Predictors of Social Anxiety Among ADALOSCENTS Studying in Selected High School of Bagalkot’’.

Abstract

Background: Social anxiety (SAD) is a chronic mental health condition where social interactions cause irrational anxiety, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment. It leads to excessive social avoidance and substantial impairment.

Method: The data was collected from250 High school students. By using stratified random sampling technique data was selected. Leibowitz social anxiety Scale (Likert’s scale) was utilized to evaluate social anxiety of the students and Negative social cognition scale (Rating scale) was utilized to assess social cognition of students, social behaviour scale was utilized to assess the social behaviour of the students.

Results: There was an association found between the Age, gender year of studying with social anxiety of students (χ² =10.978, 28.195, 11.784) p<0.05 & association found between the gender with social behaviour (χ²=3.992).

Conclusion: There was a significant positive correlation between two variables social anxiety and social cognition is found statistically significant (r = 0.7) & weak positive correlation between the two variables social behaviour and social cognition is found statistically significant(r = 0.4).

Key-words: Adolescents, Cognitive predictors, Social anxiety, Social behaviour, Social cognition.