INVESTIGATING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

RAZIDI, NADHIRAH and UMARUDIN, SITI AMINAH and YUSUF, SARINA and ANUAR, FAIZUL NIZAR INVESTIGATING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. The Asian Journal of Professional and Business Studies, 2 (1). ISSN 2716-666X

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Abstract

Social anxiety disorder, or social phobia, is a prevalent anxiety disorder among university students, particularly females. Previous research indicates that social anxiety is prevalent in western countries but is uncommon in South-East Asian countries such as Malaysia. However, the situation problem identified in previous studies bears some resemblance to studies conducted in Malaysia. Social anxiety is always present in situations involving a large number of people. Individuals have varying degrees of experience with it. The most common situation in which people struggle with it is when they are speaking with strangers, giving a public speech or presentation, or making eye contact, to name a few. Women will frequently attempt to avoid being in those situations, but other studies have discovered that males face the same issue. Thus, the purpose of this study is to ascertain the level of social anxiety among university students and to make comparisons between male and female students. The instrument was

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anxiety disorder,gender,social anxiety,university students
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Accountancy and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Shariffah Shuhaiza Syed Mohd Nor
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2021 04:24
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2021 04:24
URI:	http://eprints.kuptm.edu.my/id/eprint/1940

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