Factors associated with social interaction anxiety among Chinese adolescents

Peng, ZW; Lam, LT; Jin, G

Factors associated with social interaction anxiety among Chinese adolescents

Peng, ZW Lam, LT

Jin, G

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Citation:: East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 2011, 21 (4), pp. 135 - 141
Issue Date:: 2011-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Peng, ZW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lam, LT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-6854	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jin, G	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 2011, 21 (4), pp. 135 - 141	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2078-9947	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115451
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: To investigate potential risk factors for social anxiety, particularly social interaction anxiety among the Chinese adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional health survey was conducted in Guangzhou city of the Guangdong Province where high school students aged 13 to 18 years were recruited. The sample was selected from all high schools in the city using a 2-stage random cluster sampling technique. Social interaction anxiety was assessed using the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale. Information collected in the survey included: demographics, self-perception on school performance, relationship with teachers and peers, satisfaction with self-image, achievements, and parenting style of the mother. The parent-child relationship, specifically the relationship between respondents and their mothers, was assessed using the mother attachment subscale of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment. Self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The multiple linear regression technique was applied to investigate associations between selected potential risk factors and social interaction anxiety, with adjustments for cluster sampling. Results: Lower family income, lower self-esteem, and hostility were significantly associated with social interaction anxiety among adolescents. Variables identified as risk factors of anxiety disorder in the literature, such as gender, were not associated with social interaction anxiety in this sample. Conclusions: These results were consistent with those of other studies conducted mainly in the United States and Europe. Regarding non-significant results related to gender, they need viewing in the context of parenting styles of Chinese mothers. © 2011 Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	East Asian Archives of Psychiatry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Linear Models	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Adjustment	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Distance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anxiety	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hostility	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Achievement	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Self Concept	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mother-Child Relations	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Test Anxiety Scale	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Socioeconomic Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	China	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.title	Factors associated with social interaction anxiety among Chinese adolescents	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	21	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/IMPACCT
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	21	en_US

Abstract:

Objectives: To investigate potential risk factors for social anxiety, particularly social interaction anxiety among the Chinese adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional health survey was conducted in Guangzhou city of the Guangdong Province where high school students aged 13 to 18 years were recruited. The sample was selected from all high schools in the city using a 2-stage random cluster sampling technique. Social interaction anxiety was assessed using the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale. Information collected in the survey included: demographics, self-perception on school performance, relationship with teachers and peers, satisfaction with self-image, achievements, and parenting style of the mother. The parent-child relationship, specifically the relationship between respondents and their mothers, was assessed using the mother attachment subscale of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment. Self-esteem was assessed using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The multiple linear regression technique was applied to investigate associations between selected potential risk factors and social interaction anxiety, with adjustments for cluster sampling. Results: Lower family income, lower self-esteem, and hostility were significantly associated with social interaction anxiety among adolescents. Variables identified as risk factors of anxiety disorder in the literature, such as gender, were not associated with social interaction anxiety in this sample. Conclusions: These results were consistent with those of other studies conducted mainly in the United States and Europe. Regarding non-significant results related to gender, they need viewing in the context of parenting styles of Chinese mothers. © 2011 Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists.

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