The peridiction of social anxiety based on perceived social support and individual loneliness among the female students of the University of Qom in the academic year 2017_18

Background and Aim : Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of predicting social anxiety based on Perceived Social Support and loneliness Scale in female students of Qom University in the academic year of 2017-18.Methods : Material and method: The research method was correlation and using a proportional sampling, 354 students were selected. The research instrument included Watson and Friend s social anxiety questionnaire (1969), Zimet s Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (1988) and Russell s Loneliness Scale (1980).Results : Results: The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. At the descriptive level, the statistical indices such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation were used and at the inferential level, Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used. After analyzing the data, the results showed that there was a two-way and significant relationship between social anxiety, loneliness and perceived social support (p> 0.05) and According to the results of regression analysis.Conclusion : Conclusion:The variables of perceived social support and loneliness were able to predict social anxiety, so that high level of perceived social support indicates low social anxiety and high level of feeling of loneliness, predicted higher level of social anxiety. Also, there was a negative and significant relationship between perceived social support and social anxiety (p> 0.05).

Keywords:

Social Anxiety , Perceived Social Support , Loneliness , Qom University