Shu Hui Cheng1,2, Zih-Jie Sun3, I Hui Lee1,2,4, Chih-Ting Lee5, Kao Chin Chen2,4,6, Chung Hung Tsai3, Yen Kuang Yang2,7,4, Yi Ching Yang5,7,8. 1. Office of Student Affairs, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 2. Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 3. Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan. 4. Addiction Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 5. Department of Family Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 6. Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan. 7. Institute of Behavioral Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 8. Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the lifestyle/social, personality trait and mental factors among incoming university students with higher self-reported social anxiety symptoms (SAS). METHODS: A total of 5126 incoming university students were recruited. The test battery included a self-administered questionnaire that examined personal lifestyle, the Measurement of Support Functions, the Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision, the Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale, the Social Phobia Inventory, the suicide ideation from the Brief Symptoms Rating Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire. RESULTS: SAS (23.7%) were prevalent. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that the significant predictors of higher levels of SAS were being an undergraduate student and a non-smoker, having lower Measurement of Support Functions score (poorer social support), having higher Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision score (Internet addiction), having lower Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale score (less altruistic behaviour), having suicide ideation and having higher Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire score (poorer sleeper). CONCLUSIONS: Given the high prevalence of SAS among university students, it is necessary to build a better strategy to detect students with potential social anxiety-related problems/disorders or other mental problems early on.
AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the lifestyle/social, personality trait and mental factors among incoming university students with higher self-reported social anxiety symptoms (SAS). METHODS: A total of 5126 incoming university students were recruited. The test battery included a self-administered questionnaire that examined personal lifestyle, the Measurement of Support Functions, the Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision, the Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale, the Social Phobia Inventory, the suicide ideation from the Brief Symptoms Rating Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire. RESULTS: SAS (23.7%) were prevalent. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that the significant predictors of higher levels of SAS were being an undergraduate student and a non-smoker, having lower Measurement of Support Functions score (poorer social support), having higher Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision score (Internet addiction), having lower Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale score (less altruistic behaviour), having suicide ideation and having higher Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire score (poorer sleeper). CONCLUSIONS: Given the high prevalence of SAS among university students, it is necessary to build a better strategy to detect students with potential social anxiety-related problems/disorders or other mental problems early on.
Authors: Abhishek Jaiswal; Shubham Manchanda; Vaishali Gautam; Akhil D Goel; Jitender Aneja; Pankaja R Raghav Journal: J Family Med Prim Care Date: 2020-07-30
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