The relationship between openness and social anxiety: the chain mediating roles of social networking site use and self-evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As social networking sites (SNSs) with diverse functions gradually become an important social place for modern people, openness, as a personality trait that represents the willingness to consider diverse things, will be more likely to affect people's cognitive and emotional experience (e.g., social anxiety) in social interactions. This study examined the relationship between openness and social anxiety and the underlying psychological mechanism in the internet age based on the cognitive-behavioral model of social anxiety.

Methods

This cross‑sectional survey study conducted a questionnaire survey of 522 college students from two provinces in China (191 male; age range 18-25; M = 20.76, SD = 1.34).

Results

The results showed that openness is negatively relate

SUBMITTER: Gong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature