Factors affecting social phobia among Chinese college students in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Social phobia (SP) refers to excessive anxiety about social interactions. College students, with their exposure to academic, familial, and job-related pressures, are an ideal population for early screening and intervention of social phobia. Additionally, COVID-19 prevention measures including keeping social distance may further impact social phobia. This study aims to investigate the influencing factors of social phobia among Chinese college students and to tentatively explore the impact of COVID-19 prevention measures on social phobia. Respondents were recruited through Chinese Internet social platforms for an online survey. College students' social phobia scores in pre- and early-COVID-19 periods were measured using Peters' short form of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and Social Ph

SUBMITTER: Lin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10684864 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature