Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among university students in Jordan after the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated predictors.

Design

A cross-sectional online survey study that was conducted in Jordan between January and December 2023.

Setting

Universities in Jordan.

Participants

Healthy university students from any specialty currently enrolled at a Jordanian university.

Primary outcome measure

The prevalence rate of SAD, which was assessed using the Social Phobia Inventory.

Results

A total of 851 university students participated in this study. More than half of them (65%) were women. The mean age of the study participants was 21.9 (2.7) years. The majority of them (70.6%) were studying medical fields. The

SUBMITTER: Alhemedi AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781131 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature