| Autor: |
Sana Mahmood, Narjis Rizvi, Maaida Asif Tauni, Syed Kalimullah Sohaib Qadri, Warda Ajmal, Aeman Muneeb, Syed Hamza Sohail, Asfand Yar Butt, Syeda A. Farooq, Syed Farrukh Mustafa |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders. |
| ISSN: |
2472-1786 |
| DOI: |
10.4172/2472-1786.100046 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Social anxiety is common among adolescents with a prevalence range of 9-34%. People with social anxiety have intense fear of being evaluated negatively when they come in contact with strangers and as a result they are less satisfied with their life experiences. Our study aimed to screen school going adolescents for social anxiety disorder and to estimate their perceptions about quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi, Pakistan from January to February 2016. We recruited 450 high-school students of ages 14-17 using a self-administered questionnaire based on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents (LSAS-CA-SR) and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Results: In this school-based study, 23.8% screened positive for social anxiety with a preponderance of adolescents from public than private schools (33% vs. 18%, p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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