The Effect of Negative Physical Self on Social Anxiety in College Students: The Bidirectional Chain Mediation Roles of Fear of Negative Evaluation and Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

Autor: Wan Z, Li S, Fang S
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Vol Volume 17, Pp 2055-2066 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1179-1578
Popis: Zhendong Wan, Sisong Li, Shuanghu Fang School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shuanghu Fang, Email fsh9075@163.comPurpose: The detrimental effects of social anxiety on college students require urgent mitigation. To explore the influencing factors and underlying mechanisms of social anxiety among college students, this study aims to examine the relationship between negative physical self and social anxiety, and the mediating effects of fear of negative evaluation and regulatory emotional self-efficacy.Methods: The Negative Physical Self Scale, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale, and Interaction Anxiousness Scale were administered to 924 Chinese college students. SPSS 26.0 was used for analysis, and the Bootstrap method was used to test the significance level of the mediating effect.Results: Negative physical self was significantly and positively related to social anxiety in college students. Fear of negative evaluation and regulatory negative emotional self-efficacy played independent mediating roles between negative physical self and social anxiety. Fear of negative evaluation and regulatory negative emotional self-efficacy showed a bidirectional chain mediating effect between negative physical self and social anxiety.Conclusion: This study elucidates the mechanistic pathways between negative physical self and social anxiety. The relationship between negative physical self and social anxiety is influenced by the mediating effects of fear of negative evaluation, regulatory negative emotional self-efficacy, and the bidirectional chain mediating effect of fear of negative evaluation and regulatory negative emotional self-efficacy. This finding provides a reference for policy makers and educators to develop interventions for social anxiety in college students.Keywords: negative physical self, fear of negative evaluation, regulatory emotional self-efficacy, social anxiety, college students
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