Social phobia among university students and its relation to self-esteem and body image.
Can J Psychiatry
; 49(9): 630-4, 2004 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To demonstrate the prevalence of social phobia and its relation to body image and self-esteem.METHOD:
Study participants were 1003 students recruited from Cumhuriyet University as a randomized sample. Subjects were administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule-III-Revised (DIS-III-R) Social Phobia Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ). We analyzed the data, using Fisher's exact chi-square test.RESULTS:
Lifetime prevalence of social phobia among university students was 9.6% and past-year prevalence was 7.9%. Self-esteem was lower (P < 0.05) among those with social phobia than among those without social phobia. Students with social phobia had lower scores on the MBSRQ than did those without social phobia (P < 0.0001).CONCLUSIONS:
The results show that persons with social phobia have lower self-esteem and more distorted body image than do those without social phobia.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Can J Psychiatry
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía