Cognitive Distortions, Social Interaction Anxiety and Life Satisfaction among School Students
Social Interaction Anxiety among School Students
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the relationship between social interaction anxiety, cognitive distortions, and life satisfaction among school students.
Design: Correlational and Cross-sectional research design was used for the present study.
Place and Duration: Present study was conducted in Faisalabad during 2019 to 2020.
Method: A sample of 200 students having inaction anxiety (boys=100, girls=100) with age range 14-16 were recruited through purposive sampling from Government schools of the Faisalabad. Demographic Information Sheet, Social Interaction Anxiety Scale, Cognitive Distortions Scale and student’s life satisfaction scale were used to collect information about the students, social interaction anxiety, cognitive distortions and life satisfaction of the respondents.
Result: The results indicated that social interaction anxiety had a significant and positive correlation with cognitive distortion (r = .66, p < .001) and negative but significant correlation with life satisfaction (r = -.60, p < .001). Cognitive distortion was emerged as strong predictor for social interaction anxiety that accounted 46% variance for social interaction anxiety and social interaction anxiety was emerged as strong predictor for life satisfaction that accounted 36% of variance for life satisfaction. Results indicated that female students were having more social interaction anxiety & cognitive distortions and less satisfied with life as compared to male students.
Conclusion: Individuals with social interaction anxiety have dysfunctional thoughts. Due to cognitive distortions these individuals evaluate social situations in a negative way and prior to interaction, these individuals appraise the social situation in a negative way. These individuals were also dissatisfied with their life. The findings of the study might be helpful for teachers, parents and the students to identify and handle the cognitive distortions.
Key Words: Social Interaction Anxiety, Cognitive Distortions, Life Satisfaction
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