| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this study was to examine students’ social anxiety relationship with self-esteem and perceived social support. This research involved 268 students. Students aged from 19 to 56 years (M = 25,27; SD = 5,59). 115 (42,9%) study participants was male and 153 (57.1%) was female. Data colection tools – The Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (Mattick & Clarke, 1998), Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale – RSES (Rosenberg, 1965) and Multidimentional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988). The results of this study revealed that male students social anxiety is higher than female students. No statistically significant differences were found between men's and women's self-esteem and perceived social support. It was also found that undergraduate students social anxiety is higher than postgraduate students and postgraduate students self-esteem is higher than undergraduate students. The results of the study also showed that the older students is, the lower their social anxiety and higher their self-esteem. However, no association of perceived social support with age was found in the study sample. Higher social anxiety among male and female students is associated with lower self-esteem, i.e., the higher social anxiety, the lower self-esteem. Higher social anxiety among male and female students is associated with lower perceived social support, i.e., the higher the social anxiety, the less students feel they are receiving social support. The study also found that the lower self-esteem and the less students feel they are receiving social support, the higher social anxiety among students. |
