Study on the Relationship between Social Anxiety and Substance Use

By : G. S. Shylashree, Subadra Anand, Yusra Z Sait

Page No: 477-486

Abstract: 
Social anxiety becomes one of the main obstacles for undergraduate students, in social interactions and situations. This study aimed to determine a correlation between anxiety experienced due to socializing and alcohol intake amongst undergraduate students, male and female, in India. The study involves 98 undergraduate students, between the age ranges of 17-23 years. The Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), developed by Mattick and Clarke in 1998 and the measurement of alcohol intake was done using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The relationship between the two variables showed that one did not influence the other.

Authors :
G. S. Shylashree
Associate Professor – Department of Psychology, Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bangalore.

Subadra Anand
Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bangalore.

Yusra Z Sait
Mount Carmel College, Autonomous, Bangalore.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2022.17.02.19