Isha Kapoor Shaveta Sharma Mohua Khosla
CT, University, Ludhiana CT, University, Ludhiana Malwa Central College
of Education for Women,
Ludhiana
Adolescence is a period of development and adjustment. It is a transitional stage
of physical and psychological development from puberty to adulthood. Anxiety disorders
are among the most common mental health problems experienced by children and young
people (Costello, Egger and Angold, 2005). Social anxiety is the second most common
anxiety disorder in adults (Kessler et al., 2005). Social anxiety disorder is explained
by extreme and consistent fear of meeting new people or embarrassing oneself in
social situation. Family is the most important environmental cluster of variables which
influence the development of a child. Family environment is the first social setting in
which an infant takes birth and start learning, responding and acting. Literature revealed
that both heredity and environment contribute to the development of adolescents.
The present study was undertaken to investigate social anxiety disorder among
adolescents in relation to family and school environment. Descriptive survey method
was conducted on 500 adolescents studying in government and self-financed schools
in the state of Punjab. The sample was drawn from ten randomly selected districts of
Punjab. Multistage randomization was followed at the district, school and adolescent
level. Data collection instruments are Social anxiety disorder scale (2018) by Nagpal,
Family Environment Scale (2012) by Bhatia and Chadha and school Environment scale
by Mishra (2012). In conclusion, the current study revealed that social anxiety disorder
has significant and negative correlation with family environment. The adolescents, who
have unhealthy family environment, are having more social anxiety disorder. Further,
a significant and negative correlation was also found between social anxiety disorder
and school environment, meaning thereby that, students’ who feel rejection at school
level are at a higher risk of developing social anxiety problems. It is quite apparent from
the regression model summary that home environment and school environment would
contribute towards the prediction of social anxiety disorder among adolescents both
independently and as well as conjointly. Hence, it is obvious from the results stated
earlier that the family environment and school environment are the most significant and
influential contributor in predicting social anxiety disorder among adolescents..
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