@article{ref1,
title="Factors related to self-reported social anxiety symptoms among incoming university students",
journal="Early intervention in psychiatry",
year="2015",
author="Cheng, Shu Hui and Sun, Zih-Jie and Lee, I. Hui and Lee, Chih-Ting and Chen, Kao Chin and Tsai, Chung Hung and Yang, Yen Kuang and Yang, Yi Ching",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="314-321",
abstract="AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the lifestyle/social, personality trait and mental factors among incoming university students with higher self-reported social anxiety symptoms (SAS). <br><br>METHODS: A total of 5126 incoming university students were recruited. The test battery included a self-administered questionnaire that examined personal lifestyle, the Measurement of Support Functions, the Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision, the Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale, the Social Phobia Inventory, the suicide ideation from the Brief Symptoms Rating Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: SAS (23.7%) were prevalent. Using logistic regression analysis, we found that the significant predictors of higher levels of SAS were being an undergraduate student and a non-smoker, having lower Measurement of Support Functions score (poorer social support), having higher Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision score (Internet addiction), having lower Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Scale score (less altruistic behaviour), having suicide ideation and having higher Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire score (poorer sleeper). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given the high prevalence of SAS among university students, it is necessary to build a better strategy to detect students with potential social anxiety-related problems/disorders or other mental problems early on.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1751-7885",
doi="10.1111/eip.12247",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.12247"
}