@article{ref1,
title="Self-compassion, positive and negative affect and social avoidance among adolescence: mediating role of mindfulness",
journal="Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health",
year="2023",
author="Sujamani, M. S. and Kanth, Barani",
volume="19",
number="",
pages="e17450179268979-e17450179268979",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness to manage social fear avoidance and promote well-being. Social anxiety is a common psychological experience noted among the general population. Social anxiety develops during adolescence and is prevalent among college students. This study investigates the factors contributing to social anxiety - fear and avoidance of social situations of female first-year undergraduates. <br><br>METHODS: The study used a survey research design. A sample of 821 first-year female undergraduate students aged between 17 and 19. Data were collected using the Liebowitz Social anxiety scale, the Five-Facet mindfulness questionnaire, A short form of the Self-compassion scale, and the Positive and Negative affect scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Mindfulness weakens social fear and reduces the tendency to avoid social situations. Mindfulness effectively mediates the impact of self-compassion's positive affect and negative effects on social fear. Mindfulness and social fear jointly mediate the impact of self-compassion, positive affect, and negative affect on social avoidance. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Mindfulness is the awareness and acceptance of the feelings, thoughts and sensations attached to self and its possible reciprocity with social surroundings to mitigate fear-self-compassion and positive emotional affect augment, and negative emotional affect attenuate mindfulness. <br><br>RESULTS analysis highlights the mediation of mindfulness on social anxiety, self-compassion, positive affect, and negative affect.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-0179",
doi="10.2174/0117450179268979231114045116",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0117450179268979231114045116"
}