TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Factors related to self-reported social anxiety symptoms among incoming university students
JO  - Early intervention in psychiatry
A1  - Cheng, Shu Hui
A1  - Sun, Zih-Jie
A1  - Lee, I. Hui
A1  - Lee, Chih-Ting
A1  - Chen, Kao Chin
A1  - Tsai, Chung Hung
A1  - Yang, Yen Kuang
A1  - Yang, Yi Ching
SP  - 314
EP  - 321
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1751-7885
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.12247
ID  - ref1
ER  -