ArticleBMC psychology2024
The relationship between perceived social support and social anxiety in Chongqing rural secondary school students: the chain mediating effect of core self-evaluation and shyness.
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- The multifactor chain mediation model of anxiety in the MSM population: the pathways of perceived social support, self-esteem, and psychological resilience.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The relationship between shyness and short video addiction among college students: chain mediating role of social support and basic psychological needs.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of shyness on social anxiety among college students: Mediating role of regulatory emotional self-efficacy and resilience.PloS one · 2026Article
- Fear of negative evaluation mediates and core self-evaluation moderates the relationship between social comparison orientation and social network addiction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The impact of family environment on social avoidance in adolescents with depressive disorders: a chain mediation model involving basic psychological needs and core self-evaluations.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescents in less economically developed areas are susceptible to social anxiety, so finding ways to effectively prevent and intervene in social anxiety could be a major step forward for poverty alleviation. However, little is known about the inner workings of social anxiety in this group. Exploring the risk and protective factors of social anxiety among adolescents in less developed rural areas is crucial for maintaining their mental health and improving their social adaptability. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships among perceived social support, core self-evaluation, shyness and social anxiety among rural secondary school students and analyze the risk and protective factors of social anxiety.
methodsA total of 626 rural secondary school students are investigated with the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), Core Self-Evaluation Scale (CSES), Shyness Scale (SS) and Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS). Structural equation modeling is used to analyze the mediating effects of core self-evaluation and shyness.
resultsThe results reveal that (1) the perceived social support and core self-evaluation of rural secondary school students are significantly negatively correlated with social anxiety, whereas their shyness is significantly positively correlated with social anxiety. There are significant gender differences in perceived social support, core self-evaluation, shyness and social anxiety. (2) There is a significant chain mediating effect of core self-evaluation and shyness between perceived social support and social anxiety, and the mediation model is cross-gender consistent.
conclusionsThese results confirm that perceived social support and core self-evaluation are protective factors against social anxiety in rural secondary school students and that shyness is a risk factor for social anxiety. Moreover, perceived social support can indirectly affect social anxiety through core self-evaluation and shyness. Prevention and intervention of social anxiety can be carried out in three ways: improving the perceived ability of social support, enhancing positive self-evaluation, and reducing shyness and avoidance behaviors.
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