A STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER (SAD) AMONG MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND ITS RELATION WITH SELF ESTEEM.
Journal Title: Stanley Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Context: Social Anxiety Disorder(SAD), manifests as fear of social situations including being observed by others. Pertaining to study done on university students by BMC,GGH(2006), SAD was seen in 19.5% of which medical students were 2ndlargest to have SAD. SAD in medical students leads to decrease in efficiency, deteriorates self-esteem, causes depression, poor academic performances, even quitting of courses. This scenario demands to understand the prevalence of SAD among medical students so that better professionalism is ensured. Aims: • To study the prevalence of Social Anxiety Disorder(SAD) among medical undergraduate students. • To correlate SAD with self-esteem. Settings and Design: Methods and Material: A convenient sample of 480 undergraduate medical students who gave consent for the study from 1styear to 4thyear in Government M.K. Medical College, Salem were administered a valid semistructured questionnaire consisting of 3 parts. 1st Demographic characteristics and associated features. 2nd Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale(LSAS). 3rd Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale(RSES). Data were analysed using SPSS Version24. Results: Prevalence of very severe social anxiety(SAD) was found to be 12.9%(62/480). Moderate, marked & severe levels of social anxiety were present in 22.9%,22.5% & 17.30% respectively. Increased levels of social anxiety was found to be more in females, students studying in first year, from rural background and among lower socioeconomic group. Students with high levels of social anxiety had low scores on RSES and were poor in their academic performances. Conclusions: High prevalence and strong impact on life demands stringent efforts to recognize and treat SAD among medical students so that their academic performances, self-esteem and overall quality of life can be improved.
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Chellavel Ganapathi. K, Duraimurugan M, Kokila K, Madhana Gopal. A
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