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Comparison Between Social Anxiety, Fear of Negative Evaluation and Irrational Beliefs in Male and Female Students of Ninth Grade in Fasa in Academic Year 2017-2018


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The purpose of this study was to compare social anxiety, fear of negative evaluation and irrational beliefs in male and female students of the Fasa Ninth Grade in the academic year of 2017-2018.This research is based on purpose and descriptive nature of causal and comparative type. The statistical population consists of all 9th grade girls and boys in Fasa city who are studying in this city in 2017-2018.They were selected by cluster random sampling of 150 female students and 150 male students who completed Social Security Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Irrational Beliefs Scale and Short Scale of Negative Assessment Fear. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 21 software and independent t-test was used to study the research hypotheses. The results of this study showed that there is a significant difference between students 'boys and girls in social anxiety; there is a significant difference between students' boys and girls in logical beliefs and there is no significant difference between students and boys in the fear of negative evaluation.

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Social Anxiety, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Irrational Beliefs.
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Authors

Zahra Aboalghasemi
Department of Psychology, Fasa Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fasa, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hamid Sina
Department of Psychology, Fasa Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fasa, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to compare social anxiety, fear of negative evaluation and irrational beliefs in male and female students of the Fasa Ninth Grade in the academic year of 2017-2018.This research is based on purpose and descriptive nature of causal and comparative type. The statistical population consists of all 9th grade girls and boys in Fasa city who are studying in this city in 2017-2018.They were selected by cluster random sampling of 150 female students and 150 male students who completed Social Security Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Irrational Beliefs Scale and Short Scale of Negative Assessment Fear. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 21 software and independent t-test was used to study the research hypotheses. The results of this study showed that there is a significant difference between students 'boys and girls in social anxiety; there is a significant difference between students' boys and girls in logical beliefs and there is no significant difference between students and boys in the fear of negative evaluation.

Keywords


Social Anxiety, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Irrational Beliefs.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2018%2Fv9i3%2F181036