Date of Publication

2004

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling

Subject Categories

Counseling | Counselor Education

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Jose Alberto S. Reyes

Defense Panel Chair

Carmelita P. Pabiton

Defense Panel Member

Nancy C. Rayos
Ma. Alicia Bustos Orosa

Abstract/Summary

The major purpose of this study was to examine the association between social anxiety and self-construal among Japanese adults including an investigation of gender and age differences vis-Ã -vis social anxiety. One hundred thirty-six Japanese office workers (male = 84, female = 52) working in the Philippines and in Japan, ranging in age from 20 to 54 years participated in the study. The researcher administrated the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale and the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale to measure the level of social anxiety. The Self-Construal Scale was employed to assess independent and interdependent tendency of the self. Correlation, t-test and regression statistics were applied to analyze the data. Of the respondents, ten (male = 5, female = 5) participated in the semi-structured interviews conducted to obtain in-depth information about actual experiences of social anxiety. The results revealed that the independent self-construal was significantly negatively correlated with both social anxiety scales. The interdependent self-construal and gender did not have a significant influence on social anxiety. Age was significantly negatively correlated with the fear of negative evaluation. Independent self-construal was the best predictor of social anxiety compared to the other variables considered in the study. The findings of the interviews supported the results of the quantitative research. The study implied that independence and individuality lower the level of social anxiety, and that the individuals become less socially anxious as they grow older.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG003801

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Social phobia; Anxiety; Self-presentation; Social phobia in Adult--Japanese

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