Department of Educational Sciences and Development of Handicapped Children, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
Arch Iran Med. 2010 Nov;13(6):522-7.
Social phobia is a highly prevalent disorder in western countries, but is rather rare in eastern societies. Prevalence rates range from 0.5% in eastern studies and up to 16% in western studies. The present study examined the prevalence of social phobia in the Iranian general population and demographic characteristics associated with this anxiety disorder.
Participants included 701 subjects from Golestan Province. Measures included the Social Phobia Inventory and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Demographic correlates of social phobia were also examined.
Probable social phobia was present in 10.1% of the total sample (8.6% male and 11.6% female). Sex, social support, residence, education, and job correlated with social phobia.
Our findings corroborate those from other studies in western countries, both regarding the high prevalence of SP symptoms and its demographic correlates.
社交恐惧症在西方国家中是一种高度流行的疾病，但在东方社会中则相当罕见。患病率在东方研究中为 0.5%，而在西方研究中高达 16%。本研究旨在调查伊朗普通人群中社交恐惧症的患病率以及与这种焦虑症相关的人口统计学特征。
参与者来自戈勒斯坦省的 701 人。测量工具包括社交恐惧症量表和一份社会人口统计学问卷。还检查了社交恐惧症的人口统计学相关因素。
在总样本中，可能患有社交恐惧症的比例为 10.1%（男性为 8.6%，女性为 11.6%）。性别、社会支持、居住地、教育程度和工作与社交恐惧症相关。
我们的研究结果与西方国家的其他研究结果相吻合，无论是在 SP 症状的高患病率方面，还是在其人口统计学相关因素方面。
