The Yavne Mental Health Clinic and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 81540, Israel.
Compr Psychiatry. 2011 Nov-Dec;52(6):708-14. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.11.011. Epub 2011 Feb 8.
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) has been repeatedly shown to be very prevalent in the Western society with prevalence rates of 10% or above. However, very few studies have been performed in the Middle East and in Arab countries.
A total of 300 Israeli students participated in our study and were administered the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), the Cheek and Buss Shyness Questionnaire (CBSQ), and a sociodemographic questionnaire.
A total of 153 Jewish and 147 Arab students participated in the survey. Social anxiety disorder was found in 12.33% of the sample, according to the LSAS cutoff score of more than 60. The 2 subsamples had similar LSAS and CBSQ scores and similar SAD-positive rates (LSAS >60). Females had higher scores on the LSAS, as were those without a spouse and those who had been in psychological treatment. Based on a regression analysis, the significant predictors of the LSAS score were the CBSQ score and female sex. A very high correlation was found between the LSAS and the CBSQ scores.
Although our sample is not representative of the whole Israeli population, we conclude that SAD and shyness were similarly prevalent in Jewish and Arab students in Israel. Social anxiety disorder scores were higher among females, those without a spouse, and those who received psychological treatment. Further studies on the clinical and cultural characteristics of SAD in Israeli subcultures would add to the growing body of knowledge on SAD in various cultures.
社交焦虑障碍（SAD）在西方社会中非常普遍，患病率在 10%或以上。然而，在中东和阿拉伯国家，很少有研究对此进行过研究。
共有 300 名以色列学生参与了我们的研究，并接受了 Liebowitz 社交焦虑量表（LSAS）、Cheek 和 Buss 羞怯问卷（CBSQ）和社会人口学问卷的测试。
共有 153 名犹太人和 147 名阿拉伯学生参与了调查。根据 LSAS 超过 60 的截断分数，该样本中有 12.33%的人患有社交焦虑障碍。这两个亚组的 LSAS 和 CBSQ 得分相似，SAD 阳性率（LSAS>60）也相似。女性在 LSAS 上的得分更高，没有配偶的人以及接受过心理治疗的人也是如此。基于回归分析，LSAS 得分的显著预测因素是 CBSQ 得分和女性性别。LSAS 和 CBSQ 得分之间存在高度相关性。
尽管我们的样本不能代表整个以色列人口，但我们得出结论，SAD 和害羞在以色列的犹太人和阿拉伯学生中同样普遍。女性、没有配偶和接受心理治疗的人的社交焦虑障碍得分更高。对以色列亚文化中 SAD 的临床和文化特征的进一步研究将丰富不同文化中 SAD 的知识体系。
