School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China Center for Mental Health Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China School of Educational Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China.
School of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China Center for Mental Health Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2015 Sep;61(6):569-76. doi: 10.1177/0020764014565405. Epub 2014 Dec 29.
The social causation hypothesis suggests that the stress in connection with a depressing social position results in the development of mental disorders. This study examines the psychological mechanisms underlying the link between family socioeconomic status (SES) and social anxiety in Chinese emerging adults.
A self-administered questionnaire was given to a representative sample (N = 717) of undergraduate students (17-23 years old) at three universities in China. Correlational and structural equation modeling analyses were employed to test the hypothesized three-path effect of self-esteem and fear of negative evaluation (FNE) as mediators between family SES and social anxiety.
Findings suggest the following: (1) the emerging adults belonging to families with low SES are at an increased risk of social anxiety, and (2) lower family SES caused lower self-esteem, which, in turn, serves to enhance the levels of FNE, thereby increasing social anxiety.
In addressing the prevention and treatment of social anxiety, we conclude that preventive efforts toward improving self-esteem may help reduce social anxiety in individuals with low family SES.
社会因果假说认为，与压抑的社会地位相关的压力会导致精神障碍的发展。本研究探讨了家庭社会经济地位（SES）与中国新兴成年人社交焦虑之间联系的心理机制。
在中国的三所大学，对一组具有代表性的大学生样本（N=717）进行了自我管理的问卷调查。采用相关分析和结构方程建模分析来检验家庭 SES 和社交焦虑之间的自我效能感和负面评价恐惧（FNE）作为中介的三路径效应的假设。
研究结果表明：（1）来自低 SES 家庭的成年新兴人患社交焦虑症的风险增加；（2）较低的家庭 SES 导致较低的自尊，而这反过来又会增加 FNE 的水平，从而增加社交焦虑。
在解决社交焦虑的预防和治疗时，我们得出结论，通过提高自尊来预防可能有助于减少低 SES 家庭个体的社交焦虑。
