Firouzi Manijeh, Azhdari Saghar, Heybati Shima, Fathy Karkaragh Farshid, Janbozorgi Atiyeh, Haghani Kosar
Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, IRN.
Department of Education and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IRN.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 12;16(11):e73565. doi: 10.7759/cureus.73565. eCollection 2024 Nov.
This study aimed to predict mental health based on shyness and fear of negative evaluation in academic staff. The research employed an applied methodology, utilizing quantitative and descriptive (correlational) methods for data collection. The study's temporal framework is cross-sectional. The statistical population comprises all educational staff at the Islamic Azad University, Ardabil branch, totaling 400 individuals employed in 2019. According to Morgan's table, the statistical sample includes 196 educational-administrative staff members, selected through stratified random sampling. For this research, we utilized three mental health questionnaires (depression, anxiety, and stress) by Lovibond and Lovibond, the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale by Watson and Friend, and the Shyness Scale by Cheek and Buss to explore the relationships between variables. Pearson's correlation test and multiple linear regression analysis were employed. The results indicated that the relationships between mental health and its components (depression, anxiety, and stress) are positive and significant, with shyness and anxiety accounting for 54% of the variance in mental health. Additionally, the study found that the effects of shyness and fear of negative evaluation on depression, anxiety, and stress were 41%, 43%, and 39%, respectively. Based on these findings, we conclude that shyness and fear of negative evaluation can predict mental health in academic staff.
本研究旨在基于学术人员的害羞和对负面评价的恐惧来预测心理健康状况。该研究采用了应用方法论，运用定量和描述性（相关性）方法进行数据收集。研究的时间框架为横断面研究。统计总体包括阿扎德伊斯兰大学阿尔达比勒分校的所有教育人员，2019年共有400名员工。根据摩根表，统计样本包括196名教育行政人员，通过分层随机抽样选取。对于本研究，我们使用了洛维邦德和洛维邦德编制的三份心理健康问卷（抑郁、焦虑和压力）、沃森和弗里德编制的负面评价恐惧量表以及奇克和巴斯编制的害羞量表来探究变量之间的关系。采用了皮尔逊相关检验和多元线性回归分析。结果表明，心理健康与其组成部分（抑郁、焦虑和压力）之间的关系呈正相关且具有显著性，害羞和焦虑占心理健康方差的54%。此外，研究发现害羞和对负面评价的恐惧对抑郁、焦虑和压力的影响分别为41%、43%和39%。基于这些发现，我们得出结论，害羞和对负面评价的恐惧可以预测学术人员的心理健康状况。
