Alhemedi Ahlam J, Beni Yonis Othman, Allan Hadeel, Abu Mohsen Ghalia, Almasri Ayham, Abdulrazzeq Haitham, Khasawneh Islam, El-Khateeb Osama, Naser Abdallah Y
Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
BMJ Open. 2025 Jan 28;15(1):e086066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086066.
To examine the prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among university students in Jordan after the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated predictors.
A cross-sectional online survey study that was conducted in Jordan between January and December 2023.
Universities in Jordan.
Healthy university students from any specialty currently enrolled at a Jordanian university.
The prevalence rate of SAD, which was assessed using the Social Phobia Inventory.
A total of 851 university students participated in this study. More than half of them (65%) were women. The mean age of the study participants was 21.9 (2.7) years. The majority of them (70.6%) were studying medical fields. The median number of times the study participants got infected with COVID-19 was 1.0 (IQR: 0.0-2.0). The median number of viewing hours spent on social networking sites was 4.0 (IQR: 3.0-6.0). The median SAD score was 19 (IQR: 10-32) out of 68, which represents 27.9% of the maximum attainable score. Up to 45.4% of the study participants were susceptible to SAD, with 12.5% of the study participants reporting severe to very severe SAD symptoms. Students older than 21.9 years were 32% less likely to report SAD symptoms compared with younger students (p<0.01).
Jordanian universities students are increasingly likely to report SAD symptoms. The data show how important it is for universities to recognise and deal with this mental health issue. Focused treatments and support networks could help students with social anxiety problems to deal with them.
调查新冠疫情后约旦大学生社交焦虑障碍（SAD）的患病率及其相关预测因素。
2023年1月至12月在约旦进行的一项横断面在线调查研究。
约旦的大学。
约旦大学目前在读的任何专业的健康大学生。
使用社交恐惧症量表评估的SAD患病率。
共有851名大学生参与了本研究。其中超过一半（65%）为女性。研究参与者的平均年龄为21.9（2.7）岁。他们中的大多数（70.6%）在学习医学领域。研究参与者感染新冠病毒的中位数次数为1.0（四分位间距：0.0 - 2.0）。在社交网站上花费的观看时间中位数为4.0（四分位间距：3.0 - 6.0）。在68分中，SAD得分中位数为19（四分位间距：10 - 32），占可达到的最高分的27.9%。高达45.4%的研究参与者易患SAD，12.5%的研究参与者报告有严重至极严重的SAD症状。与年轻学生相比，21.9岁以上的学生报告SAD症状的可能性低32%（p<0.01）。
约旦大学生报告SAD症状的可能性越来越大。数据表明大学认识并处理这一心理健康问题的重要性。有针对性的治疗和支持网络可以帮助有社交焦虑问题的学生应对这些问题。
