Üstündağ Alev, Haydaroğlu Semanur, Sayan Dilara, Güngör Merve
Department of Child Development, Gülhane Health Sciences Faculty, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Child Development Specialist, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Sci Rep. 2025 May 5;15(1):15724. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-00800-1.
The present study examines the relationship between social anxiety levels and effective communication skills in adolescents engaged in sports. The correlational study was conducted with 352 voluntary adolescents aged 15 to 18 enrolled in a sports high school. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A), and the Communication Skills Scale (CSS). A comprehensive data analysis approach encompassing descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Tukey post hoc test, Pearson correlation analysis, and point-biserial correlation analysis was employed to systematically examine the data. The ensuing results are as follow: the study yielded several significant findings First, female adolescents exhibited higher levels of social anxiety compared to their male counterparts. Secondly, a significant, positive, and strong relationship was identified between adolescents' fear of negative evaluation, social avoidance and distress in general situations, social avoidance and distress in new situations, and overall social anxiety levels. Thirdly, the study found that adolescents' social anxiety levels were found to be a significant predictor of their communication skills, indicating that as social anxiety levels increased, communication skills decreased. These findings collectively suggest that social anxiety exerts a substantial negative impact on adolescents' communication skills.
本研究探讨了从事体育运动的青少年社交焦虑水平与有效沟通技巧之间的关系。该相关性研究对352名年龄在15至18岁之间、就读于体育高中的青少年志愿者进行。使用个人信息表、青少年社交焦虑量表（SAS - A）和沟通技巧量表（CSS）收集数据。采用了包括描述性统计、独立样本t检验、单因素方差分析、Tukey事后检验、Pearson相关分析和点二列相关分析在内的综合数据分析方法对数据进行系统检验。结果如下：该研究得出了几个重要发现。首先，与男性青少年相比，女性青少年表现出更高水平的社交焦虑。其次，在青少年对负面评价的恐惧、一般情况下的社交回避和痛苦、新情况下的社交回避和痛苦以及总体社交焦虑水平之间，发现了显著、正向且强烈的关系。第三，研究发现青少年的社交焦虑水平是其沟通技巧的一个重要预测指标，这表明随着社交焦虑水平的增加，沟通技巧会下降。这些发现共同表明，社交焦虑对青少年的沟通技巧产生了重大负面影响。
