Social Anxiety among Middle-Aged Teachers in Secondary Education Schools.

IF 3 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education Pub Date : 2024-08-18 DOI:10.3390/ejihpe14080158

Lihan Guo, Ratanaporn Awiphan, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Penkarn Kanjanarat, Danny Wedding

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Abstract

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of social anxiety symptoms (SASs) and its associated factors among middle-aged teachers in secondary education schools.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2023 to March 2024 among 341 secondary education schoolteachers aged 45-59 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, involving an online survey. Effects of psychosocial variables on SASs were investigated, including attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, neuroticism and extraversion personality traits, loneliness, perceived social stress, job burnout, and anxiety and depression. Multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors of SASs.

Results: This study found that 98 out of 341 (28.7%) teachers presented SASs. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that marital status (β = 0.103, 95% CI [0.437, 3.404]), income (β = 0.087, 95% CI [0.049, 3.758]), extraversion (β = -0.179, 95% CI [-0.573, -0.198]), attachment anxiety (β = 0.165, 95% CI [0.106, 0.359]), attachment avoidance (β = 0.145, 95% CI [0.066, 0.243]), depression (β = 0.242, 95% CI [0.248, 0.862]), loneliness (β = 0.182, 95% CI [0.099, 0.580]), and perceived social stress (β = 0.235, 95% CI [0.131, 0.373]) were significant predictors of SASs, explaining 51.1% of the variance.

Conclusion: This study discovered a relatively high prevalence of SASs among middle-aged secondary schoolteachers.

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中等教育学校中年教师的社交焦虑。

研究背景本研究旨在调查中等教育学校中年教师社交焦虑症状（SASs）的患病率及其相关因素：于 2023 年 12 月至 2024 年 3 月对泰国清迈的 341 名年龄在 45-59 岁之间的中学教师进行了横断面调查，其中包括在线调查。调查了心理社会变量对 SAS 的影响，包括依恋焦虑、依恋回避、神经质和外向性人格特质、孤独感、感知到的社会压力、工作倦怠、焦虑和抑郁。研究采用多元线性回归法来确定 SAS 的预测因素：研究发现，341 名教师中有 98 名（28.7%）出现了 SAS。多元线性回归分析表明，婚姻状况（β = 0.103，95% CI [0.437，3.404]）、收入（β = 0.087，95% CI [0.049，3.758]）、外向性（β = -0.179，95% CI [-0.573，-0.198]）、依恋焦虑（β = 0.165，95% CI [0.106，0.359]）、依恋回避（β = 0.145，95% CI [0.066，0.243]）、抑郁（β = 0.242，95% CI [0.248，0.862]）、孤独（β = 0.182，95% CI [0.099，0.580]）和感知到的社会压力（β = 0.235，95% CI [0.131，0.373]）是 SAS 的显著预测因子，解释了 51.1%的方差：本研究发现，中年中学教师的 SAS 发生率相对较高。

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