Gambaran Social Anxiety Pada Fujoshi

Fujoshi is a woman who likes stories of boy's love or homosexuals. Being a fujoshi in Indonesia where still adheres to Eastern culture makes them often receive criticism and rejection from the society. Experience or the possibility of having a bad experience due to being a fujoshi results in the individual experiencing social anxiety. If this happens over a long period of time, it will cause individuals to experience a decrease in their social role, career and quality of life. This study aims to determine the dynamics of social anxiety experienced by fujoshi, the factors that cause fujoshi to experience social anxiety, and the defense mechanism against social anxiety used by fujoshi. This study uses a qualitative research method with interviews as a method for data collection. The results showed that the participants experienced social anxiety which is characterized by symptoms of feeling afraid of negative judgments and avoiding strangers and people who are known socially. Factors that cause fujoshi to experience social anxiety include negative self-assessment, past experiences, foreign factors, and social ability factors. Meanwhile, the defense mechanism used by fujoshi in fighting social anxiety is avoidance and displacement.