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Impact of Social Anxiety on Assertiveness: Role of Gender

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  • Umar Hayat

    (Ph.D. Scholar, National College of Business Administration and Economics Sub Campus, Multan, Pakistan)

  • Kashaf Zahra

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Aqsa Urooj Sumbal Palwasha

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Khinat Khan

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

  • Dr. Munir Ahmad

    (Department of Pakistan Studies Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan)

  • Areeba Iqbal

    (City College University Campus Multan, Pakistan)

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate the impact of social anxiety on assertiveness a role of gender. Social anxiety is a persistent fear of social interactions due to severe evaluation apprehension. Assertiveness is an important social skill which promotes personal well-being. Correlational research design was used. Survey was conducted as a method of data collection. Students were selected through convenient sampling technique. Sample size was 200 (n=100 male, n=100 female) college students. The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) by Prendergast (2021) and the Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS) by Spencer Rathus (1973) were used to measure social anxiety and assertiveness. Findings of the study reveal that there was significant negative correlation between social anxiety and assertiveness. Moreover results suggest that social anxiety is a negative predictor of assertiveness among college students. Female college students report higher level of social anxiety as compared to male. In addition, male are more assertive in their college life than females. To overcome the social anxiety education department gave the exposure of coping strategies.

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  • Umar Hayat & Kashaf Zahra & Aqsa Urooj Sumbal Palwasha & Khinat Khan & Dr. Munir Ahmad & Areeba Iqbal, 2023. "Impact of Social Anxiety on Assertiveness: Role of Gender," Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), Research Foundation for Humanity (RFH), vol. 12(3), pages 815-818.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfh:bbejor:v:12:y:2023:i:3:p:815-818
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00132
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    Social anxiety; assertiveness;

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