Social Anxiety as a Threat to the Mental Health of Undergraduate Students

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dc.contributor.authorDe Nat, Shelby
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-03T22:45:07Z
dc.date.available2024-06-03T22:45:07Z
dc.date.issued2024-04-29
dc.description.abstractThe period of undergraduate studies typically falls within emerging adulthood. The time of undergraduate studies introduces a range of unique stressors which pose challenges to the mental health of undergraduate students. Social support has been found to be a significant protective factor against mental health challenges; however, undergraduate students often depart their existing support system to pursue their studies. Social anxiety is a highly prevalent mental health challenge associated with significant and diverse negative consequences for those who suffer from it. Despite the challenges associated with undergraduate studies and the prevalence and impact of social anxiety, little research has been conducted to understand the impact of social anxiety on the mental health of undergraduate students. This capstone paper examines the research on the typical challenges experienced by undergraduate students, the importance of social support to mental health, theories of social anxiety, and the impacts of social anxiety. This research concludes that social anxiety impacts undergraduate students through its negative impact on perceived social support, relationship quality, employment, treatment seeking behaviour, academic achievement, and social anxiety’s comorbidity with certain mental health disorders. This capstone paper concludes with suggesting the importance of universities and the counselling field considering the impact of social anxiety in their efforts to best meet the needs of the undergraduate student population.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/2467
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectsocial anxiety
dc.subjectSocial Anxiety Disorder
dc.subjectsocial support
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectemerging adulthood
dc.titleSocial Anxiety as a Threat to the Mental Health of Undergraduate Students
dc.typeCapstone
thesis.degree.disciplineCounselling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Counselling
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