Social Anxiety among Chinese People
Joint Authors
Fan, Qianqian
Chang, Weining C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The experience of social anxiety has largely been investigated among Western populations; much less is known about social anxiety in other cultures.
Unlike the Western culture, the Chinese emphasize interdependence and harmony with social others.
In addition, it is unclear if Western constructed instruments adequately capture culturally conditioned conceptualizations and manifestations of social anxiety that might be specific to the Chinese.
The present study employed a sequence of qualitative and quantitative approaches to examine the assessment of social anxiety among the Chinese people.
Interviews and focus group discussions with Chinese participants revealed that some items containing the experience of social anxiety among the Chinese are not present in existing Western measures.
Factor analysis was employed to examine the factor structure of the more comprehensive scale.
This approach revealed an “other concerned anxiety” factor that appears to be specific to the Chinese.
Subsequent analysis found that the new factor—other concerned anxiety—functioned the same as other social anxiety factors in their association with risk factors of social anxiety, such as attachment, parenting, behavioral inhibition/activation, and attitude toward group.
The implications of these findings for a more culturally sensitive assessment tool of social anxiety among the Chinese were discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fan, Qianqian& Chang, Weining C.. 2015. Social Anxiety among Chinese People. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079080
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fan, Qianqian& Chang, Weining C.. Social Anxiety among Chinese People. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079080
American Medical Association (AMA)
Fan, Qianqian& Chang, Weining C.. Social Anxiety among Chinese People. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079080
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079080