Perfectionism and Social Anxiety among Post-graduation Students

Abstract

Social anxiety is a very prevalent condition in the society. The need to be perfect or flawless is often linked with social anxiety. The study investigates relationship between perfectionism and social anxiety in post-graduation students and also if there is a difference in these due to gender. The study was conducted on 71 students (36 boys and 35 girls) undergoing post-graduation in India. After analysing the data, it was found that there is a significant relationship between perfectionism and social anxiety in post-graduation students. No statistically significant difference due to gender was reported.