Social Anxiety and Loneliness among Migrant Tibetan Young Adult

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate correlation between social anxiety and loneliness among migrant Tibetan young adults. The sample consisted of 103 adolescents. UCLA Loneliness Scale and Leibowitz social anxiety scale were employed in the collection of data. Pearson correlation, regression analysis, and the student t-test were used for data analysis. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between social anxiety and loneliness. Furthermore, social anxiety and loneliness were found to be significant. Research suggests that socially anxious and lonelier individuals are particularly susceptible to this problematic. This vulnerability may relate to the perception of fear, judgment and communication problem as a means of interacting, due to providing anonymity, improved sense of social control and decreased risk of negative evaluation, social fears and social rejection.