Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study
Objective To examine the prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among university students in Jordan after the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated predictors.Design A cross-sectional online survey study that was conducted in Jordan between January and December 2023.Setting: Universities in...
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| author | Abdallah Y Naser Othman Beni Yonis Ahlam J Alhemedi Hadeel Allan Ghalia abu Mohsen Ayham Almasri Haitham Abdulrazzeq Islam Khasawneh Osama El-khateeb |
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| description | Objective To examine the prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among university students in Jordan after the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated predictors.Design A cross-sectional online survey study that was conducted in Jordan between January and December 2023.Setting: Universities in Jordan.Participants Healthy university students from any specialty currently enrolled at a Jordanian university.Primary outcome measure The prevalence rate of SAD, which was assessed using the Social Phobia Inventory.Results A total of 851 university students participated in this study. More than half of them (65%) were women. The mean age of the study participants was 21.9 (2.7) years. The majority of them (70.6%) were studying medical fields. The median number of times the study participants got infected with COVID-19 was 1.0 (IQR: 0.0–2.0). The median number of viewing hours spent on social networking sites was 4.0 (IQR: 3.0–6.0). The median SAD score was 19 (IQR: 10–32) out of 68, which represents 27.9% of the maximum attainable score. Up to 45.4% of the study participants were susceptible to SAD, with 12.5% of the study participants reporting severe to very severe SAD symptoms. Students older than 21.9 years were 32% less likely to report SAD symptoms compared with younger students (p<0.01).Conclusion Jordanian universities students are increasingly likely to report SAD symptoms. The data show how important it is for universities to recognise and deal with this mental health issue. Focused treatments and support networks could help students with social anxiety problems to deal with them. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-78e503b107894f328619637bb7d648d82025-01-30T11:00:12ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-01-0115110.1136/bmjopen-2024-086066Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey studyAbdallah Y Naser0Othman Beni Yonis1Ahlam J Alhemedi2Hadeel Allan3Ghalia abu Mohsen4Ayham Almasri5Haitham Abdulrazzeq6Islam Khasawneh7Osama El-khateeb83 Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan2 Department of Clinical Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan1 Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, JordanObjective To examine the prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among university students in Jordan after the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated predictors.Design A cross-sectional online survey study that was conducted in Jordan between January and December 2023.Setting: Universities in Jordan.Participants Healthy university students from any specialty currently enrolled at a Jordanian university.Primary outcome measure The prevalence rate of SAD, which was assessed using the Social Phobia Inventory.Results A total of 851 university students participated in this study. More than half of them (65%) were women. The mean age of the study participants was 21.9 (2.7) years. The majority of them (70.6%) were studying medical fields. The median number of times the study participants got infected with COVID-19 was 1.0 (IQR: 0.0–2.0). The median number of viewing hours spent on social networking sites was 4.0 (IQR: 3.0–6.0). The median SAD score was 19 (IQR: 10–32) out of 68, which represents 27.9% of the maximum attainable score. Up to 45.4% of the study participants were susceptible to SAD, with 12.5% of the study participants reporting severe to very severe SAD symptoms. Students older than 21.9 years were 32% less likely to report SAD symptoms compared with younger students (p<0.01).Conclusion Jordanian universities students are increasingly likely to report SAD symptoms. The data show how important it is for universities to recognise and deal with this mental health issue. Focused treatments and support networks could help students with social anxiety problems to deal with them.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e086066.full |
| spellingShingle | Abdallah Y Naser Othman Beni Yonis Ahlam J Alhemedi Hadeel Allan Ghalia abu Mohsen Ayham Almasri Haitham Abdulrazzeq Islam Khasawneh Osama El-khateeb Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study BMJ Open |
| title | Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study |
| title_full | Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study |
| title_fullStr | Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study |
| title_short | Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study |
| title_sort | screening for social anxiety disorder in students of jordan universities after covid 19 pandemic a cross sectional survey study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1/e086066.full |
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