Mediating role in the relationship between perceived risk of emotional safety psychological vulnerability in adolescents with social anxiety disorder
Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapyMaryam Darzi Azadboni 1 , Mohammad Kazem Fakhri 2 , Bahram Mirzaian 3
1 - PhD Student in General Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
Keywords: adolescents, Risk perception, Emotional Safety, Social anxiety, Psychological Injury,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to model the mediating role of emotional immunity in the relationship between risk perception and psychological vulnerability in adolescents with social anxiety disorder. The method of this research was correlation research based on structural equation modeling method. The statistical population of this study was all first grade students in the second high school of Sari in the academic year of 1398-98. 260 individuals were selected using stage sampling method and responded to Randomo & Aborson Risk Perception Questionnaire (2004), Social Anxiety Inventory (SPI), Psychological Injury Questionnaire (SCL-25) and Bruner et al. (2008) Emotional Safety Scale. They gave. The statistical method of the research was structural regression equations according to Spss24 and Amos23 software. Results showed that the research model was fit and 66% of the variable of psychological vulnerability could be explained by risk perception and emotional safety. There was also a significant negative correlation between the components of risk perception and emotional safety with psychological vulnerability. The results of this study emphasize the necessity of risk perception as well as the mediating role of emotional immunity on adolescents' psychological vulnerability.
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