Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India
Objectives: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of social phobia, related functional disability, and factors associated with social phobia among students in the College of Nursing, Darjeeling, West Bengal.Methods: A descriptive, cross‑sectional study was conducted among 248 nursing s...
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| description | Objectives: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of social phobia, related functional disability, and factors associated with social phobia among students in the College of Nursing, Darjeeling, West Bengal.Methods: A descriptive, cross‑sectional study was conducted among 248 nursing students. The Social Phobia Inventory, a validated self‑administered questionnaire, was used to assess social phobia; the Sheehan Disability Scale was used to assess functional disability. Analytical statistics were done using the Chi‑square test.Results: The majority (54.4%) of students had social phobia; among them, 59.3% had associated functional disability. The proportion of social phobia was higher among students aged >30 (64.7%). Social phobia was significantly higher among students who never participated in extracurricular activities (P = 0.000), who were ever bullied (P = 0.013), and having unsatisfactory academic performance (P = 0.011). The proportion of social phobia was higher among those who experienced any major traumatic incident (64.8%). The majority of students felt that involvement in peer group activities (68.5%), extracurricular activities (61.7%), and group studies (49.2%) could prevent social phobia. About 17.6% of students showed marked functional disability in social life, 11.2% in family life, and 7.4% at work.Conclusion: Social phobia is highly prevalent among nursing students. Extracurricular and peer group activities with institutional support might help students to overcome social phobia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-582e05bcead149848e9ed620716cf2142023-09-19T17:49:26ZengKashan University of Medical SciencesInternational Archives of Health Sciences2383-25682023-07-01102707510.48307/iahsj.2023.176373176373Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, IndiaKunal Sullar0Pallabi Dasgupta1Department of Community Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, West Bengal, IndiaObjectives: The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of social phobia, related functional disability, and factors associated with social phobia among students in the College of Nursing, Darjeeling, West Bengal.Methods: A descriptive, cross‑sectional study was conducted among 248 nursing students. The Social Phobia Inventory, a validated self‑administered questionnaire, was used to assess social phobia; the Sheehan Disability Scale was used to assess functional disability. Analytical statistics were done using the Chi‑square test.Results: The majority (54.4%) of students had social phobia; among them, 59.3% had associated functional disability. The proportion of social phobia was higher among students aged >30 (64.7%). Social phobia was significantly higher among students who never participated in extracurricular activities (P = 0.000), who were ever bullied (P = 0.013), and having unsatisfactory academic performance (P = 0.011). The proportion of social phobia was higher among those who experienced any major traumatic incident (64.8%). The majority of students felt that involvement in peer group activities (68.5%), extracurricular activities (61.7%), and group studies (49.2%) could prevent social phobia. About 17.6% of students showed marked functional disability in social life, 11.2% in family life, and 7.4% at work.Conclusion: Social phobia is highly prevalent among nursing students. Extracurricular and peer group activities with institutional support might help students to overcome social phobia.http://iahsj.kaums.ac.ir/article_176373_bbae48818df9869c294892bd7ca1ae0b.pdfcovid‑19nursing studentssocial anxiety disordersocial phobia |
| spellingShingle | Kunal Sullar Pallabi Dasgupta Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India International Archives of Health Sciences covid‑19 nursing students social anxiety disorder social phobia |
| title | Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India |
| title_full | Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India |
| title_fullStr | Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India |
| title_short | Social phobia and its associated factors among college‑going nursing students in the post‑COVID era: Findings from west Bengal, India |
| title_sort | social phobia and its associated factors among college going nursing students in the post covid era findings from west bengal india |
| topic | covid‑19 nursing students social anxiety disorder social phobia |
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